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Abstract

One new leafhopper species,L. dangjinensissp. nov. is described, andL. hebeiensis Cai, Liang & Wang, 1992 is reported from Korea for the first time. Descriptions, photographs, illustrations and biological information of the new species are provided. A key to the KoreanLimassolla species is also given.Limassolla macrobipunctata Hossain, Kwon, Suh & Kwon, 2019 is synonymised withL. ishiharai Dworakowska, 1972.

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