Subgenus Cavariella Cavariellinepicauda Ivanovskaja, 1980

Cavariellinepicauda Ivanovskaja, 1980: 79.

Diagnosis.

The species of the subgenus mostly feed on Apiaceae and are covered with wax in life (Fig. 37). In collected specimens, abdominal tergites I-IV often have circular marginal tubercles; ABD TERG VIII with indistinct supra-caudal process, shorter than Ant. II; rostrum long, sometimes reaching abdominal tergite IV, URS elongated wedge-shaped; cauda tongue-shaped, with> 8 setae; SPHI long cylindrical, with distinct flange, not swollen.

Comments.

The subgenus contains five species, with only two species distributed in China. Cavariella largispiracula Zhang, Chen, Zhong & Li, 1999 is considered as a junior synonym of Cavariella sapporoensis Takahashi, 1961. Cavariella hidaensis Takahashi, 1961 should be removed to Elatobium Mordvilko, 1914 based morphological and molecular data.