Bin Zhang

The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Liara ( Liara ) longispina Zhang, Lu, & Bian (2022) was sequenced and annotated from Guangxi, China. The circular double-stranded mitogenome has a size of 16,402 bp and contains 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), 2 ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs), and a control region (CR/D-loop).

A new Agalliini leafhopper genus, Orientagallia Zhang & Webb, gen. nov . (Cicadellidae, Megophthalminae), is described to place four Oriental species: O. viraktamathi Zhang & Webb, sp. nov . from Yunnan Province, China; O. priyankae (Viraktamath), comb. nov . from China (new record), India, and Nepal; O. kolasibensis (Meshram), comb. nov . and O. shillongensis (Meshram), comb. nov . both from India. A checklist to the species of Orientagallia , gen. nov . and a key for their identification are provided.

Graphium phidias (Oberthür, 1906) is a butterfly insect classified under the subgenus Paranticopsis , genus Graphium . It is a double-stranded circular structure with a total length of 15,059 bp, and the A + T content is 79.2%. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Graphium phidias was obtained and annotated to fill the gap in genomic data of Graphium phidias and provides important molecular evidence for research on the phylogeny, evolution, and mitochondrial function of Lepidoptera.

The leafhopper tribe Evacanthini, a core lineage within the morphologically diverse subfamily Evacanthinae, provides key insight into the classification, evolutionary history, and molecular evolution of this group. We sequenced and annotated the complete mitochondrial genomes of Taperus fasciatus Li & Wang, 1994 and Onukia sp. and reconstructed phylogenetic relationships using a concatenated dataset comprising 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs) and two ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs) with maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) methods. The dataset included 38 Evacanthini species and two outgroups from Nirvanini, clarifying the phylogenetic positions of each species and enriching genomic resources for the tribe. Meanwhile, to further test the genus Onukia Matsumura, 1912 for non-monophyly as suggested by Wang et al. (2017), we constructed an additional ML tree based on partial cox1 sequences from 36 species. The results confirmed that Onukia is non-monophyletic, with its species scattered across multiple branches rather than forming a single cohesive clade. These findings support the monophyly of Evacanthini while revealing complex evolutionary relationships within Onukia , providing robust molecular evidence for future studies on systematics, taxonomy, and evolution of this agriculturally significant group.

We successfully acquired the complete mitochondrial genome information of Ramulus bifarius (S. C. Chen and Y. H. He, p. 476, Phasmatodea of China , 2008), which can be used for subsequent related molecular studies. The mitogenome of R. bifarius exhibits a circular duplex structure, with a total length of 16,915 bp and a high adenine and thymine bias of 76.7%. It contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and a single control region.

We present the complete mitochondrial genome of Anelytra ( Anelytra ) hainanensis Shi, 2015 from Hainan, China. The mitogenome is circular, AT-rich (68.2%), and 15,553 bp in length, comprising 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and 1 AT region.

A second species of the leafhopper genus Parocerus Vilbaste, 1980, Parocerus lii Zhang sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Qinghai Province, northwestern China. The new species is compared with the type species, P. laurifoliae (Vilbaste, 1965), based on external and male genitalic characters. Both species occur on poplar (Populus sp.). In addition, a checklist of the genus and a key to species of Parocerus are provided to facilitate identification.

The idiocerine leafhopper genus Tautocerus Anufriev is reviewed and a new species, Tautocerus lizizhongi Zhang sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on morphological characters, particularly the male genitalia, from Shaanxi Province, China. The specimens were collected from Populus (poplar). A key to species and an updated checklist of the genus are provided.

We report the whole mitochondrial genome of the Chinese species Pseudophlugiolopsis bitubera . The mitogenome of P. bitubera is circular, AT-rich (70.3%), and 15,611 bp in length. It comprises 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and 22 transfer RNA genes.

We report the complete mitochondrial genome of the insect Anelytra ( Anelytra ) eunigrifrons Ingrisch, 1998, based on a specimen from Menglai, Xima, Yunnan, China. The 15,492 bp AT-rich (66.6%) mitochondrial genome contains 13 protein-coding, 22 tRNA, and 2 rRNA genes, showing the same gene content as Anelytra ( Anelytra ) obtusa .