Review of the grassland leafhopper genus Nephotettix Matsumura (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Chiasmini) from the Chinese mainland Author Duan, Yani Author Zhang, Yalin text Zootaxa 2014 3755 3 201 229 journal article 46603 10.11646/zootaxa.3755.3.1 ecda7467-d47c-4faa-b1e7-7823b8317886 1175-5326 226685 AFC1A26F-33C5-4289-BC59-41F71119AB04 Nephotettix nigropictus (Stål) (Plate III; Plate VI: I–L; Figures 14–15 ) Thamnotettix nigropicta Stål, 1870 : 740 . Nephotettix apicalis, Distant, 1908 : 360 ; Ishihara, 1964 : 42 ; Ishihara & Kawase, 1968 : 123 . Nephotettix apicalis yapicola Linnavuori, 1960 : 315 . Nephotettix nigropictus yapicola , Ghauri, 1971 : 495 . Nephotettix nigropictus , Ghauri, 1971 : 491 ; Vilbaste, 1975 : 233 ; Ramakrishnan & Ghauri, 1979 ; Mahmood & Aziz, 1979 : 61 . PLATE III. Nephotettix nigropictus (Stål) . A–G: habitus, dorsal view (A–D: male, E–G: female); H: face. Length. Male: 4.00 mm; female: 5.15 mm . Material examined. China : Jilin Prov.: 1 female , Jinghong Town, 30.VII.1983 ; Fujian Prov.: 1 female , Shaowu Town, Dazulan, VII.1963 , coll. Zhouyao; 12 males , 8 females , Zhangzhou Town, Zhangpu County, 12.VIII.2006 , coll. Yang Meixia; Hainan Prov.: 12 males , 12 females , Wuzhi Mountain, V.2011 , coll. Duan Yani; Guangxi Prov.: 12 males , 12 females , Fangcheng, 3.XII.2011 , coll. He Zhiqiang; Yunnan Prov.: 12 females , Jinghong Town, 15.IV.1982 , coll. Wang Sumei & Zhou Jingruo; 12 females , Menglun Town, 640m , 21– 30.IV.1974 , coll. Zhou Yao, Yuan Feng & Hu Yinyue; 1 male , Zhenkang County, Nansan Town, 09.V.2011 , coll. Lu Lin, at light; 1 male , Yexianggu, 822m , 17.V.2011 , coll. Lu Lin, at light; 1 male , Mengla County, Bubang Village, 690m , 19.V.2011 , coll. Lu Lin; 2 males , Menghai County, Daluo Town, 679m , 22.V.2011 , coll. Lu Lin, at light; 1 male , Menglian County, 971m , 25.V.2011 , coll. Lu Lin; 2 males , Lancang County, Donggang Town, 1415m , 25.V.2011 , coll. Lu Lin, at light; 1 male , Ruili City, Wanding, 871m , 31.V.2011 , coll. Lu Lin, at light; 2 males , Yingjiang County, Zhina Town, 1086m , 03.VI.2011 , coll. Lu Lin, at light. Remarks. An adequate description of this species was given by Ghauri (1971) but some variation occurs as follows. Crown always with submarginal black transverse band, but marginal black band of crown and black markings of pronotum and forewing vary (Plate III: A–G). Pygofer side usually distodorsal corner round, distoventral corner with small lobe, spine 1 long, other spines usually four in number, short ( Fig. 14 C), but variation was found ( Figs. 14 A–C); style usually as ( Fig. 15 A), apophysis of style always elongate, but its shape varies ( Figs. 15 A–C). Males are easily identified from genitalia and in most cases even on colour (Plate III: A–C). Females of N . nigropictus quite often have a reduced colour pattern and so closely resemble N. cincticeps , but differ in the female sternite VII (Plate VI: I–L).