identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
20E640BB011E1A89ECDE476050ADDD68.text	20E640BB011E1A89ECDE476050ADDD68.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malaxa Melichar 1914	<div><p>Malaxa Melichar, 1914</p><p>Malaxa Melichar, 1914: 275; Muir 1926: 7; Metcalf 1943: 103; Fennah 1945: 429; Yang and Yang 1986: 56; Ding et al. 1999: 443; Chen et al. 2006: 160; Ding 2006: 150; Bartlett 2009: 387; Hou et al. 2013: 864; Bartlett and Kennedy 2018: 514.</p><p>Type species.</p><p>Malaxa acutipennis Melichar, 1914.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>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."</p><p>Key to species (males) of Malaxa from China (revised from Hou et al. 2013)</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/20E640BB011E1A89ECDE476050ADDD68	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Li, Hong-Xing;Yang, Lin;Chen, Xiang-Sheng	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.text	13695B8FD6BE68606DFB8EC31266BA0D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malaxa hamuliferum	<div><p>Malaxa hamuliferum sp. nov. Figs 1, 2, 5-14</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype: ♂, China: Yunnan, Yingjiang County (24°44'N, 97°33'E), on bamboo, 17 August 2018, Hong-Xing Li; paratypes, 5♂♂, 10♀♀, same data as holotype, Hong-Xing Li and Qiang Luo.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>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.</p><p>Measurements.</p><p>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).</p><p>Diagnosis .</p><p>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.</p><p>Description.</p><p>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 Cu1, after bifurcation of IA and IIA hyaline, at apical half, along Sc1, sc-r and area between R1 and M2 dark brown (Fig. 8). Wings hyaline, veins brown. Abdomen with dorsal side black, with ventral side yellow white. Genitalia dark brown.</p><p>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).</p><p>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).</p><p>Host plant.</p><p>Bamboo.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Southwest China (Yunnan).</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>This species is similar to Malaxa semifusca Yang &amp; Yang, 1986 but differs from it by: (1) frons and genae black, clypeus with basal half black (frons with apical third, genae with ventral half and clypeus yellow in M. semifusca); (2) anal segment of male without process (anal segment with left lateroapical process small and obtuse in M. semifusca); (3) aedeagus with phallobase without tooth at apex (aedeagus with phallobase incomplete, apex membraneous, with several teeth along margin and around apex in M. semifusca).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/13695B8FD6BE68606DFB8EC31266BA0D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Li, Hong-Xing;Yang, Lin;Chen, Xiang-Sheng	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.text	C25F2ABE3DAF31556C4DD605B93151C5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malaxa tricuspis	<div><p>Malaxa tricuspis sp. nov. Figs 3, 4, 15-24</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype: ♂, China: Hainan, Wanning County (18°55'N, 110°20'E), on bamboo, 6 May 2017, Hong-Xing Li; paratypes, 6♂♂, 8♀♀, same data as holotype.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific name is derived from the Latin word " tricuspis ", referring to aedeagus with three small processes.</p><p>Measurements .</p><p>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).</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>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.</p><p>Description.</p><p>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 Cu1, after bifurcation of IA and IIA hyaline, at apical half, along Sc1, sc-r, and area between R1 and M2 dark brown (Fig. 18). Wings hyaline, veins brown. Abdomen with dorsal side black, with ventral side yellow. Genitalia brown.</p><p>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).</p><p>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).</p><p>Host plant.</p><p>Bamboo.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Southwest China (Hainan).</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>This species is similar to Malaxa fusca Yang &amp; Yang, 1986 but differs from it by: (1) anal segment of male with left lateroapical process twisted but not S-like, not swelled subapically (anal segment with left lateroapical process twisted, S-like, swelled subapically in M. fusca); (2) aedeagus with stout process at base, a spine at basal third and with small tooth at apical third (aedeagus with small process at base and with a spine near middle in M. fusca); (3) genital styles with apical half narrowing abruptly, not forked at apex (genital styles with outer angle forked at apex, inner branch longer than outer one in M. fusca).</p><p>This species is also similar to M. delicata Ding &amp; Yang, 1986 but differs from it by: (1) anal segment of male with left lateroapical process twisted near base (anal segment with left lateroapical process twisted near apex in M. delicata) (2) aedeagus with stout process at base, a spine at basal third and with small tooth at apical third (aedeagus with process at base and with small spine at basal third in M. delicata); (3) genital styles with outer angle not forked at apex (genital styles with outer angle forked at apex, two branches subequally long in M. delicata).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C25F2ABE3DAF31556C4DD605B93151C5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Li, Hong-Xing;Yang, Lin;Chen, Xiang-Sheng	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
