Gergithus (Maculergithus), 2016

Constant, Jérôme & Pham, Hong-Thai, 2016, Maculergithus, a new subgenus in Gergithus Schumacher, 1915 with two new species from northern Vietnam (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Issidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 198, pp. 1-16 : 14

Gergithus (Maculergithus) sp.

Figs 1 , 2 I–J

Gergithus multipunctatus – Chen et al. 2014 (erroneously identified as G. multipunctatus Che, Zhang & Wang, 2007 ): 50 [keyed], 55 [described], 56 [habitus, details and male genitalia illustrated], 190 [material examined – see note infra] — Guo & Chen 2015 (erroneously identified as G. multipunctatus Che, Zhang & Wang, 2007 ): 430 [material examined], 431 [colour and ratios], 432–433 [male genitalia], figs 9–10, 17, 23, 29, 35 [habitus, frons and male genitalia illustrated].

Diagnostic characters

The species can be recognized on the following combination of characters: (1) frons without yellow spot along dorsal margin; (2) vertex yellow; (3) 3 yellow spots on tegmina along sutural margin; (4) tegmina with 10 yellow spots in total.

Distribution

Known from China, Hainan, Wuzhishan ( Meng & Wang 2012) (see map Fig. 1 ).

Figures

Fig. 1. Distribution map of the species of Gergithus (Maculergithus) subgen. nov. in North Vietnam and Hainan.

Fig. 2. Gergithus (Maculergithus) subgen. nov., schema of maculation of frons and left tegmen. A–B. Gergithus (Maculergithus) luteomaculatus subgen. et sp. nov. C–D. Gergithus (Maculergithus) multipunctatus Che, Zhang & Wang, 2007. E–F. Gergithus (Maculergithus) nonomaculatus Meng & Wang, 2012. G–H. Gergithus (Maculergithus) tamdao subgen. et sp. nov. I–J. Gergithus (Maculergithus) sp. (drawings by J. Caudron, RBINS; C–F, I–J based on illustrations of original descriptions).