The tropiduchid planthopper genus Connelicita Wang & Bourgoin, 2015: two new species from Central Vietnam and new records (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Tropiduchidae) Author Constant, Jerome https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0254-0863 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, O. D. Taxonomy & Phylogeny - Entomology, Vautier street 29, B- 1000 Brussels, Belgium jconstant@naturalsciences.be Author Pham, Thai-Hong https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4763-3679 Mientrung Institute for Scientific Research, Vietnam National Museum of Nature, VAST, 321 Huynh Thuc Khang, Hue, Vietnam & Graduate School of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam phamthai1976@yahoo.com Author Le, Cuong Viet Canh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1430-6305 Mientrung Institute for Scientific Research, Vietnam National Museum of Nature, VAST, 321 Huynh Thuc Khang, Hue, Vietnam lcvcuong@misr.vast.vn Author Vu, Trung Thanh https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8987-1672 Vietnam National Museum of Nature, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam Author Nguyen, Hoai Thu Thi https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9130-2940 Vietnam National Museum of Nature, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam text ZooKeys 2023 2023-12-12 1186 105 122 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1186.113701 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1186.113701 1313-2970-1186-105 A9064FB1EEE64FA3BABD5517DBD77F81 B376A41AC8175F4982A4C5B04AA95CC5 Genus Connelicita Wang & Bourgoin, 2015 Type species. Connelicita backyensis Stroinski & Bourgoin, 2015 by original designation. Diagnosis. Head capsule with frons widely developed below level of eyes; anterodorsal part of genae visible in dorsal view. Tegmina with costal area containing more than 16 cells, cells longer than wide; ScP regularly straight and presence of 2 or 3 veinlets pcu-cup. Distribution. China: Southern China (Guangxi); Vietnam: North and Central. Species included. Connelicita bachmaensis Constant & Pham sp. nov. Connelicita backyensis Stroinski & Bourgoin, 2015 Connelicita haiphongensis Wang & Zhang, 2015 Connelicita lungchowensis (Chou & Lu, 1977) Connelicita phongdienensis Constant & Pham sp. nov.