title: The genus Tuponia Reuter, 1875 of China (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae: Exaeretini) with descriptions of three new species.
abstract: The species of Tuponia Reuter from China are reviewed. Three of them, T. gracilipedis, T. zhenyuanensis and T. virentis, are described as new. Tuponia ordosica Lü and Cui, 2011 is proposed as a synonym of T. arcufera Reuter, 1879. Keys to subgenera and Chinese species, and illustrations of the habitus and male genitalia for the recognized species are provided. Scanning electron micrographs are given for the new species.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, 235000, China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Xiao-Ming
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Institute of Entomology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China; Email: liugq@nankai.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Guo-Qing
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002681:China; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D020062:Heteroptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size