Two new species of the Oriental planthopper genus Varma Distant, 1906 (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Tropiduchidae) are described and illustrated: V. gibbosa Wang et Liang sp. nov. (China: Xizang) and V. bimaculata Wang et Liang sp. nov. (China: Xizang), they represent the first record of the genus Varma Distant from China. A diagnosis of the genus and a key to the species of Varma are provided.
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1 March 2008
First Record of the Genus Varma (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Tropiduchidae) from China, with Descriptions of two New Species
Rong-Rong Wang,
Ai-Ping Liang
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China
first record
new species
Tropiduchidae
V. bimaculata
V. gibbosa
Varma