Yemmatropis erectus Henry, 2002

Cai, Bo & Bu, Wenjun, 2011, A review of Yemmatropis (Hemiptera: Lygaeoidea: Berytidae), with descriptions of two new species from China, Zootaxa 2808, pp. 41-48 : 42

Yemmatropis erectus Henry, 2002

( Figs. 1 B, C; 2B; 3B, F)

Yemmatropis n. sp.: Henry (1997a): 43 (list, note). Yemmatropis erectus Henry (2002) : 168 (sp. nov.).

This species was originally recorded in Viet Nam. We found more specimens of the species from Yunnan province, China. The figure of opening of male genital capsule and paramere is as in Fig. 3B , F.

Material examined. China: Yunnan: 3 males, Xinmanwo, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, 21.v.1958; 1 female, Dengga, Nongdao, Ruili, Dehong, Yunnan, 1.viii.2006, Pengzhi Dong leg.; 21 males, 22 females, Ruili Rare Arboretum, Ruili, Dehong, Yunnan, 29.vii.2006, 1250 m, Cuiqing Gao leg.; 18 males, 21 females, ibid., 1200 m, Weibing Zhu leg.; 8 males, 9 females, ibid., Xv Zhang leg.; 5 males, 7 females, ibid., Zhonghua Fan leg.; 8 males, 7 females, ibid., Pengzhi Dong leg.; 3 males, 2 females, ibid., Ming Li leg.; 2 males, 4 females, ibid., Xueqin Shi leg.; 3 males, 5 females, ibid., 1160 m, Hua Guo leg.; 2 males, ibid., 28.vii.2006, 1200 m, Xiaoxuan Tian leg.

Distribution. Viet Nam ( Henry 2002), China (Yunnan) – new record to China

Figures

FIGURE 1. Photographs of head and thorax in dorsal view. (A) Yemmatropis dispar (Hsiao, 1974), female; (B) Y. erectus Henry, 2002, male; (C) Y. erectus Henry, 2002, male, showing the long erect scutellar spine. (D) Y. hsiaoi sp. nov., male; (E) Y. nigrovittatus sp. nov., male. (F) Y. nigrovittatus sp. nov., male, showing the short, reclining scutellar spine, which is similar to Y. dispar and Y. hsiaoi sp. nov. Each scale bar equals 1 mm.

FIGURE 3. A – D: Opening of male genital capsule. (A) Yemmatropis dispar (Hsiao, 1974); (B) Y. erectus Henry, 2002; (C) Y. hsiaoi sp. nov.; (D) Y. nigrovittatus sp. nov.; pilosity omitted. E – H: Paramere. (E) Y. dispar (Hsiao, 1974); (F) Y. erectus Henry, 2002; (G). Y. hsiaoi sp. nov.; (H) Y. nigrovittatus sp. nov. Each scale bar equals 0.1 mm.