Bambusicaliscelis, a New Bamboo-Feeding Planthopper Genus of Caliscelini (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Caliscelidae: Caliscelinae), with Descriptions of Two New Species and Their Fifth-Instar Nymphs from Southwestern China

Bambusicaliscelis Chen & Zhang gen. nov. (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Caliscelidae: Caliscelinae: Caliscelini) is established to accommodate two new species, Bambusicaliscelis fanjingensis Chen & Zhang, sp. nov. (type species, Guizhou, southwestern China) and B. dentis Chen & Zhang, sp. nov....

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Published in:Annals of the Entomological Society of America 2011-03, Vol.104 (2), p.95-104
Main Authors: Chen, Xiang-Sheng, Zhang, Zheng-Guang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adults
bamboo pests
bamboos
Bambusicaliscelis
Bambusoideae
Biological and medical sciences
Caliscelidae
Fulgoroidea
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hemiptera
Insecta
Invertebrates
male genitalia
new genus
new species
nymphs
pests
Poaceae
SYSTEMATICS
Systematics. Geographical distribution
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Summary:Bambusicaliscelis Chen & Zhang gen. nov. (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Caliscelidae: Caliscelinae: Caliscelini) is established to accommodate two new species, Bambusicaliscelis fanjingensis Chen & Zhang, sp. nov. (type species, Guizhou, southwestern China) and B. dentis Chen & Zhang, sp. nov. (Guizhou, southwestern China). Members of the new genus are known to feed exclusively on bamboo (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) and represent the first record of bamboo-feeding planthopper Caliscelidae in China. The main morphological features, male genitalia, and the fifthinstar nymphs of two new species are described and illustrated. In addition, photographs and a key for identifying the adults and fifth-instar nymphs of the genus Bambusicaliscelis are provided. The importance of those groups as a pest on bamboo is discussed briefly. Biological notes and a discussion of those groups' distribution are given.
ISSN:0013-8746
1938-2901
DOI:10.1603/AN09171