Betacixius sparsus 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 sparsus Tsaur & Hsu, 1991 Figure 8A-I

Betacixius sparsus Tsaur and Hsu in Tsaur et al. 1991: 46, fig. 23A-E.

Material examined.

China: 20♂♂ 56♀♀, Guangxi Province, Wuming County, Daming Mountain (23°27'N, 108°27'E), 14-15 May 2012, Zhi-Hua Fan, Hu Li, Nan-nan Yang; 11♂♂ 11♀♀, Guangxi Province, Wuming County, Daming Mountain, 14-17 May 2011, Xiao-Fei Yu, Rong Huang, Xin-Feng Zhang; 4♂♂ 4♀♀, Guangxi Province, Shangsi County, Shiwandashan National Forest Park (21°56'N, 108°6'E), 2-4 May 2011, Xiao-Fei Yu, Rong Huang.

Supplementary description.

Female genitalia. Tergite IX (Fig. 8A, B, D ) moderately sclerotized, with two nearly oval wax plates, separated from each other. Anal segment (Fig. 8C ) rectangular, widening to apex, 1.1 times wider than long in dorsal view, anal style strap-like. Gonapophysis VIII (Fig. 8E ) elongate, and slightly curved upwards. Gonapophysis IX (Fig. 8F ) with two middle teeth, distance ratio between distal middle tooth to apex and length of denticulate portion is 2.3. Gonoplac (Fig. 8G ) rod-like, 3.8 times longer than wide in lateral view. Posterior vagina pattern as shown in Figure 8H, I .

Distribution.

China (Guangxi, Taiwan).

Note.

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

Figures

Figure 8. Betacixius sparsus 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.