Two new species of the genus Neoproutista Yang & Wu, 1994 (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, Derbidae) from southern China, with notes on their host plants

By

Lv, Sha-Sha
Sui, Yong-Jin
Yang, Lin
Zhang, Yu-Bo
Gong, Nian
Chen, Xiangsheng

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-7-8

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1244

Pages

87--97

Subjects

Checklist , derbids , Distribution , Fulgoromorpha , identification key , Oriental region , Planthoppers , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1244.152550

 

Abstract

<br> Two new species of the genus<br> Neoproutista<br> Yang &amp; Wu, 1994 (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Derbidae) are described from southern China:<br> N. lobata<br> Lv, Sui &amp; Chen,<br> sp. nov.<br> from Guizhou Province, and<br> N. quinaria<br> Lv, Sui &amp; Chen,<br> sp. nov.<br> from Fujian Province. Detailed morphological descriptions, illustrations, and diagnostic comparisons are provided for both new species, with a particular emphasis on the male genital structures that distinguish them from congeners. A revised identification key to all known species of<br> Neoproutista<br> is also presented. A possible host plant is reported for the first time. The discovery of these taxa expands the known diversity and distribution of the genus in the Oriental region, underscoring the richness of derbid planthoppers in subtropical China.<br>