New record of the leafhopper genus Busoniomimus Maldonado-Capriles from China (Hemiptera, Cicadomorpha, Cicadellidae) with description of a new species

The idiocerine leafhopper genus Busoniomimus Maldonado-Capriles, 1977 is recorded for the first time in China, and a new species, B. hainanensis sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Hainan Province, China. A key to species of the genus Busoniomimus is given, and a checklist of all known species of the genus Busoniomimus is also provided.

New record of the leafh opper genus Busoniomimus Maldonado-Capriles from China (Hemiptera, Cicadomorpha, Cicadellidae) with description of a new species

The idiocerine leafhopper genus Busoniomimus Maldonado-Capriles, 1977 is recorded for the first time in China, and a new species, B. hainanensis sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Hainan Province, China. A key to species of the genus Busoniomimus is given, and a checklist of all known species of the genus Busoniomimus is also provided.

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