Kirbyana pacifica Emeljanov & Hayashi, 2007

Chen, Xiang-Sheng & Zhi, Yan, 2023, Taxonomic study of the Eucarpiini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) from China, Zootaxa 5347 (1), pp. 1-100 : 57-64

Kirbyana pacifica Emeljanov & Hayashi, 2007

Kirbyana pagana Tsaur & Hsu, 2003: 432 (misidentification).

Kirbyana pacifica Emeljanov & Hayashi, 2007: 136 .

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Material examined. No specimen has been obtained by the authors.

Distribution. China (Taiwan); Japan.

Host plant. Unknown.

Remarks. Based on the description and the figures by Emeljanov and Hayashi (2007), this species can be distinguished from other species of the genus by the following characters: right side of periandrium with 1 spinous process near base, apex dorsocaudally directed; longest one originating from right side of periandrium apically, apex ventrocephalically directed; middle part of ventral margin with 1 long spinous process, apex ventrocephalically directed; endosoma with a spinous process dorsomedially, apex ventrocephalically directed.

Figures

FIGURE 42. Kirbyana pacifica Emeljanov & Hayashi, 2007, male. A. Forewing; B. Genitalia, lateral view; C. Aedeagus, right side; D. Aedeagus, left side. Scale bars: 1.0 mm (A); 0.3 mm (B); 0.2 mm (C, D). (After Emeljanov and Hayashi, 2007).