Paurocephala chonchaiensis Boselli, 1929

Mifsud, D. & Burckhardt, D., 2002, Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Old World jumping plant-louse genus Paurocephala (Insecta, Hemiptera, Psylloidea), Journal of Natural History 36 (16), pp. 1887-1986 : 1952

Paurocephala chonchaiensis Boselli

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Paurocephala chonchaiensis Boselli, 1929: 252 ; Lectotype, (UNEI) examined, by present designation.

Paurocephala conchaiensis Boselli ; Boselli, 1929: 259; 1930: 186; Hodkinson, 1983: 355. misspelling.

Paurocephala (Thoracocorna) chonchaiensis Boselli ; Klimaszewski, 1970: 426; 1973: 161.

Paurocephala pumilae Li and Yang, 1987: 46 . Holotype (BAUC), examined, syn. n.

Paurocephala zhejiangensis Yang and Li, 1987: 48 . Holotype (BAUC), examined, syn. n.

Description. Species of the chonchaiensis type.

Adult: similar to P. bifasciata diVering in the overall darker body coloration; in the longer setae on forewing veins; surface spinules in cells of forewing denser; ratio of antennal length to head width and forewing length to forewing width. Measurements and ratios as in table 2A–C.

Fifth instar larva: similar to P. bifasciata diVering in coloration. Antenna yellow, distal half of agellum brown. Dorsal sclerites brown. Caudal plate yellow to light brown. Measurements and ratios as in table 3.

Host plants. Ficus pumila L. ( Moraceae ).

Distribution. China ( Yang and Li, 1987) ( Hong Kong) and Japan ( Miyatake, 1965).

Material examined. China: Lectotype, paralectotypes 2, 3, 5 larvae, Fu-Chow, 27 November 1924, Ficus sp. (F. Silvestri) ; Holotype (of P. pumilae ), paratypes 7, 6, Guangdong, Hainan Island, Xinglong, Wenquan, 20–21 December 1974, Ficus pumila ; Holotype (of P. zhejiangensis ), Zhejiang, Lin’an Co., Tianmushan, 4 May 1980; 49, 49, 33 larvae, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hill above Belchers, 200 m, 12–13 November 1996, Ficus pumila (J. H. Martin) . Japan: 3, Kyushu, Hirao, Fukuoka, 10 June 1958, Ficus pumila (Y. Miyatake) ; 1, Tsushima Is., Mitaka, Hagasaki, 30 August 1991 (K. Matsumoto) (BAUC, BMNH, MHNG, NHMB, OMNH, TULE). Dry and slide mounted and preserved in alcohol.

Comments. Some of the literature records of P. chonchaiensis Boselli concern P. bifasciata Kuwayama (see comments under P. bifasciata ). To avoid future taxonomic confusion a lectotype is designated here for P. chonchaiensis Boselli.