Antonia pretiosa Ferris

Antonina pretiosa Ferris, 1953: 298; Wang, 1982: 126; 2001: 35; Tang & Li, 1988: 17; Tang, 1992: 24; Hendricks & Kosztarab, 1999: 115; Wu, 200: 45.

Distribution. Beijing, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Hunan, Nei Mongol (= Inner Mongolia), Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan.

Host plants. Bambusa multiplex, B. textiles, B. ventricosa, B. vulgaris (Poaceae) .

Biology. Living in axils of branches.

Material examined: 3ƤƤ, BEIJING: Zizhu park, host plant, date and coll. unknown; 11ƤƤ, BEIJING: Changping county, on Bambusa vulgaris, 18 Nov. 2009, coll. San-an Wu; 8ƤƤ, BEIJING: Summer Palace, on B. ventricosa, 2 July 1981, coll. unknown; 5ƤƤ, GUANGDONG: Shenzhen city, on B. textiles, 30 Aug. 1984, coll. Shi-jun Wu; 2ƤƤ, GUANGXI: Nanning city, on bamboo, 15 Aug. 1995 coll. Shi-jun Wu; 1Ƥ, GAUNGXI: Nanning city, on B. ventricosa, 15 Nov. 2009, coll. San-an Wu; 5ƤƤ, HUNAN; Changsha city, on B. vulgaris, 21 Oct. 2009, coll. San-an Wu; 4ƤƤ, HUNAN; Changsha city, on B. multiplex, 21 Oct. 2009, coll. San-an Wu; 8ƤƤ, SICHUAN; Chengdu, on bamboo, 12 July 2004, coll. San-an Wu; 14ƤƤ, YUNNAN: Kunming, on bamboo, 16 Sept. 1999, Coll. San-an Wu.