BOOK REVIEW. Chen X.-S., Zhang Z.-G. & Chang Z.-M. Issidae and Caliscelidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) from China. Guizhou Science and Technology Publishing House, Guiyang, 2014. 242 p. ISNB 978-7-80662-979-6

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by  V. M. Gnezdilov

ZOOSYSTEMATICA ROSSICA, 24(1): 138–139 25 JUNE 2015
BOOK REVIEW
Chen X.-S., Zhang Z.-G. & Chang Z.-M. Issidae and Caliscelidae
(Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) from China. Guizhou Science and Technology
Publishing House, Guiyang, 2014. 242 p. ISNB 978-7-80662-979-6
The families Issidae Spinola and Calis- cluded subfamilies, tribes, genera, and spe-
celidae Amyot et Serville belong to the cies and long English summary. For every
”higher Fulgoroidea” sensu Shcherbakov species, a description, material examined,
(2006), which have attracted the atten- data on distribution (with maps for genera),
tion of many taxonomists during last 20 remarks and notes (if necessary), etymol-
years because of controversies over family ogy (for new taxa), color photos of external
relationships among this group (Gnezdilov, views and drawings of male genitalia (some-
2013a). From this aspect, the inventory of times female genitalia as well) are provided.
regional faunas is very important, and par- The main positive aspect of this book is
ticularly the revision of our knowledge on comprehensive illustrative material – every
Eastern Palaearctic and Indo-Malayan bio- species is illustrated by five photos of high
diversity. In recent years, much has been quality: total dorsal and lateral views, and
discovered concerning the Chinese fauna of three aspects of the head (dorsal, ventral,
Issidae and Caliscelidae thanks to the pub- lateral), thus the book is particularly useful
lications of Chinese taxonomists. as a field guide. However, I have to mention
The current monograph by Chen with several important critical points as follows:
coauthors is the second published book on 1. In the general taxonomic part (pages
Chinese Issidae and Caliscelidae, after the 6–9) the tribe Colpopterini Gnezdilov,
excellent monograph by Chan and Yang 2003 is treated as the member of the family
(1994) on the fauna of Taiwan. This new Issidae. However this taxon was upgraded
monograph is entitled “Issidae and Calis- to subfamily rank and transferred from the
celidae from China”, but it does not review Issidae to the family Nogodinidae Melichar
Chinese fauna of these planthopper fami- (Gnezdilov, 2012). On the other hand the
lies. Instead it is a guide to the collection subfamily Caliscelinae Amyot et Serville is
of Issidae and Caliscelidae deposited in the treated as including just the tribe Calisceli-
Institute of Entomology of Guizhou Uni- ni despite of the work by Emeljanov (2008)
versity. This monograph considers 26 gen- who erected the tribe Peltonotellini and
era and 61 species of Issidae, and 5 genera recently the modern classification for the
and 13 species of Caliscelidae. Among these, family Caliscelidae including this tribe was
four genera and 20 species are described as published by Gnezdilov (2013b).
new and one genus and one species are re- 2. The drawings of male genitalia are not
corded for the first time from China. This detailed. They may be useful for identifi-
number of taxa included is far from covering cation of the species, but hardly useful for
Chinese fauna in totality. Thus, the table in morphological and phylogenetic studies.
the introduction of the book lists 143 spe- 3. The authors did not explain their
cies of Issidae and 20 species of Caliscelidae opinion on the validity of Hemisphaerius
known from China before this publication. testaceus Distant, 1906 and ignored the
The monograph is supplied with chap- synonymy of this species with Hemisphaeri-
ters on general taxonomy, morphology and us rufovarius Walker, 1858 proposed by Li-
ecology of the families, with keys to the in- ang (2001).
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4. Hemisphaerius signifer Walker is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
missed in the Index and the paper by Gnez-
I am glad to thank Dr Charles Bartlett (New-
dilov (2011) cited in the text is missed in
ark, DE, USA) for language editing and Prof.
the References.
Dr. Alexandr F. Emeljanov (Saint Petersburg,
5. The species incorrectly identified by
Russia) for his comments on the genus Caliscelis.
the authors as Caliscelis affinis (Fieber,
1876) apparently is Caliscelis zarudnyi Mit-
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7. There are several misprints: page 1 chung, Taiwan: Chen Chung Book. 188 pp.
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ana chilocorides (same misprint in the Index,
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p. 240); p. 76 – Gergithus triangularis should
an evidence of parallel adaptive radiation.
be changed to Mongoliana triangularis
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(same misprint in the Index, p. 242); p. 80 – [In Russian. English translation published
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changed to Neotetricodes; p. 123 – Pesudo- Gnezdilov V.M. 2013b. Modern system of the
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choutagus should be changed to Pseudo-
moptera, Fulgoroidea). Zoologichesky Zhur-
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to B. dentis; p. 204 – Neodurius hamatus ental and Eastern Palaearctic Fulgoroidea
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p. 1 and 235 – O’brien should be changed logical Society, 73(4): 235–237.
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changed to Soós. Tropiduchidae (Homoptera: Auchenorrhyn-
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Despite of mentioned of the above mis-
cene of Green River, USA, with notes on the
takes, this monograph should be treated as a
fossil record of higher Fulgoroidea. Russian
good first attempt to provide an illustrative
Entomological Journal, 15(3): 315–322.
and identification guide to planthoppers
of the families Caliscelidae and Issidae of
V.M. Gnezdilov
China, a country with very rich and diverse
fauna, and I hope that next time the authors Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1
will be more careful and critical with the Universitetskaya Emb., St Petersburg 199034, Russia.
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material they are studying and pay more at-
tention to the quality of their publication. Received April 11, 2015 / Accepted April 24, 2015
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