Three new species of Atkinsoniella (Arthropoda, Insecta, Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Cicadellinae) from China, with an updated checklist to the known species worldwide

The sharpshooter genus Atkinsoniella Distant, 1908 includes 99 valid species worldwide. Here, three new species from China are described and illustrated: Atkinsoniella stenopyga, A. wangi, and A. yingjiangensis spp. nov. An updated checklist of the known Atkinsoniella species worldwide based on the data of previous literature and studied materials is also provided. All the type specimens of three new species are deposited at the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.

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Three new species, Atkinsoniella stenopyga, A. wangi, and A. yingjiangensis spp. nov., belonging to the Atkinsoniella Distant, 1908 genus, have been described and illustrated from China. An updated checklist of worldwide Atkinsoniella species is provided based on previous literature and studied materials. The type specimens of the new species are deposited at the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.