The new Sarimini planthopper genus Nuichuarima gen. nov. from Nui Chua National Park in southern Central Vietnam (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Issidae)

  • Jérôme Constant Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, O.D. Taxonomy & Phylogeny – Entomology, Vautier street 29, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0254-0863
  • Linda Semeraro Scientific collaborator, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, O.D. Taxonomy & Phylogeny – Entomology, Vautier street 29, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4057-4733
  • Trung Thanh Vu Institute of Advanced Technology in Central Vietnam (IATC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 321 Huynh Thuc Khang St, Hue, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8987-1672
  • Tuong Cat Truong Thi Institute of Advanced Technology in Central Vietnam (IATC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 321 Huynh Thuc Khang St, Hue, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8593-6283
  • Thai-Hong Pham Institute of Advanced Technology in Central Vietnam (IATC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 321 Huynh Thuc Khang St, Hue, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4763-3679
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1110.3343
Keywords: biodiversity, Fulgoroidea, Indochinese bioregion, dry forest

Abstract

A new planthopper genus of the family Issidae, tribe Sarimini, Nuichuarima Constant & Pham gen. nov. is described to accommodate a new species from Khanh Hoa Province in southern Central Vietnam, Nuichuarima nigriventris Constant & Pham gen. et sp. nov. collected in Nui Chua National Park. Illustrations of habitus and terminalia of the new species are given as well as a distribution map and photographs of live specimen and its habitat.

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Published
2026-10-21
How to Cite
Constant, J., Semeraro, L., Vu, T. T., Thi, T. C. T., & Pham, T.-H. (2026). The new Sarimini planthopper genus Nuichuarima gen. nov. from Nui Chua National Park in southern Central Vietnam (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Issidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 1110(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1110.3343
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Vol. 1110 (2026)
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