Cycadophila (Cycadophila) fupingensis Skelley, Tang & Xu
Figs. 2 A, 2D, 3E–H
Cycadophila fupingensis Skelley, Tang & Xu in Xu et al. 2015: 12 –17.
Adult diagnosis. A member of the C. ( Cycadophila) fupingensis species group as discussed above, distinguished from other species of the genus by the narrow protibia lacking stout setae apically, short supraocular stria, fine pronotal punctation, and having a small elytral maculation. Full descriptions and images of adults and larvae are presented in Xu et al. (2015).
Type locality. China, Guangxi Province, Debao County, Fuping village, 23°29.624'N, 106°12.980'E.
Range. Known from Debao and Napo Counties of Guangxi Province, China on Cycas debaoensis . The range of this host, C. debaoensis, extends to Banshui, Baise City, Guangxi Province and Funing County, Yunnan Province with 16 known natural populations (Xie et al. 2005; Fang 2009). In Vietnam it occurs in Hoa Binh Province, Lac Thuy Distr. on C. hoabinhensis .
Material examined. Holotype, allotype and paratypes as stated in Xu et al. (2015). Others examined: CHINA, Yunnan Province, Red River Valley, nr. Man Hao, 23°01'N, 103°24'E, 955m, 12 May 1996, W. Tang, ex near receptive ♀ strobilus of Cycas diannanensis (type locality), WT 50 (2); Guilinchin Town, near Jingping, 22°46'N, 103°15'E, 9 May 1996, S.- L. Yang, ex ♂ strobilus of Cycas dolichopylla, WT 52 (4) . VIETNAM, Hoa Binh Province, Lac Thuy Distr., Phu Lao Comm., 20°33'19″N, 105°45'42″E, 50–100m, 25-IV-2015, N. S. Khang ex ♂ Cycas hoabinhensis (1). These are deposited at ANIC and FSCA .
Remarks. Xu et al. (2015) demonstrated that adults and larvae occur together in male cones of Cycas debaoensis, where they appear to feed and reproduce.