Two new species in the genus Kuvera Distant, 1906 (Hemiptera, Cixiidae, Cixiinae) from China

Yang Luo; Jing-Jie Liu; Ji-Nian Feng

doi:10.3897/zookeys.832.30301

Two new species in the genus Kuvera Distant, 1906 (Hemiptera, Cixiidae, Cixiinae) from China

Zookeys. 2019 Mar 20:832:135-152. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.832.30301. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Yang Luo¹, Jing-Jie Liu¹, Ji-Nian Feng¹

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China Northwest A&F University Yangling China.

Abstract

Two new species (Kuverahuoditangensis sp. n. and Kuveralongwangshanensis sp. n.) in the family Cixiidae from China are described and illustrated. The generic characteristics are redefined. A checklist to all species of Kuvera worldwide and an identification key to the Chinese species are provided. A map of the geographic distribution of Kuvera species is also provided.

Keywords: Auchenorrhyncha; Fulgoroidea; morphology; new species; planthopper; taxonomy.

Grants and funding

Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, P. R. China.