Neogergithoides Sun, Meng & Wang, 2012

Constant, Jérôme & Pham, Hong Thai, 2015, Two new species of the genus Neogergithoides Sun, Meng & Wang, 2012 extend its distribution to Northern Vietnam (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Issidae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 33, pp. 1-15 : 1-15

Genus Neogergithoides Sun, Meng & Wang, 2012

Neogergithoides SUN et al., 2012: 43 [described, illustrated, key to Hemisphaeriini genera] Type species: Neogergithoides tubercularis Sun, Meng & Wang, 2012 by original designation.

Neogergithoides – CHEN et al., 2014: 46 [described, distribution map – in Chinese], 188 [described – in English]; FLOW, BOURGOIN, 2015: http://www.hemiptera-databases.org/flow/?page=explorer&db=flow&lang=en&card=taxon&rank=genus&id=17639.

NOTES.

In the original description of the genus, SUN et al. (2012) state that the vertex is tricarinate. This condition is not visible on the illustrations provided by SUN et al. (2012: figs 3 & 26) and has not been observed in the two new species from Vietnam. It is therefore considered as erroneous. However, the lateral margins of the vertex are strongly carinate in all species.

The species of Neogergithoides must be identified on the characters of the male genitalia and the diagnosis, based on external morphology, given for the new species are not sufficient to identify surely the species. More species are very probably awaiting discovery and for those reasons we do not propose an identification key here.