12. Anaceratagallia (Anaceratagallia) seriphidii (Emelyanov, 1964)

Figs. 239–240

Description. Only the holotype, male, with the labels “ 40 km South of Zhana-Arka St.[Railway Station], Karaganda Obl[ast] [Kazakhstan]. 16.IX.[19]60. Emelyanov” (handwritten, in Russian, our comments in square brackets) and “ Holotypus Agallia seriphidii Emelyanov ” (on red paper, first word printed, species name and author handwritten), deposited in Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg was investigated.

Penis in side view with serrated ventral crest in basal half and slightly concave dorsal margin (Fig. 239). Male anal collar appendage narrow, bent upwards, with pointed tip (Fig. 240).

The genital block was dissected into separate parts; the part that we consider to be male anal collar appendage is shown on Fig. 240. The shape of anal collar appendage on the drawing in the original description is different although the shape of the penis is exactly the same, as on Fig. 239. Drawings of this species by Mityaev (1971) do not clarify the situation, since they are reproduced from the original description.

Biology. On Artemisia (subg. Seriphidium). Hibernates at the egg stage and reaches 3 rd– 4 th instar by the end of June. In July–August, when host plants wither, the development of nymphs temporarily stops and resumes in the end of August. Adult specimens emerge in September (Emelyanov, pers. comm.).

Calling signal. Unknown.

Distribution. Central and Eastern Kazakhstan.