First record of the genus Baptista Distant, 1903 (Heteroptera: Veliidae) from China, with descriptions of two new species
Ye, Zhen
Polhemus, Dan A.
Bu, Wenjun
Zootaxa
2014
2014-06-04
3811
3
301
315
Distant, 1903
[240,433,151,178]
Insecta
Veliidae
Baptista
Animalia
Hemiptera
13
314
Arthropoda
species
undetermined
1. Fore femur highly modified, strongly bent on apical third, ventral surface with large pilose tumescence before apex ( Fig 14); abdominal ventrite VI produced posterolaterally on each side into a pilose, fingerlike, posteriorly-directed projection ( Fig 10); paramere falciform, apex pointed (Figs 27, 28)..................................................... .. B. digitata - Fore femur not modified as above ( Figs. 15–17); abdominal ventrite VI normal, lacking fingerlike projection pleurally; paramere not falciform, shape variable, apical portion often dilated to varying degrees............................... 2 2. Head yellow dorsally ( Fig 6); fore tibia with conspicuous row of short, stout, black protuberances ventrally (Fig 19); abdominal ventrite VII with posterior margin bearing a deep, angular incision medially, this incision separating a pair (1+1) of posteriorly-directed, apically concave projections which contact a similar pair of anteriorly-directed projections arising from abdominal ventrite VIII ( Fig 12)........................................................... B. curvicornis sp. n. - Head blackish dorsally; fore tibia with conspicuous row of short, black spines ventrally (Figs 18, 20); abdominal ventrite VII with posterior margin medially incised, but lacking a pair of projections as above ( Figs 11, 13)......................... 3 3. Legs relatively slender; fore tibia straight ( Fig 15); abdominal ventrite VII with posterior margin bearing a V–shaped incision posteromedially ( Fig 11); segment VIII and proctiger as illustrated ( Figs 22, 29); paramere distally widened, apex curved, acute (Figs 30, 31)............................................................................... B. hoedli - Legs relatively stout; fore tibia slightly curved ( Fig 17); abdominal ventrite VII with posterior margin bearing a U–shaped incision posteromedially ( Fig 13); segment VIII and proctiger as illustrated ( Figs 23, 35); paramere slightly curved on central portion, apex rounded, blunt (Figs 36, 37)......................................................... B. obtusa sp. n.