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87AA1B356DB75E81AB0A511F97059227.text	87AA1B356DB75E81AB0A511F97059227.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Chinaica myrica Zhang 2026	<div><p>Chinaica myrica Zhang sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 1 a – f, 2 a, 2 g, 3</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male. Yellowish brown. Vertex (Fig. 1 a) with a pair of circular black spots. Face (Fig. 1 c) with antennal sockets and anteclypeus laterally and apically, black. Pronotum (Fig. 1 a) with a pair of subtriangular black markings close to posterior margin of eyes, markings almost horizontally connected. Scutellum (Figs 1 a, 2 b) with basal angles and longitudinal median marking, black. Forewing (Fig. 2 a) with a large chocolate brown spot on the costal margin.</p><p>Male abdominal apodemes. Apodemes of sternite I with elongate triangular and rod-like processes (Fig. 3 a), distal ends close together. Apodemes of sternite II large, with inner margins of the basal half almost parallel and slightly tapering apically (Fig. 3 b), distal ends widely separated and extending beyond sternite I. Apodemes of tergite III robust, medially separated by a U-shaped notch, apically broadly rounded, and extending to posterior margin of tergite IV (Fig. 3 c).</p><p>Male genitalia. Pygofer (Fig. 3 d) broad and triangular in lateral view, narrow at base, gradually widening toward apex; dorsoposterior corner tapered to narrowly rounded apex; ventral process (Fig. 3 f – h) short and straight, approximately one-third as long as ventral margin of pygofer, acute apically, slightly extending beyond caudal margin; dorsal bridge very narrow. Modified Xth segment of anal tube (Fig. 3 d) gradually expanded toward apex and bearing two ventral, tooth-like projections, one situated subbasally and the other apically; strongly attached to pygofer dorsal bridge. Subgenital plate (Fig. 3 d) nearly uniform in width, slightly curved dorsally at the middle. Style apophysis (Fig. 3 g) with outer margin bearing approximately 19–20 stout long setae near subapex. Connective with stem (Fig. 3 h) dorsally expanded apically, forming a sharp spine-like process. Aedeagus (Fig. 3 h, i) with a blunt triangular swelling on ventral margin near base; preatrium absent; shaft tubular, broad basally, narrowing to a sharp apex; dorsal apodeme well developed, apically expanded and fan-like.</p><p>Female. Similar in overall coloration to male but paler with the following differences. Pronotum (Fig. 1 d) subtriangular markings smaller, separated, and with more clearly defined boundaries. Scutellum (Fig. 1 d, e) lacking median longitudinal marking, but with pair of small basal triangular spots and pair of median circular spots, black; gena and lora (Fig. 1 f) dark brown; anteclypeus (Fig. 1 f) mostly black, except for the basal triangular area light brown.</p><p>Female genitalia. Sternite VII (Fig. 3) with hind margin slightly truncate.</p><p>Measurements.</p><p>Male: body length 5.3–5.5 mm. Female: body length 5.5–5.9 mm.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Holotype: • ♂, China: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, Mt. Damingshan, 1190 m, 17. vii. 2021, collected by B. Zhang, sweeping Myrica rubra Myricaceae; paratypes: • 9 ♂♂, 16 ♀♀, same data as holotype; 2 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀, China: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, Mt. Damingshan, 1180 m, 17. vii. 2021, at light, collected by B. Zhang (IMNU) .</p><p>Host plant.</p><p>Waxberry ( Myrica rubra).</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet is the generic name of the host plant, Myrica rubra, on which the species was collected. Noun in apposition, ending not to be changed.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>This species can be distinguished from C. viraktamathi sp. nov. by the aedeagal shaft being less strongly sinuate with apex non-bifurcate, and by the slightly truncated hind margin of the female sternite VII.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/87AA1B356DB75E81AB0A511F97059227	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Zhang, Bin;Fu, Ziyu;Webb, Michael D.	Zhang, Bin, Fu, Ziyu, Webb, Michael D. (2026): A new genus of idiocerine leafhoppers (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae) from China on waxberry, with descriptions of two new species. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 73 (1): 105-113, DOI: 10.3897/dez.73.188389
90A77EFC83DD5E849BACD6932308E025.text	90A77EFC83DD5E849BACD6932308E025.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Chinaica viraktamathi Zhang 2026	<div><p>Chinaica viraktamathi Zhang sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 1 g – l, 2 b, 4, 6</p><p>Description.</p><p>Coloration. Uniformly pale brown. Face (Figs 1 i, 6 b) with frontoclypeus and basal portion of anteclypeus chocolate brown, apical portion of anteclypeus dark brown.</p><p>Male abdominal apodemes. Apodemes of sternite I (Fig. 4 b) with elongate and blade-like processes, inner margin close together. Apodemes of sternite II (Fig. 4 c) elongate and triangular, with inner margins gradually diverging from base toward apex, and slightly tapering apically. Apodemes of tergite III (Fig. 4 d) similar to those of C. myrica but slightly shorter, with U-shaped notch more widely separated.</p><p>Male genitalia. Male genitalia similar to that of C. myrica, but with ventral pygofer process (Fig. 4 f) slightly different in shape (compare figs 3 h and 4 h), style apophysis (Fig. 4 i) with 9–11 dorsal setae subapically and aedeagus with shaft (Fig. 4 j) more strongly S-shaped and bifurcated apically.</p><p>Female. Similar in overall coloration to male but face slightly paler and antennal sockets dark brown.</p><p>Female genitalia. Female genitalia with hind margin of sternite VII (Fig. 4 n, o) deeply excavated, forming an inverted arc.</p><p>Measurements</p><p>(mm). Male: body length 5.1–5.3 mm. Female: body length 5.2–5.4 mm.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Holotype: • ♂, China: Jiangxi Province, Mt. Jinggangshan, 320 m, 21. vii. 2008, collected by B. Zhang, sweeping Myrica rubra; paratypes: China: • 1 ♂, 1 ♀, same data as holotype; • 3 ♂♂, 10 ♀♀, Zhejiang Province, Taishun County, 356 m, 7. vii. 2020, collected by B. Zhang, sweeping Myrica rubra; • 3 ♀♀, Zhejiang Province, Taishun county, 921 m, 13. vii. 2020, collected by B. Zhang, sweeping Myrica rubra; • 5 ♀♀, Zhejiang province, Wenzhou, Wuyanling National Nature Reserve, 382 m, 10. vii. 2022, collected by Z. Y. Fu and R. Chen, sweeping Myrica rubra; • 3 ♂♂, 7 ♀♀, Fujian Province, Shaowu, 516 m, 25. vii. 2023, collected by X. Li, sweeping Myrica rubra; • 2 ♂♂, Fujian Province, Fuzhou, Luoyuan County, 102 m, 19. v. 2025, collected by X. Li and H. M. Wang, sweeping Myrica rubra; • 3 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Fujian Province, Ningde, Gutian County, 679 m, 19. v. 2025, collected by X. Li and H. M. Wang, sweeping Myrica rubra; • 6 ♂♂, 11 ♀♀, Fujian Province, Quanzhou, Yongchun County, 114 m, 23. v. 2025, collected by X. Li and H. M. Wang, sweeping Myrica rubra; • 15 ♂♂, 19 ♀♀, Fujian Province, Sanming, Datian County, 862 m, 24. v. 2025, collected by X. Li and H. M. Wang, sweeping Myrica rubra .</p><p>Host plant.</p><p>Waxberry ( Myrica rubra).</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The species is named in honor of Prof. C. A. Viraktamath, a renowned hemipterist, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the taxonomy of Idiocerinae .</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>C. viraktamathi sp. nov. differs from C. myrica sp. nov. by the aedeagal shaft being more strongly sinuate with apex bifurcate, and the deeply excavated hind margin of the female sternite VII.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/90A77EFC83DD5E849BACD6932308E025	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Zhang, Bin;Fu, Ziyu;Webb, Michael D.	Zhang, Bin, Fu, Ziyu, Webb, Michael D. (2026): A new genus of idiocerine leafhoppers (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae) from China on waxberry, with descriptions of two new species. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 73 (1): 105-113, DOI: 10.3897/dez.73.188389
3C4AA816EFF15DB4B20BE69C5A2E386E.text	3C4AA816EFF15DB4B20BE69C5A2E386E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Chinaica Zhang 2026	<div><p>Chinaica Zhang gen. nov.</p><p>Type species.</p><p>Chinaica myrica Zhang, sp. nov.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Coloration. Ground color yellowish brown, variably with few fuscous markings dorsally.</p><p>Morphology. Medium-sized leafhoppers (5.1–5.9 mm long). Crown of uniform length, smooth. Face wider across eyes than long; ocelli located above ends of frontal sutures, closer to adjacent eyes than to each other; antennal flagellum without distal dilation in male; anteclypeus apically expanded laterally and distinctly projecting beyond genae, flat basally and gradually raised toward apex to form a median longitudinal ridge; lateral margins of genae almost straight; lora small, slightly elevated above level of genae. Pronotum shagreen. Mesonotum slightly broader than long, and distinctly longer than pronotum. Forewings with four apical and three subapical cells; outer subapical cell smallest and closed, central subapical cell closed, inner subapical cell longest and open basally; appendix moderately broad. Hind femur with macrosetae formula 2 + 1, hind tibial macrosetae PD 17–22, AD 6–7, AV 6–8. Hind basitarsus bearing three platellae on distal transverse row.</p><p>Abdominal apodemes. Apodemes of tergite III robust, medially separated by a U-shaped notch, apically broadly rounded, and extending to posterior margin of tergite IV.</p><p>Male genitalia. Pygofer with a dorso-lateral fracture and ventral process present; antero-dorsal apodeme well developed. Anal collar (modified Xth segment) well developed and fused to short pygofer dorsal bridge. Subgenital plates elongate, slightly longer than pygofer. Style elongate; apophysis slightly curved dorsally, subapically with a row of long stout setae. Connective very short, T-shaped. Aedeagus with shaft dorsoventrally flattened, S-shaped; gonopore subapical on ventral surface; preatrium absent; dorsal apodeme well developed, expanded laterally at apex.</p><p>Female genitalia. Ovipositor slightly projecting beyond pygofer. Second valvula blade-like, of uniform width except gradually tapered apically to acute apex with dorsal margin at subapex with 6–8 teeth.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Oriental region (China).</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The generic name is derived from the combination of “ China ” and the Latin suffix “ - ica ”, referring to the country where the type species was collected. Gender feminine.</p><p>Comments.</p><p>Chinaica shares the S-shaped aedeagal shaft with the genus Amritodus Anufriev, 1970 and Paramritodus Xue &amp; Zhang, 2020 but the three genera can be distinguished by the characters provided in Table 1. Although the preatrium, i. e., the area of the aedeagus below the ventral rim of the atrium has been stated as present and long in descriptions of Paramritodus and Amritodus, it appears to have been frequently misidentified. In Paramritodus, it is, in fact, at most very short and from published figures of Amritodus its extent, if present at all, is not clear. Similarly, the so-called male “ anal collar ” has also been misinterpreted in the literature and is, in fact, the modified basal (Xth) segment of the anal tube. In Idiocerinae, it is variably fused to the dorsal bridge of the pygofer (see Figs 3 e, 4 g) and comes with two other modifications, i. e., when the modified tenth segment is present the pygofer dorsal bridge is very short (arrowed in Fig. 3 e) and a dorso-lateral fracture is present (arrowed in Fig. 3 d). Finally, the setae of the style apophysis appear slightly longer, finer and more numerous in Chinaica than in Paramritodus (compare Fig. 3 i with Fig. 5 i).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3C4AA816EFF15DB4B20BE69C5A2E386E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Zhang, Bin;Fu, Ziyu;Webb, Michael D.	Zhang, Bin, Fu, Ziyu, Webb, Michael D. (2026): A new genus of idiocerine leafhoppers (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae) from China on waxberry, with descriptions of two new species. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 73 (1): 105-113, DOI: 10.3897/dez.73.188389
