Bambusiphaga Huang & Ding, 1979

Yang, Lin & Chen, Xiang-Sheng, 2011, The Oriental bamboo-feeding genus Bambusiphaga Huang & Ding, 1979 (Hemiptera: Delphacidae: Tropidocephalini): a checklist, a key to the species and descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 2879, pp. 50-59 : 50-59

Bambusiphaga Huang & Ding, 1979

Bambusiphaga Huang & Ding, 1979: 170 ; Asche, 1983: 211; Ding & Tian, 1983 (in Kuoh et al. 1983): 49; Yang & Yang, 1986: 37; Wang & Ding, 1996: 22; Ding et al., 1999: 441; Ding, 2006: 126; Chen & Liang, 2007: 504; Hou & Chen, 2010: 392. Type species. Bambusiphaga nigropunctata Huang & Ding, 1979 , by original designation.

Diagnosis. Head including eyes narrower than pronotum. Vertex quadrate or rectangular, with submedian carinae uniting at apex of vertex. Frons rectangular, longer at middle line than wide (1.64–2.7:1), median carina distinct and simple. Antennae cylindrical, basal segment slightly longer or equal to width, 2nd segment longer than 1st (more than 2.7:1), reaching or almost reaching frontoclypeal suture. Pronotum about as long as vertex, lateral carinae straight, reaching or almost reaching hind margin. Mesonotum longer at middle line than vertex and pronotum together (about 1.3–2.0:1). Spinal formula of hind leg 5-6-4. Post-tibial spur without teeth along posterior margin, but with an apical tooth. Forewings with cross vein deposited medially. Anal style small. Anal segment of male ring-like, ventral margin with or without a process. Pygofer with or without medioventral processes. Aedeagus with or without phallobase; phallus complex, tubular. Genital styles simple, with a process, or forked apically. Seventh abdominal sternite of female present or absent.

Host plants. Bamboo ( Bambusoideae ). Specimens of Bambusiphaga species were collected on leaves of bamboo in several genera, viz. Bambusa , Dendrocalamus , Sinocalamus , Neosinocalamus , and Phyllostachys ( Huang et al. 1979; Ding & Hu 1982; Ding et al. 1986; Yang & Yang 1986; Chen & Li 2000; Chen et al. 2000; Chen & Liang 2007).

Distribution. Oriental region, with highest species density in China.