New Species and New Record of the Genus Pedionis Hamilton, 1980 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Macropsinae) from China, with a Nomenclatural Note

Abstract

 A new macropsinae leafhopper, Pedionis (Pedionis) yangi sp. nov., from Guizhou and Yunnan Provinces, China, is described and illustrated, P. (P.) palniensis Viraktamath, 1981 is reported for the first time from China based on specimens from Guizhou, Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces. The name P. (P.) tabulatus Li, Dai and Li, 2011 is changed to P. (P.) tabulata Li, Dai and Li, 2011, in order that the generic and specific names agree in gender.