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| A: Type locality of Borysthenes pantherinus sp. nov. and B. opacus sp. nov., arrowed specific location where specimens were collected; B: B. opacus sp. nov.; C: B. pantherinus sp. nov.; D: B. undulatus sp. nov.; E: B. delicatus sp. nov. Lyu, 2025 |
Abstract
Six new species of the planthopper genus Borysthenes Stål, 1866 from China are described and illustrated here: Borysthenes xuzhiae sp. nov., B. mysterius sp. nov. and B. undulatus sp. nov. from Hainan Island, B. pantherinus sp. nov. and B. opacus sp. nov. from Guangxi, and B. delicatus sp. nov. from Yunnan. Images of adult habitus and male genitalia of each species are provided. Images of female genitalia of each species except B. mysterius are provided, which is the first time that internal structures of female genitalia of Borysthenes species are described. Additionally, updated generic diagnostic characters, forewing venation diagram for the genus and key to Borysthenes species in China are provided.
Hemiptera, Taxonomy, morphology, planthopper, identification key, female genitalia, Delphacoidea
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| Habitat of Borysthenes spp. A: Type locality of Borysthenes pantherinus sp. nov. and B. opacus sp. nov., arrowed specific location where specimens were collected; B: habitus of B. opacus sp. nov.; C: habitus of B. pantherinus sp. nov.; D: habitus of B. undulatus sp. nov.; E: habitus of B. delicatus sp. nov.; F: aggregation of B. xuzhiae sp. nov. on rock surface, photographed during daylight, arrowed representatives of individuals; G: habitus of B. xuzhiae sp. nov. |
Tianlang LYU. 2025. Taxonomic Notes on the Genus Borysthenes Stål, 1866 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Borysthenidae), with Description of Six New Species from China. Zootaxa. 5665(1); 67-84. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.4 [2025-07-21]
