Chouious Yang, 1991

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Chouious Yang, 1991 Figs 2, 3 , 21-24

Chouious Yang, 1991: 82.

Type-species.

Chouious tianzeus Yang, 1991.

Diagnosis.

Head ( Figs 2, 3 ) coarsely punctate, lateral frontal sutures elevated and carinate; frontoclypeus with median longitudinal carina dorsally, ventral part produced, in contour forming shelf over anteclypeus, with distinct transverse carina, area above carina depressed medially; genae conspicuously pubescent.

Notes.

Chouious was described based on one new species, Chouious tianzeus from south China ( Yang 1991). It is similar to Phlogis in external morphology, including wing venation and leg chaetotaxy, but differs in the structure of the head, as indicated in the key.

Distribution.

China (Guangxi, Yang 1991).

Figures

Figures 2 - 14. Habitus photographs. 2, 3 Chouious tianzeus, dorsal and lateral 4 - 6 Phlogis sp. from Malaysia, dorsal and details of head lateral and face 7 Phlogis sp. from Thailand, lateral 8, 9 Preta gratiosa, dorsal and lateral 10 - 12 Signoretia delicata sp. n., detail of head, dorsal, lateral, and frontal 13, 14 Signoretia kintendela sp. n., dorsal and lateral.

Figures 21 - 30. Terminalia of Chouious, Phlogis and Preta. 21 - 24 Chouious tianzeus, male genitalia 21 genital capsule (without anal tube), lateral view 22 dorsal connective, caudal view 23 connective, styles, aedeagus, dorsal connective, and anal tube, lateral view 24 aedeagus caudal view. 25 - 27 female terminalia of Phlogis sp. from Malaysia 25 sternite VII, ventral view 26 first valvula of ovipositor, lateral view 27 second valvifers, second valvulae and gonoplacs of ovipositor, lateral view 28 Phlogis sp. from Thailand, sternite VII, ventral view 29, 30 Preta gratiosa 29 pygofer and segment X of anal tube, lateral view 30 subgenital plates, connective, styles, and aedeagus, lateral view.