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Corresponding author: Zheng-Guang Zhang ( zhzhg0537@163.com ) Academic editor: Mike Wilson
© 2018 Zheng-Guang Zhang, Zhi-Min Chang, Xiang-Sheng Chen.
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Zhang Z-G, Chang Z-M, Chen X-S (2018) A new species of the genus Euxaldar Fennah, 1978 from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, Issidae). ZooKeys 781: 51-58. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.781.27059
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A new species Euxaldar guangxiensis sp. n. is described and illustrated from southeastern China. The generic characteristics are redefined. A checklist and key to the species of the genus Euxaldar are provided.
Fulgoromorpha , Guangxi Province, Hemisphaeriini , new species
The genus Euxaldar was erected by
The morphological terminology of the head and body follows
Euxaldar Fennah, 1978: 267.
Euxaldar jehucal Fennah, 1978, by monotypy.
Body hemispherical, head including eyes wider than pronotum. Metope flat and elongate. Coryphe transverse, 2-3 times as wide as long. Fore wings elongate and wide, without hypocostal plate; venation poorly recognizable. Hind wings one-lobed, rudimentary, much shorter than fore wings. Hind tibia with two lateral spines. First metatarsomere with two latero-apical spines and 6-7 intermediate spines. Gonoplacs rounded. Phallobase asymmetrical, narrow, with basal or subapical processes; ventral phalobase lobe shorter than the dorsal lobe. Aedeagus without ventral hooks. Male anal tube enlarged apically or elongate (in dorsal view).
E. guangxiensis sp. n. 1 Adult (male), dorsal view 2 Adult (male), in ventral view 3 Adult (male), in lateral view 4 Head and thorax (male), in dorsal view 5 Face (male), in frontal view 6 Head (male), in lateral view 7Fore wing (male) 8 Hind wing (male) 9 Male genitalia, in lateral view 10 Anal tube, in dorsal view 11 Penis, in dorsal view from caudad; Scale bars: 1.0 mm (1–3), 0.5 mm (4–11).
E. guangxiensis sp. n. 12 Anal tube (male), in dorsal view 13 Anal tube (male), in lateral view 14 Pygofer (male), in lateral view 15 Penis, in lateral view (left) 16 Penis, in lateral view (right) 17 Penis, in ventral view 18 Penis, in dorsal view 19 Connective, in lateral view 20 Gonostylus, in lateral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.
E. jehucal Fennah, 1978 (Vietnam: Ninh Binh, Ha Noi, Vinh Phuc, Hoa Binh and Haiphong Provinces)
E. lenis Gnezdilov, Bourgoin & Wang, 2017 (Vietnam: Lam Dong Provinces)
E. guangxiensis sp. n. (China: Guangxi Province)
1 | Metope smooth, without any pustules ( |
E. lenis Gnezdilov, Bourgoin & Wang |
– | Metope with row of distinct pustules along its lateral margins (Fig. |
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2 | Metopoclypeal suture complete. Male anal tube deeply concave posteromedially (in dorsal view) ( |
E. jehucal Fennah |
– | Metopoclypeal suture incomplete medially (Fig. |
E. guangxiensis sp. n. |
Holotype: 1 ♂, China: Guangxi, Nonggang National Nature Reserve (E106°58'3", N22°28'37"), 163 m, 29 Oct. 2017, K.K. Liu
Body length (from apex of vertex to tip of forewing): male 3.8mm; Forewing: male 3.3mm
Coloration. Male: Coryphe (Figure
Head and thorax. Coryphe (Figure
Male genitalia. Anal tube (Figs
The specific name refers to the locality, Guangxi province, China.
Unknown.
China (Guangxi province)
This species resembles E. jehucal and E. lenis, but can be distinguished from the latter in the following characteristics: Anal tube (Figs
The genus Euxaldar is similar to Neohemisphaerius Chen, Zhang & Chang, 2014, but differs as follows: Posterior margin of coryphe slightly angularly concave (Figure
We are grateful to Mr. KeKe Liu (School of Life Sciences, Jinggangshan University) for collecting valuable specimens. We thank Dr. Wilson and Dr. Gnezdilov for proofreading. This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (31460157), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province, China (20171BAB204010), Science Research Fund of Jiangxi Provincial Education Department (GJJ170639), the Scientific Research Foundation for Doctors of Jinggangshan University (JZ10039) and High Level Discipline of Biology, Jiangxi Province.