Male genitalia of the species Cerynia lineola Melichar is described and illustrated for the first time from China. Colour polymorphism in a planthopper species Cerynia maria (White, 1846) is investigated based on some specimens from China, and a map showing the geographic distribution of this species is also provided. The examined specimens are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou ...

The new tribe Patollini trib. n. of the Tropiduchidae with the extinct genus Patollo gen. n., comprising two species Patollo natangorum sp. n. and P. aestiorum sp. n. from Eocene Baltic amber is described. Taxonomic placement of some fossil taxa ascribed to Tropiduchidae is discussed. The classification of Tropiduchidae is discussed, as well as phylogenetic position and fossil record of Tropidu...

Three new species of the planthopper genus Magadha, M. basimaculata sp. nov., M. densimaculosa sp. nov. and M. intumescentia sp. nov., are described and illustrated from China. The male of M. taibaishanensis Wang, 1989 is described for the first time. Illustrations of M. pinnata Chen, Yang & Wilson, 1989 and M. redunca Chen, Yang & Wilson, 1989 and a key to all species of the genus are given.