title: Taxonomic study of the genus Scaphoideus Uhler (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae) from Japan.
abstract: The Japanese species of the genus Scaphoideus are revised. Eight species are recognized from Japan, including four new species: S. ryukyuensis sp. nov. from the Ryukyus, S. pristiophorus sp. nov. from Honshu and Kyushu, S. aurantius sp. nov. from the Ryukyus and S. brevistylus sp. nov. from Honshu, Kyushu and the Ryukyus.
authors.affiliation: Entomological Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan; Email: kamitani@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamitani
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, Saitama University, Saitama, 338-8570 Japan; Email: mh@sci.edu.saitama-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hayashi
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male