Mukariella testacea (Chen, Liang & Li) comb. nov.
Figs. 34, 39–42
Mukaria testacea Chen, Liang & Li, 2009: 144;
Mukaria testacea Chen, Yang & Li, 2012: 75 .
Body length: male: 3.65–3.86 mm, female: 3.7–4.25 mm.
Descriptions and illustrations of external features and male genitalia of this species see Chen et al., 2012:75.
Female genitalia. Sternite VII is about 2.3 times as wide as long, with nearly straight anterior margin, posterior margin concave, Central “M”-shaped protuberance (Fig. 34). Dorsal surface of Valvula I (Figs. 39, 40) and Valvula II (Figs. 41, 42) is similar to Mukariella pallipes .
Material examined. HOLOTYPE: 1 ♂, China: Guangdong, Guangzhou city, Tianhe District, South China National Botanical Garden (23°19’N, 113°37’E), 22 November 2006, collectors: Xiangsheng Chen, paratypes: 2♂♂ 21♀♀, China: Guangdong, Guangzhou city, Tianhe District, South China National Botanical Garden (23°19’N, 113°37’E), 22 November 2006, collectors: Xiangsheng Chen. 11♂♂ 18♀♀, China: Fujiang, Nanping City, Wuyishan Nature Reserve, (26°67N, 117°96’E), 22 August 2019, collectors: Jing Wang, Yongjin Sui.
Distribution. China (Guangdong, Jiangxi, Fujian).
Host Plant. Bambusa emeiensis Chia & Fung.
Note. This species is moved to Mukariella based on the following characteristics: (1) body tawny; (2) crown with pronounced forward extension, crown seam clearly visible; (3) frontoclypeus large flattened in lateral view; (4) aedeagus single-branched, terminal 1/3 with two pairs of spines, one gonopore.