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Empoasca (Empoasca) dahaopingensis Qin & Liu, sp. nov. (Figs. 26–34; Figs. 66–69) Type materials: China: holotype: m#, Dahaoping (24° 58’ 42” N, 98° 43’ 55” E), Tengchong, Yunnan Prov., 25 November 1999, 2000 m, coll. I. Dworakowska; paratypes: 2 m #, same data as holotype; 1 m #, Mt. Cang, Dali, Yunnan Prov., 12 November 1999, 2350 m, coll. Daozheng Qin; 2 m #, Mt. Gaoligong, Tengchong, Yunnan Prov., 12 November 1999, 2000 m, coll. Daozheng Qin; 1 m #, Mt. Gongga, Yunnan Prov., date unknown, coll. I. Dworakowska; 1 m #, Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan Prov., 5 November 1999, 2700 m, coll. I. Dworakowska; 1 m #, Wenxian, Gansu Prov., 3 July 2001, 2000 m, coll Qiang Sun. (all in NWAFU). Length: m# 2.7–2.8 mm. Ground color of body yellowish-green (Fig. 69). Crown with light yellow patch on each side of coronal suture (Fig. 66). Eyes brown. Pronotum with irregular patches on anterior margin of pronotum and under eyes. Forewing and hindwing semitransparent. Abdomen light yellow. Legs light yellow to green (Fig. 68). Ventral abdominal apodemes well developed, reaching segment 5, parallel-sided to broadly rounded apices (Fig. 27). Pygofer in lateral view broadly rounded on posterior margin, ornamented with 18–20 rigid setae distributed from outer to inner face (Fig. 26); pygofer appendage in lateral view bent dorsad and nearly straight in distal half except abruptly narrowed and slightly sinuate near apex, exceeding pygofer margin, apex acute and excavated (Fig. 32). Anal appendage stout, broad at base, tapering to apex, nearly straight (Fig. 28). Subgenital plate in lateral view, curved gradually caudodorsad apically, tapering to rounded apex; with numerous macrosetae and fine setae somewhat irregularly scattered; dorsolateral margin group A with 4–5 long stout setae sub-basally, group B with 22–24 short microsetae on apical 2/3 (Fig. 34). Paramere with 6–7 teeth on dentifer, 7–9 setae subapically (Fig. 33). Connective longer than broad, posterior margin medially emarginate, median anterior lobe small but distinct (Fig. 29). Aedeagus in lateral view with preatrium long, with numerous rugae on shaft margin from lateral view (Figs. 30, 31). Gonopore terminal. Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the location “Dahaoping” in Yunnan Province (S.W. China) where the holotype of the new species was collected. Diagnosis: This species is similar to Empoasca yubocola Dworakowska, 1977a, but differs in having the aedeagal shaft with numerous rugae on the margin in lateral view and the apex of the pygofer appendage being extended and apex acute and excavated.

Empoasca (Empoasca) apibicruris Liu, sp. nov. (Figs. 10–18; Figs. 58–61) Type materials: China: holotype: m#, Jianfengling (18° 43’ 14” N, 108° 49’ 45” E), Hainan Prov., 5 May 2008, 980 m, coll. Qiulei Men; paratypes: 2 m #, same data as holotype. (all in NWAFU). Length: m# 3.0 mm. Ground color of body yellowish-green (Fig. 61). Crown with distinct light green patch on each side of coronal suture (Fig. 58). Eyes dark-brown. Pronotum with irregular yellow patches on anterior margin of pronotum and under eyes. Forewing and hindwing semitransparent. Abdomen yellow. Legs light yellow to green (Fig. 60). Ventral abdominal apodemes subparallel-sided, reaching segment 5 (Fig. 12). Pygofer with short dorso-apical lobe curved mediad, posterior margin broadly rounded, ornamented with 8–9 rigid setae distributed from outer to inner face of pygofer (Fig. 10); pygofer appendage not exceeding pygofer margin, arcuate distally in lateral view, apex broadened and obliquely tapered (Fig. 11). Anal appendage stout, swollen distinctly in sub-apical part, narrowing and curved anterad apically (Fig. 13). Subgenital plate in lateral view curved gradually caudodorsad apically, expanded apically; with numerous macrosetae on apical half; dorsolateral margin group A with 4–5 long stout setae subbasally and group B with 22–23 short microsetae over apical 2/3 (Fig. 18). Paramere with 4 teeth on dentifer, 9–10 setae subapically, apex bent ventrad and blunt in lateral view, evenly tapered and curved laterad in ventral view (Fig. 17). Connective slightly broader than long, posterior margin medially emarginate, strongly sclerotized along mid-line but without obvious dorsal keel (Fig. 14). Aedeagus shaft well sclerotized, unevenly tapered in lateral view; distal appendages slightly shorter than shaft, divergent at ca. 45º angle in posterior view; basal appendages slightly shorter than shaft, subparallel in ventral view (Figs. 15, 16). Gonopore terminal. Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the combination “ api– ” and “ bicruris ” which refers to the shape of apex shaft being furcated. Diagnosis: The new species is similar to Empoasca albipennis Dworakowska, 1977b, but differs in having the two pairs of processes short and the pygofer appendage not forked., Published as part of Liu, Y., Qin, D. Z., Fletcher, M. J. & Zhang, Y. L., 2011, Four new species of Empoasca (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Empoascini) and one new record from China, pp. 29-39 in Zootaxa 3070 (1) on page 31, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3003.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/5280483, {"references":["Dworakowska, I. (1977 b) On some Typhlocybinae from Vietnam (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Folia Entomologica Hungarica, 30 (2), 9 - 47."]}

Liu, Y., Qin, D. Z., Fletcher, M. J., Zhang, Y. L. (2011): Four new species of Empoasca (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Empoascini) and one new record from China. Zootaxa 3070 (1): 29-39, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3003.1.2, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3003.1.2

Empoasca (Empoasca) gutianensis Zhang & Liu, sp. nov. (Figs. 35–44; Figs. 70–73) Type materials: China: holotype: m#, Gutian (29° 10’ 19” N, 118° 03’ 49” E), Zhejiang Prov., 17 August 2003, coll. Wu Dai, light trap; paratypes: 3 m #, same data as holotype; 15 m #, Mt. Mang, Chenzhou, Hunan Prov., 31 July 1985, coll. Yalin Zhang & Yonghui Chai; 2 m #, Yueyang, Hunan Prov., 13 May 1981, coll. Xinwang Tong; 13 m #, Mt. Dinghu, Zhaoqing, Guangdong Prov., 17 June 1983, coll. Yalin Zhang; 1 m #, Huaping, Guangxi Prov., 30 Auguest 2000, coll. Zhenjiang Liu, Xiangqun Yuan & Zhongli Sha; 1 m #, Qingyinge, Emei, Sichuan Prov., 11 September 1988, coll. Jingruo Zhou, Qiuyuan Xu & Shuling Zheng. (all in NWAFU). Length: m# 3.0–3.1 mm. Ground color of body yellowish-green (Fig. 73). Crown with dark green patch on each side of coronal suture (Fig. 70). Eyes brown. Pronotum with irregular patches on anterior margin of pronotum and under eyes. Forewing and hindwing semitransparent. Abdomen dark greenish-yellow. Legs light green to olive (Fig. 72). Ventral abdominal apodemes parallel-sided, reaching segment 5 (Fig. 38). Pygofer in lateral view broadly rounded on posterior margin, ornamented with 12–13 rigid setae distributed from outer to inner face of pygofer (Fig. 35); pygofer appendage in lateral view curved dorsad to follow posterior margin of pygofer, but not extending beyond it, tapering to apex; ventral part with numerous small tubercles subapically (Fig. 36). Anal tube long, tapering to apex, curved anterad (Fig. 40). Subgenital plate in lateral view, curved gradually caudodorsad apically, not expanded apically, tapering to rounded apex; with numerous macrosetae and fine setae somewhat irregularly scattered; dorsolateral margin group A with 4–5 long stout setae subbasally, and group B with 20–22 short microsetae on apical half (Fig. 44). Paramere with 8 teeth on dentifer, 5–7 setae subapically (Fig. 43), evenly curved ventrad in lateral view, in ventral view curved laterad and then bent mesad apically. Connective longer than broad, posterior margin medially emarginate (Fig. 39). Aedeagus in lateral view with preatrium long, aedeagal shaft curved dorsally, with numerous denticuli on shaft obvious from ventral and lateral view (Figs. 41, 42). Gonopore terminal. Etymology: The species name is derived from the locality “Gutian” in Zhejiang Province where the holytype of this new species was collected. Diagnosis: This species is similar to Empoasca knudseni Dworakowska, 1973, but differs in having the subapical part of the pygofer processes with numerous small tubercles in ventral view and the aedeagal shaft curved dorsally, with numerous tubercles on shaft in ventral and lateral view.

Empoasca (Empoasca) lijiangensis Liu, sp. nov. (Figs. 45–53; Figs. 74–77) Type materials: China: holotype: m#, Lijiang (26° 53’02” N, 100° 13’32” E), Yunnan Prov., 13 November 1999, 2300 m, coll. Daozheng Qin; paratypes: 7 m #, same data as holotype. (all in NWAFU). Length: m# 2.9 mm. Ground color of body yellowish-green (Fig. 77). Crown with yellow patch on each side of coronal suture (Fig. 74). Eyes black. Pronotum with yellow irregular patches on anterior margin of pronotum and under eyes. Forewing and hindwing semitransparent. Abdomen yellowish-green. Legs light yellow to green (Fig. 76). Ventral abdominal apodemes short, only reaching segment 3, parallel-sided (Fig. 47). Pygofer in lateral view with posterior margin broadly rounded; 13–14 stout setae in group along posterior margin, few slim setae near stout setae group (Fig. 45); pygofer appendage following posterior margin of pygofer, not extended beyond pygofer, broadly bifurcated with dorsal branch much longer than ventral branch (Fig. 46). Anal tube broad at base, tapering and slightly sinuate toward apex (Fig. 49). Subgenital plate in lateral view, curved gradually caudodorsad apically, not expanded apically; with numerous macrosetae and fine setae somewhat irregularly arranged; dorsolateral margin group A with 5 long stout setae subbasally and group B with 18–19 short microsetae on apical half (Fig. 53). Paramere with 5 teeth on dentifer, 4–5 setae subapically, apex nearly straight in lateral view, curved laterad in ventral view (Fig. 52). Connective broader than long, posterior margin medially emarginate (Fig. 48). Aedeagus in lateral view with preatrium long, aedeagal shaft curved dorsally, narrowing to apex (Figs. 50, 51). Gonopore terminal. Etymology: The species name is derived from the location “Lijiang” in Yunnan Province where the new species was collected. Diagnosis: The new species is similar to Empoasca furcata Vilbaste, 1968, but differs in having the pygofer appendage furcated apically in lateral view., Published as part of Liu, Y., Qin, D. Z., Fletcher, M. J. & Zhang, Y. L., 2011, Four new species of Empoasca (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Empoascini) and one new record from China, pp. 29-39 in Zootaxa 3070 (1) on page 37, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3003.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/5280483, {"references":["Vilbaste, J. (1968) Uber die Zikadenfauna des Primorje Gebietes. Tallinn: Valgus, 178 p. (In Russian)."]}

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