Genus Limois Stål, 1863 Check-list of Limois species (distribution updated from Bourgoin 2025) Fossil species L. pardalis Zhang, 1989. Distribution: China (Shanwang Village, Linqu, Shandong Province; Miocene (Shanwang Formation)). L. shanwangensis (Hong, 1979). Distribution: China (Shanwang Village, Linqu, Shandong Province; Miocene (Shanwang Formation)). Extant species L. balteatus sp. nov. Distribution: China (Shaanxi). L. bifasciatus Ollenbach, 1928. Distribution: India. L. chagyabensis Chou & Lu, 1981. Distribution: China (Xizang, Shaanxi, Sichuan). L. emelianovi Oshanin, 1908. Distribution: China (Gansu, Dongbei), Russia, Korea. L. guangxiensis Chou & Wang, 1985. Distribution: China (Guangxi, Fujian). L. hunanensis Chou & Wang, 1985. Distribution: China (Hunan). L. kikuchii Kato, 1932. Distribution: China (Shaanxi, Beijing, Dongbei, Taiwan), Korea. L. sonlaensis Constant & Pham, 2022. Distribution: Vietnam. L. sordida Wang, Xu, Constant & Qin, 2020. Distribution: China (Shanxi; Hebei, Beijing). L. westwoodii (Hope, 1843). Distribution: China (Xizang, Taiwan), Bangladesh, Myanmar. L. yingjingensis sp. nov. Distribution: China (Sichuan). Keys to species of the genus Limois Stål, 1863 Fossil species 1. Markings of tegmina forming leopard spots (Fig. 6E, from Zhang 1989: fig. 48).. ............... L. pardalis Zhang, 1989 - Markings of tegmina with a larger irregular transverse pattern on disc and without small spots in basal 1/2 or entire surface (Fig. 6A, B, from Hong 1979: plate I; Fig. 6C, D, from Zhang 1989: fig. 45)................... L. shanwangensis (Hong, 1979) Extant species (updated from Wang et al. 2020) 1. Frons with 3 longitudinal carinae, middle carina can be less distinct as submedian carinae (Fig. 1E; Wang et al. 2020: figs 1e, f, 4c, 6e, 11d)........................................................................................ 2 -. Frons with 2 longitudinal carinae (Fig. 4E; Wang et al. 2020: figs 2e, 3b, 8d, 9d, f; Constant & Pham 2022: fig. 1c)....... 6 2. Pronotum with one dark irregular patch along the posterior margin on each lateral area (Wang et al. 2020: fig. 11b)..................................................................................... L. emelianovi Oshanin, 1908 -. Pronotum without dark irregular patch along the posterior margin on each lateral area (Fig. 1D; Wang et al. 2020: figs 1d, 4b, 6d)................................................................................................ 3 3. Hindwings pale yellow in basal 2/5 (Wang et al. 2020: fig. 6a).. ............. L. sordida Wang, Xu, Constant & Qin, 2020 -. Hindwings orange red or red in basal 2/5 (Fig. 1A; Wang et al. 2020: figs 1a, 4a).................................. 4 4. Pronotum purplish red (Wang et al. 2020: fig. 1d); the transverse irregular dark brown band of tegmina not reaching posterior margin (Wang et al. 2020: fig. 1a)............................................. L. chagyabensis Chou & Lu, 1981 -. Pronotum brown or yellow brown (Fig. 1D; Wang et al. 2020: fig. 4b); the transverse irregular dark brown band of tegmina extending to posterior margin (Fig. 1A; Wang et al. 2020: fig. 4a)............................................... 5 5. The black irregular transverse band of tegmina continuous from the costal to the posterior margin; hindwing red in base 1/3 (Fig. 1A)........................................................................... L. balteatus sp. nov. -. The brown irregular transverse band of tegmina intermittent, extending to the posterior margin; hindwing reddish yellow in basal 1/3 (Wang et al. 2020: fig. 4a)..................................................... L. kikuchii Kato, 1932 6. Thorax densely covered with numerous dark spots (Wang et al. 2020: fig. 2d; Constant & Pham 2022: fig. 1b); tegmina without a broad irregular band submedially (Wang et al. 2020: fig. 2a; Constant & Pham 2022: fig. 1a)....................... 7 -. Thorax with dark spots sparse or not (Fig. 4D; Wang et al. 2020: figs 3a, 8b, 9b); tegmina with broad irregular band submedially (Fig. 4A; Wang et al. 2020: figs 3d, 8a, 9a)................................................................ 8 7. Pronotum with as many minute black spots on disc as on mesonotum (Wang et al. 2020: fig. 2d); postclypeus pale yellowish (Wang et al. 2020: fig. 2e); dorsal angle of gonostyli rounded in lateral view (Wang et al. 2020: fig. 2g)....................................................................................... L. guangxiensis Chou & Wang, 1985 -. Pronotum with fewer minute black spots on disc than on mesonotum (Constant & Pham 2022: fig. 1b); postclypeus dark brown (Constant & Pham 2022: fig. 1c); dorsal angle of gonostyli forming a right angle in lateral view (Constant & Pham 2022: fig. 2a).. ................................................................. L. sonlaensis Constant & Pham, 2022 8. Pronotum without longitudinal broken black band on each side of median carina (Fig. 4D; Wang et al. 2020: fig. 3a)...... 9 -. Pronotum with one longitudinal broken black band on each side of median carina (Wang et al. 2020: figs 8b, 9b)........ 10 9. Pronotum and mesonotum creamy yellow, mesonotum with 3 pairs of dark patches along anterior margin with the middle pair covered by pronotum (Wang et al. 2020: fig. 3a).. ................................. L. hunanensis Chou & Wang, 1985 -. Pronotum yellowish-brown and mesonotum cyan yellowish-brown, mesonotum with 3 pairs of dark patches along anterior margin and the middle pair not covered by pronotum (Fig. 4D).. ............................ .. L. yingjingensis sp. nov. 10. Tegmina with an oblique narrow fascia from apex to disc............................... L. bifasciatus Ollenbach, 1928 -. Tegmina without an oblique narrow fascia from apex to disc (Wang et al. 2020: figs 8, 9a)...... L. westwoodii (Hope, 1843)

Published as part of Wang, Wenqian, Constant, Jérôme, Chen, Jun, Zheng, Yan & Qin, Daozheng, 2025, Two new species of the genus Limois (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae) from China, pp. 268-278 in Zootaxa 5716 (2) on pages 269-270, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5716.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/17889307