Neobelocera hanyinensis Qin & Yuan , 1998

Hou, Xiao-Hui & Chen, Xiang-Sheng, 2010, Review of the Oriental bamboo delphacid genus Neobelocera Ding & Ya n g (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae) with the description of one new species, Zootaxa 2387, pp. 39-50 : 44

Neobelocera hanyinensis Qin & Yuan, 1998

Neobelocera hanyinensis Qin and Yuan, 1998:168 , Fig. 1 , A–G; Ding, 2006:198, Fig. 99, A–G.

Description. The descriptions are reproduced from Qin and Yuan (1998). “Length of body 2.40 mm (male), 3.40 mm (female); including forewing 4.10 mm (male), 5.60 mm (female); tegmen length 3.80 mm (male), 4.90 mm (female).”

Coloration. “Vertex, pronotum with the areas between lateral carina, and mesonotum dirty yellowish brown, except all carinae pale yellowish brown, bordered with blackish brown, pronotum with lateral areas brown. Frons and clypeus dirty yellowish brown, with carinae pale yellowish brown, bordered with blackish brown. Genae pale blackish brown, with 3 small pale spots. Eyes blackish brown, ocelli reddish brown. Antennae with first segment blackish brown, lateral margin and median part with longitudinal yellowish brown stripe, respectively, second segment dirty yellowish brown, with an obliquely dark brown stripe from base of outer margin to middle of inner margin. Thorax with ventral areas dark brown. Legs dirty yellowish brown, with dark brown small markings. Forewing pale yellowish white, speckled with dark brown markings, in dark portion veins bear white spots.”

Head and Thorax. “Head including eyes wider than pronotum (1.14:1). Vertex wider at base than long submedially about 2.3:1. Frons longer in middle line than wide at widest part about 1.8:1. Antennae with first segment shorter than second segment about 0.33:1. Pronotum equal to vertex submedially. Mesonotum longer than pronotum and vertex combined (1.70:1).”

Male Genitalia. “Male anal segment ( Qin & Yuan 1998: Figs 1 : C) short, ring-like, without process. Pygofer in caudal view ( Qin & Yuan 1998: Figs 1 : D) with opening larger in length than width, in profile posterior margin convex caudad. Aedeagus ( Qin & Yuan 1998: Figs 1 : C, E) slender, long, laterally compressed, suddenly narrowing at apical 2/5, apex curved anteriorly, then directed ventrad, spine-like. Genital styles ( Qin & Yuan 1998: Figs 1 : C, F, G) large, asymmetrical, left one with 3 and right one with 5 processes at dorsal margin separately.”

Host Plant. Unknown.

Distribution. China (Shaanxi: Hanyin).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. Neobelocera lanpingensis Chen, male. (1) Adult, dorsal view; (2) Head and thorax, dorsal view; (3) Frons and clypeus; (4) Male genitalia, posterior view; (5) The same, left side; (6) Anal segment, left side; (7) Aedeagus, left side; (8) Genital style, left side. Scale bars = 2.0 mm (Fig. 1), 0.5 mm (Figs 2 – 3), 0.2 mm (Figs 4 – 5), 0.25 mm (Figs 6 – 8) (All figures are reproduced from Chen, 2003 a)