Two new species of the genus Malaxa Melichar, 1914 from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Delphacidae, Tropidocephalini)

By

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

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1229

Pages

275--287

Subjects

Bamboo host , Checklist , Fulgoromorpha , identification key , Oriental region , planthopper , taxonomy , Tropidocephalini

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1229.143177

 

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Malaxa Melichar, 1914 from Southwest China, M. chongzuoensis Lv & Chen, sp. nov. from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and M. longispina Lv & Chen, sp. nov. from Guangdong Province, are described and illustrated. These bring the total number of species in the genus to 13, with nine recorded from China. A checklist and map of all known species of Malaxa are provided, together with an identification key for Chinese species.