title: First record of the genus Hephathus Ribaut (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Macropsinae) from China.
abstract: The genus Hephathus with its species Hephathus freyi (Fieber, 1868) is recorded for the first time from China. A new species Hephathus dilatatus is described and illustrated. An updated species checklist with distribution of the genus Hephathus is also provided.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Liyuan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, China; Email: yalinzh@nwsuaf.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yalin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male