DESCRIPTIONS OF SIX NEW SPECIES OF SCAPHOIDEUS FROM CHINA (HOMOP-TERA, CICADELLIDAE, EUSCELINAE)

In this paper, six new species of genus Scaphoideus from China are described. The type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University.1 Scaphoideus transvittatus sp. nov.(Figs.1-6) Body length (incl. tegm.):♂ 5.8-6.0*!mm, ♀ 6.0-6.3*!mm. Crown with blunty pointed margin, middle length is little shorter than pronotum.Middle area of crown with a broadly brown transverse stripe. Pronotum brown. Base of scutellum brown, its end pale, lateral margin with a black spot. Forewings amber with pale pattern.veins black. This new species is similar to Scaphoideus nitobei Matsumura in appearance and colour pattern, but can be distinguished from the latter by the paraphysis robust, terminally parallel, aedeagus C-shaped,and apical area of subgenital plate with wrinkle. Holotype ♂, paratypes 2♂♂, 3♀♀, Fanjingshan(27°49′N, 108°45′E), Guizhou Province, 24-25 July 2001, coll. by LI Zi-Zhong and DAI Ren-Huai.2 Scaphoideus multipunctus sp. nov.(Figs.7-12) Body length (incl. tegm.):♂ 4.5*!mm. Crown with bluntly pointed margin, median length same as pronotum. Crown pallid-brown with three pallid-yellow transverse stripes in anterior half, nearly eyes with two pale spots. Pronotum pallid-brown with pitchy spots. Forewings with brown-streaked pattern, veins black. This new species is related to Scaphoideus albomaculatus Li et Wang, but can be distinguished from the latter by body pallid-yellow, pygofer side concave in out margin, apical area of paraphysis curved. Holotype ♂, Zhalantun(48°05′N, 122°45′E), Nei Mongol Autonomous Region, 26 Aug. 1996, coll. by LI Zi-Zhong.3 Scaphoideus harpagous sp. nov.(Figs.13-18) Body length (incl. tegm.): ♂ 5.2*!mm. Crown with bluntly pointed margin, median length clear shorter than pronotum. Crown pallid-yellow, middle area of crown with a broder orange transverse stripe. Pronotum brown. Forewings with brown streaked pattern following most major veins. Sternum and legs pallid-yellow. This new species is similar to Scaphoideus graciliplateus Li et Wang, but can be distinguished from the latter by: face pallid-yellow with a transverse black line between eyes; pronotum brown-yellow lack pattern; subgenital plate triangular. Holotype ♂, Fanjingshan(27°49′N, 108°45′E), Guizhou Province, 29 July 2002, coll. by LI Zi-Zhong.4 Scapoideus conicaplateus sp. nov.(Figs.19-24) Body length (incl. tegm.): ♂ 6.5-6.8*!mm. Crown with acutely pointed margin, median length longer than pronotum. Crown milky white with a black spot in anterior margin, its center with a wavy transverse black stripe. Scutellum pallid, its base and two spots of central area brown. Forewing pallid-yellow, with brown-streaked pattern. This new species is allied to Scaphoideus spiniplateus Li et Wang in appearance and colour pattern, but differs from the latter in its corpus larger, pygofer side rectangle-shaped, and subgenital plate taper-shaped. Holotype ♂, paratypes 2♂♂, Fanjingshan(27°49′N, 108°45′E), Guizhou Province, 3 Aug. 2001, coll. by LI Zi-Zhong and SONG Hong-Yan.5 Scaphoideus fanjingensis sp. nov.(Figs.25-30) Body length (incl. tegm.): ♂ 7.0*!mm. Crown with acutely pointed margin, median length same length as pronotum. Crown pallid-yellow, its center with pale pattern at outer side. Scutellum pallid-yellow, its base and two spots of central area brown. Forewings pallid-yellow, with brown-streaked pattern following most major viens. This new species resembles Scaphoideus nigrigenatus Li in appearance and colour pattern, but can be distinguished from the latter by 1) the basal margin of face without transverse black lines, 2) the end of aedeagus with a finger-like process and 3)the apical area of paraphysis crossed. Holotype ♂, Fanjingshan(27°49′N, 108°45′E), Guizhou Province, 29 July 2001, coll. by DAI Ren-Huai.6 Scaphoideus palingus sp. nov.(Figs.31-35) Body length (incl. tegm.): ♂ 4.8-5.0*!mm, ♀ 5.2-5.5*!mm. Crown with bluntly pointed margin, median length is little shorter than pronotum. Crown pale, its anterior margin with a small black spo