台湾地区叶蝉科系统分类学研究

叶蝉是生态系统中分布最广、种类和数量最为丰富的类群之一，许多种类是农林业生产上的重要害虫。台湾岛是我国第一大岛屿，其悠久的地质历史和多样的自然环境，造就了独特的动物区系组成；纵观台湾叶蝉分类研究历史，大都开展于上世纪前半叶日本对台湾殖民统治时期，叶蝉资源流失严重，大量模式标本散落于日本及西方国家，加上本土研究者的缺乏，严重阻碍了目前台湾叶蝉分类学研究的发展。本项目以台湾地区叶蝉科昆虫为研究对象，基于台湾各高校、博物馆等百余年馆藏标本，以及补充采集的新鲜材料，借阅检视国外的模式标本，通过形态比较、内部解剖和分子手段，对台湾叶蝉进行准确而较全面的鉴定，探讨其地理分布规律、区系组成和特点。预期描记、修订台湾叶蝉科的种类达300种以上，其中新种50种左右，新记录近40种，模式标本检视率在85%以上。研究结果无疑将加快台湾叶蝉分类研究进程，推动我国叶蝉区系研究的整体水平，丰富我国昆虫资源宝库。

Leafhopper is one of the main groups of agroforestry ecosystem with wide distribution, plentiful species and individuals. They are also very valuable studied material in many research fields, such as biodiversity, origin and evolution of arthropods, and zoogeography, etc.. Meanwhile, leafhoppers are important pests, their economic importance is paid attention by the people day by day in recent years. Taiwan island is the largest islands in China. As with long geological history and diversiform natural environments, fauna is very special in Taiwan island. However, the taxonomic, zoogeographical and ecological studies on leafhoppers of Taiwan island were carried out formerly by Japan and western countries. Type specimens are scattered in these countries and shortage of local researcher hamper the studies of leafhopper in present Taiwan. This project will have a comprehensive taxonomic study on leafhoppers in Taiwan island, inclding collecting specimens, identifying and describing species, analyzing the traits of species diversity and components of fauna, clarifying the constituent and fauna of leafhoppers in Taiwan island, revealing its distribution pattern and characteristics, exploring the origin and evolution of leafhopper fauna in Taiwan island and its relationship with the leafhopper on its adjacent areas. The results of the project will pave a basic ground for leafhopper biodiversity research and pest control.