Abstract
The genus Subhimalus Ghauri, 1971 is reported for the first time and a new species Subhimalus attenuatus sp. nov. is described and illustrated from China. A key is given to distinguish all species of the genus. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC). The leafhopper genus Subhimalus was established by Ghauri (1971) with two species: S. melanus and S. fuscus from India and with S. melanus as its type species. It belongs to the tribe Paralimnini of subfamily Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Later, Ramakrishnan (1983) described a third species: S. fuscomelanus from India. Recently, Webb & Heller (1990) made a new combination, Subhimalus nigrifacialis (Distant, 1918). Until now, there have been no further reports on this genus. Here the genus is reported for the first time from Yunnan Province, China and a new Chinese species Subhimalus attenuatus sp. nov. is described and illustrated. The type specimens ofthe new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC). This genus now contains five species. A key is given to separate all species.
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