茶叶蝉是为害茶树的一类重要害虫:在生产上早已普遍引起重视,并有许多单位进行了严重危害种的生物学特性、发生规律、防治方法乃至综合防治的研究。但是迄今为止,对茶叶蝉种类研究尚未展开,这一现状不免多少影响了对这类害虫的进一步深入研究。近些年便有不少单位寄来标本要求鉴定学名,为此,作者等决定研究我国茶树叶蝉种类。当前在我国茶叶蝉种类问题上,最迫切必须解决的是明确危害种与鉴定区分。近些年通过一些单位和我们的调查研究,危害种已可肯定,但在种名上存在混淆。虽然作者已为 Tea leafhopper is a kind of important insect pests affecting tea plantation: it has long been paid great attention in the production, and many units have carried on the research on the biological characteristics, the law of occurrence, the prevention and cure methods and even the comprehensive prevention and control of the species. However, up to now, the study on the species of tea cicadas has not been carried out yet. This situation can not help but affect the further study of these pests. In recent years, many units have sent samples to request identification of scientific names. To this end, the authors decided to study the types of tea leafhoppers in China. Currently in our country tea cicada species issues, the most urgent need to address the distinction between the identification of hazardous species and identification. In recent years, some units and our investigations and studies have confirmed that the species of harms have been affirmed, but there is confusion in the name of the species. Although the author has