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Issue: Vol. 2400 No. 1: 16 Mar. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-03-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2400.1.1
Page range: 1–15
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A study on the genus Macroscytus Fieber, 1860 from China (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cydnidae)

Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Department of Biosystematics, Opole University, Oleska 22, 45-052 Opole, Poland
Hemiptera Heteroptera Cydnidae Macroscytus China faunistics new records key to species cephalic chaetotaxy

Abstract

Eight species of the genus Macroscytus Fieber, 1860 are reported from China. Among these is M. vietnamicus J.A. Lis, 1991, recorded for the first time from the country; moreover, the occurrence of M. badius (Walker, 1867) in its southern parts (Hainan Province) is confirmed. A key to the Chinese species of the genus is provided, along with habitus figures and illustrations of hind legs and the male genitalia. A phenomenon of instability in the cephalic chaetotaxy of M. aequalis (Walker, 1867), M. badius, M. popovi J.A. Lis, 1991, and M. vietnamicus J.A. Lis, 1994, are briefly discussed.

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