Corresponding author: Ge-Xia Qiao (
Academic editor: L. Mound
Dang L-H, Zhao L, Wang X, Qiao G-X (2019) Review of
As part of ongoing studies on
The descriptions, drawings, and photomicrograph images provided here are produced from slide-mounted specimens using an Olympus BX53 and drawing tube. The following abbreviations are used for the pronotal setae:
The unit of measurements in this paper is micrometre. Specimens from China, including the holotype of the newly described species, are deposited in the National Zoological Museum of China (
Small sized, usually bicoloured brown and yellow, but a few uniformly brown. Head smooth, longer than wide, with one pair of postocular setae; antennae eight-segmented, segment III with one or two sense cones, IV with two or three. Pronotum well developed,
This genus is closely related to
1 | Body uniformly brown (Fig. |
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2 | Prothorax yellow, contrasting with brown head (Fig. |
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3 | Abdominal segments I–IX yellow, tube yellow in basal third |
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4 | Metathorax and all femora yellow (Fig. |
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5 | Forewing with duplicated cilia; fore tibia without distinct apical tooth (Fig. |
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Bicoloured with head, thorax and abdominal segments VIII–X brown, I–VII yellow but III–VII with brown median area; antennal segment I brown, II yellow with brown basal part, III–VII uniform yellow with VI–VII a little darker apex, VIII brown. All legs yellow with fore and middle coxae and fore femora brown (Fig.
Head 1.2 times as long as wide, cheeks distinctly constricted towards base (Fig.
Pronotum with no sculpture,
Pelta hat-shaped with pair of campaniform sensilla (Fig.
(holotype female, in µm). Total length 2440. Head length 260, width across behind eyes210; eye length 85, width 55; postocular setae length 40. Antenna length 440, I–VIII length (width): 35(40), 50(30),55(25),60(30),55(25),50(25),52(25),35(22). Pronotum length 235, width 235;
Holotype female. CHINA, Yunnan, Mengla County, on Bamboo leaves, 22.iv.1997, Y.F. Han. Paratype: one female with same data as holotype; one female, Fujian Prov., Xiamen City, on Bamboo leaves, 29.iv.1991, Y.F. Han; one female, Guangdong Prov., on Bamboo leaves, 29.iv.1992, Y.F. Han.
This new species is similar to
This species name is composed of one Latin word,
Described from Java on sugar cane, and widely distributed in Asia, this is the only
This species is known only from China (Taiwan) on grass. Unfortunately, no specimens were examined here. According to the description, it can be distinguished easily from the other species considered here by the bicoloured body with most of the abdomen yellow – abdominal segments I–IX and basal third of tube yellow (
Described from Japan (Tokyo) on bamboo leaf sheaths, this species is recorded here from China (Sichuan, Hubei) for the first time, based on three females. The brown thorax and yellow abdominal pattern are similar to the new species,
Previously known only from Japan, this species is quite similar to
Described from Puerto Rico, America on
Many thanks are due to Laurence Mound (CSIRO, Australia) for providing some advice and to Fen-Di Yang and Yang Hu for making microscope slides. This work was supported by National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (No. 31702042), the Science and Technology Research Development Program of Shaanxi Province (2016NY-143), a Young Talent Fund of University Association for Science and Technology in Shaanxi, China (20180209), the Doctoral Start-up Foundation of Shaanxi Sci-Tech University (SLGKYQD2-20), and the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research (STEP) program [Grant No. 2019QZKK0501].