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
122
journal article
39025
10.11646/zootaxa.4114.2.1
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1175-5326
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Tuponia soongorica
Drapolyuk, 1980
Tuponia soongorica
Drapolyuk, 1980
: 51
;
Konstantinov and Vinokurov, 2011
: 41
.
Diagnosis.
Recognized by the medium sized, total length 4–4.4; general coloration yellow, pronotum and scutellum green, exposed part of mesoscutum yellow; vestiture of dorsum covered with sericeous setae, posterior parts of clavus and corium darkened with dense black setae; legs yellowish green, tibial spines dark without black base.
Male genitalia (
Figs.
19–23
in
Drapolyuk, 1980
): Endosoma with a narrower, more strongly sinuate large blade, secondary gonopore situated the base of the blade; phallotheca with two keels at base.
Host plants
. Unknown.
Distribution.
China
(Xinjiang) (
Konstantinov and Vinokurov, 2011
),
Kazakhstan
(
Drapolyuk, 1980
),
Kazakhstan
and
Mongolia
(
Drapolyuk, 1980
).
Remarks.
This species was first reported for
China
from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (
Konstantinov and Vinokurov, 2011
). We could not examine specimens of this species, and the diagnosis is based on original description.