Five new species of the planthopper genus Atracis Stål (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Flatidae) from China

  • Deqiang Ai Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100
  • Lingfei Peng Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100
  • Yalin Zhang Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1204-9181
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.717.1105
Keywords: diversity, Fulgoroidea, morphology, taxonomy, Oriental region

Abstract

This paper treats the planthopper genus, Atracis Stål, 1866 (Flatidae: Flatoidinae) in China. Five new species, A. ocularia sp. nov., A. patefacta sp. nov., A. punctulata sp. nov., A. sphaerica sp. nov. and A. ungulata sp. nov., are described and a checklist of all its known species from China is provided.

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Published
2020-09-29
How to Cite
Ai, D., Peng, L., & Zhang, Y. (2020). Five new species of the planthopper genus Atracis Stål (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Flatidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy, 717(1), 108–128. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.717.1105
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