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Macroscytus vietnamicus J.A. Lis 1994

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Macroscytus vietnamicus J.A. Lis, 1994

(Fig. 8)

Macroscytus vietnamicus J.A. Lis, 1994: 234, 2000: 486.

Diagnostic characters: Body length: 8.86–10.19 mm, body width: 4.55–5.65 mm. General body colour from dark castaneous to black. Head dorsally with several small almost indistinct irregularly scattered punctures; clypeus subapically without a pair of hair-like setae; each paraclypeus with 2 submarginal setigerous punctures (Fig. 8 a); 3rd antennal segment 1.32–1.56 times longer than the 2nd; ocular index 2.10–2.23; interocellar index 6.6–10.4. Pronotal transverse impression behind calli distinctly developed, sometimes interrupted medially (Fig. 8 a); lateral margins with 4–5 submarginal setigerous punctures (Fig. 8 a). Propleural depression densely coarsely punctate, its posterior and anterior convexities sparsely punctate. Mesocorial disc almost evenly punctate; exocorium densely punctate; costa narrow, moderately convex, separated from exocorium almost along its entire length; costal margin with 2 setigerous punctures (Fig. 8 a). Hind male femora with several distinct teeth and tubercles, hind tibiae with distinct subbasal tooth (Fig. 8 c). Abdominal sterna III–VI distinctly punctate in lateral two-thirds. Dorsal view of male genital capsule as in fig. 8d, its opening margins completely sclerotized; paramere as in Fig. 8 e; aedeagus as in Fig. 8 f, its ductus seminis and 2nd conjunctival appendages long.

Material examined (paraclypeus with two submarginal setigerous punctures): CHINA: Hainan Province: Jianfengling National Nature Reserves, Ledong County (41°15'N, 117°12'E), 1 female, 3.v.1964, Sheng-li Liu leg., 1 female, 3.v.1964, Si-kong Liu leg.; Bawangling National Nature Reserves, Changjiang county (41°15'N, 117°12'E), 1 male, 4.iv.2008, light-trapped, Geng-ping Zhu leg., 1 female, 3.iv.2008, lighttrapped, Bo Cai leg.; Mt. Diaoluo, Lingshui county (18°66'N, 109°93'E), alt. 70m, 1 male, 28.v.2007, lighttrapped, Xiao-ming Li leg., 1 female, 28.v.2007, light-trapped, Peng-zhi Dong leg., 1 female, 27.v.2007, lighttrapped, Xin Yu leg., 1 female, 19.iv.2008, light-trapped, Bo Cai leg.; Datian Cervus eldi National Nature Reserve (19°11'N, 108°80'E), alt. 100m, 1 male, 6 females, 25.iv.2009, Geng-ping Zhu leg., 2 males, 2 females, 25.iv.2009, Geng-ping Zhu,Yi-ran Mu leg., 1 male, 8 females, 26.iv.2009, light-trapped, Xi Li leg., 4 males, 6 females, 27.iv.2009, light-trapped, Yi-ran Mu leg., 10 males, 14 females, 27.iv.2009, light-trapped, Geng-ping Zhu leg., 9 males, 13 females, 28.iv.2009, light-trapped, Geng-ping Zhu, Yi-ran Mu leg., 1 male, 28.iv.2009, light-trapped, Geng-ping Zhu leg., 1 male, 5 females, 29.iv.2009,light-trapped, Yi-ran Mu leg.; Duowen (19°46'N, 109°46'E), 1 female, 3.v.2009, light-trapped, Geng-ping Zhu leg.; Wuzhishan county (18°89'N, 109°67'E), 1female, 13.iv.2009, light-trapped, Yi-ran Mu leg.; Maoyang Town (18°94'N, 109°52'E), 3 males, 4 females, 18.iv.2009, light-trapped, Geng-ping Zhu leg., 2 males, 6 females, 18.iv.2009, light-trapped, Yi-ran Mu leg., 2 males, 3 females, 18.iv.2009, light-trapped, Yi-ran Mu, Ke-long Jiao leg.; (paraclypeus with three or four submarginal hair-like setae): CHINA: Hainan Province: Datian Cervus eldi National Nature Reserve (19°11'N, 108°80'E), alt. 100m, 1 female, 26.iv.2009, light-trapped, Li Xi leg., 1 female, 27.iv.2009, light-trapped, Yi-ran Mu leg., 2 males, 1 female 27.iv.2009, light-trapped, Geng-ping Zhu leg., 2 males, 28.iv.2009, light-trapped, Geng-ping Zhu, Yi-ran Mu leg.

Distribution: China (Hainan) – new country record, Burma, India, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam. Note: During our study, we have found that some specimens bear three or four submarginal hair-like setae on each paraclypeus (Fig. 8 b) (typical specimens possess only two setae – Fig. 8 a).

Notes

Published as part of Zhu, Geng-Ping, Liu, Guo-Qing & Lis, Jerzy A., 2010, A study on the genus Macroscytus Fieber, 1860 from China (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cydnidae), pp. 1-15 in Zootaxa 2400 on pages 12-13, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.194079

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Biodiversity

Family
Cydnidae
Genus
Macroscytus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Hemiptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
J.A. Lis
Species
vietnamicus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Macroscytus vietnamicus Lis, 1994 sec. Zhu, Liu & Lis, 2010

References

  • Lis, J. A. (1994) A revision of Oriental burrower bugs (Heteroptera: Cydnidae). Upper Silesian Museum, Bytom, 349 pp.