Mukariella bambusana (Li & Chen), 1999

Figs. 43–47

Mukaria bambusana Li & Chen, 1999: 117;

Mukaria bambusana Chen, Yang & Li, 2012: 71;

Mukariella bambusana Viraktamath & Webb, 2019: 21 .

Body length: male: 4.25–4.55 mm, female: 4.9–5.31 mm.

Descriptions and illustrations of external features and male genitalia of this species see Chen et al., 2012: 71.

Female genitalia. Sternite VII is about 2.6 times as wide as long, with nearly straight at middle anterior margin, posterior margin slightly concave, Central M-shaped protuberance significantly lower than lateral ones (Fig. 43). Valvula I (Figs. 44, 45) and Valvula II (Figs. 46, 47) is similar to Mukariella pallipes .

Material examined. HOLOTYPE: 1♂, China: Guizhou, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Rongjiang, (25°55’N, 108°31’E), 12 November 1979, collectors: Zizhong Li. 5♂♂ 8♀♀, China: Guizhou, Guiyang City, Huaxi District, Huaxi Park, (26°44’N, 106°66’E), 26 May 2022, collectors: Yongtao Zhao.

Distribution. China (Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangdong).

Host Plant. Cephalostachyum pergracile Munro, Bambusa emeiensis Chia & Fung, Dendrocalamus latiflorus Munro.

Note. Supplemented the pictures with female genitalia.