Malcus gibbus Zheng, Zou & Hsiao, 1979

Wang, Shujing & Bu, Wenjun, 2020, A key to species of genus Malcus Stål, with descriptions of four new species from China (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Malcidae), Zootaxa 4759 (1), pp. 31-48 : 37-41

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scientific name	Malcus gibbus Zheng, Zou & Hsiao, 1979
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Malcus gibbus Zheng, Zou & Hsiao, 1979 View in CoL

( Figs. 2 View FIGURES 1–4 , 24, 28 View FIGURES 21–30 , 31 View FIGURES 31–32 )

Malcus gibbus Zheng, Zou & Hsiao, 1979: 275 View in CoL , 279.

Malcus gibbus: Zheng (1999: 271) View in CoL ; Kerzhner (2001: 227).

Male description: The externally visible characters of male were similar as female.

Anterior part of 7 th ventrite of male sublaterally with protruding paired truncate processes ( Fig 31 View FIGURES 31–32 ).

Pygophore with 2 divergent parandria, stubby ( Figs. 24, 28 View FIGURES 21–30 ).

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Remarks. This species closely resembles M. noduliferus , their head and pronotum without erect hairs and pronotum with significantly raised posterolateral tubercle. But M. noduliferus with distinct posteromedial tubercle, can easily be distinguished.

Material examined. Holotype, ♀, China: Yunnan: Near Simao City , alt: 950m, 17.v.1957 ; Paratype, ♀, same data as the holotype .

China: Yunnan: 2♂♂ 17♀♀, Simao City, Laiyang River, Luoluoxinzhai Mountain , alt: 1500m, 21.v.2000, Leyi Zheng & Wenjun Bu ; 3♂♂ 7♀♀, Simao Ctiy, Laiyang River, Tianbi , alt: 1550m, 22.v.2000, Leyi Zheng & Wenjun Bu ; 2♂♂ 5♀♀, Simao City, Laiyang River, Tian Ba , alt: 1100m, 23.v.2000, Wenjun Bu .

Distribution. China (Yunnan).

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Hemiptera
Family	Malcidae
Genus	Malcus