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Malcus gibbus Zheng, Zou & Hsiao 1979

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Malcus gibbus Zheng, Zou & Hsiao, 1979

(Figs. 2, 24, 28, 31)

Malcus gibbus Zheng, Zou & Hsiao, 1979: 275, 279.

Malcus gibbus: Zheng (1999: 271); Kerzhner (2001: 227).

Male description: The externally visible characters of male were similar as female.

Anterior part of 7 th ventrite of male sublaterally with protruding paired truncate processes (Fig 31).

Pygophore with 2 divergent parandria, stubby (Figs. 24, 28).

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Remarks. This species closely resembles M. noduliferus, their head and pronotum without erect hairs and pronotum with significantly raised posterolateral tubercle. But M. noduliferus with distinct posteromedial tubercle, can easily be distinguished.

Material examined. Holotype, ♀, China: Yunnan: Near Simao City, alt: 950m, 17.v.1957; Paratype, ♀, same data as the holotype.

China: Yunnan: 2♂♂ 17♀♀, Simao City, Laiyang River, Luoluoxinzhai Mountain, alt: 1500m, 21.v.2000, Leyi Zheng & Wenjun Bu; 3♂♂ 7♀♀, Simao Ctiy, Laiyang River, Tianbi, alt: 1550m, 22.v.2000, Leyi Zheng & Wenjun Bu; 2♂♂ 5♀♀, Simao City, Laiyang River, Tian Ba, alt: 1100m, 23.v.2000, Wenjun Bu.

Distribution. China (Yunnan).

Notes

Published as part of Wang, Shujing & Bu, Wenjun, 2020, A key to species of genus Malcus Stål, with descriptions of four new species from China (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Malcidae), pp. 31-48 in Zootaxa 4759 (1) on pages 37-41, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4759.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/3735937

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Biodiversity

Event date
1957-05-17 , 2000-05-21 , 2000-05-22 , 2000-05-23
Verbatim event date
1957-05-17 , 2000-05-21 , 2000-05-22 , 2000-05-23
Scientific name authorship
Zheng, Zou & Hsiao
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Malcidae
Genus
Malcus
Species
gibbus
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype , paratype
Taxonomic concept label
Malcus gibbus Zheng, 1979 sec. Wang & Bu, 2020

References

  • Zheng, L. Y., Zou, H. G. & Hsiao, T. Y. (1979) New species of Chinese Lygaeidae (I) Malcinae (Hemipt. - Heteropt.). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 4 (3), 273 - 280.
  • Zheng, L. Y. (1999) Genus Malcus in China, with description of phallic structures (Hemiptera-Heteroptera: Malcidae). Acta Societatis. Zoologicae Bohemicae, 63, 267 - 278.
  • Kerzhner, I. M. (2001) Malcidae. In: Aukema, B. & Rieger, C. (Eds.), Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, IV, pp. 227 - 229.
  • Stys, P. (1967) Monograph of Malcinae, with reconsideration of morphology and phylogeny of related groups (Heteroptera, Malcidae). Acta Entmologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 37, 351 - 516.
  • Kondorosy, E. (2000) Three new species of Malcus Stal, 1859 (Heteroptera, Malcidae) from Vietnam. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 46 (3), 231 - 238.