[Objectives]  To further clarify the species of green tea leafhopper in the main tea production area of China. [Methods]  Specimens of green tea leafhopper in 109 regions of 14 provinces were collected by netting and identified on the basis of differences in external morphology and male genitalia. [Results]  A total of 5 589 specimens were collected and classified into 8 species, including Empoasca (Matsumurasca) onukii Matsuda, Asymmetrasca rybiogon (Dworakowska), Empoasca (Empoasca) paraparvipenis Zhang & Liu, Jacobiasca boninensis (Matsumura), Alebroides shirakiellus (Matsumura), etc. The most abundant species was E. onukii, accounting for 98.53% of all specimens collected. E. onukii accounted for 55.56%-100.00% of local samples whereas E. rybiogon mostly occurred in Chongqing city, accounting for 36.96%-44.44% of local samples. Other species comprised only a small fraction of the total sample and had a restricted distribution. [Conclusion]  There are several species of green tea leafhopper in China. The dominant species in the main tea producing area (excluding Yunnan Province, Hainan Province, Guangdong Province, and Taiwan Province which were not covered in this study) was E. onukii.