Two new species of the bamboo-feeding planthopper genus Purohita Distant from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Delphacidae)

Authors: Li, Hongxing Country: Myanmar DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.855.31561 Published: Jan. 1, 2019 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Bamboo planthopper · Topics: Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens, Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy, Plant Parasitism and Resistance

Two new species of the bamboo-feeding genus Purohita Distant, 1906, P. castaneus sp. nov. and P. circumcincta sp. nov., are described and illustrated from southwest China (Yunnan), giving the genus thirteen species in total. A key is provided to distinguish eight Chinese species in the genus.

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