Michael D. Webb

Michael D. "Mick" Webb (M.D.Webb), British entomologist.

• Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom

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• 129 taxon names authored by Michael D. Webb

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• 1980. The Cicadellidae from Aldabra, Astove and Cosmoledo atolls collected by the Royal Society Expedition 1967-1968 (Hemiptera, Homoptera). Journal of Natural History 14: 829–863.

• Zhang, Y.-L. & 1996. A revised classification of the Asian and Pacific Selenocephalinae leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Entomology series 65(1): 1–103. Reference page. 
• Li, Z.Z. & 1996. Four new species of Evacanthinae from Vietnam and Thailand. Entomologia Sinica 3(1): 22–28. Reference page. 

• Carvalho, G.S. & 2004. A new genus and nine new species of Neotropical spittlebugs (Hemiptera, Cercopidae, Tomaspidinae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 48: 383–389. Full article.
• Costes, D.H. & 2004. Four new species of Neotropical spittlebugs (Hemiptera, Cercopidae, Tomaspidinae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 48(3): 391–393. DOI: 10.1590/S0085-56262004000300015. Reference page. 
• Waldkircher, G., & Maschwitz, U. 2004. Description of a new shieldbug (Heteroptera: Plataspidae) and its close association with a species of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Southeast Asia. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 147(1): 21–28. DOI: 10.1163/22119434-900000133 Reference page. 
• & Viraktamath, C.A. 2004. On the identity of an invasive leafhopper on Hawaii (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Nirvaninae). Zootaxa 692: 1–6. Abstract & excerpt Reference page. 

• Dai, W., Zhang, Y-L., Viraktamath, C.A. & 2006. Two new Asian Scaphytopiini leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) with description of a new genus. Zootaxa 1309: 37–44. Abstract & excerpt Reference page. 

• Viraktamath, C.A. & 2007. Review of the leafhopper genus Pythamus Melichar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Evacanthinae) in the Indian subcontinent. Zootaxa 1546: 51–61. Abstract & excerpt DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1546.1.6 Reference page. 
• & Viraktamath, C.A. 2007. Three new Old World species of the leafhopper genus Scaphoideus Uhler (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae). Zootaxa 1457: 49–55. Abstract & excerpt DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1457.1.3 Reference page. 

• Viraktamath, C.A., , Dai, W. & Zhang, Y-L. 2008. A review of the Oriental grassland leafhopper genus Platyretus Melichar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) Zootaxa 1696: 37–47. Abstract & excerpt Reference page. 

• Dai, W., Viraktamath, C.A., Zhang, Y-L. & 2009. A review of the leafhopper genus Scaphotettix Matsumura (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), with description of a new genus. Zoological Science 26(9): 656–663. Reference page. 
• & Viraktamath, C.A. 2009. Annotated check-list, generic key and new species of Old World Deltocephalini leafhoppers with nomenclatorial changes in the Deltocephalus group and other Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae). Zootaxa 2163: 1–64. Abstract & excerpt DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2163.1.1 Reference page. 

• Zhang, Y., Che, Y., Wang, Y. & 2010. Two new species of the planthopper genus Flavina Stål (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Issidae) from China. Zootaxa 2641: 27–36. Preview DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2641.1.3 Reference page. 

• Lu, L., Zhang, Y-L. & 2011. New tribal placement for the leafhopper genus Evinus Dlabola (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), with description of a new species from China. Zootaxa 2794: 52–56. Preview DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2794.1.3 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Zelazny, B. & 2011. Revision of the planthopper tribe Rhotanini (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Derbidae). Zootaxa 3071: 1–307. Preview Reference page. 

• Xue, Q., & Zhang, Y. 2013. Two new species of the leafhopper genus Anidiocerus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Idiocerinae) from China. Zootaxa 3746(3): 481–488. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3746.3.7 Reference page. 

• Bartlett, C. & 2014. The planthopper genus Spartidelphax, a new segregate of Nearctic Delphacodes (Hemiptera, Delphacidae). ZooKeys 453: 19–36. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.453.8369 . Reference page. 
• Khatri, I. & 2014. Review of the idiocerine leafhoppers of Pakistan (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) with a description of a new species. Zootaxa 3860(3): 289–290. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3860.3.6 Reference page. 
• Shang, S., & Zhang, Y. 2014. Key to Chinese species of the leafhopper genus Drabescus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) with description of a new species. Zootaxa 3852(1): 141–146. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3852.1.7 Reference page. 
• Viraktamath, C.A. & 2014. Four new species of the grass feeding leafhopper genus Nicolaus Lindberg (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from the Indian subcontinent. Zootaxa 3784(5): 528–538. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3784.5.2 Reference page. 

• Chang, Z-M., Chen, X-S. & 2015. Review of the planthopper genus Neodurium Fennah, 1956 (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Issidae). Zookeys 517: 83–97. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.517.8817 Full article Reference page. 
• Gao, F., Zhao, P., & Cai, W.Z. 2015: A taxonomic review of the polymorphic assassin bug genus Rihirbus Stål (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae). Zootaxa 3963(4): 502–516. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.4.2. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Qu, L., & Dai, R.H. 2015: A new genus and species of the leafhopper subtribe Paraboloponina from China (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae). Zootaxa 3919(2): 260–270. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3919.2.2. Reference page. 

• Carvalho, G.S., Sakakibara, A.M. & 2016. Two new species of the Neotropical spittlebug genus Monecphora Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) with key and notes of species of the genus: IN Pinto et al., Living among dragons: A festschrift in honor to Dr. Angelo B. M. Machado on occasion of his 80th birthday. Zootaxa 4078(1): 143–152. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4078.1.13. Full article (PDF)Reference page. 
• Duan, Y., Dietrich, C.H., & Zhang, Y-L. 2016. Review of the South American leafhopper genus Parandanus (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae). ZooKeys 562: 73–83. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.562.7478.Reference page. 
• Duan, Y., & Zhang, Y-L. 2016. Review of the leafhopper tribe Stenometopiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from China with description of four new species. Zootaxa 4171(1): 101–138. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.1.4. Reference page. 
• Gil-Santana, H.R. & 2016. Transfer of the assassin bug Nitornus fuliginosus to the genus Apronius (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Stenopodainae). Zootaxa 4117(1): 141–145. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4117.1.9. Reference page. 
• Smith, L.R.J. & 2016. Review of the Ulopella leafhopper genus group (Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae, Ulopinae) with description of a new genus and species collected from pitfall traps in Zambia. Zootaxa 4189(3): 571–580. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4189.3.7. Reference page. 

• Dai, W., Zahniser, J.N., Viraktamath, C.A. & 2017. Punctulini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), a new leafhopper tribe from the Oriental region and Pacific Islands. Zootaxa 4226(2): 229–248. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4226.2.4. Reference page. 
• Duan, Y., Dietrich, C.H., & Zhang, Y-L. 2017. New taxa and new records of Deltocephalini leafhoppers from Thailand (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae). Zootaxa 4350(2): 363–373. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4350.2.10. Reference page. 

• Lu, L., & Zhang, Y-L. 2018. A new leafhopper genus of subtribe Paraboloponina (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Drabescini), with description of two new species from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4521(2): 281–286. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4521.2.9 Reference page. 
• Pansare, P.P., Ghate, H,V, & 2018. Redescription of the thread-legged assassin bug Ploiaria anak (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) from India, with notes on its biology. Zootaxa 4388(4): 557–566. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4388.4.7 Reference page. 
• Shobharani, M., Viraktamath, C.A. & 2018. Review of the leafhopper genus Penthimia Germar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from the Indian subcontinent with description of seven new species. Zootaxa 4369(1): 1–45. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4369.1.1 Reference page. 
• Shobharani, M., Viraktamath, C.A. & 2018. Revision of the penthimiine leafhopper genus Tambila Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) of the Indian subcontinent. Zootaxa 4514(4): 501–515. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4514.4.4 Reference page. 
• Viraktamath, C.A. & 2018. Revision of the evacanthine leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Evacanthinae) of the Indian subcontinent. Zootaxa 4386(1): 1–78. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4386.1.1 Reference page. 
• Zhang, B., Chi, W-F. & 2018. Description of two new idiocerine leafhoppers of the genus Chinaocerus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from southwestern China. Zootaxa 4457(4): 583–588. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4457.4.8 Reference page. 

• Gil-Santana, H.R. & 2019. Transfer of the assassin bug Helonotus pallidulus Walker to the genus Heza Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Harpactorinae, Harpactorini). Zookeys, 872: 91–99. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.872.35137 Reference page. 
• Lu, Lin, Dietrich, C.H., & Zhang, Y. 2019. Two new genera of Pacific Paraboloponina leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Drabescini) with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4604(1): 176–182. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.7 Reference page. 
• Lu, L., & Zhang, Y-L. 2019. A new species of the leafhopper genus Drabescus Stål (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from China, with a checklist and key to species. Zootaxa 4612(2): 237–246. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4612.2.6. Reference page. 
• Roell, T., Lemaître, V.A. & 2019. Revision of the African shieldbug genus Afrius Stål, 1870 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae). European Journal of Taxonomy 520: 1–44 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Viraktamath, C.A. & 2019. Revision of the bamboo leafhopper tribe Mukariini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from the Indian subcontinent with description of new genera and species. Zootaxa 4547(1): 1–69. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4547.1.1 Reference page. 
• Viraktamath, C.A. & 2019. Revision of the Ulopinae leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) of the Indian subcontinent, I. Ulopini genera: Daimachus, Radhades and Ulopsina. Zootaxa 4613(3): 557–577. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.8 Reference page. 
• , Yeshwanth, H.M. & El-Sonbati, S.A. 2019. On the identity and distribution of the Old World grass feeding leafhopper species Soractellus nigrominutus Evans (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Paralimnini). Zootaxa 4614(3): 585–592. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4614.3.10 Reference page. 
• Wei, X-T., Xing, J. & 2019. Key to species of the genus Pachymetopius Matsumura (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Stegelytrini ) with description of a new species from China. Zootaxa 4571(2): 290–294. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4571.2.12 Reference page. 
• Yu, Z., , Dai, R-H. & Yang, M-F. 2019. Three new species in the leafhopper tribe Drabescini (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae) from southern China. Zookeys, 846: 43–53. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.846.34003 Reference page. 
• Zhang, B. & 2019. A checklist and key to the idiocerine leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) of Hainan Island, with description of a new genus and new species. Zootaxa 4576(3): 581–587. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4576.3.10 Reference page. 

• Fang, Y-Q., Webb, M. & Xing, J. 2020. An unusual new leafhopper species of Daochia Wei, Zhang & Webb, 2006 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Stegelytrini) described from China. Zootaxa 4758(2): 378–386. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4758.2.11 Reference page. 
• Liu, Y-Q., & Cai, W-Z. 2020. Redescription of the African assassin bug Ectomocoris proximus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) with a new synonymy. Zootaxa 4834(3): 443–450. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4834.3.7 Reference page. 
• Sohail, K., Webb, M. & Zhang, Y-L. 2020. Newly recorded genera in the planthopper family Tropiduchidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) from Pakistan with redescription of Epora montana Distant. Zootaxa 4763(2): 281–286. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4763.2.10 Reference page. 
• Sohail, K., Webb, M. & Zhang, Y-L. 2020. First record of the family Derbidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) from Pakistan with redescription of Kamendaka saccharivora (Matsumura). Zootaxa 4834(1): 145–150. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4834.1.10 Reference page. 
• Viraktamath, C.A/, Yeshwanth, H.M. & Webb, M.D. 2020. Leafhopper tribe Stegelytrini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) of the Indian subcontinent, with a note on Aeternus hieroglyphicus Distant (Cicadellidae: Athysanini). Zootaxa 4822(4): 551–566. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4822.4.5 Reference page. 
• Xu, D-L., Dietrich, C.H., Webb, M.D. & Zhang, Y-L. 2020. A new species of the Oriental leafhopper genus Kutara Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from Vietnam. Zootaxa 4772(3): 585–592. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4772.3.8 Reference page. 

• Naveed, H., Shah, B., Khan, B.S., Cao, C-Q., & Zhang, Y-L. 2021. Checklist and keys to Deltocephalinae leafhoppers (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) from Pakistan. Zookeys 1078ː 135–188. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1078.47616 Reference page. 
• Viraktamath, C.A., & Yeshwanth, H.M. 2021. Leafhopper subfamily Ledrinae of the Indian subcontinent: 1. Description of Yelahanka gen. nov. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with seven new species and new combinations. Zootaxa 4915(4): 445–480. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4915.4.1 Reference page. 
• Yan, B., He, H-L., Yang, M-F. & 2021. A new genus and species of Mileewini leafhoppers (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Mileewinae) from China, with a key to genera. Zookeys 1028: 61–67. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1028.63727 Reference page. 

• Viraktamath, C.A., & Yeshwanth, H.M. 2022. Review of the leafhopper genus Drabescus Stål (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) in the Indian subcontinent with description of one new species. Zootaxa 5128(2): 225–247. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5128.2.4 Reference page. 
• Wang, X-Y., Wang, J-J., Dai, R-H. & 2022. Descriptions of two new Idiocerini leafhoppers of the genus Idioscopus (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) from China. Zookeys 1095ː 97–110. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1095.76731 Reference page. 

• Li, H., Li, J., , Wang, J-J. & Dai, R-H. 2023. Six new species of the leafhopper subgenus Pediopsoides (Pediopsoides) (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Eurymelinae, Macropsini) from China. Zookeys 1165ː 183–201. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1165.81776 Reference page. 
• Li, H., Dai, R-H. & 2023. Description of two new species of the leafhopper genus Pediopsis Burmeister (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Eurymelinae, Macropsini) from China. Zookeys 1149ː 135–144. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1149.81434 Reference page. 
• Roell, T., Lemaître, V.A., & Campos, L.A. 2023. An annotated and illustrated Type Catalogue of the predacious Shieldbugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae) in the Collection of the Natural History Museum, London. Zootaxa 5232(1): 1–105. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5232.1.1 Reference page. 

• Han, C., Yan, B., Yu, X-F., Yang, M-F. & 2024. Three new species of the leafhopper genus Arboridia Zachvatkin (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae), with a key and checklist to known species of China. ZooKeys 1196: 255–269. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1196.118829 Reference page. 
• Viraktamath, C.A., & Yeshwanth, H.M. 2024. Opsiini leafhopper genus Libengaia Linnavuori (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) in Africa and India with description of one new subgenus and six new species. Zootaxa 5507(1): 104–122. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5507.1.4 Reference page. 
• & Xu, Y. 2024. Revision of the leafhopper genus Smyga (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae). ZooKeys 1198: 135–141. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1198.119765 Reference page. 

• Duan, K-T., & Xing, J-C. 2025. First description of the male leafhopper Louangana stellata Wei & Webb (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae, Stegelytrini) from China. ZooKeys 1239: 213–222. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1239.150264 Reference page. 
• Huang, Y., Tang, L., Huang, Y., & Duan, Y. 2025. Two new bamboo feeding leafhopper species of the subfamily Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from China. Zootaxa 5588(2): 287–304. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5588.2.5 Reference page. 
• Salini, S., Kment, P., Lemaître, V.A., & Roca-Cusachs, M. 2025. Revision of the Austro-Oriental shield-bug genus Axiagastus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), with the description of five new species, and taxonomic notes on related genera. Zootaxa 5603(1): 1–82. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5603.1.1 Reference page. 
• Sanna, F., Holzinger, W.E., Cavagna, F., Callot, H. & 2025. A new leafhopper genus and species on bamboo, described from Europe (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae, Mukariini), with remarkable seasonal dimorphism. Zootaxa 5588(2): 323–338. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5588.2.7 Reference page. 
• Song, Y-H., Yuan, X., Tan, Y., & Mera, D.R. 2021. A new unique leafhopper genus of Erythroneurini from China, with the description of one new species (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae). Zootaxa 5642(6): 597–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5642.6.8 Reference page. 
• Viraktamath, C.A., & Yeshwanth, H.M. 2025. Review of the Monobazus-group leafhopper genera (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from the Indian subcontinent with description of five new genera and twenty-eight new species. Zootaxa 5567(1): 1–105. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5567.1.1 Reference page. 
• Viraktamath, C.A., & Yeshwanth, H.M. 2025. Leafhopper subfamily Ledrinae of the Indian subcontinent: 2. Genera Digitata Wang, Li & Dai, Latycephala McKamey, Petalocephala Stål and Thlasia Germar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with description of six new species. Zootaxa 5623(1): 1–71. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5623.1.1 Reference page.