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Yunicella, a new genus in the Empoasca-complex of the Empoascini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae) from China and Thailand

Hui-feng Suo, Chris H. Dietrich, DAO-ZHENG QIN

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A new leafhopper genus, Yunicella gen. nov., based on the type species, Yunicella rotunda, sp. nov., is described from Yunnan (southwest China) and Thailand, and placed in the Empoasca-complex of the tribe Empoascini. Habitus photos and illustrations of male genitalia of this new species are given. Differences between this new genus and related genera are also discussed.

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Key concepts: Leafhopper, Biology, Auchenorrhyncha, Hemiptera, China, Tribe, Genus, Type species