taxonID	type	description	language	source
520187EDFFE8855E5101FE86FD18ED6A.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Gelastyrella litaoensis Yang, 1994. Generic diagnosis Ver te x w i th anterior margin rounded, lateral margins slightly convex, elevated, disc depressed. Frons about as long as broad at broadest part, median carina distinct, submedian carinae crossed with median carina below anterior margin of vertex, only transversely present. Tegmen about 2.2 times longer than greatest width, acutely rounded at apex, Sc reaching beyond middle, M forked at about same level as union of claval veins, Cu 1 simple. Posterior tibiae with 2 lateral spines. Spinal formula of hind legs: 7 ­ 35 ­ 2, 7 ­ 18 ­ 2, 7 ­ 21 ­ 2, 8 ­ 40 ­ 2, 8 ­ 42 ­ 2, 8 ­ 49 ­ 2.	en	Ran, Hong-Fan, Liang, Ai-Ping (2006): The issid genus Gelastyrella Yang (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Issidae) from China. Zootaxa 1238: 63-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.172825
520187EDFFE8855E5101FE86FD18ED6A.taxon	description	Male genitalia Anal segment in dorsal view rounded in apical half. Phalli each with a process, directed cephalad. Genital styles with process more basad, ridged obliquely.	en	Ran, Hong-Fan, Liang, Ai-Ping (2006): The issid genus Gelastyrella Yang (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Issidae) from China. Zootaxa 1238: 63-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.172825
520187EDFFE8855E5101FE86FD18ED6A.taxon	distribution	Distribution P. R. China: Taiwan, Yunnan, Hainan.	en	Ran, Hong-Fan, Liang, Ai-Ping (2006): The issid genus Gelastyrella Yang (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Issidae) from China. Zootaxa 1238: 63-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.172825
520187EDFFEB855B5101FCABFC9BE855.taxon	description	(Figures 1 – 8) Length: male 6.3 mm, female 7.5 mm. Male: General color dull brown. Vertex (Fig. 1) yellow brown, median carina feeble; anterior margin slightly acutely roundly produced, posterior margin anteriorly angularly produced, lateral margins almost parallel. Frons (Fig. 2) dark brown, median carina present; the area between submedian carinae and anterior margin of vertex black brown. Clypeus dark brown, paler in middle, laterally transversely obliquely striate. Antennae dark brown. Pronotum dull green brown; anterior margin slightly acutely produced between eyes; median carina obscure; with a fuscous pit beyond median carina, and with dark spots on disc. Mesonotum triangular, dark brown, with green shining; with median carina and lateral carinae. Tegmina (Fig. 3) with transverse veinlets among longitudinal veins, veins slightly green. Legs yellow brown, with dark brown stripes. Spinal formula of hind legs: 8 ­ 49 ­ 2. Male genitalia: Anal segment (Fig. 5) in dorsal view almost rounded in apical 1 / 3, long striped in basal 2 / 3, anal foramen lies in apical 1 / 3. Genital styles (Fig. 6) almost triangular, base convex like a hook. Aedeagus (Fig. 7 ­ 8) ventrally convex triangularly, near apex with two anteroventally directed processes, apex also with two processes dorsally. Female: General color is darker than that of male. Spinal formula of hind legs: 8 ­ (40 ­ 42) ­ 2.	en	Ran, Hong-Fan, Liang, Ai-Ping (2006): The issid genus Gelastyrella Yang (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Issidae) from China. Zootaxa 1238: 63-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.172825
520187EDFFEB855B5101FCABFC9BE855.taxon	materials_examined	Materials examined Holotype. Male, China: Hainan, Qiongzhong, 20. iv. 1984 (S. L. Liu) (TMNH). Paratype. 1 female, China: Hainan, 14. v. 1934 (C. He) (IZCAS).	en	Ran, Hong-Fan, Liang, Ai-Ping (2006): The issid genus Gelastyrella Yang (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Issidae) from China. Zootaxa 1238: 63-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.172825
520187EDFFEB855B5101FCABFC9BE855.taxon	distribution	Distribution China: Hainan.	en	Ran, Hong-Fan, Liang, Ai-Ping (2006): The issid genus Gelastyrella Yang (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Issidae) from China. Zootaxa 1238: 63-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.172825
520187EDFFEB855B5101FCABFC9BE855.taxon	discussion	Remarks This species is similar to G. litaoensis Yang, but can be separated from the latter by vertex yellow brown (vertex grayish with basal portion somewhat green in G. litaoensis Yang); spinal formula of hind legs: male 8 ­ 49 ­ 2; female 8 ­ (40 ­ 42) ­ 2 (spinal formula of hind legs: 7 ­ 35 ­ 2 in G. litaoensis Yang).	en	Ran, Hong-Fan, Liang, Ai-Ping (2006): The issid genus Gelastyrella Yang (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Issidae) from China. Zootaxa 1238: 63-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.172825
520187EDFFEB855B5101FCABFC9BE855.taxon	etymology	Etymology This species is named for where it was collected.	en	Ran, Hong-Fan, Liang, Ai-Ping (2006): The issid genus Gelastyrella Yang (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Issidae) from China. Zootaxa 1238: 63-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.172825
520187EDFFED855B5101FE5CFC9DEE7A.taxon	description	(Figures 9 – 16) Length: male 5.2 mm, female 5.6 mm. Male: General color dull brown. Vertex (Fig. 9) dark brown, with a broad yellow brown longitudinal stripe in middle, anterior margin acutely roundly produced, posterior margin anteriorly angularly produced, lateral margins almost parallel. Frons (Fig. 10) dark brown, median carina distinct, the area between submedian carinae and the anterior margin of vertex black. Clypeus black brown, with yellow brown spots in base. Antenna dull brown. Pronotum black brown; anterior margin roundly produced slightly between eyes; with a small pit beyond middle line, and with yellow brown spots and protuberance on disc. Mesonotum triangular, with black brown spots on disc. Tegmina (Fig. 11) with veinlets among longitudinal veins, veins slightly green. Legs yellow brown, with black brown spots. Spinal formula of hind legs: 7 ­ 18 ­ 2; 7 ­ 21 ­ 2. Male genitalia: Anal segment (Fig. 13) in dorsal view nearly oval, anal foramen lying in middle. Genital styles (Fig. 14) triangular, base convex hooklike. Aedeagus (Figs. 15, 16) with two anterodorsally directed processes ventrally near base; apex with two posterodorsally directed processes dorsally. Female: General color paler than that of male. Spinal formula of hind legs: 7 ­ 21 ­ 2.	en	Ran, Hong-Fan, Liang, Ai-Ping (2006): The issid genus Gelastyrella Yang (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Issidae) from China. Zootaxa 1238: 63-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.172825
520187EDFFED855B5101FE5CFC9DEE7A.taxon	materials_examined	Materials examined Holotype: male, China: Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, Xiaomengyang, 850 m, 5. ix. 1958 (L. Y. Zheng) (IZCAS). Paratype. 1 female, China: Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, Mengla, 620 ­ 650 m, 29. v. 1959 (F. J. Pu) (IZCAS).	en	Ran, Hong-Fan, Liang, Ai-Ping (2006): The issid genus Gelastyrella Yang (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Issidae) from China. Zootaxa 1238: 63-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.172825
520187EDFFED855B5101FE5CFC9DEE7A.taxon	distribution	Distribution China: Yunnan.	en	Ran, Hong-Fan, Liang, Ai-Ping (2006): The issid genus Gelastyrella Yang (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Issidae) from China. Zootaxa 1238: 63-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.172825
520187EDFFED855B5101FE5CFC9DEE7A.taxon	discussion	Remarks This species is similar to G. litaoensis Yang, but can be separated from the latter by vertex dark brown, with a broad yellow brown longitudinal line in middle (vertex grayish with basal portion somewhat green in G. litaoensis Yang); spinal formula of hind legs: male 7 ­ (18 ­ 21) ­ 2; female 7 ­ 21 ­ 2 (spinal formula of hind legs: 7 ­ 35 ­ 2 in G. litaoensis Yang).	en	Ran, Hong-Fan, Liang, Ai-Ping (2006): The issid genus Gelastyrella Yang (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Issidae) from China. Zootaxa 1238: 63-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.172825
520187EDFFED855B5101FE5CFC9DEE7A.taxon	etymology	Etymology The species is named for where it was collected.	en	Ran, Hong-Fan, Liang, Ai-Ping (2006): The issid genus Gelastyrella Yang (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Issidae) from China. Zootaxa 1238: 63-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.172825
