title: A new sharpshooter genus for Sphinctogonia lingula Yang & Li (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Cicadellini) from China.
abstract: A new genus, Sphinctogoniella, is described to accommodate Sphinctogonia lingula Yang & Li, 2002, its type species from China. Sphinctogoniella lingula (Yang & Li, 2002), comb. n. is re-described and illustrated. Differences between the new genus and Sphinctogonia Breddin, 1901 are tabulated.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University; Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of the Mountainous Region, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, P. R. China; Guizhou Tea Research Institute, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550006, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ze-Hong
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.affiliation: Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University; Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of the Mountainous Region, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, P. R. China; College of Tobacco Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Mao-Fa
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Guizhou Tea Research Institute, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550006, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yu-Feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Zhou
keywords: Auchenorrhyncha; Cicadellinae; leafhopper; new combination; taxonomy