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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2006, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (5): 75-76.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20060513

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A New Species of Leafhopper Injurious to Common Macrocarpium(Homoptera:Cicadellidae:Typhlocybinae)

Cai Ping1,Xu Rongxia1,Yu Chunlai2   

  1. 1.School of Urbanology,Soochow University Suzhou 215123; 2.Chun'an Bureau of Forestry of Zhejiang Province Chun'an 311700
  • Received:2004-10-11 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2006-05-25 Published:2006-05-25

Abstract:

A new species of leafhopper, Arboridia surstyli Cai et Xu sp. Nov., injurious to Common Macrocarpium is described. Length of the male is 2.5 mm,female 3.0 mm; length incl. Tegm. Of the male 3.5 mm,female 3.3 mm. Holotype♂and paratypes 5♂♂3♀♀, Linqi, Chun'an Co., Zhejiang Prov., 2003-IX-27, coll. Yu Chunlai, host plant: Macrocarpium officinalis. This species resembles Arboridia (Arborifera) sohii Dworakowska, from which it can be distinguished by frontoclypeal area with a dark brown U-shaped patch, spiny apex of paramere, and aedeagus with five processes. The type specimen is deposited in the Insect Collection, Soochow University.

Key words: common macrocarpium, Arboridia, new species, China