Figs. 33, 35–38
Mukaria pallipes Li & Chen, 1999:119;
Mukaria pallipes Chen, Yang & Li, 2012:74.
Body length: male: 4.0– 4.2 mm, female: 4.5–4.8 mm.
Descriptions and illustrations of external features and male genitalia of this species see Chen et al., 2012:74.
Female genitalia. Sternite VII is about 2.7 times as wide as long, with nearly straight anterior margin, posterior margin slightly concave, Central M-shaped protuberance slightly higher than lateral ones (Fig. 33). Dorsal surface of Valvula I with scaly sculpturing occupying approximately distal 1/2 (Figs. 35, 36). Valvula II with prominent teeth, occupying about distal 1/3 (Figs. 37, 38).
Material examined. HOLOTYPE: 1 ♂, China: Guizhou, Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Libo County, Maolan National Nature Reserve (25°25’N, 107°96’E), 23 April 1998, collectors: Zizhong Li, paratypes: 8♂♂ 5♀♀, China: Guizhou, Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Libo County, Maolan National Nature Reserve (25°25’N, 107°96’E), 23 April 1998, collectors: Zizhong Li. 25♂♂ 13♀♀, China: Guizhou, Guiyang City, Huaxi District, Huaxi Park, (26°44’N, 106°66’E), 26 May 2022, collectors: Yongtao Zhao. 11♂♂ 7♀♀, China: Guizhou, Guiyang City, Huaxi District, Shilihetan Wetland Park, (26°45’N, 106°68’E), 5 July 2022, collectors: Yongtao Zhao, Min Tang.
Distribution. China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hunan, Fujian).
Host Plant. Cephalostachyum pergracile Munro, Bambusa emeiensis Chia & Fung, Dendrocalamus latiflorus Munro.
Note. This species moved to the Mukariella based on the following characteristics: (1) crown with flattened anterior margin in lateral view; (2) forewings basal and middle leathery, tips membranous and slightly transparent; (3) aedeagus single-branched, subterminal abruptly thinned and curved outward in a hook-like shape, one gonopore.