Improved tribal delimitation of the subfamily Dictyopharinae and description of new genera and new species (Homoptera,Fulgoroidea, Dictyopharidae)

Ten new genera, five new subgenera, and five new species are described in the family Dictyopharidae. Three generic names are synonymized. A new name is proposed for the generic homonym. Dictyophara kazeruna Dlabola is transferred to the genus Callodictya Melichar. The genus Sinodictya Matsumura, with the type species Sinodictya tukana Matsumura, is redescribed. A new key to the tribes of the subfamily Dictyopharinae is given. The composition and characters of the tribes Taosini and Lappidini are revised. All the genera of the subfamily Dictyopharinae are listed according to their tribal position. New records are given for some interesting species.     

A new subgenus and a new species of the planthopper family lophopidae (Homoptera, Fulgoroidea) from Papua New Guinea

A new subgenus, Acarnana subgen. n. with the type species Acarna karnyi Baker, is established in Acarna Stål. Acarna fulgoroides sp. n. from Papua New Guinea is described in the nominotypical subgenus. The subfamily Acarninae is downgraded to a tribe, its limits are extended.     

Notes on planthoppers of the tribe Hemisphaeriini (Homoptera, Fulgoroidea, Issidae) from Vietnam with a description of a new genus and a new species

A new genus and a new species of the tribe Hemisphaeriini Melichar of the family Issidae Spinola are described from Northern Vietnam. Lectotype of Hemisphaerius interclusus Noualhier, 1896 is designated. New data on the distribution and ecology of H. interclusus and H. hippocrepis Constant et Pham, 2011 in Southern Vietnam are provided.     

飞虱科一新属二新种

记述飞虱科一新属,即沟茎飞虱属Sulculus Ding et Chen, gen.nov.,二新种,即沟茎飞虱S. sulcatus Ding,sp.nov.和荔波沟茎飞虱S. liboensis Chen, sp. Nov.。模式标本分别保存于南京农业大学植物保护系和贵州大学昆虫研究所。     

On the subdivision of the family Lophopidae (Homoptera,Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoroidea) on the subfamilies and tribes with description of two new tribes

A new classification of the family Lophopidae is proposed where it is subdivided intoe two subfamilies Menoscinae Melichar with four tribes (Carrioniini trib. n., Virgiliini trib. n., Menoscini Melichar, and Acarnini Baker) and Lophopinae Stål with two tribes (Elasmoscelini Melichar and Lophopini Stål).     

A new subfamily of the planthopper family Ricaniidae Amyot et Serville (Homoptera,Fulgoroidea)

Pharsalinae subfam. n. is erected in the family Ricaniidae Amyot et Serville for two monotypical genera Pharsalus Melichar, 1906 and Silvanana Metcalf, 1947 distributed in South America. The members of the new subfamily are characterized by the submacroptery, simple radius and anterior cubitus of the fore wing, the style capitulum bearing a lateral tooth, and the subrectangular (in lateral view) gonoplacs with partly separated third lobes and without marginal teeth. Pharsalus repandus Melichar, 1906 is recorded from Uruguay for the first time.     

New and little-known taxa of the family Cixiidae (Homoptera,Fulgoroidea)

Six new genera and eight new species are described from South and Central Americas, South Africa, and Southeastern Asia. Illustrations of the male genitalia of the type species of the genera Duiliopsis Bergevin and Perindus Emeljanov are given. The generic name Duiliopsis is synonymized with Duilius Stål. The synonymy of the generic name Hemitropis Fieber with Duilius is supported.     

Two new species of the genus Philaenus (Homoptera, Aphrophoridae) from Iran

Two new species of Philaenus from Iran are described. Philaenus elbursianus sp. n. belongs to the Ph. signatus species group from the nominotypical subgenus. Philaenus iranicus sp. n. differs considerably from all the known representatives of the genus and was separated in a new subgenus Gyrurus subgen. n. The occurrence of this highly peculiar species in Iran may indicate that the center of origin of the genus Philaenus lies in this territory and not in the Mediterranean region as it was considered before.     

中国19种蜡蝉的核型研究(同翅目：蜡蝉总科)

研究了中国19种蜡蝉的染色体数目、性别决定和染色体行为。2n=28(26+XO)被认为是蜡蝉科的原始核型特征。由于蜡蝉精巢具有被膜,减数分裂前期Ⅰ具有弥散期,因此作者认为蜡蝉与半翅目的关系更为密切。     

First record of the planthopper family Kinnaridae (Homoptera,Fulgoroidea) in Chile

A new genus and a new species, Apocathema lukashevitshae (family Kinnaridae) from Central Chile (the La Campana National Park, Valparaiso Region) belonging to the tribe Prosotropini which was known earlier only from Central America (Panama and the Antilles) is described. The species was collected from the bamboo Chusquea sp.     

A rearrangement of the family Tethyidae (Porifera Hadromerida) with establishment of new genera and description of two new species

The discovery of new species, a study of the type material of already described species and an analysis of the literature data call for an extensive rearrangement of the Family Tethyidae, whose last revision dates from Burton (1924). The rearrangement proposed here attributes to the Family eight genera: Tethya Lam. (type genus), Burtonitethya gen nov. , Columnitis Schmidt, Halicomeies Topsent, Stellitethya gen. nov., Tectnitethya gen. nov., Tethycometes gen. nov . and Xenospongia Gray. The genus Aaptos is excluded from the Tethyidae. Three of the new genera have been established for species previously attributed to the genus Tethya and two are new: Burtonitethya gemmiformis (Burton & Rao) and Tethycometes sibogae sp. nov . Five species, previously attributed to Tethya , are considered 'incertae sedis'. An analytical key and discussion of the evolution of the family are included.     

Two new genera and two new species of Mantophasmatodea (Insecta, Polyneoptera) from Namibia

Two new species and two new genera (Pachyphasma, Striatophasma) of Mantophasmatodea are described from Namibia. Pachyphasma brandbergense is endemic to the Brandberg massif; Striatophasma occupies an extensive area south of the region inhabited by Mantophasma. Phylogenetic analyses (see Predel et al. in press) suggest a sistergroup relationship of Striatophasma and the South African Austrophasmatidae.     

A new species and a new subspecies of the planthopper of the family Issidae (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea) from Greece

Tshurtshurnella konstanto sp. n. and Zopherisca tendinosa skaloula subsp. n. are described from Greece. T. konstanto differs from the all congeners in the male anal tube with the pointed and turned-up apex. Z. tendinosa skaloula subsp. n. differs from Z. tendinosa tendinosa in the presence of a transverse row of teeth on the dorsolateral phallobase lobes. Z. tendinosa tendinosa is distributed in Croatia, southern Bulgaria, and northwestern Greece, whereas Z. tendinosa skaloula subsp. n. occurs in southeastern Greece including the Peloponnesus.     

A modern classification of the family Caliscelidae Amyot et Serville (Homoptera,Fulgoroidea)

Recent changes in the classification of the family Caliscelidae Amyot et Serville are summarized. All the genera are attributed to tribes and subfamilies. Data on the distribution and the number of genera and species for each tribe are presented. The subfamily Ommatidiotinae is shown to be absent in the recent New World fauna, and only the tribe Peltonotellini represents the subfamily Caliscelinae in the Nearctic and Neotropical regions.     

中国叶蝉科四新种记述(同翅目：叶蝉总科)

报道横脊叶蝉属Evacanthus三新种,即双斑横脊叶蝉E. bimaculatus sp. nov.、黑条横脊叶蝉E. nigristreakus sp. nov.、红条横脊叶蝉E. Rubrolineatus sp. nov., 和点翅叶蝉属Gessius 一新种,黑背点翅叶蝉G. nigri dorsus sp.nov.。模式标本保存在贵州大学昆虫研究所。     

中国叶蝉科四新种记述 (同翅目：叶蝉总科)

 报道横脊叶蝉属Evacanthus三新种,即双斑横脊叶蝉E. b imaculatus sp.nov.、黑条横脊叶蝉E. nigristreakus sp.nov.、红条横脊叶蝉E. Rubrolineatus sp.nov., 和点翅叶蝉属Gessius 一新种,黑背点翅叶蝉G. nigri dorsus sp.nov.。模式标本保存在贵州大学昆虫研究所。     

Two new genera and species of Braconinae (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Braconidae)from Brunei

Fuvihracon gen.n. (typc-species: Fuvibracon gauldi sp.n.) and Spurhulibrucon (type-species: Sparhulibracon dayi sp.n.), both lrom Brunei, are described and illustrated. The relationships of the two new genera and of the Carnpyloneurus Szépligeti and Chelonogaslra Ashmead generie groups are discussed.     

Modern classification and distribution of the family Issidae Spinola (Homoptera,Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoroidea)

The modern classification of the family Issidae s. str. is presented according to which the family consists of 3 tribes: Issini, Hemisphaeriini, and Parahiraciini and comprises a total of 994 species and subspecies in 159 genera. The largest tribe, Issini, is distributed worldwide and comprises 129 genera with 755 species and subspecies. The tribes Hemisphaeriini and Parahiraciini are much smaller and mostly distributed in the Indo-Malayan Realm with some taxa also present in the Eastern Palaearctic and the Oceania. The tribe Hemisphaeriini consists of 15 genera with 187 species and subspecies while Parahiraciini includes 14 genera with 38 species. The Palaearctic and Indo-Malayan Realms have the richest faunas of Issidae. In contrast, Equatorial Africa has a very poor fauna of the family, whereas the Australian fauna is still almost undescribed. Chimetopon camerunensis Schmidt is recorded for the first time from Central African Republic and Gabon, and Sarima erythrocyclos Fennah, from Taveuni Island (Fiji).