taxonID	type	description	language	source
D64A87822267B9069C0DF928A725D214.taxon	type_taxon	Type species Tropidocephala flaviceps Stål, 1853, by original designation.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822267B9069C0DF928A725D214.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Head including eyes narrower than pronotum. Except for a few species, vertex longer in midline than wide at base, apical part conical, extended well anterad of eyes, with 3 carinae, median carina simple, extended throughout entire head, lateral carinae converging apically, submedian carinae protruding from apex of lateral carinae, uniting at apex, forming anterior margin of vertex. Frons medium length, longer in middle line than wide at widest part, in profile more or less inclined apically, lateral carinae not completely connecting with lateral carinae of vertex; most of median carina forked at basal apex, forming a small chamber. Postclypeus at base wider than or subequal to frons at apex, distinctly tricarinate or not. Rostrum reaching mesocoxae, terminal segment slightly longer than width. Antennae short, cylindrical, second segment about twice as long as first, in most species not reaching frontoclypeal suture. Pronotum tricarinate, lateral carinae well developed, posterior part slightly curved inward, attaining hind margin. Post-tibial spur thick, posterior margin without teeth. Spinal formula of hind tibia 5 - 6 (7) - 4. Pygofer of male in posterior view with opening longer than wide, lateral margins with or without production, ventral margin with distinct medioventral process. Anal segment relatively large. Genital style long, sometimes basal angle with long process. Aedeagus fastened in anal segment, with phallobase, phallus slender, curved ventrad, phallobase broad at base, concave medially to receive phallus with long process apically or basoventrally. Diaphragm membranous (Guo et al. 2005; Ding 2006).	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822267B9069C0DF928A725D214.taxon	distribution	Distribution Palearctic, Oriental, Australian and African regions.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822263B90B9C52FD7BA35DD3F9.taxon	description	Figs 1 – 2, Table 1	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822263B90B9C52FD7BA35DD3F9.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined CHINA • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Hainan Province, Bawangling National Forest Park; 19 ° 04 ′ N, 109 ° 07 ′ E; 16 Apr. 2013; Jian-Kun Long and Yu-Bo Zhang leg.; IEGU • 1 ♂; Hainan Province, Yinggeling National Natural Reserve; 19 ° 02 ′ N, 109 ° 34 ′ E; 10 Aug. 2015; Zheng-Xiang Zhou leg.; IEGU • 5 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Hainan Province, Diaoluoshan National Forest Park; 18 ° 44 ′ N, 109 ° 50 ′ E; 13 Aug. 2015; Zheng-Xiang Zhou, Qiang Luo and Ya-Lin Yao leg.; IEGU • 1 ♂; Hainan Province, Yinggeling National Natural Reserve; 19 ° 02 ′ N, 109 ° 34 ′ E; 7 Apr. 2017; Hong-Xing Li leg.; IEGU • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Hainan Province, Bawangling National Forest Park; 19 ° 04 ′ N, 109 ° 07 ′ E; 29 Apr. 2017; Hong-Xing Li leg.; IEGU • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; Yunnan Province, Mengla County, Menglun Town, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences; 21 ° 54 ′ N, 101 ° 17 ′ E; 27 Sep. 2015; Zheng-Xiang Zhou leg.; IEGU • 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Yunnan Province, Mengla County, Menglun Town; 21 ° 55 ′ N, 101 ° 15 ′ E; 1 Dec. 2016; Hong-Xing Li leg.; IEGU.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822263B90B9C52FD7BA35DD3F9.taxon	description	Redescription MEASUREMENTS. Body length including forewing: male 3.2 – 3.4 mm (N = 14), female 3.5 – 3.7 mm (N = 7). COLORATION. General color yellowish brown with green (Fig. 1 A – B). Vertex, pronotum and mesonotum (Fig. 1 A – D) pale yellowish brown with verdant green. Apical part of frons (Fig. 1 E) dark brown. Clypeus (Fig. 1 E) dark brown. Genae (Fig. 1 B, D) black. First segment of antennae (Fig. 1 A – E) with black brown stripe at apical part, second segment with a black brown stripe oblique from base to center, apical part with dark brown ring-like marking. Forewings (Fig. 1 F) light yellowish brown, 2 large transparent spots near basal and middle parts, apex of each apical cells with transparent spot, inner side of crossveins with 3 dark brown burl spots, burl spot with lateral sides small, middle part big, Sc 2, R 1, Rs of apical part with small dark brown spots. HEAD AND THORAX. Vertex (Figs 1 C, 2 A) triangular, longer in midline than wide at base (1.4: 1). Frons (Figs 1 E, 2 B) fusiform, base obviously narrower than end, widest at middle level of eyes, longer in middle line than wide at widest part (1.8: 1), with obvious median carinae, slightly concave near base. Antennae (Figs 1 E, 2 B) with first segment shorter than second segment about 1: 2.0. Pronotum (Figs 1 C, 2 A) shorter than vertex about 0.9: 1 in midline. Mesonotum (Figs 1 C, 2 A) longer than 0.9 × pronotum and vertex combined, median carinae extend to terminal part of scutellum. Forewings (Fig. 1 F) slightly broadened apically, longer than maximal width (2.5: 1). MALE GENITALIA. Pygofer (Fig. 2 C – D) ventral margin slightly longer than dorsal margin in lateral view, in posterior view with opening longer than wide, with rod-like medioventral process, lateroventral processes lamellar. Anal segment (Fig. 2 C – E) short, without anal process, wider than long in lateral view, anal style long. Genital styles (Fig. 2 F – G) lamellar, broad, basal and near middle parts each with long spiny process, basal one with several small dentate processes; apical part of inner side with short thick process; outer margin broadened abruptly at apex, outer apical angle arc-shaped, with several small toothlike processes. Aedeagus (Fig. 2 E, H – I) with phallobase, phallus slender, tubular, curved ventrally medially, apical part cuspidal; phallobase wide and long, bend accordingly to phallus, apical part cuspidal.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822263B90B9C52FD7BA35DD3F9.taxon	biology_ecology	Host plant Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. (Poales, Poaceae), Miscanthus sinensis Anderss. (Poales, Poaceae), Oryza sativa L. (Poales, Poaceae), Saccharum officinarum L. (Poales, Poaceae).	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822263B90B9C52FD7BA35DD3F9.taxon	distribution	Distribution China (Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang provinces), Australia, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Madagascar, Malaysia, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, North America, Philippines, South Africa, southern Europe, Sri Lanka.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A8782226EB9089C5CFC1EA009D2C0.taxon	description	Figs 3 – 4, Table 1	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A8782226EB9089C5CFC1EA009D2C0.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined CHINA • 2 ♂♂; Hainan Province, Diaoluoshan National Forest Park; 18 ° 44 ′ N, 109 ° 50 ′ E; 13 Aug. 2015; Zheng-Xiang Zhou, Qiang Luo and Ya-Lin Yao leg.; IEGU • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Hainan Province, Bawangling National Forest Park; 19 ° 04 ′ N, 109 ° 07 ′ E; 24 Aug. 2015; Zheng-Xiang Zhou leg.; IEGU • 1 ♀; Hainan Province, Yinggeling National Natural Reserve; 19 ° 02 ’ N, 109 ° 34 ′ E; 7 Apr. 2017; Hong-Xing Li leg.; IEGU • 1 ♂; Hainan Province, Diaoluoshan National Forest Park; 18 ° 44 ′ N, 109 ° 50 ′ E; 14 Apr. 2017; Yong-Shun Ding leg.; IEGU • 7 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Hainan Province, Baisha Li autonomous County, Qifang Town, Xinjian Village; 19 ° 15 ′ N, 109 ° 19 ′ E; 16 Apr. 2017; Hong-Xing Li leg.; IEGU.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A8782226EB9089C5CFC1EA009D2C0.taxon	description	Redescription MEASUREMENTS. Body length including forewing: male 3.1 – 3.5 mm (N = 11), female 3.5 – 3.8 mm (N = 4). COLORATION. General color deep yellow (Fig. 3 A – B). Vertex, pronotum and mesonotum (Fig. 3 A – D) deep yellow, outer margins of vertex turquoise, median carinae of vertex, pronotum and mesonotum foul-white, lateral carinae of pronotum foul-white, each carinae with dark brown stripes on both sides. Frons (Fig. 3 E) orange-red, apical part turquoise, outer margin and median carinae foul-white. Clypeus (Fig. 3 E) yellowish. Genae (Fig. 3 B, D) dark red. Eyes (Fig. 3 A – D) dark brown, ocelli reddish brown. Antennae (Fig. 3 A – E) light yellowish brown, apical part of first segment, apical and near middle parts of second segment with black brown ring-like stripes. Forewings (Fig. 3 F) light yellowish brown, basal ⅓ with large dark brown spot, 2 large transparent spots near basal and middle parts, apex of each apical cells with transparent spot, 3 dark brown burl spots in central crossveins, burl spots with several white granular processes, Sc 2, R 1, Rs of terminal part with small dark brown spots. Front and middle legs coxa (Fig. 3 B, D) light yellow, rest orange yellow, hind legs dark yellowish-white. HEAD AND THORAX. Vertex (Figs 3 C, 4 A) triangular, longer in midline nearly equal to base width. Frons (Figs 3 E, 4 B) elliptic, base obviously narrower than end, longer in middle line than wide at widest part (1.9: 1), median carinae simple. Antennae (Figs 3 E, 4 B) with first segment shorter than second segment about 1: 2.0. Pronotum (Figs 3 C, 4 A) shorter than vertex about 0.8: 1 in midline. Mesonotum (Figs 3 C, 4 A) longer than 1.3 × pronotum and vertex combined, median carinae extend to terminal part of scutellum. Forewings (Fig. 3 F) slightly broadened apically, longer than maximal width (2.8: 1). MALE GENITALIA. Pygofer (Fig. 4 C – D) ventral margin longer than dorsal margin in lateral view, posterior margin undulant, in posterior view with opening longer than wide, with broad lamellar medioventral process. Anal segment (Fig. 4 C – E) ring-like, dorsal margin concave, without anal process, two lateral angles wide and convex, anal style long. Genital styles (Fig. 4 F – G) broad lamellar, dorsal side with a long fingerlike process, directed outward, inner apical angle with a small angular process, outer apical angle broad and round, basal angle with long fingerlike process, tapering to apex. Aedeagus (Fig. 4 H – I) with phallobase, phallus slender, tubular, curved ventrally medially, apical part cuspidal; phallobase wide and long, apical ⅔ ventrally curved, bend accordingly to phallus, apical part round.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A8782226EB9089C5CFC1EA009D2C0.taxon	biology_ecology	Host plant Miscanthus sp. (Poales, Poaceae).	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A8782226EB9089C5CFC1EA009D2C0.taxon	distribution	Distribution China (Hainan, Yunnan provinces).	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A8782226DB90D9C6AFD34A619D4E9.taxon	description	Figs 5 – 6, Table 1	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A8782226DB90D9C6AFD34A619D4E9.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined CHINA • 27 ♂♂, 14 ♀♀; Guizhou Province, Libo County, Wengang Town; 25 ° 15 ′ N, 107 ° 54 ′ E; 23 ~ 26 Jul. 2015; Zheng-Xiang Zhou, Yang-Yang Liu, Yuan Liu and Ya-Lin Yao leg.; IEGU • 3 ♂♂; Guizhou Province, Ziyun County, Shuitang Town, Getu River Scenic Area; 25 ° 40 ′ N, 106 ° 16 ′ E; 18 Jul. 2016; Zheng-Xiang Zhou leg.; IEGU • 14 ♂♂, 8 ♀♀; Guizhou Province, Anlong County, Xianheping State Level Natural Reserve; 24 ° 59 ′ N, 105 ° 37 ′ E; 23 Jul. 2016; Hong-Xing Li leg.; IEGU • 2 ♂♂; Guizhou Province, Tongren City, Sinan County; 27 ° 58 ′ N, 108 ° 15 ′ E; 24 Jul. 2016; Zheng-Xiang Zhou leg.; IEGU • 3 ♂♂; Guizhou Province, Ceheng County, Pomei Town; 25 ° 14 ′ N, 105 ° 40 ′ E; 30 Jul. 2016; Hong-Xing Li leg.; IEGU • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Guizhou Province, Changshun County, Guangshun Town; 26 ° 11 ′ N, 106 ° 23 ′ E; 22 Jul. 2018; Qiang Luo leg.; IEGU • 10 ♂♂; Guizhou Province, Dushan County, Cuiquan Forest Park; 25 ° 49 ′ N, 107 ° 30 ′ E; 29 Jul. 2018; Hong-Xing Li, Feng-E Li and Zhe-Zhe Wang leg.; IEGU • 4 ♂♂, 11 ♀♀; Guangxi Province, Mulun National Natural Reserve; 24 ° 50 ′ N, 108 ° 16 ′ E; 18 – 22 Aug. 2015; Zheng-Xiang Zhou, Yang-Yang Liu and Ya-Lin Yao leg.; IEGU • 6 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀; Hainan Province, Jianfengling National Forest Park; 18 ° 43 ′ N, 108 ° 54 ′ E; 9 Apr. 2013; Jian-Kun Long leg.; IEGU • 5 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Hainan Province, Bawangling National Forest Park; 19 ° 04 ′ N, 109 ° 07 ′ E; 16 Apr. 2013; Jian-Kun Long and Yu-Bo Zhang leg.; IEGU • 2 ♂♂; Hainan Province, Diaoluoshan National Forest Park; 18 ° 44 ′ N, 109 ° 50 ′ E; 13 Aug. 2015; Zheng-Xiang Zhou, Qiang Luo and Ya-Lin Yao leg.; IEGU • 15 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀; Hainan Province, Bawangling National Forest Park; 19 ° 04 ′ N, 109 ° 07 ′ E; 24 Aug. 2015; Zheng-Xiang Zhou, Qiang Luo and Ying-Jian Wang leg.; IEGU • 8 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Hainan Province, Yinggeling National Natural Reserve; 19 ° 02 ′ N, 109 ° 34 ′ E; 7 Apr. 2017; Hong-Xing Li and Yong-Shun Ding leg.; IEGU • 17 ♂♂, 8 ♀♀; Hainan Province, Diaoluoshan National Forest Park; 18 ° 44 ′ N, 109 ° 50 ′ E; 15 Apr. 2017; Hong-Xing Li and Yong-Shun Ding leg.; IEGU • 12 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Hainan Province, Bawangling National Forest Park; 19 ° 04 ′ N, 109 ° 07 ′ E; 29 Apr. 2017; Hong-Xing Li leg.; IEGU • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Hainan Province, Houmiling Nature Reserve; 18 ° 56 ′ N, 109 ° 03 ′ E; 10 May 2017; Hong-Xing Li leg.; IEGU • 3 ♂♂, 19 ♀♀; Hunan Province, Xiaoxi National Natural Reserve; 28 ° 48 ′ N, 110 ° 12 ′ E; 21 Aug. 2016; Hong-Xing Li leg.; IEGU • 1 ♂; Yunnan Province, Mengla County, Mohan Town; 21 ° 14 ′ N, 101 ° 42 ′ E; 30 Nov. 2016; Hong-Xing Li leg.; IEGU.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A8782226DB90D9C6AFD34A619D4E9.taxon	description	Redescription MEASUREMENTS. Body length including forewing: male 3.0 – 3.3 mm (N = 134), female 3.5 – 4.0 mm (N = 80). COLORATION. Vertex, pronotum and mesonotum (Fig. 5 A – D) yellow-green, lateral sides of median carinae, outer side of lateral carinae each with a dark brown stripe, proximal lateral region of pronotum with dark brown diagonal stripe. Basal and apical parts of frons (Fig. 5 E) black, middle part turquoise. Clypeus (Fig. 5 E) and genae (Fig. 5 B, D) black. Rostrum (Fig. 5 E) yellowish brown, apical part dark brown. Antennae (Fig. 5 A – E) light yellowish brown, apical part of first segment and middle part of second segment with black brown ring-like spot, apical part of second segment with dark brown ringlike spot. Forewings (Fig. 5 F) yellowish brown, basal part with 2 yellowish-green diagonal stripes, apex of apical and postcostal cells with 8 – 9 different-sized transparent spots, inner side of crossveins with 3 dark brown burl spots, burl spot with lateral sides small, middle part big. HEAD AND THORAX. Vertex (Figs 5 C, 6 A) triangular, longer in midline than wide at base (1.8: 1). Frons (Figs 5 E, 6 B) oblong, widest at middle level of eyes, longer in middle line than wide at widest part (2.5: 1), median carinae simple, slightly concave near base. Antennae (Figs 5 E, 6 B) with first segment shorter than second segment about 1: 1.7. Pronotum (Figs 5 C, 6 A) shorter than vertex about 0.6: 1 in midline. Mesonotum (Figs 5 C, 6 A) longer than 0.8 × pronotum and vertex combined, median carinae extend to terminal part of scutellum. Forewings (Fig. 5 F) slightly broadened apically, longer than maximal width (2.4: 1). MALE GENITALIA. Pygofer (Fig. 6 C – D) ventral margin longer than dorsal margin in lateral view, in posterior view with opening longer than wide, medioventral process lamellar, apical part widened, middle part concave, lateroventral spinous process cuspidal at apex. Anal segment (Fig. 6 C – E) short, without anal process, wider than long in lateral view, anal style long. Genital styles (Fig. 6 F – G) broad lamellar, outer apical angle slightly rounded, with several small toothed processes; inner apical part with thick process, apical margin truncate; basal part with broad long lamellar process, base wider, with several toothed processes. Aedeagus (Fig. 6 H – I) with phallobase, phallus slender, tubular, curved ventrally medially, apical part slender, apex pointed, phallobase wide and long, bend accordingly to phallus, with finger-like protrusion at bend.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A8782226DB90D9C6AFD34A619D4E9.taxon	biology_ecology	Host plant Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. (Poales, Poaceae).	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A8782226DB90D9C6AFD34A619D4E9.taxon	distribution	Distribution China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang provinces), Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nansei-shoto, Philippines, Sri Lanka.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822268B9129C69FB0EA039D30E.taxon	description	Figs 7 – 8, Table 1	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822268B9129C69FB0EA039D30E.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined CHINA • 6 ♂♂, 16 ♀♀; Yunnan Province, Hekou County, Hekou Town; 22 ° 30 ′ N, 103 ° 58 ′ E; 24 Nov. 2016; Hong-Xing Li, Yong-Shun Ding and Ya-Lin Yao leg.; IEGU.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822268B9129C69FB0EA039D30E.taxon	description	Redescription MEASUREMENTS. Body length including forewing: male 3.1 – 3.2 mm (N = 6), female 3.2 – 3.5 mm (N = 16). COLORATION. Vertex (Fig. 7 A, C) turquoise, lateral carinae dark brown, median carinae with 2 blackish brown stripes on both sides. Frons (Fig. 7 E) cyan, apical part black. Genae (Fig. 7 B, D) and clypeus (Fig. 7 E) black. Rostrum (Fig. 7 E) dark yellow. Ventral side of eyes (Fig. 7 A – E) blackish brown, dorsal side tawny. Antennae (Fig. 7 A – E) yellowish, apical part of first segment with dark brown ringlike marking, second segment with black brown stripe oblique from base to center, apical part with dark brown ringlike marking. Pronotum (Fig. 7 A, C) bluish green with dark yellow, tricarinate with blackish brown stripe on both side, lateral posterior margin with black brown short oblique spot on both sides. Mesonotum (Fig. 7 A, C) dark yellow with turquoise, median carinae with blackish brown stripe on both sides, outer side of lateral carinae each with 2 dark brown stripes, scutellum blackish brown. Forewings (Fig. 7 F) straw-yellow, semi-transparent, basal and proximal parts each with blackish brown spot, inner side of crossveins with 3 dark brown burl spots, burl spot with lateral sides small, middle part big, apex of apical and postcostal cells with several different-sized transparent spots. HEAD AND THORAX. Vertex (Figs 7 C, 8 A) triangular, longer in midline than wide at base (1.4: 1). Frons (Figs 7 E, 8 B) oblong, base obviously narrower than the end, widest at middle level of eyes, longer in middle line than wide at widest part (2.0: 1), with obvious median carinae. Antennae (Figs 7 E, 8 B) with first segment shorter than second segment about 1: 2.1. Pronotum (Figs 7 C, 8 A) shorter than vertex about 0.8: 1 in midline. Mesonotum (Figs 7 C, 8 A) longer than 0.9 × pronotum and vertex combined, median carinae extend to terminal part of scutellum. Forewings (Fig. 7 F) slightly broadened apically, longer than maximal width (2.8: 1). MALE GENITALIA. Pygofer (Fig. 8 C – D) ventral margin slightly longer than dorsal margin in lateral view, in posterior view with opening longer than wide, with lamellar medioventral process, lateroventral process finger-like, directed inward. Anal segment (Fig. 8 C – E) short, ringlike, without anal process, wider than long in lateral view, anal style long. Genital styles (Fig. 8 F – G) wide, outer margin suddenly narrowed at basal ⅔, with small process; inner apical part with long rod-like process; basal part with slender fingerlike process, inner margin with serrated processes. Aedeagus (Fig. 8 H – I) with phallobase, phallus slender, tubular, curved ventrally medially, apical part cuspidal; phallobase bend accordingly to phallus, basal part thick, tapering at apex, with fingerlike process at base ⅓.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822268B9129C69FB0EA039D30E.taxon	biology_ecology	Host plant Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. (Poales, Poaceae).	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822268B9129C69FB0EA039D30E.taxon	distribution	Distribution China (Guizhou, Yunnan provinces).	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822277B9179C10FC65A304D449.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: B 622 B 879 - B 42 B- 4 FC 6 - BE 8 F- 3 E 7 E 0 F 0 CD 292 Figs 9 – 10	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822277B9179C10FC65A304D449.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis The salient features of the new species include: vertex (Figs 9 C, 10 A) slightly longer than pronotum; middle carinae of vertex, pronotum and mesonotum (Fig. 9 A, C) with short dark lines on both sides; forewing (Fig. 9 F) without transparent spots, inner side of forewing crossveins without dark brown burl spots; genital styles (Fig. 10 E, F) broad and lamellar, with a lamellar process; phallobase (Fig. 10 G – H) with a fingerlike process at basal ⅓.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822277B9179C10FC65A304D449.taxon	etymology	Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word ‘ lamellata ’, referring to genital styles with a lamellar process.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822277B9179C10FC65A304D449.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype CHINA • ♂; Hainan Province, Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous County, Yinggen Town, Xinjian Village; 19 ° 01 ′ N, 109 ° 54 ′ E; 14 Apr. 2017; Hong-Xing Li leg.; IEGU. Paratypes CHINA • 1 ♂; Hainan Province, Bawangling National Forest Park; 19 ° 04 ′ N, 109 ° 07 ′ E; 24 Aug. 2015; Zheng-Xiang Zhou leg.; IEGU • 2 ♂♂, 8 ♀♀; Hainan Province, Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous County, Yinggen Town, Xinjian Village; 19 ° 01 ′ N, 109 ° 54 ′ E; 14 Apr. 2017; Hong-Xing Li leg.; IEGU • 1 ♀; Hainan Province, Diaoluoshan National Forest Park; 18 ° 44 ′ N, 109 ° 50 ′ E; 14 Apr. 2017; Yong-Shun Ding leg.; IEGU.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822277B9179C10FC65A304D449.taxon	description	Description MEASUREMENTS. Body length including forewing: male 3.2 – 3.4 mm (N = 4), female 3.6 – 3.9 mm (N = 9). COLORATION. Vertex, pronotum and mesonotum (Fig. 9 A – D) greenish-yellow, median carinae of vertex and mesonotum and tricarinate of pronotum each with short dark brown stripe on both sides. Frons (Fig. 9 E) yellowish greenish or pale yellowish greenish, apical part brownish black, each side of middle carinae with long dark brown spot near base. Clypeus (Fig. 9 E) and genae (Fig. 9 B, D) dark brown or black. Antennae (Fig. 9 A – E) light yellowish brown, apex of first segment and basal ½ of second segment with dark brown ringlike spot. Outer side of tegula (Fig. 9 A, C) dark brown, inner side yellowish-white. Forewings (Fig. 9 F) brown-black, base with turquoise yellow-green diagonal stripe. HEAD AND THORAX. Vertex (Figs 9 C, 10 A) triangular, apical part round, longer in midline than wide at base (2.0: 1). Frons (Figs 9 E, 10 B) oblong, widest in middle, base obviously narrower than end, longer in middle line than wide at widest part (2.0: 1), with obvious median carinae. Antennae (Figs 9 E, 10 B) with first segment shorter than second segment about 1: 1.9. Pronotum (Figs 9 C, 10 A) shorter than vertex about 0.7: 1 in midline. Mesonotum (Figs 9 C, 10 A) approximately equal length to pronotum and vertex combined, median carinae extend to terminal part of scutellum. Forewings (Fig. 9 F) slightly narrowed apically, longer than maximal width (2.5: 1). MALE GENITALIA. Pygofer (Fig. 10 C – D) ventral margin longer than dorsal margin in lateral view, in posterior view with opening slightly wider than long, outer margins each with triangular lamellar process, medioventral process round, lamellar. Anal segment (Fig. 10 C – D) cylindric, without anal process, wider than long in lateral view, posterior margin oblique, anal style long and large. Genital styles (Fig. 10 E – F) broad and lamellar, with lamellar process, apex wider, lateral margins curved; basal part with broad long lamellar process, tapering to apex, base wide and flat with many dentate processes. Aedeagus (Fig. 10 G – H) with phallobase, phallus slender, tubular, curved ventrally near middle, apical part cuspidal, basal part slightly broad; phallobase long, bend accordingly to phallus, basal ⅓ with fingerlike process.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822277B9179C10FC65A304D449.taxon	biology_ecology	Host plant Unknown.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822277B9179C10FC65A304D449.taxon	distribution	Distribution China (Hainan Province).	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822277B9179C10FC65A304D449.taxon	discussion	Remarks This species is similar to Tropidocephala jiawenna, but differs from the latter in: (1) mesonotum with outer side of lateral carinae without dark brown stripes, scutellum greenish-yellow (mesonotum with outer side of lateral carinae with dark brown stripes, scutellum dark brown in T. jiawenna); (2) forewing without transparent spots (forewing with many different-sized transparent spots in T. jiawenna); (3) genital styles broad and lamellar, apical part lamellar (genital styles slender, apical part fingerlike in T. jiawenna).	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822272B9149C6CFBAEA039D219.taxon	description	Figs 11 – 12, Table 1	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822272B9149C6CFBAEA039D219.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined CHINA • 7 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀; Yunnan Province, Mengla County, Menglun Town; 21 ° 55 ′ N, 101 ° 15 ′ E; 12 Mar. 2017; Ying-Jian Wang leg.; IEGU • 3 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Yunnan Province, Yingjiang National Wetland Park; 24 ° 41 ′ N, 97 ° 56 ′ E; 16 Aug. 2018; Hong-Xing Li leg.; IEGU • 2 ♂♂; Yunnan Province, Jinghong City, Menglong Town; 21 ° 35 ′ N, 100 ° 41 ′ E; 21 Jun. 2019; Hong-Xing Li leg.; IEGU • 7 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀; Guizhou Province, Wangmo County; 25 ° 11 ′ N, 106 ° 06 ′ E; 10 – 13 Aug. 2020; Sha-Sha Lv, Feng-E Li and Jian-Kun Long leg.; IEGU.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822272B9149C6CFBAEA039D219.taxon	description	Redescription MEASUREMENTS. Body length including forewing: male 3.4 – 3.5 mm (N = 19), female 3.5 – 3.8 mm (N = 14). COLORATION. Vertex, pronotum and mesonotum (Fig. 11 A – D) golden-yellow. Middle carinae of vertex and mesonotum, tricarinate of pronotum with dark brown stripe on both side, lateral margins of vertex dark brown, lateral border area of pronotum with dark brown oblique band, lateral carinae of mesonotum with 2 blackish brown bands on outer side, dark brown near base of tegula. Frons (Fig. 11 E) grayish brown, large blackish brown spot near base, apical part blackish brown. Genae (Fig. 11 B, D) and clypeus (Fig. 11 E) dark brown. Antennae (Fig. 11 A – E) yellowish brown, with dark brown ringlike spot on end of first segment and on base to middle of second segment. Forewings (Fig. 11 F) grey brown, 3 transparent spots of different sizes near anterior margin of apex, and narrow transparent bands along transverse vein at apex. HEAD AND THORAX. Vertex (Figs 11 C, 12 A) long, longer in midline than wide at base (2.6: 1). Frons (Figs 11 E, 12 B) oblong, widest in the middle, base obviously narrower than end, longer in middle line than wide at widest part (2.4: 1), median carinae simple. Antennae (Figs 11 E, 12 B) with first segment shorter than second segment about 1: 2.5. Pronotum (Figs 11 C, 12 A) shorter than vertex about 0.5: 1 in midline. Mesonotum (Figs 11 C, 12 A) longer than 0.9 × pronotum and vertex combined, median carinae extend to terminal part of scutellum. Forewings (Fig. 11 F) slightly narrowed apically, longer than maximal width (2.7: 1). MALE GENITALIA. Pygofer (Fig. 12 C – D, F) ventral margin slightly longer than dorsal margin in lateral view, in posterior view with opening longer than wide, with long spiny medioventral process, extends to base of anal segment, lateroventral process toothlike. Anal segment (Fig. 12 C – E) short, without anal process, wider than long in lateral view, anal style long and large. Genital styles (Fig. 12 G – H) lamellar and broad, outer margin strongly arched above middle, middle of inner margin with fingerlike process. Aedeagus (Fig. 12 I – J) with phallobase, phallus slender, tubular, curved ventrally near the middle, apical part cuspidal; phallobase wide and long, bend accordingly to phallus, tapered end.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822272B9149C6CFBAEA039D219.taxon	biology_ecology	Host plant Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. (Poales, Poaceae).	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822272B9149C6CFBAEA039D219.taxon	distribution	Distribution China (Guizhou, Yunnan provinces).	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822271B9199C7CFD7EA6C4D102.taxon	description	Figs 13 – 14, Table 1	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822271B9199C7CFD7EA6C4D102.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined CHINA • 7 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀; Henan Province, Luanchuan County; 33 ° 47 ′ N, 111 ° 37 ′ E; 19 Aug. 2008; Hong-Rong Li leg.; IEGU • 4 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Shandong Province, Fei County, Daqing Mountain; 35 ° 24 ′ N, 118 ° 07 ′ E; 22 Aug. 2011; Wei-Bin Zheng leg.; IEGU • 2 ♂♂; Hubei Province, Dabieshan National Natural Reserve; 31 ° 05 ′ N, 115 ° 47 ′ E; 20 Jun. 2014; Zheng-Xiang Zhou leg.; IEGU • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Guizhou Province, Longli County, Longjiashan National Forest Park; 26 ° 28 ′ N, 106 ° 57 ′ E; 27 Jul. 2014; Qiang Luo leg.; IEGU • 3 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Guizhou Province, Zunyi City, Suiyang County; 27 ° 57 ′ N, 107 ° 11 ′ E; 30 Jul. 2014; Hai-Yan Sun leg.; IEGU.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822271B9199C7CFD7EA6C4D102.taxon	description	Redescription MEASUREMENTS. Body length including forewing: male 3.4 – 3.6 mm (N = 18), female 3.6 – 3.9 mm (N = 10). COLORATION. General color dark yellowish brown (Fig. 13 A – B). Apical part of vertex (Fig. 13 A, C) with long black spot along each side of middle carinae. Antennae (Fig. 13 A – E) with apical part of first segment, middle and apical parts of second segment with dark brown ringlike markings. Forewings (Fig. 13 F) light yellowish brown, inner side of crossveins with 3 dark brown burl spots, burl spot with lateral sides small, middle part big, many transparent spots of different sizes in middle to apex, posterior of apical part with large dark brown spot. HEAD AND THORAX. Vertex (Figs 13 C, 14 A) triangular, longer in midline than wide at base (2.0: 1). Frons (Figs 13 E, 14 B) rhomboid, base obviously narrower than end, longer in middle line than wide at widest part (2.4: 1), with obvious median carinae. Antennae (Figs 13 E, 14 B) with first segment shorter than second segment about 1: 2.5. Pronotum (Figs 13 C, 14 A) shorter than vertex about 0.5: 1 in midline, with 5 carinae. Mesonotum (Figs 13 C, 14 A) longer than 0.7 × pronotum and vertex combined, median carinae extend to terminal part of scutellum. Forewings (Fig. 13 F) slightly broadened apically, longer than maximal width (2.5: 1). MALE GENITALIA. Pygofer (Fig. 14 C – D) ventral margin slightly longer than dorsal margin in lateral view, in posterior view with opening longer than wide, with lamellar medioventral process, lateroventral process broad and round. Anal segment (Fig. 14 C – E) without anal process, wider than long in lateral view, anal style long. Genital styles (Fig. 14 F – G) slender, apical part slightly wider, inner and outer margins curved, inner basal angle with long spinous process, outer margin toothed. Aedeagus (Fig. 14 H – I) with phallobase, phallus slender, tubular, curved ventrally near middle, apical part cuspidal; phallobase broad and long, apical ⅔ curved at right angle to abdomen, apex pointed.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822271B9199C7CFD7EA6C4D102.taxon	biology_ecology	Host plant Miscanthus sp. (Poales, Poaceae), Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. (Poales, Poaceae).	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822271B9199C7CFD7EA6C4D102.taxon	distribution	Distribution China (Anhui, Fujian, Henan, Hubei, Shandong, Zhejiang provinces), Korea, Japan.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A8782227CB91F9C48FE76A032D5AC.taxon	description	Figs 15 – 16, 23, Table 1	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A8782227CB91F9C48FE76A032D5AC.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined CHINA • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; Yunnan Province, Mengla County, Menglun Town; 21 ° 55 ′ N, 101 ° 15 ′ E; 12 Mar. 2017; Ying-Jian Wang leg.; IEGU • 6 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀; Yunnan Province, Yingjiang National Wetland Park; 24 ° 41 ′ N, 97 ° 56 ′ E; 16 Aug. 2018; Hong-Xing Li leg.; IEGU • 1 ♂; Yunnan Province, Jinghong City, Menglong Town; 21 ° 35 ′ N, 100 ° 41 ′ E; 21 Jun. 2019; Hong-Xing Li leg.; IEGU.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A8782227CB91F9C48FE76A032D5AC.taxon	description	Redescription MEASUREMENTS. Body length including forewing: male 4.0 – 4.2 mm (N = 8), female 4.2 – 4.5 mm (N = 9). COLORATION. General (Fig. 15 A – B) color rust yellow or rust brown. Vertex, pronotum and mesonotum (Fig. 15 A – D) rust yellow. Middle carinae of vertex grayish yellow, with black fine line on both sides. Frons, genae and clypeus (Fig. 15 D – E) rusty yellow with reddish. Eyes (Fig. 15 A – E) dark brown, ocelli reddish brown. Antennae (Fig. 15 A – E) light yellowish brown, apical part of first segment and middle part of second segment each with black brown ring-like stripe. Pronotum (Fig. 15 A, C) yellowish-white near tegula, carinae gray, each with fine line on both sides. Middle carinae of mesonotum (Fig. 15 A, C) light brown, with fine line on both sides, lateral carinae brown. Forewings (Fig. 15 F) yellowish brown, 2 large transparent spots near basal and middle parts, apical ½ with multiple transparent spots, apical posterior area with dark gray marking, inner side of crossveins with 2 dark brown burl spots, burl spots with yellowish-white particles. HEAD AND THORAX. Vertex (Figs 15 C, 16 A) triangular, longer in midline nearly equal to base width. Frons (Figs 15 E, 16 B) elliptic, widest in middle, base narrower than end, longer in middle line than wide at widest part (2.2: 1), with obvious median carinae. Antennae (Figs 15 E, 16 B) with first segment shorter than second segment about 1: 2.0. Pronotum (Figs 15 C, 16 A) shorter than vertex about 0.9: 1 in midline, with 5 carinae. Mesonotum (Figs 15 C, 16 A) longer than 1.4 × pronotum and vertex combined, median carinae extend to terminal part of scutellum. Forewings (Fig. 15 F) slightly broadened apically, longer than maximal width (2.6: 1). MALE GENITALIA. Pygofer (Fig. 16 C – D) ventral margin longer than dorsal margin in lateral view, in posterior view with opening longer than wide, with rod-like medioventral process, simple. Anal segment (Fig. 16 C – E) cylindric, without anal process, lateral margins deep concave in the middle, wider than long in lateral view, anal style long. Genital styles (Fig. 16 F – G) broad lamellar, apex slightly wider than base, inner margin concave, inner apical angle with slender process toward inner side, basal angle with large process, tapering to apex, outer margin with many serrated processes. Aedeagus (Fig. 16 H – I) with phallobase, phallus slender, tubular, curved ventrally medially, apical part cuspidal, protruding from dorsal of phallobase; phallobase wide and long, bend accordingly to phallus.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A8782227CB91F9C48FE76A032D5AC.taxon	biology_ecology	Host plant Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. (Poales, Poaceae).	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A8782227CB91F9C48FE76A032D5AC.taxon	distribution	Distribution China (Yunnan Province), Vietnam.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A8782227AB91C9C10F9C0A008D2E3.taxon	description	Figs 17 – 18, Table 1	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A8782227AB91C9C10F9C0A008D2E3.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined CHINA • 4 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Hainan Province, Datian National Natural Reserve; 19 ° 06 ′ N, 108 ° 47 ′ E; 12 – 13 Apr. 2013; Bin Li, Yu-Bo Zhang and Jian-Kun Long leg.; IEGU • 6 ♂♂; Hainan Province, Yinggeling National Natural Reserve; 19 ° 02 ′ N, 109 ° 34 ′ E; 10 – 12 Aug. 2015; Zheng-Xiang Zhou, Qiang Luo and Ya-Lin Yao leg.; IEGU • 5 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Hainan Province, Limushan National Forest Park; 19 ° 12 ′ N, 109 ° 46 ′ E; 4 May 2017; Yong-Shun Ding leg.; IEGU.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A8782227AB91C9C10F9C0A008D2E3.taxon	description	Redescription MEASUREMENTS. Body length including forewing: male 2.9 – 3.1 mm (N = 15), female 3.2 – 3.4 mm (N = 4). COLORATION. Vertex, pronotum and mesonotum (Fig. 17 A – D) bluish-yellow. Middle carinae of vertex with blackish brown striped spot on both sides. Lateral border areas of pronotum and mesonotum slightly dark brown. Frons (Fig. 17 E) brown-blue. Apical part of frons, clypeus (Fig. 17 E) and genae (Fig. 17 B, D) black. Antennae (Fig. 17 A – E) yellowish brown, circular spot at apex of first segment, second segment with oblique spot from base to middle, circular spot at apex dark brown. Forewings (Fig. 17 F) dark brown, apex of apical and postcostal cells with 5 – 6 different-sized transparent spots, inner side of crossveins with 3 dark brown burl spots, middle part big. HEAD AND THORAX. Vertex (Figs 17 C, 18 A) triangular, longer in midline slightly than wide at base (1.1: 1). Frons (Figs 17 E, 18 B) elliptic, widest in the middle, base narrower than end, longer in middle line than wide at widest part (2.0: 1), with obvious median carinae. Antennae (Figs 17 E, 18 B) with first segment shorter than second segment about 1: 2.0. Pronotum (Figs 17 C, 18 A) same length as vertex. Mesonotum (Figs 17 C, 18 A) longer than 1.2 × pronotum and vertex combined, median carinae extend to terminal part of scutellum. Forewings (Fig. 17 F) slightly broadened apically, longer than maximal width (2.4: 1). MALE GENITALIA. Pygofer (Fig. 18 C – D) ventral margin longer than dorsal margin in lateral view, in posterior view with opening longer than wide, lateral margin each with triangular process, medioventral process lamellar, apical margin truncate. Anal segment (Fig. 18 C – E) long and large, without anal process, anal style small. Genital styles (Fig. 18 F – G) slender, apical part round, inner and outer margins concave. Aedeagus (Fig. 18 H – I) with phallobase, phallus slender, tubular, curved ventrally near middle, apical part cuspidal, phallobase equal in length to phallus, apical part round.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A8782227AB91C9C10F9C0A008D2E3.taxon	biology_ecology	Host plant Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. (Poales, Poaceae).	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A8782227AB91C9C10F9C0A008D2E3.taxon	distribution	Distribution China (Hainan, Yunnan provinces).	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822279B9239C4CFD09A005D101.taxon	description	Figs 19 – 20, Table 1	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822279B9239C4CFD09A005D101.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined CHINA • 4 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Hainan Province, Datian National Natural Reserve; 19 ° 06 ′ N, 108 ° 47 ′ E; 14 Apr. 2013; Bin Li and Ji-Chun Xing leg.; IEGU.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822279B9239C4CFD09A005D101.taxon	description	Redescription MEASUREMENTS. Body length including forewing: male 3.5 – 3.7 mm (N = 4), female 3.9 – 4.2 mm (N = 2). COLORATION. General color light yellow to orange (Fig. 19 A – B). Forewings (Fig. 19 F) transparent, yellowish brown, with large yellow spot near the middle, smoky brown band near apex. HEAD AND THORAX. Vertex (Figs 19 C, 20 A) triangular, apex far out in front of eyes, longer in midline than wide at base (2.8: 1). Frons (Figs 19 E, 20 B) nearly diamond-shaped, widest in middle, base obviously narrower than end, longer in middle line than wide at widest part (2.7: 1), with obvious median carinae. Antennae (Figs 19 E, 20 B) with first segment shorter than second segment about 1: 2.1. Pronotum (Figs 19 C, 20 A) shorter than vertex about 0.3: 1 in midline. Mesonotum (Figs 19 C, 20 A) longer than 0.6 × pronotum and vertex combined, median carinae extend to terminal part of scutellum. Forewings (Fig. 19 F) slightly broadened apically, longer than maximal width (2.6: 1). MALE GENITALIA. Pygofer (Fig. 20 C – D) ventral margin longer than dorsal margin in lateral view, in posterior view medioventral process small, lamellar, lateral margins with long spiny process. Anal segment (Fig. 20 C – E) large, without anal process, longer than wide in lateral view, anal style long and large. Genital styles (Fig. 20 F – G) slender, undulant, apical part cuspidal, with triangular process at basal ⅓. Aedeagus (Fig. 20 H – I) with phallobase, phallus slender, tubular, curved ventrally medially, tapering to apex; phallobase wide and long, bend accordingly to phallus, basal part with slender process, apex of right side with lobate process toward ventrally.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822279B9239C4CFD09A005D101.taxon	biology_ecology	Host plant Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. (Poales, Poaceae).	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822279B9239C4CFD09A005D101.taxon	distribution	Distribution China (Hainan, Taiwan provinces).	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822247B9269C64FEF1A16BD51C.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 346 FF 81 C- 9 BBC- 44 B 5 - 8655 - 0 B 470 B 8 F 4 E 1 E Figs 21 – 22	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822247B9269C64FEF1A16BD51C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis The salient features of the new species include: vertex (Figs 21 C, 22 A) slightly longer than pronotum; middle carinae of vertex, pronotum and mesonotum (Fig. 21 A, C) with dark lines on both sides; inner side of forewing (Fig. 21 F) crossveins without dark brown burl spots; medioventral process of pygofer (Fig. 22 C) small, triangular; anal segment (Fig. 22 C) with apical margin of two lateral angle round; genital styles (Fig. 22 F – G) long and narrow, slightly wavy.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822247B9269C64FEF1A16BD51C.taxon	etymology	Etymology The specific epithet name is derived from the name of the type locality, Yunnan Province.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822247B9269C64FEF1A16BD51C.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype CHINA • ♂; Yunnan Province, Mengla County, Mohan Town; 21 ° 11 ′ N, 101 ° 41 ′ E; 31 Aug. 2017; Yan Zhi leg.; IEGU. Paratypes CHINA • 16 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀; Yunnan Province, Yingjiang County, Nabang Town; 24 ° 45 ′ N, 97 ° 34 ′ E; 18 Aug. 2018; Hong-Xing Li leg.; IEGU • 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Yunnan Province, Mengla County, Mohan Town; 21 ° 11 ′ N, 101 ° 41 ′ E; 16 Jun. 2019; Feng-E Li leg.; IEGU • 7 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Yunnan Province, Sun River National Forest Park; 22 ° 36 ′ N, 101 ° 06 ′ E; 27 Jun. 2019; Hong-Xing Li; IEGU.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822247B9269C64FEF1A16BD51C.taxon	description	Description MEASUREMENTS. Body length including forewing: male 2.4 – 2.5 mm (N = 25), female 2.6 – 2.8 mm (N = 9). COLORATION. Vertex and pronotum (Fig. 21 A – D) deep tawny with greenish, mesonotum (Fig. 21 A – D) deep tawny, median carinae of vertex, pro- and mesonotum each with dark brown stripe on both sides. Frons (Fig. 21 E) light brownish yellow with virescent. Clypeus (Fig. 21 E) yellowish. Apical part of rostrum (Fig. 21 E) brown-black. Antennae (Fig. 21 A – E) grayish yellow, apical part of first segment and apical and middle of second segment each with dark brown ring-like marking. Outer side of tegula dark brown, inner side tawny. Forewings (Fig. 21 F) grayish white, transparent, faint yellowish brown spots or stripes along the longitudinal and transverse veins, a small dark brown spot on tip of each terminal cells. HEAD AND THORAX. Vertex (Figs 21 C, 22 A) longer in midline than wide at base (1.3: 1). Frons (Figs 21 E, 22 B) oblong, longer in middle line than wide at widest part (1.6: 1), basal margin triangular, median carinae simple. Antennae (Figs 21 E, 22 B) with first segment shorter than second segment about 1: 1.6. Pronotum (Figs 21 C, 22 A) shorter than vertex about 0.8: 1 in midline. Mesonotum (Figs 21 C, 22 A) longer than 1.6 × pronotum and vertex combined, median carinae extend to terminal part of scutellum. Forewings (Fig. 21 F) slightly broadened apically, longer than maximal width (2.5: 1). MALE GENITALIA. Pygofer (Fig. 22 C – D) ventral margin longer than dorsal margin in lateral view, in posterior view with opening longer than wide, with short and triangular medioventral process, without lateroventral process. Anal segment (Fig. 22 C – E) cylindric, without anal process, wider than long in lateral view, apical margin of two lateral angle round, anal style long and big. Genital styles (Fig. 22 F – G) small, long and narrow, basal part wide, apical part narrow, apical margin serrated, convex outward at basal ½. Aedeagus (Fig. 22 H – I) with phallobase, phallus wide and long, tubular, basal ⅓ wider, curved ventrally; phallobase slender, basal ⅔ wider, bend accordingly to phallus.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822247B9269C64FEF1A16BD51C.taxon	biology_ecology	Host plant Unknown.	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822247B9269C64FEF1A16BD51C.taxon	distribution	Distribution China (Yunnan Province).	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
D64A87822247B9269C64FEF1A16BD51C.taxon	discussion	Remarks This species is similar to Tropidocephala touchi Kuoh, 1979, but differs from the latter in: (1) anal segment broad, cylindric, apical margin of two sides rounded in posterior view (anal segment small, annular, apical margin of two sides triangular in posterior view in T. touchi); (2) pygofer with short and triangular medioventral process (pygofer without short and triangular medioventral process in T. touchi); (3) basal part of aedeagus without a arcuate slender process directed dorsad (basal part of aedeagus with a arcuate slender process directed dorsad in T. touchi).	en	Lv, Sha-Sha, Li, Hong-Xing, Zhang, Yu-Bo, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2025): Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 981: 114-154, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2815, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2815/12843
