The genus Tuponia Reuter, 1875 of China (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae: Exaeretini) with descriptions of three new species
Author
Li, Xiao-Ming
Author
Liu, Guo-Qing
text
Zootaxa
2016
4114
2
101
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journal article
39025
10.11646/zootaxa.4114.2.1
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Tuponia paraseladonicus
(Qi and Nonnaizab, 1995)
(
Figs. 58–61
)
Placochilus paraseladonicus
Qi and Nonnaizab, 1995: 143
.
Tuponia paraseladonicus
:
Li and Liu, 2010
: 723
.
Diagnosis.
Recognized by the medium sized, total length 3.90 (male), 4.13 (female); general coloration yellowish brown, head yellow, eyes dark brown, antennae brown, pronotum green; dorsum with recumbent, dark simple setae and sericeous setae; labium greenish brown with black apex, exceeding posterior margin of meta-coxa; scutellum yellowish brown with a green apex; lateral and inner margins of clavus black; legs greenish brown, meta-femur green with few small spots at apex, tibiae slightly darkened and tibial spines black, tarsus and claws black; abdomen light greenish with light pubescence. General appearance and developed membranous blade of endosoma similar to
T. jaxartensis
and
T
.
roseipennis
, but differing from them in the small serrations at apex membranous blade of endosoma.
Male genitalia (
Figs. 58–61
): Endosoma twisted mediallywith developed membranous blade, and with small serrations at apex, secondary gonopore following the blade; left paramere relatively large, boat-shaped; right paramere large, lanceolate; phallotheca weakly bending with a small keel as in
Fig. 61
.
Distribution.
China
(Xinjiang).
Host plants.
Unknown.
Specimens examined.
CHINA
:
Xinjiang Autonomous Region:
1 Male
, Aerjinshan (
39°10'N
,
90°53'E
),
4.VII.1993
, Rui-Lin
TIAN
(
Holotype
);
1 male
,
1 female
, same data as above (
Paratypes
).