Agnesiella (D.) mitrata Huang & Zhang sp. nov.

(Figs 35, 39, 43, 47, 143–149)

Measurement. Male, 3.5 mm (including wings).

Body yellowish (Figs 35, 39). Face with central area of frontoclypeal area yellowish and remaining parts brownish, both sides of anteclypeus black-brown and central area brownish, lorum brownish, inner parts of gena black-brown and its outer margin ivory, brown transverse streaks on frontoclypeal area (Fig. 47). Vertex testaceous near coronal suture. Pronotum with 7 patches black-brown. Scutellum with both sides red ochre and triangles dark brown (Fig. 43). Forewing with 3 patches on basal half, one at base of clavus brownish, banded patch at central part of basal half brown and another patch near cross vein brownish; brochosome field milky white (Figs 35, 39, 143).

Abdominal apodemes reaching end of 5th abdominal sternite. Male pygofer side with 2 bands of setae, one long fine setae band near sclerotized posteroventral margin and the other rigid microsetae band near ventral margin centrally; a digitiform appendage and a few rigid microsetae on posterior margin (Fig. 144). Subgenital plate with some long fine setae terminally and bend short (Figs 145, 146). Paramere slender with subapical protrusion nearly perpendicular to caudal apex (Figs 145, 147). Connective with stem slightly longer than lateral arms and central lobe distinct (Fig. 145). Aedeagal shaft slender, apex hooded with ventral margin serrated, ventral appendage near central part of shaft with 2 short digitiform branches respectively directed upwards and downwards (Figs 148, 149).

Specimens examined. Holotype: ♂, CHINA, Yunnan Province, Mt. Zixi, 2300m, Alnus nepalensis, 12-XI- 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska. Paratype: 4♂ 2♀, CHINA, Yunnan Province, Mt. Zixi, 2400m, Alnus nepalensis, 10- XI-1999, coll. I. Dworakowska ; 6♂ 1♀, CHINA, Yunnan Province, Dali, 2300m, Alnus nepalensis, 12-XI-1999, coll. I. Dworakowska ; 1♂ 1♀, CHINA, Yunnan Province, Tengchong, 1700m, Alnus nepalensis, 22-XI-1999, coll. I. Dworakowska ; 1♀, CHINA, Yunnan Province, Dali, Mt. Weibao, 2200m, 20-VII-2001, coll. Qiang Sun.

Etymology. The specific name is derived from Latin word “mitratus which means “hooded, referring to the extended end of the aedeagal shaft (Fig. 148).

Notes. The new species resembles Agnesiella (Draberiella) aldera, but differs in the male pygofer side with a digitiform appendage arising from the posterior margin (Fig. 144), and in the ventral appendage of the aedeagal shaft near central part with upper branches broader in lateral view (Fig. 148).