Four new species of the planthopper genus Metanigrus Tsaur, Yang & Wilson from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Meenoplidae)

Sha-Sha Lv (1) , Thierry Bourgoin (2) , Lin Yang (1) , Xiang-Sheng Chen (1)

1 贵州医科大学 - Guizhou Medical University
2 ISYEB - Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité

Four new species of the genus Metanigrus Tsaur, Yang & Wilson, 1986, M. chromus Lv & Chen, sp. nov., M. guttatus Lv & Chen, sp. nov., M. gremius Lv & Chen, sp. nov., and M. spinatus Lv, Chen & Bourgoin, sp. nov. from China (Hubei, Guizhou and Yunnan), are described and illustrated, giving the genus six species in total. A key to all known species of Metanigrus is provided, as well as a map of their geographic distributions.

Mots clés: Fulgoroidea; Oriental region; Meenoplinae; morphology; taxonomy

Domaines: Biologie animale

Sha-Sha Lv, Thierry Bourgoin, Lin Yang, Xiang-Sheng Chen. Four new species of the planthopper genus Metanigrus Tsaur, Yang & Wilson from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Meenoplidae). Zookeys, 2021, 1024, pp.197 - 213. ⟨10.3897/zookeys.1024.62226⟩. ⟨hal-03188005⟩