A new genus of the tribe Sarimini (Fulgoromorpha, Issidae) from the Guangxi Province of China

Menglin Wang (1) , Thierry Bourgoin (2)

1 China West Normal University [Nanchong]
2 ISYEB - Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité

A new genus with a new species Eusarimissus hezhouensis gen. nov. et sp. nov. from Guangxi Province of China are described in the tribe Sarimini of the family Issidae. Molecular sequences of 18S, 28S and COXI genes are provided for the new taxon. Phylogenetic analysis places this taxon sister to a previously sequenced but not yet described Sarimini genus 'Eusarima sp. 4'. Taxonomic notes are provided for the genus Eusarima Yang, 1994. The species Eusarima (Nepalius) iranica Gnezdilov & Mozaffarian, 2011 is transferred to the genus Sarima Melichar 1903.

Mots clés: Fulgoroidea; molecular; morphology; new combination; new taxa; oriental; planthopper

Domaines: Systématique, phylogénie et taxonomie; Zoologie des invertébrés

Menglin Wang, Thierry Bourgoin. A new genus of the tribe Sarimini (Fulgoromorpha, Issidae) from the Guangxi Province of China. Zookeys, 2020, 912, pp.13-23. ⟨10.3897/zookeys.912.39589⟩. ⟨hal-02502525⟩