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| [A-B] Pitambara acuminata Lv & Chen, and [C-D] P. ruiliensis Lv & Chen, in Lv, Yang, Zhang et Chen, 2025. |
Highlights
• Two new species of the Lophopid planthopper genus Pitambara Distant, 1906 are described and illustrated.
• An updated identification key and checklist to all known species of Pitambara Distant, 1906 are given.
• Geographic distributions of all known species of Pitambara Distant, 1906 are provided.
Abstract
Two new species of the lophopid planthopper genus Pitambara Distant, 1906 (Lophopidae, Lophopinae) from Southwest China, Yunnan Province are described and illustrated: P. acuminata Lv & Chen, sp. nov. and P. ruiliensis Lv & Chen, sp. nov.. An updated identification key and checklist to all known species of the genus Pitambara are given, as well as a map of their geographic distributions.
Keywords: Lophopinae, Morphology, Oriental region, Taxonomy
Pitambara acuminata Lv & Chen, sp. nov.
P. ruiliensis Lv & Chen, sp. nov.
Shasha Lv, Lin Yang, Yubo Zhang and Xiangsheng Chen. 2025. Two New Species of the Planthopper Genus Pitambara Distant, 1906 (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Lophopidae) from Yunnan Province of China. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 102380. In Press. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.aspen.2025.102380
