Three new species of the genus Bambusiphaga Huang & Ding, 1979 (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, Delphacidae, Tropidocephalini) from China, with an updated checklist and key to species

By

Lv, Sha
Li, Hongxing
Yang, Lin
Zhang, Yu-Bo
Chen, Xiangsheng

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1217

Pages

291--307

Subjects

Bamboo pests , Fulgoroidea , identification key , Oriental region , taxonomy , Tropidocephalini

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1217.125780

 

Abstract

In this study, three new bamboo-feeding species of the genus Bambusiphaga Huang & Ding, 1979 (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, Delphacidae, Tropidocephalini), B. caudospina Lv, Li & Chen, sp. nov., B. laterospina Lv, Li & Chen, sp. nov. and B. striola Lv, Li & Chen, sp. nov. from Southwest China, are described and illustrated, bringing the total number of species in the genus to 34. An updated identification key and checklist to all known species of Bambusiphaga are provided.