taxonID	type	description	language	source
453B5707795E4C5DFF25F8D7C973E1B4.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Erythroneura amseli Dlabola, 1961 Body slim, ground color yellow to yellowish-brown, with many brown to blackish-brown patches. Head with pair of triangular black patches; eyes grey to black; face usually with four roundish black patches along fore margin, sides of frontoclypeal area black; pronotum brown at middle part and hind margin, with pair of dumbbell-shaped black patches along fore margin and two black patches on each side; basal triangles and midline or tip of scutellum blackish. Head narrower than pronotum, vertex slightly produced in the middle, coronal suture distinct. Face with lorum large, anteclypeus long. Fore wing with 1 st and 3 rd apical cells large and broad, 2 nd apical cell narrow, 4 th apical cell broad, not reaching apex of fore wing, but longer than half length of 3 rd apical cell. Hind wing venation usual for Erythroneurini, RA vein distinct. Abdominal apodemes well sclerotized, broad but short, usually expanded dorsad, not exceeding 3 rd sternite. Anal tube short, 10 th abdominal segment well sclerotized and ornamented with numerous spines, without anal tube appendage.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707795E4C5DFF25F8D7C973E1B4.taxon	description	Male genitalia: Pygofer moderately sclerotized, pygofer side usually with membranous dorsal and ventral margin, with many short slender setae at cephalo-ventral angle of lobe and at hind margin; dorsal appendage well sclerotized, movably articulated, usually knife-like; ventral appendage seldom present. Subgenital plate surpassing hind margin of pygofer side, broadened subbasally and narrowing towards apex, apex rounded or tapering; with a row or rows of marginal stout setae from subbase to subapex, with 3 - 4 macrosetae at about midlength or subapex of the plate. Style usually with long and foot-like apical part and quite large preapical lobe. Connective lamellate, with distinct manubrium and central lobe. Aedeagal shaft tubular with preatrium developed, usually with pair of processes; gonopore apical or subapical on ventral surface.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707795E4C5DFF25F8D7C973E1B4.taxon	distribution	Distribution: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Tibet, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang), India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707795C4C5EFF25FD6FCDECE78D.taxon	description	(Figs 1, 15 a) Description: Ground color orange-brown, with black patches, apical 1 / 3 of anteclypeus black. Scutellum with black vertical line broader at lower part and tapering towards upper part (Fig. 15 a). Abdominal apodemes reached posterior of 3 rd sternite (Fig. 1 j). Pygofer side with dorsal and ventral margin membranous; dorsal appendage with apex tapering, ventral margin protruded near middle part; without ventral appendage (Figs 1 a, b). Subgenital plate forming tapering extension apically; lateral margin with a row of enlarged stout setae from subbase to middle part; with 3 macrosetae in middle area (Fig. 1 d). Style with apex short, foot-like (Fig. 1 e). Aedeagal shaft moderately long, basal part with three short stick-like processes, two of which extend from ventral side, the third one extending from dorsal side and directed left in caudal view; preatrium as long as shaft; gonopore subapical on ventral surface (Figs 1 g – i). Measurement: Length of male 2.10 mm.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707795C4C5EFF25FD6FCDECE78D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Holotype: ♂, China: Yunnan Prov., Yingjiang, Mangxian, 24 ° 28 ' 33 '' N, 97 ° 45 ' 02 '' E, 1089 m, 30 iv 2012, coll. Cao Yanghui (NWAFU).	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707795C4C5EFF25FD6FCDECE78D.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: This new species is mostly similar to M. solitaria Luo, Wang & Song, 2022 in the shape of the subgenital plate and the aedeagus, but differs in having a longer pygofer side and asymmetic aedeagus with three processes.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707795C4C5EFF25FD6FCDECE78D.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word “ asymmetricus ”, referring to the single dorsal process of the aedeagal shaft.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707795C4C5EFF25F997CF9AE50F.taxon	description	(Figs 2, 15 b)	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707795C4C5EFF25F997CF9AE50F.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: 7 ♀♀ 1 ♂, China: Yunnan Prov., Lancang County, 29 xii 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 1 ♂, Yunnan Prov., Mt. Zixi, 2400 m, 10 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska (NWAFU).	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707795C4C5EFF25F997CF9AE50F.taxon	distribution	Distribution: China (Guizhou, Yunnan); Kazakhstan; Tajikistan	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707795B4C59FF25FF0ACEFCE6A9.taxon	description	(Figs 3, 15 c)	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707795B4C59FF25FF0ACEFCE6A9.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: China, Yunnan Prov.: 3 ♂♂, Tengchong, Zizhi, 25 ° 46 ' 05 '' N, 98 ° 37 ' 07 '' E, 2100 m, 07 v 2012, coll. Cao Yanghui; 2 ♂♂, Tengchong, Xiaodifang, 24 ° 53 ' 06 '' N, 98 ° 45 ' 20 '' E, 2224.6 m, 10 v 2012, coll. Cao Yanghui; 1 ♂, Yingjiang, Xima, 24 ° 48 ' 18 '' N, 97 ° 45 ' 03 '' E, 1828.9 m, 04 v 2012, coll. Cao Yanghui; 4 ♂♂ 3 ♀♀, Baoshan, Taibaoshan Park, 1750 m, 20 xi 1999, grass, coll. Qin Daozheng; 1 ♂, Taibaoshan Park, 1850 m, 20 xi 1999, tea tree, coll. Qin Daozheng; 13 ♂♂ 112 ♀♀, Taibaoshan Park, 1900 m, 20 xi 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng; 3 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Baoshan, Taibaoshan, 1800 m, 20 xi 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng; 2 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Baoshan, Taibaoshan, 1800 m, 20 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 1 ♀, Baoshan, Taibaoshan, 1700 m, 20 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 6 ♂♂ 16 ♀♀, Baoshan, Taibaoshan Park, 1800 m, 20 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 1 ♂ 2 ♀♀, Tengchong, Mt., Gaoligong, 2000 m, 25 xi 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng; 1 ♂, Tengchong, Guyong Tree Farm, 2000 m, 24 xi 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng; 1 ♂, Tengchong, Taikong Volcano, 2000 m, 23 xi 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng; 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Tengchong, Taikong Volcano, 2000 m, 23 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 3 ♂♂ 4 ♀♀, Dahaoping, 2000 m, 25 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Dahaoping, 1980 m, 26 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 3 ♂♂ 9 ♀♀, Dahaoping, Gaoligong, 2200 m, 27 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 2 ♂♂, Xinzhu, 2300 m, 14 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 1 ♂, Xinzhu, 2250 m, 15 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Xinzhu, 2300 m, 15 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 6 ♂♂ 25 ♀♀, Dali, 2300 m, 12 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 1 ♀, Dali, 2000 m, 11 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 10 ♂♂ 108 ♀♀, Dali, Mt., Cang, 2000 m, 12 xi 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng; 2 ♂♂ 3 ♀♀, Dali, Mt., Cang, 2000 - 2300 m, 12 xi 1999, grass, coll. Qin Daozheng; 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Dali, 2000 m, 12 xi 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng; 2 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀, Mt. Zixi, 2400 m, 10 xi 1999, Rubus spp. coll. I. Dworakowska; Sichuan Prov.: 1 ♂, Mt. Emei, 600 m, 2 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 3 ♂♂ 5 ♀♀, Mt. Emei, Qingyinge, 600 m, 2 xi 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng; 1 ♂ 6 ♀♀, Mt. Emei, 1050 m, 1 xi 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng; 2 ♀♀, Mt. Emei, 1050 m, 1 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 1 ♀, Mt. Emei, 1600 m, 1 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 1 ♀, Mt. Emei, Xianfeng Temple, 1400 m, 31 x 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng; 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Wolong, 2000 m, 27 x 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska (all preserved in NWAFU). Notes: The length and the width of aedeagal preatrial processes varies among individuals.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707795B4C59FF25FF0ACEFCE6A9.taxon	distribution	Distribution: China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan)	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707795B4C59FF25FB73CDA5E581.taxon	description	(Figs 4, 15 d) Description: Ground color orange-brown, with black patches, anteclypeus sandy beige. Tip of the scutellum dark (Fig. 15 d). Pygofer side with distal central area and distal ventral margin membranous; dorsal appendage with apex tapering and slightly hooked, ventral margin protruding near middle part; ventral appendage quite small, fingerlike, slightly sinuated, extended from distal ventral margin of lobe (Fig. 4 a). Subgenital plate rounded apically, lateral margin with irregular rows of short stout setae subbasally, forming one row from middle part to apex; with 3 macrosetae in subapical area (Fig. 4 c). Style with apex quite broad, foot-like (Fig. 4 d). Aedeagal shaft short, dorsal margin of apex slightly expanded in lateral view, ventral margin with triangular flaky extension, apex rounded in ventral view; preatrium longer than shaft; gonopore apical (Figs 4 e, f). Measurement: Length of male 3.23 mm.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707795B4C59FF25FB73CDA5E581.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Holotype: ♂, China: Yunnan Prov., Lijiang City, Xinzhu, 2300 m, 15 xi 1999, Medicago sativa L., coll. Qin Daozheng (NWAFU); paratype: 1 ♂, same date as holotype.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707795B4C59FF25FB73CDA5E581.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: This new species is similar to M. turgida sp. nov., but the pygofer side of the new species has a ventral process, the dorsal apodeme of the aedeagus is distinct, and the apex of the aedeagal shaft is rounded in ventral view.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707795B4C59FF25FB73CDA5E581.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word “ circularis ”, referring to apex of penis shaft rounded in ventral view.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779574C55FF25FF0ACEF9E0F7.taxon	description	(Figs 5, 15 e)	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779574C55FF25FF0ACEF9E0F7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: China, Yunnan Prov.: 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Dali City, 2150 m, 12 xi 1999, coll. Dworakowska; 1 ♂, Dali City, 2400 m, 12 xi 1999, coll. Dworakowska; 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Xinzhu, 2250 m, 15 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 3 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀, Xinzhu, 2300 m, 15 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Xinzhu, 2450 m, 14 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Lijiang City, 2350 m, 13 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 3 ♂♂ 4 ♀♀, Lijiang City, Xinzhu, 2300 m, 14 xi 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng; 2 ♂♂, Chuxiong, Mt. Zixi, 2400 m, 10 xi 1999, grass, coll. Qin Daozheng; 1 ♂ 4 ♀♀, Tengchong, 2000 m, 23 xi 1999, grass, coll. Qin Daozheng; 2 ♀♀, Tengchong, 13 viii 2005, grass, coll. Kang Juxia and Yang Meixia; 1 ♂, Kunming, Mt. Xi, 2300 m, 31 xii 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Kunming, 01 i 2000, coll. I. Dworakowska; 1 ♂, Tengchong, Xiaodifang, 24 ° 53 ' 06 '' N, 98 ° 45 ' 20 '' E, 2224.6 m, 10 v 2012, coll. Cao Yanghui (all preserved in NWAFU).	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779574C55FF25FF0ACEF9E0F7.taxon	distribution	Distribution China (Yunnan); India; Kazakhstan.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779574C55FF25FC89CD33E7A7.taxon	description	(Figs 6, 15 f) Description: Ground color yellow-whitish, with black patches. Middle line of scutellum brown, which broad at upper part and tapering towards lower part (Fig. 15 f). Abdominal apodemes nearly reaching posterior margin of 3 rd sternite (Fig. 6 i). Pygofer side with caudal margin and distal ventral margin membranous; dorsal appendage triangular, protrusion on ventral margin indistinct; without ventral appendage (Figs 6 a, b). Subgenital plate rounded apically, lateral margin with a row of stout setae from subbase to apex, the basal seta obviously enlarged; with 3 macrosetae in subapical area (Fig. 6 d). Style with apex foot-like (Fig. 6 e). Aedeagal shaft short, with pair of slim processes extended from ventro-basal area; preatrium longer than shaft; gonopore subapical on ventral surface (Figs 6 g, h). Measurement: Length of male 2.70 mm, female 2.80 – 3.00 mm.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779574C55FF25FC89CD33E7A7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Holotype: ♂, China: Yunnan Prov., Longxin, Mt. Hei, 24 ° 31 ' 26 '' N, 98 ° 51 ' 45 '' E, 1971 m, 27 iv 2012, coll. Cao Yanghui (NWAFU); paratypes: 1 ♂ 2 ♀♀, same data as holotype.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779574C55FF25FC89CD33E7A7.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: The new species is similar to M. elegantula Dworakowska, 1994, but can be distinguished by the narrower base of the pygofer dorsal appendage, shorter aedeagal shaft and slimmer aedeagal processes.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779574C55FF25FC89CD33E7A7.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word “ gracilis ”, referring to the slim processes of aedeagal shaft.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779574C55FF25FA78CE98E52C.taxon	description	(Fig. 15 g)	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779574C55FF25FA78CE98E52C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: 1 ♂, China: Sichuan Prov., Mt. Emei, 1050 m, 1 xi 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng; 2 ♂♂ 5 ♀♀, Sichuan Prov., Mt. Emei, 1600 m, 1 xi 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng; 1 ♀, Sichuan Prov., Mt. Emei, 1000 m, 30 x 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng (all preserved in NWAFU).	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779574C55FF25FA78CE98E52C.taxon	distribution	Distribution: China (Sichuan); Vietnam.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779524C50FF25FF0ACF2FE168.taxon	description	(Figs 7, 15 h) Description: Ground color yellow-whitish, with black patches. Middle line of scutellum brown, sides of which are parallel. Patches on vertex nearly oval, basal part far away from each other (Fig. 15 h). Pygofer side with dorsal and ventral margin membranous; dorsal appendage narrow, apex tapering and slightly curved, ventral margin protruded subbasally; without ventral appendage (Figs 7 a, b). Subgenital plate rounded apically; lateral margin with group of short stout setae subbasally forming one row from subbase to subapex, distal disc scattered with some small rigid setae; with 3 macrosetae in subapical area (Fig. 7 d). Style with apical part triangular, apex curly, subapical inner margin produced; preapical lobe finger-like (Fig. 7 e). Aedeagal shaft quite thick, moderately long, curved caudad, lateral sides of apex with pair of lamellate processes, base of which is broad and apex slender, ventral side with pair of fin-shaped processes; preatrium slightly shorter than shaft; gonopore large, terminal (Figs 7 g, h). Measurement: Length of male 3.20 mm.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779524C50FF25FF0ACF2FE168.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Holotype: ♂, China: Tibet, Tongmai, 2050 m, 26 vii 1978, coll. Li Fasheng (CAU).	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779524C50FF25FF0ACF2FE168.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: This new species is most similar to M. wangwushana Song, Li & Xiong, 2011. It can be distinguished from the latter by the lack of the pygofer ventral appendage, a curved apex of the style, the presence of a pair of lamellate processes on the ventral side of the aedeagal shaft and an enlarged gonopore.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779524C50FF25FF0ACF2FE168.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word “ lamelliformis ”, referring to the lamellate fin-shaped processes on the ventral side of the aedeagal shaft.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779524C50FF25FC32C82EE7D0.taxon	description	(Figs 8, 15 i) Description: Ground color yellow-whitish, with black patches. Middle line of scutellum brown, line broad at upper part (Fig. 15 i). Pygofer dorsal appendage with base broad, apex tapering and slightly curved, ventral margin protruding near middle part; without ventral appendage (Fig. 8 a). Subgenital plate rounded apically; lateral margin with two rows of short stout setae subbasally, forming one row from subbase to apex; with 3 macrosetae in subapical area (Fig. 8 b). Style with apex foot-like (Fig. 8 c). Aedeagal shaft broad in lateral view, moderately long, with pair of processes on basal sides; preatrium longer than shaft; gonopore subapical on ventral surface (Figs 8 e, f). Measurement: Length of male 2.95 mm.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779524C50FF25FC32C82EE7D0.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Holotype: ♂, China: Sichuan Prov., Mianning County, 1650 m, 8 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska (NWAFU).	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779524C50FF25FC32C82EE7D0.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: This new species is similar to M. flexuosa Lin & Zhang, 2022, but has a thicker aedeagal shaft in lateral view and the aedeagal processes are closely appressed to the aedeagal shaft.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779524C50FF25FC32C82EE7D0.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The specific epithet is named after its type locality “ Mianning ”.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779524C50FF25F9AACF0DE559.taxon	description	(Figs 9, 15 j)	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779524C50FF25F9AACF0DE559.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: 5 ♂♂ 11 ♀♀, China: Sichuan Prov., Mt. Emei, Qingyinge, 600 m, 2 xi 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng; 1 ♀, Sichuan Prov., Mt. Emei, Xianfeng Temple, 1400 m, 31 x 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng; 2 ♂♂, Zhejiang Prov., Wulingkeng, xiii 2003, coll. Dai Wu (all preserved in NWAFU).	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779524C50FF25F9AACF0DE559.taxon	distribution	Distribution: China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Zhejiang)	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707794E4C4CFF25FF0ACE9BE34C.taxon	description	(Figs 10, 15 k)	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707794E4C4CFF25FF0ACE9BE34C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: 1 ♂, China: Guangxi Prov., Hongtan, 25 xi 1982, coll. Yang Jikun (CAU). Distribution: China (Guizhou, Guangxi)	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707794E4C4CFF25FE5DC958E6D8.taxon	description	(Figs 11, 15 l) Description: Ground color light yellow-brown, with black patches. Patches between basal triangles and middle line of scutellum forming Y-shaped black patch (Fig. 15 l). Pygofer dorsal appendage narrow basally, dorsal margin waved and apex pointed, ventral margin protruded subapically; without ventral appendage (Fig. 11 a). Subgenital plate rounded apically, lateral margin with two rows of short stout setae subbasally which form one row from subbase to apex; with 3 macrosetae in subapical area (Fig. 11 b). Style with apical part slender, apex foot-like (Fig. 11 c). Aedeagal shaft short, apical part slightly curved dorsad, with pair of short processes extending from ventro-basal area; preatrium much longer than shaft; gonopore subapical on basal surface (Figs 11 e, f). Measurement: Length of male 3.45 mm, female 3.47 mm.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707794E4C4CFF25FE5DC958E6D8.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Holotype: ♂, China: Shaanxi Prov., Qinling, Mt. Tiantai, 1900 m, 3 ix 1999, Rubus spp. coll. I. Dworakowska; paratypes: 15 ♀♀, same date as holotype; 43 ♂♂ 159 ♀♀, Sichuan Prov., Huding County, Moxi Town, 1600 m, 5 xi 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng; 13 ♂♂ 16 ♀♀, Sichuan Prov., Huding County, Moxi Town, 1600 m, 4 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 11 ♂♂ 13 ♀♀, Sichuan Prov., Huding County, Moxi Town, 1500 m, 4 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 1 ♂ 6 ♀♀, Sichuan Prov., Huding County, Moxi Town, 1650 m, 5 xi 1999, at light, coll. I. Dworakowska; 1 ♂ 5 ♀♀, Sichuan Prov., Moxi Town, 3000 m, 5 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska (all preserved in NWAFU).	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707794E4C4CFF25FE5DC958E6D8.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: This new species is similar to M. gracilis sp. nov. but the pygofer dorsal appendage has a crenulated dorsal margin, the style is more slender, the style preapical lobe is less strongly produced, and aedeagal processes are thicker and divergent from the shaft apically.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707794E4C4CFF25FE5DC958E6D8.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word “ subtilis ”, referring to the slender style.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707794E4C4DFF25FAA9C983E2CC.taxon	description	(Figs 12, 15 m) Description: Ground color yellow-whitish, with black patches. Middle line of scutellum dark brown, sides of which are almost parallel (Fig. 15 m). Abdominal apodemes not reaching posterior margin of 3 rd sternite (Fig. 12 h). Pygofer dorsal appendage broad subapically and tapering towards each side, ventral margin with distinct protrusion subapically; without ventral appendage (Fig. 12 a). Subgenital plate rounded apically; lateral margin with irregular rows of short stout setae subbasally forming one row from middle part to apex; with 3 macrosetae in subapical area (Fig. 12 c). Style with apex quite broad, foot-like (Fig. 12 d). Aedeagal shaft short, ventral margin with pair of flaky, triangular extensions, apex concave in ventral view; preatrium much longer than shaft; gonopore subapical on ventral surface (Figs 12 f, g). Measurement: Length of male 3.20 mm.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707794E4C4DFF25FAA9C983E2CC.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Holotype: ♂, China: Shaanxi Prov., Qinling, Mt. Tiantai, 1900 m, 3 ix 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska (NWAFU); paratypes: 16 ♂♂, same date as holotype; 1 ♂ 6 ♀♀, Sichuan Prov., Wolong City, 2100 m, 26 x 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng; 4 ♂♂ 50 ♀♀, Sichuan Prov., Wolong City, 2000 m, 27 x 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng; 3 ♂♂ 8 ♀♀, Sichuan Prov., Wolong City, 2000 m, 27 x 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 2 ♂♂, Sichuan Prov., Wolong City, 1950 m, 27 x 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska; 1 ♂ 6 ♀♀, Sichuan Prov., Huding County, Hailuogou, 2700 m, 5 xi 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng; 2 ♀♀, Sichuan Prov., Huding County, Hailuogou, 3300 m, 4 xi 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng (all preserved in NWAFU).	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707794E4C4DFF25FAA9C983E2CC.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: This new species is similar to M. circularis sp. nov., but the pygofer ventral appendage is absent, the upper margin of the style preapical lobe is straight, and apex of the aedeagal shaft is concave in ventral view. Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word “ turgidus ”, referring to style apex expanded.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707794B4C49FF25FF0ACE75E3A8.taxon	description	(Figs 13, 15 n)	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707794B4C49FF25FF0ACE75E3A8.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: 1 ♂, China: Sichuan Prov., Wolong City, 2000 m, 26 x 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska (NWAFU).	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B5707794B4C49FF25FF0ACE75E3A8.taxon	distribution	Distribution: China (Henan, Sichuan)	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779484C4AFF25FF0AC815E10C.taxon	description	(Figs 14, 15 o) Description: Ground color light yellow-brown, with black patches, anteclypeus brown. Area below transverse depression brown. Patches on vertex rounded (Fig. 15 o). Abdominal apodemes not reaching posterior margin of 3 rd sternite (Fig. 14 i). Pygofer side with ventral margin membranous; dorsal appendage crescent-shaped, ventral margin with two small protrusions; without ventral appendage (Fig. 14 a). Subgenital plate rounded apically, lateral margin with irregular rows of short stout setae subbasally and one row from subbase to apex, becoming sparse towards apex; with 3 – 4 macrosetae in the middle area (Fig. 14 c). Style with apex foot-like, preapical lobe convex on upper margin (Fig. 14 d). Aedeagal shaft broad and long, curved dorsad, with flaky extension at dorsal margin, ventro-basal area with pair of processes which are denticulate in ventral view; preatrium as long as shaft; gonopore subapical on ventral surface (Figs 14 g, h). Measurement: Length of male 3.00 mm.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779484C4AFF25FF0AC815E10C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Holotype: ♂, China: Xinjiang Prov., Bole City, 500 m, 25 vii 2006, coll. Dai Wu & Li Tao (NWAFU).	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779484C4AFF25FF0AC815E10C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: This new species is extremely similar to M. amseli (Dlabola, 1961), but can be distinguished by the broader pygofer dorsal appendage and its toothed ventral margin, and the presence of aedeagal processes.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
453B570779484C4AFF25FF0AC815E10C.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The specific epithet is named after its type locality “ Xinjiang ”.	en	Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (2025): Notes of the leafhopper genus Mitjaevia Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 5723 (3): 335-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.2
