A new bamboo-feeding species of the genus Pseudosymplanella Che, Zhang & Webb, 2009 (Hemiptera, Caliscelidae, Ommatidiotinae) from China

By

Gong, Nian
Chen, Xiangsheng
Yang, Lin

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1186

Pages

97--104

Subjects

Augilini , Bamboo , identification key , Morphology , Oriental region , plant­hopper , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1186.111838

 

Abstract

A new planthopper species,Pseudosymplanella maximasp. nov., belonging to the genusPseudosymplanella(Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Caliscelidae: Augilini), is described and illustrated, from China. In common with other Chinese Augilini, the new species feeds exclusively on bamboo. Additionally, a key to the two species ofPseudosymplanellais provided.