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Issue: Vol. 5856 No. 1: 27 Jul. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-07-27
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5856.1.34
Page range: 259-265
Abstract views: 38
PDF downloaded: 13

A new species of Haranga Distant, 1908 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Penthimiini) from Yunnan Province, China, with a key to Chinese species

Guizhou Provincial Engineering Research Center of Medical Resourceful Healthcare Products; College of Pharmacy; GuiYang Kangyang University; Guiyang; Guizhou; 550081; P.R. China; Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management Mountainous Region; Guiyang; Guizhou; 550025; China
Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Bio-resources; Shaanxi University of Technology; Hanzhong; Shaanxi; 723000; P.R. China
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management Mountainous Region; Guiyang; Guizhou; 550025; China
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management Mountainous Region; Guiyang; Guizhou; 550025; China
Hemiptera morphology taxonomy new species China

Abstract

Haranga amplea Xu & Dai sp. nov. from Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated. A checklist and key to known species of Haranga from China are provided, along with a map showing the geographic distribution of the genus. The type specimens are preserved in the Institute of Entomology of Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China (GUGC).

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How to Cite

Xu, T., Li, H., Sun, M. & Dai, R. (2026) A new species of Haranga Distant, 1908 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Penthimiini) from Yunnan Province, China, with a key to Chinese species. Zootaxa, 5856 (1), 259–265. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5856.1.34