title: First record of the leafhopper genus Varicopsella Hamilton, 1980 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Macropsinae) in China, with descriptions of a new subgenus and new species, a checklist, and a key to species.
abstract: A new monobasic leafhopper subgenus, Varicopsella (Multispinulosa) Li, Dai, and Li, subgen. nov., of the subfamily Macropsinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Membracoidea: Cicadellidae) is proposed to accommodate Varicopsella (Multispinulosa) hamiltoni Li, Dai, and Li, sp. nov.from Guangxi province of China. The new subgenus and new species are described and illustrated. They can be distinguished mainly by characteristics of the fore wings with two anteapical cells; weak dorsoventrally flattened body; aedeagal shaft with paired apical processes on ventral margin; and the shape of the dorsal connective. An updated checklist and an illustrated key for identification of the species of Varicopsella along with geographical distributions of the species are given.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, and the Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Region, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025 P.R. China School of Biological Sciences & Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi, and Bio-resources Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723000 P.R. China lihu@snut.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, and the Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Region, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025 P.R. China rhdai69@163.com.
authors.forename: Ren-Huai
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, and the Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Region, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025 P.R. China lizizhong38@163.com.
authors.forename: Zi-Zhong
authors.initials: ZZ
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D057189:Checklist; D002681:China; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*
keywords: Auchenorrhyncha; distribution; morphology