Cucullitingis, Du & Yao, 2018

Du, Sile & Yao, Yunzhi, 2018, A new genus and species of Tingidae (Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha) from Myanmar, with the analysis of the evolution of hood, carinae and paranota, Zoological Systematics 43 (3), pp. 283-293 : 284

Genus Cucullitingis gen. nov.

Type species. Cucullitingis biacantha sp. nov. ( Fig. 1 )

General description. Macropterous. Head slightly produced in front of the compound eyes, with four spines, two dorsomedial and two frontals, bucculae extended half-length of head. Antenna four-segmented, length of third segment the longest. Pronotum short, without posterior projection; Apex of the paranota forming a spine. Scutellum reduced but visible; collar three areolae wide, forming a spheroid hood, cover up the posterior of head. Hemelytra areolate, subcostal area narrower and higher than costal area and discoidal area; no stenocostal area. Legs long and slender, tarsi two-segmented.

Etymology. The generic name is a combinated a Latin word “ cucull- ” (meaning hood) and the stem name of family Tingidae . The gender is feminine.

Figures

Figure 1. Holotype of Cucullitingis biacantha sp. nov. A. Photograph of dorsal view. B. Photograph of labium in ventral view. C. Line drawing of dorsal view. D. Detail photograph of head. Scale bars:A, C=500μm; B, D=250μm.