Four new species of the planthopper genus Andes (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cixiidae) from China, with an updated key to species
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Four new species of the genus Andes Stål, 1866 (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Fulgoromorpha, Cixiidae, Cixiinae, Andini) are described from China: A. cuneatus Lv, Zhi & Chen, sp. nov ., A. luchunensis Lv, Zhi & Chen, sp. nov ., A. scalpratus Lv, Zhi & Chen, sp. nov . from Yunnan Province, and A. orbiculatus Lv, Zhi & Chen, sp. nov . from Fujian Province. Detailed morphological descriptions, illustrations including female terminalia, and diagnostic comparisons are provided for all new species, with a particular emphasis on the male genital structures that distinguish them from congeners. An updated identification key to all known Chinese species of Andes is also presented.
Institutions: Guizhou University, Guiyang Medical University, Anshun University
Language: English
Topic: Hemiptera Insect Studies
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,078
OpenAlex ID: W7127328049