taxonID	type	description	language	source
20E640BB011E1A89ECDE476050ADDD68.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Description from Hou et al. (2013: 286 - 287) " Body slender and elongate, length (from apex of vertex to tip of tegmina): male 3.7 - 4.8 mm, female 4.3 - 5.1 mm, often with blackish brown markings. Head with eyes narrower than pronotum. Vertex longer or slightly shorter in middle than broad at base (0.95 - 1.24: 1), apex projected in front of eyes. Submedian carinae uniting before apex, greatest length of basal compartment shorter than wide at base of vertex (0.48 - 0.81: 1). Frons relatively long, longer in middle line than wide at widest part (~ 2.73 - 3.00: 1), widest at middle or apex. Rostrum reaching mesothoracic trochanters. Antennae cylindrical, very long, surpassing apex of clypeus, basal segment longer in middle than wide at apex (3.67 - 5.22: 1), shorter than frons in middle line (0.49 - 0.74: 1), shorter than the second segment (0.40 - 0.56: 1). Pronotum shorter than vertex in middle line (0.58 - 0.96: 1), lateral carinae attaining hind margin. Mesonotum longer in middle line than vertex and pronotum together (1.33 - 2.05: 1). Tegmina elongate, longer in middle line than wide at widest part (1.76 - 3.16: 1), much longer than abdomen, hyaline, cross vein deposited medially, apical margin acutely rounded. Spinal formula of hind tibia 5 - 6 - 4. Post-tibial spur large and thick, concave on inner surface, without teeth along the hind margin, with an apical tooth. Anal segment of male short, ring-like, left lateroapical angle produced into process. Pygofer with two broad lamellate medioventral processes, between of them with a V-like emargination. Genital styles broad in basal half, forked or with process at apex. Aedeagus with or without phallobase, phallus tubular, curved C-like and directed segmental venter. " Key to species (males) of Malaxa from China (revised from Hou et al. 2013)	en	Li, Hong-Xing, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2019): Taxonomic study of the genus Malaxa Melichar, with descriptions of two new species from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, Delphacidae). ZooKeys 861: 43-52, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777
13695B8FD6BE68606DFB8EC31266BA0D.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name is derived from the Latin word " hamulus " and the postfix " - ferus ", referring to the middle of genital styles with large process, hook-like.	en	Li, Hong-Xing, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2019): Taxonomic study of the genus Malaxa Melichar, with descriptions of two new species from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, Delphacidae). ZooKeys 861: 43-52, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777
13695B8FD6BE68606DFB8EC31266BA0D.taxon	description	Measurements. Body length including tegmina: male 3.9 - 4.1 mm (N = 10); female 4.8 - 5.0 mm (N = 5); tegmen length: male 3.4 - 3.6 mm (N = 10); female 4.0 - 4.4 mm (N = 5).	en	Li, Hong-Xing, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2019): Taxonomic study of the genus Malaxa Melichar, with descriptions of two new species from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, Delphacidae). ZooKeys 861: 43-52, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777
13695B8FD6BE68606DFB8EC31266BA0D.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The salient features of the new species include the following: aedeagus with phallobase broad basally, apical third narrowing abruptly, and genital styles with large process at middle, hook-like.	en	Li, Hong-Xing, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2019): Taxonomic study of the genus Malaxa Melichar, with descriptions of two new species from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, Delphacidae). ZooKeys 861: 43-52, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777
13695B8FD6BE68606DFB8EC31266BA0D.taxon	description	Description. Coloration. General color pale yellowish brown, with dark brown to black markings, shiny (Figs 1, 2). Vertex with basal half yellowish brown, apical half pale black. Pronotum and mesonotum brown to black except each lateral side yellow (Figs 5, 6). Frons and genae black. Clypeus with basal half black, rest yellow. Rostrum yellow except apex pale brown (Fig. 7). Eyes and ocelli reddish brown. First segment of antennae with dorsal side pale yellow, with ventral side brown, second segment dark brown. Tegmina with basal half yellow except areas around apex of Cu 1, after bifurcation of IA and IIA hyaline, at apical half, along Sc 1, sc-r and area between R 1 and M 2 dark brown (Fig. 8). Wings hyaline, veins brown. Abdomen with dorsal side black, with ventral side yellow white. Genitalia dark brown. Head and thorax. Vertex (Figs 5, 6) longer submedially than wide at base ~ 0.98: 1, at base longer than at apex ~ 1.4: 1, submedian carinae uniting slightly beyond middle, apex produced in front of eyes, apical margin straight, greatest length of basal compartment shorter than wide at base of vertex ~ 0.53: 1. Frons (Fig. 7) longer in middle line than wide at widest part ~ 1.47: 1, widest at apex. Postclypeus wide at base as wide as frons at apex. Antennae very long, cylindrical, surpassing apex of clypeus, first segment longer than wide ~ 4.06: 1, shorter than frons in middle line ~ 0.79: 1, shorter than the second segment ~ 0.43: 1 (Fig. 7). Pronotum with lateral carinae not attaining hind margin, shorter than vertex ~ 0.69: 1. Mesonotum with lateral carinae not attaining hind margin, longer in middle line than vertex and pronotum together ~ 1.76: 1 (Figs 5, 6). Tegmina narrow, longer than widest part ~ 4.12: 1 (Fig. 8). Male genitalia. Anal segment of male small, ring-like (Fig. 9). Pygofer in profile tapering to dorsad (Fig. 10), in posterior view with opening longer than wide (Fig. 9), in ventral view medioventral margin V-like (Fig. 11). Aedeagus with phallus slender, tubular, acute at apex, apical third curved C-like, phallobase in profile broad basally, apical third narrowing abruptly (Fig. 12). Genital styles long and slender, tapering to apex, inner margin with large process at middle, hook-like (Fig. 13).	en	Li, Hong-Xing, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2019): Taxonomic study of the genus Malaxa Melichar, with descriptions of two new species from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, Delphacidae). ZooKeys 861: 43-52, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777
13695B8FD6BE68606DFB8EC31266BA0D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Southwest China (Yunnan).	en	Li, Hong-Xing, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2019): Taxonomic study of the genus Malaxa Melichar, with descriptions of two new species from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, Delphacidae). ZooKeys 861: 43-52, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777
C25F2ABE3DAF31556C4DD605B93151C5.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name is derived from the Latin word " tricuspis ", referring to aedeagus with three small processes.	en	Li, Hong-Xing, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2019): Taxonomic study of the genus Malaxa Melichar, with descriptions of two new species from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, Delphacidae). ZooKeys 861: 43-52, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777
C25F2ABE3DAF31556C4DD605B93151C5.taxon	description	Measurements. Body length including tegmina: male 3.5 - 3.7 mm (N = 7); female 4.1 - 4.3 mm (N = 8); tegmen length: male 3.0 - 3.2 mm (N = 7); female 3.5 - 3.8 mm (N = 8).	en	Li, Hong-Xing, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2019): Taxonomic study of the genus Malaxa Melichar, with descriptions of two new species from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, Delphacidae). ZooKeys 861: 43-52, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777
C25F2ABE3DAF31556C4DD605B93151C5.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The salient features of the new species include the following: left lateroapical process of anal segment stout and twisted, tapering apically; aedeagus with three small processes.	en	Li, Hong-Xing, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2019): Taxonomic study of the genus Malaxa Melichar, with descriptions of two new species from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, Delphacidae). ZooKeys 861: 43-52, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777
C25F2ABE3DAF31556C4DD605B93151C5.taxon	description	Description. Coloration. General color pale yellowish brown, with dark brown to black markings, shiny (Figs 3, 4). Vertex, pronotum and mesonotum pale black except each lateral side yellow (Figs 15, 16). Frons and genae black except small area at apex yellow. Clypeus with basal half black, rest yellow (Fig. 17). Eyes and ocelli reddish brown. Antennae with dorsal side pale yellow, with ventral side brown. Tegmina with basal half pale yellow except areas around Sc + R, apex of Cu 1, after bifurcation of IA and IIA hyaline, at apical half, along Sc 1, sc-r, and area between R 1 and M 2 dark brown (Fig. 18). Wings hyaline, veins brown. Abdomen with dorsal side black, with ventral side yellow. Genitalia brown. Head and thorax. Vertex (Figs 15, 16) longer submedially than wide at base ~ 0.91: 1, at base longer than at apex ~ 1.65: 1, forming a circular cell, submedian carinae uniting slightly beyond middle, apex produced in front of eyes, apical margin straight, greatest length of basal compartment shorter than wide at base of vertex ~ 0.55: 1. Frons (Fig. 17) longer in middle line than wide at widest part ~ 2.83: 1, widest at near apex. Postclypeus wide at base as wide as frons at apex. Antennae very long, cylindrical, surpassing apex of clypeus, first segment longer than wide ~ 4.44: 1, shorter than frons in middle line ~ 0.57: 1, shorter than the second segment ~ 0.41: 1 (Fig. 17). Pronotum with lateral carinae not attaining hind margin, shorter than vertex ~ 0.55: 1. Mesonotum with lateral carinae not attaining hind margin, longer in middle line than vertex and pronotum together ~ 2.06: 1 (Figs 15, 16). Tegmina narrow, longer than widest part ~ 3.28: 1 (Fig. 18). Male genitalia. Anal segment of male small, ring like, left lateroapical process stout and twisted, tapering to apex (Fig. 19). Pygofer in profile tapering to dorsad, ventral angles strongly produced (Fig. 20), in posterior view with opening longer than wide (Fig. 19), in ventral view medioventral processes wide, concave medially (Fig. 21). Aedeagus simple, tubular, broad basally then tapering to apex, with stout process at base, a spine at basal third and with small tooth at apical third (Figs 22, 23). Genital styles long, broad basally, apical half narrowing abruptly, inner margin with several teeth at middle (Figs 19, 24).	en	Li, Hong-Xing, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2019): Taxonomic study of the genus Malaxa Melichar, with descriptions of two new species from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, Delphacidae). ZooKeys 861: 43-52, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777
C25F2ABE3DAF31556C4DD605B93151C5.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Southwest China (Hainan).	en	Li, Hong-Xing, Yang, Lin, Chen, Xiang-Sheng (2019): Taxonomic study of the genus Malaxa Melichar, with descriptions of two new species from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, Delphacidae). ZooKeys 861: 43-52, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.32777
