Macropes varipennis (Walker, 1872)

Gao, Cuiqing & Bu, Wenjun, 2010, A review of the Macropes Motschulsky (Hemiptera: Lygaeoidea: Blissidae) from China, with descriptions of three new species, Zootaxa 2366, pp. 55-68 : 62

Macropes varipennis (Walker, 1872) New record to China

( Figs. 1 G; 3H)

Ischnodemus varipennis Walker, 1872 , Cat. Hem. Het. B. M. 5, 131.

The dorsal view of body and the paramere of this species are shown in Slater and Wilcox (1973) and Slater et al. (1969). The pygophore opening is as in Fig. 3 H.

Material examined. China: 2 males and 1 female, Mengla, Yunnan, 17. IX. 1979, 650 m, Leyi Zheng; 2 males and 5 females, Mengla, Yunnan, 17. IX. 1979, Huanguang Zou; 3 males and 1 female, Mengla, Yunnan, 16–25. IX. 1979, Jianxin Cui; 2 males, Mengla, Yunnan, 24. IX. 1979, Zuopei Ling.

Distribution. China: Yunnan; Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Figures

FIGURE 1. (A) M. australis; (B) M. pronotalis; (C) M. exilis; (D) M. maai; (E) M. lobatus; (F) M. peculiaris sp. nov.; (G) M. varipennis; (H) M. dentipes. Each scale bar equal 1 mm.

FIGURE 3. A – E: Paramere. (A) M. dentipes; (B) M. dilutus; (C) M. complanus sp. nov.; (D) M. testaceus sp. nov.; (E) M. peculiaris sp. nov.. F – K: Pygophore. (F) M. dentipes; (G) M. dilutus; (H) M. varipennis; (I) M. complanus sp. nov.; (J) M. testaceus sp. nov.; (K) M. peculiaris sp. nov.. (L) M. complanus sp. nov., aedeagus, lateral view; (M) M. testaceus sp. nov., aedeagus, lateral view; (N) M. testaceus sp. nov., ejaculatory reservoir, dorsal view; (O) M. peculiaris sp. nov., aedeagus, lateral view; (P) M. peculiaris sp. nov., ejaculatory reservoir, dorsal view. Each scale bar equal 0.1 mm.