First description of the male leafhopper Louangana stellata Wei & Webb (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae, Stegelytrini) from China

By

Duan, Keting
Webb, Mick
Xing, Jichun

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-05-23

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1239

Pages

213--222

Subjects

Auchenorrhyncha , identification key , Morphology , new record , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1239.150264

 

Abstract

The monotypic leafhopper genus Louangana Wei & Webb, 2010 (Hemiptera, Deltocephalinae, Stegelytrini) is reported for the first time from China, and the male of its type species, L. stellata Wei & Webb, 2010, is described and illustrated for the first time. The characteristics of the genus Louangana are reviewed. The examined specimens are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).