Taxonomic study of Chinese species of the genus Macropsis Lewis, 1836 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Macropsinae) II: a new subgenus for Macropsisflavovirens Kuoh.
A new monobasic subgenus, Macropsis (Spinoniacropsis) subgen. nov., of the subfamily Macropsinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) based on type species Macropsis flavovirens Kuoh, 1992 from Yunnan Province of China is proposed. The new subgenus can be distinguished by the unique character of the male pygofer with two spinelike processes on the caudal margin. Macropsis (S.)flavovirens is redescribed and illustrated, and data on its geographical distribution are given.
Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Region, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025 P.R. China. huxxlan@gmail.com
Hu
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Li
Ren-huai
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Dai
Zi-zhong
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Li
Dmitri Yu
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Tishechkin
D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size