Title of article :
Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Platylomia Stål (Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Cicadinae) in China with description of a new species
Author/Authors :
Wang ، Cheng-Bin Engineering Research Center for Forest and Grassland Disaster Prevention and Reduction - Mianyang Normal University
Abstract :
A new species of cicada, Platylomia jini Wang sp. nov. (Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Cicadinae) is described from Yunnan, China. Illustrations of the habitus and diagnostic characters of the new species are presented. It most resembles P. shaanxiensis Wang Wei, 2014 from Shaanxi, China. Diagnostic characters of the two species are compared in detail. Platylomia insignis Distant, 1912 and P. operculata Distant, 1913 are commented on their distributions in China, and P. strongata Lei, 1997 is proposed as an unavailable name and a nomen nudum. In addition, an updated list of all 23 known species of the genus Platylomia are presented.
Keywords :
Dundubiini , taxonomy , new species , morphology , unavailable name , Oriental Region
Journal title :
Journal of Insects Biodiversity and Systematics
Journal title :
Journal of Insects Biodiversity and Systematics