Betacixius maculosus Tsaur & Hsu, 1991

Zhi, Yan, Zhang, Chang-Hua, Yang, Lin & Chen, Xiang-Sheng, 2020, Two new species of the genus Betacixius Matsumura, 1914 from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Cixiidae), ZooKeys 956, pp. 1-18 : 3

Betacixius maculosus Tsaur & Hsu, 1991 Figure 5A-I

Betacixius maculosus Tsaur and Hsu in Tsaur et al. 1991: 31, fig. 15A-I.

Material examined.

China: 3♂♂ 1♀, Taiwan Province, Nantou County (24°2'N, 121°7'E), 25 November 2002, Xiang-Sheng Chen.

Supplementary description.

Female genitalia. Tergite IX (Fig. 5A, B, D ) moderately sclerotized, with a medium-sized, nearly dumbbell-shaped wax plate. Anal segment (Fig. 5C ) rectangular, slightly widening to apex, 1.1 times longer than wide in dorsal view, anal style finger-like. Gonapophysis VIII (Fig. 5E ) elongate, and slightly curved upwards. Gonapophysis IX (Fig. 5F ) with two middle teeth, distance ratio between distal middle tooth to apex and length of denticulate portion is 2.1. Gonoplac (Fig. 5G ) rod-like, 3.4 times longer than wide in lateral view. Posterior vagina pattern as shown in Figure 5H, I .

Distribution.

China (Taiwan).

Note.

The female genitalia of this species are described and illustrated for the first time in detail.

Figures

Figure 5. Betacixius maculosus Tsaur & Hsu, 1991, female A genitalia, lateral view B genitalia, ventral view C anal segment, dorsal view D tergite IX, caudal view E gonapophysis VIII and gonocoxa VIII, ventral view F gonapophysis IX, lateral view G gonoplac, inner lateral view H posterior vagina, ventral view I posterior vagina, dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.