Paraconfucius Cai, 1992

Jones, Joshua R. & Deitz, Lewis L., 2009, Phylogeny and systematics of the leafhopper subfamily Ledrinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) 2186, Zootaxa 2186 (1), pp. 1-120 : 50

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5777742
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scientific name	Paraconfucius Cai
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Genus Paraconfucius Cai View in CoL

Paraconfucius Cai, 1992: 266 View in CoL .

Type species. P. pallidus Cai 1992: 266 , 268, figs. 1–9, by original designation.

Synonymy. None.

Description. Cai (1992): “This genus is closely allied to Confucius Distant , from which it may be separated by the following characters 1) crown broad and short, median length less than one-half transocular width of head; 2) pronotum no[t] strongly foveate on each side behind anterior margin; 3) metathoracic tibiae slightly laminately widened; 4) style with a process near apex; 5) aedeagus slender, pipe-like, no larger apical process.”

Species. [1]: pallidus Cai.

Range. China (Anhui: Yungusi of Mt. Huangshan).

Host plants. Unknown.

Material examined. None.

Remarks. Paraconfucius is monobasic. The type specimen of P. pallidus is deposited at Anhui Agricultural University, and was unavailable for this study. From Cai’s description of the genus and drawings of P. pallidus , Paraconfucius appears to be more closely related to Ledropsis than Confucius , and may even be a synonym of Ledropsis . Examination of the type specimen of P. pallidus is necessary to be certain.