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We determined the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the leafhopper Idiocerus herrichii by next-generation sequencing. Similar to the typical mtDNA of insects, the mitogenome is 15,489 bp in size, with an A + T content of 78.4%, comprises 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and one non-coding region. Most of the PCGs are initiated with the typical ATN codon, with exception to ATP8 and ND5, which are started with TTG. Most PCGs are terminated with the typical TAA codon, except for COX2, ND5, ND4 and ND1 with the incomplete termination codon T. The concatenated PCGs were used to conduct Bayesian phylogenetic analyses together with 20 mitogenome data of leafhoppers in GenBank. The phylogenetic tree confirms the monophyly of Idiocerinae, indicating I. herrichii being closely related to I. laurifoliae plus Populicerus popili.