Review of Chinese species of genus Paramritodus Xue & Zhang (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with description of a new species Author Yu, Tingting College of Life Sciences & Technology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 010022, China Author Zhu, Qiuyi Beijing National Day School, No. 66 Yuquan Lu, Haidian District, Beijing 100039 Author Li, Guoqing College of Life Sciences & Technology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 010022, China & Harrow Beijing City Campus No. 5, 4 th Block Anzhen Xili Chaoyang District Beijing 100029 China Author Zhang, Bin College of Life Sciences & Technology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 010022, China & Key Laboratory of Biodiversity conservation and Sustainable utilization for College and University of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot 010022, China & Center for Applied Mathematics Inner Mongolia, Hohhot 010022, China text Zootaxa 2024 2024-09-03 5501 4 583 592 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5501.4.8 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5501.4.8 1175-5326 13745521 6D8362C3-0F47-4A32-B461-93B7C4085C39 Paramritodus pistacious Huang & Maldonado Capriles ( Figs 2 , 8 , 16–25 ) Amritodus pistacious Huang & Maldonado Capriles, 1992: 2 , fig. 1. Holotype ♂ , (NMNS, examined) Amritodus flavocapitatus Cai & He, Cai et al., 2001: 199 , figs 54–61. syn. nov. Diagnosis. Crown and face ( Figs 2 , 8 ) yellowish brown, without black spots. Pronotum, mesoscutum and scutellum ( Fig. 2 ) ocher yellow lacking the black markings. Pygofer ( Fig. 17 ) with elongate caudal lobe; inner processes short and curved apically, not reaching caudal margin, apex hook-shaped. Aedeagal shaft ( Figs 19, 20 ) with subapex curved dorsally in lateral view, without basal pair of processes; dorsal apodeme poorly developed; gonopore subapical. Material examined. Holotype ♂ , 5 ♀ Paratypes , CHINA , Taiwan Province , Taizhong , 15.vii.1987 , coll. C.T. Yang ( NMNS ); 1 ♂ , CHINA , Taiwan Province , Taizhong City , Nantou County , Wushe , 1150 m , 6–11.v.1981 , coll. K.S. Lin & S.C. Lin ( NMNS ); 2 ♂ , 3 ♀ , Taiwan Province , Taizhong City , Nantou County , Lushan , 1000 m , 27–31.v.1980 , coll. K.S. Lin & L.Y. Chou ( NMNS ); 1 ♂ , 3 ♀ , Taiwan Province , Taoyuan County , Paling , 800m , 3–5.v.1983 , coll. K.C. Chou & C.C. Pan ( NMNS ); 2 ♂ , 3 ♀ , Henan Province , Huixian County, 15.vi.2008 , coll. Wei Liu ( IMNU ) . Distribution. China ( Taiwan , Henan). Remarks. We examined the type material and clearly showed that P. flavocapitatus should be considered a junior synonym of P. pistacious . This species can be distinguished from the other species of Paramritodus by the elongate pygofer with short inner process and hook-shaped apex.