Taxonomic Study Of Derbidae From China (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea)

The present dissertation mainly deals with the taxonomy of Derbidae from China. The research history and present situation both in China and abroad are introduced, its morphology, material and methods, economic importance, geographical distribution of generic and specific taxa from China are presented. In the taxonomic part, 59 species of 23 genera in 4 tribes are recognized, of which 9 species are new to science, 2 species is newly recorded from China, 4 species are transferred from Epotiocerus to Robigus as new combinations. Keys to all taxa are also given. The morphological configurations of male genitalia of new species are illustrated. References and indexes of scientific names and Chinese names are provided.New taxa, as well as new record of species from China are listed as follow:New species: Proutista leopardusia sp. nov., Proutista hyalinus sp. nov., Alara fusca sp. nov., Saccharodite mengensis sp. nov., Saccharodite repanda sp. nov., Saccharodite rubruma sp. nov., Saccharodite aurantia sp. nov., Saccharodite spuma sp. nov., Saccharodite pappillata sp. nov., Rhotana fopingensis sp. nov., Rhotana griseusa sp. nov., Rhotana bimacula sp. nov., Rhotana fujianensis sp. nov.New record species to China: Proutista pseudomoesta Muir, 1915, new record from China; Saccharodite basipunctulata (Melichar, 1914), new record from China.New combinations: Robigus rubipunctatus (Chou et Wang, 1984), n. comb., Robigus rubiundatus (Chou et Wang, 1985), n. comb., Robigus ruber (Wang et Chou, 2003), n. comb., Robigus flavozona (Wang et Chou, 2003), n. comb..The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Entomological Museum, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China (NWAFU).