Taxonomic study of the Eucarpiini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) from China Author Chen, Xiang-Sheng Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025 P. R. China Author Zhi, Yan 0000-0003-1826-8139 Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025 P. R. China & Laboratory Animal Center, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025 P. R. China zhiyan 0428 @ 163. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 1826 - 8139 Corresponding author. chenxs 3218 @ 163. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9801 - 0343 & Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025 P. R. China zhiyan0428@163.com text Zootaxa 2023 2023-09-22 5347 1 1 100 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5347.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5347.1.1 1175-5334 8390836 E9658506-5801-4B92-8140-A8FCE1EC8F40 Kirbyana lini Tsaur & Hsu, 2003 Kirbyana lini Tsaur & Hsu, 2003: 434 . ( Fig. 39‒41 ) Supplementary description. Female genitalia . Posterior margin of pregenital sternite concave. Tergite IX ( Fig. 41A, D ) moderately sclerotised, 1.1 times longer than wide. Anal tube ( Fig. 41A, C ) short, nearly rectangular, 1.2 times wider than long in dorsal view; dorsal and ventral margins slightly widened towards apex in lateral view, anal styles strap-shaped. Gonapophysis VIII ( Fig. 41E ) elongate, and slightly curved upwards. Gonapophysis IX ( Fig. 41F ) with one middle tooth, at a distance ratio, between middle tooth to apex and length of denticulate portion, of 1.9. Gonoplac ( Fig. 41G ) rod-like, 3.8 times longer than wide. Posterior vagina ( Fig. 41H, I ) elongate. The left side of the ventral wall of posterior vagina with a long sclerite, thin and twisted in the middle, a nearly triangular sclerite on the right side basally; the dorsal wall with a small long sclerite in the middle aera. Material examined. 3♂♂ 1♀ , CHINA : Laiyanghe National Forest Park ( 22°36’N , 101°0’E ), Simao City , Yunnan Province , 23 August 2014 , leg. Zheng-Xiang Zhou ; 5♂♂ 3♀♀ , Yuanjiang County ( 23°36’N , 101°59’E ), Yunnan Province , 27 August 2014 , leg. Zheng-Xiang Zhou ; 1♂, Menghai County ( 21°57’N , 100°27’E ), Yunnan Province , 13 July 2013 , leg. Ji-Chun Xing ; 7♂♂ 8♀♀ , Longling County ( 24°35’N , 98°41’E ), Yunnan Province , 11 August 2010 , Xiang-Sheng Chen ; 2♂♂, Wangmo County ( 25°10’N , 106°7’E ), Guizhou Province , 19 August 2012 , leg. Zhi-Min Chang ; 1♀ , Fuxing Town , Wangmo County , Guizhou Province , 20 August 2012 , Shi-Yan Xu ; 1♂, Dayi Town , Wangmo County , Guizhou Province , 16 July 2016 , leg. Liang-Jing Yang and Yong-Shun Ding ; 2♂♂, Deshun Town ( 26°10’N , 109°20’E ), Wangmo County , Guizhou Province ; 14 July 2016 , leg. Zheng-Xue Zhao ; 1♂, Luodian County ( 25°26’N , 106°45’E ), Guizhou Province , 15 September 2015 , leg. Meng-Shu Dong ; 1♂, Maolan National Nature Reserve ( 25°17’N , 108°4’E ), Libo County , Guizhou Province , 20 July 2011 , Wei-Bin Zheng ; 1♂, Sinan County ( 27°58’N , 108°15’E ), Guizhou Province , 24 July 2016 , leg. Zheng-Xiang Zhou ; 1♂, Sinan County , Guizhou Province , 24 July 2016 , leg. Zheng-Xiang Zhou ; 1♂, Siyetun Village , Qinggangpo Town , Sinan County , Guizhou Province , 3 August 2016 , Yong-Shun Ding . Host plant. Grass. Distribution. China ( Guizhou , Yunnan , Taiwan) . Remarks. This species can be distinguished from the other species of the genus by the following characters: periandrium with a compressed production on apical two-thirds of left side; ventral margin of periandrium with 1 short spinous process nearly in the middle and 2 longer ones at apex; dorsal margin of endosoma with 1 long process and 1 small subulate process.