Pseudoeupolyphaga fusca (Chopard, 1929)

Figs 13 O – R, 15 I, R

Eupolyphaga fusca Chopard, 1929: 270; Wu, 1935: 29; Princis, 1952: 35; Bey-Bienko, 1957: 896; Princis, 1962: 55; Qiu et al. 2018: 28; Qiu et al. 2019: 11 (catalogue).

Pseudoeupolyphaga fusca: Han et al. 2024: 166.

Type locality.

“ Yunnan Province, Kunming City ”

New material examined.

China • 1 male, 2 females & 5 oothecae; Yunnan Province, Dali City, Cangshan National Geopark, Yudai Road; 29 Jul. 2022; Wei Han, Xin-Xing Luo leg.

Ootheca.

Light yellowish brown. Longitudinal lines densely arranged but not prominent. Serrated protuberances sparsely arranged with subtriangular tips. No respiratory ducts (Fig. 15 I, R).

Remarks.

This species is the only one in the genus with unicolored tegmina; the remaining species have spotted tegmina. It has the smallest interspecific genetic distance (6.61 %) with P. pilosa in the genus. However, it can be distinguished from the latter based on tegmina coloration alone.