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03E18726FFAEF11E29D6FB0B0690F9EF.text	03E18726FFAEF11E29D6FB0B0690F9EF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xiphovelia glauca Esaki & Miyamoto 1959	<div><p>Xiphovelia glauca Esaki &amp; Miyamoto, 1959</p><p>(Figs. 1, 2, 11, 15, 21, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33, 37)</p><p>Xiphovelia glauca Esaki &amp; Miyamoto, 1959a: 97 .</p><p>Material examined. Taiwan Prov.: 8 apterous males, 9 apterous females, Yilan county, Yuanshan village, Fushan Botanical garden (24°45'N, 121°36'E), 9.VI.2013, coll. Zhen Ye.</p><p>Remarks. We have examined the holotype (Figs. 30, 31, 32) and 17 specimen of this species from Taiwan, which was the only member of the genus previously recorded from China. This species may be recognized by apical half of fore femora in male ventrally with a dark broad stria (Fig. 11); connexiva in female erect and posterior half with long bristles (Fig. 2).</p><p>Distribution. China (Taiwan) (Fig. 37).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E18726FFAEF11E29D6FB0B0690F9EF	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ye, Zhen;Bu, Wenjun	Ye, Zhen, Bu, Wenjun (2015): A review of the genus Xiphovelia Lundblad, 1933 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from China, with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 3946 (2): 190-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3946.2.2
03E18726FFAEF11E29D6FE00007AFB95.text	03E18726FFAEF11E29D6FE00007AFB95.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xiphovelia Lundblad 1933	<div><p>Xiphovelia Lundblad, 1933</p><p>Xiphovelia Lundblad, 1933: 364 . Type species by original designation: X. ensis Lundblad, 1933 .</p><p>Xiphovelia: Esaki &amp; Miyamoto, 1959: 92; Nieser, 1995: 85; Chen et al. 2005: 262; Zettel, 2012: 100.</p><p>Diagnosis. Small-sized veliids (1.50–2.30 mm), apterous or macropterous form; body in apterous morph with elongate in male and broadly oval in female; dorsum colour dark grey to black, thorax and abdomen dorsally with distinctly silvery pubescence; antennae relatively thin but not flagelliform; pronotum of apterous morph very short, mesonotum the largest and transverse, broadly fused with metanotum in the middle; hemelytra of macropterous form with four or five closed cells, reaching abdominal apex; legs relatively stout, middle legs usually longer than hind legs, claws of fore and hind tarsi subapical and short, claws and ventral arolium of middle tarsal segment II leaf-like (Fig. 20) and relatively long; posterolateral region of male pygophore with a broad ear-like projection on each side (Figs. 26–29), which in caudal view are round or ear-shaped, paramere rudimental. This genus can be easily separated from all other genus of this subfamily by second middle tarsi with three leaf-like subapical structures (modified claws and ventral arolium).</p><p>Habitat. Xiphovelia species are usually inhabits at the slow moving areas of small streams or springs (eg. Figs. 33–36).</p><p>Distribution. China, Indonesia (Sumatra, Sulawesi), Japan, Philippines, Sri Lanka.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E18726FFAEF11E29D6FE00007AFB95	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ye, Zhen;Bu, Wenjun	Ye, Zhen, Bu, Wenjun (2015): A review of the genus Xiphovelia Lundblad, 1933 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from China, with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 3946 (2): 190-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3946.2.2
03E18726FFAEF11929D6F9400681F99F.text	03E18726FFAEF11929D6F9400681F99F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xiphovelia denigrata	<div><p>Xiphovelia denigrata sp. nov.</p><p>(Figs. 5, 6, 7, 12, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27, 34, 37)</p><p>Material examined. Holotype: apterous male, CHINA, Zhejiang Prov., Lishui city, Suichang county, Jiulongshan Nature Reserve (28°23' N, 118°50' E), alt. 409 m, 04.VIII.2011, coll. Zhen Ye. Paratypes: CHINA, Zhejiang Prov., 3 apterous males, 5 apterous females and 1 macropterous male, same data as for holotype.</p><p>Diagnosis. This species can be easily separated from all other members of the genus Xiphovelia by relatively large body size (body length: apterous male 1.78–1.81 and apterous female 1.94–1.97) (Figs. 5, 6, 7); male legs shining black except coxae, trochanters, basal small part of femora, and medial large part of fore tibiae yellowish (Figs. 5, 6); middle of abdominal sternum VIII of male slightly depressed (Figs. 22, 23); female abdomen rather broad and connexiva largely widen (greatest width: 1.11–1.13) (Fig. 7).</p><p>Description. Apterous male (Fig. 5). Colour: ground colour black; head dorsum black, ventrally grayish, clypeus and labrum shining black, rostrum yellowish brown with black apex; antenna black except base of segment I, yellowish brown; pronotum with a transverse band, yellowish brown, meso- and metanotum black, mesonotum with a pair of round, silvery hair markings; legs black except coxae, trochanters, basal small part of femora, and medial large part of fore tibiae yellowish (Fig. 5); abdomen dorsally black, medial parts of mediotergites IV–VII, lateral parts of mediotergites II–III, and laterotergites III, IV and VI with prominent silvery hair markings; abdominal segment VIII and pygophore yellowish, each weakly infuscated apically (after dissection).</p><p>Structural characteristics. Body length 1.78–1.81 (holotype: 1.8), greatest width 0.85–0.88 (holotype: 0.86), small-sized, body flat and oval, bearing short, grayish or silver, suberect hairs; head short and wide, head length: 0.31–0.33, head width: 0.54–0.57, about 1.72 times head length; labrum reverse triangle; eyes globose, overlapping anterior pronotal angles; antennae about 0.61 times as long as body, length of antennal segments I–IV: 0.23, 0.26, 0.27, 0.33, antennal segment I stout, segments II–III relatively slender, segment IV stouter than preceding segment; pronotum short and transverse, pronotum width: 0.64–0.66, length: 0.12–0.14, about 5 times as wide as long; mesonotum large, broadly fused with metanotum medially. Legs with mainly decumbent, short setae except middle tibiae ventrally with relatively long, erect setae; fore femora (Fig. 12) straight and stout, fore tibiae slightly widened apically, length of grasping comb 0.18 (Fig. 19), about 0.39 times tibiae length; middle trochanters long and slender, middle femora (Fig. 16) almost straight and thin, middle tibiae inner margin convexed, with a row of about 8–9 long erect bristles along inner margin, claws and ventral arolium of middle tarsal segment II leaf-like and inserted subapically (Fig. 20); hind femora stout and narrowed towards both ends, hind tibiae straight, longer than middle tibiae; length of leg segments (trochanters, femora, tibiae and tarsi): fore leg: 0.20, 0.50, 0.46 and 0.22, middle leg: 0.25, 0.65, 0.61 and 0.51 (0.23+0.28), hind leg: 0.20, 0.62, 0.70 and 0.33 (0.13+0.20); abdomen dorsally narrowed backwards, connexiva narrow and almost flat, abdominal venter medially slightly concave. Genital segments: abdominal segment VIII (Figs. 22, 23) about 1.32 times as long as wide, posterior margin with short, sparse, erect, brown to black hairs, ventrally slightly concave medially; posterolateral region of pygophore (Fig. 27) swollen at posterior end in ventral aspect with a broad ear-like process on each side; paramere rudimental.</p><p>Apterous female (Fig. 7). Body small-sized, slightly longer and greatly wider than male, coloration and markings similar to that of male; body length: 1.94–1.97, greatest width: 1.11–1.13; structure of head including antennae as in male, head length: 0.33–0.35, head width: 0.58–0.61, about 1.76 times head length, antennae about 0.55 times as long as body, length of antennal segments I–IV: 0.24, 0.25, 0.26, 0.32; pronotum width: 0.68–0.71, pronotum length: 0.11–0.13, about 5.83 times as wide as long. Legs similar to those of male except fore tibiae, totally black and without grasping comb, lengths of leg segments (trochanters, femora, tibiae and tarsi): fore leg: 0.20, 0.55, 0.44 and 0.23, middle leg: 0.27, 0.70, 0.69 and 0.52 (0.23+0.29), hind leg: 0.21, 0.61, 0.75 and 0.33 (0.11+0.22); abdomen rather broad (Fig. 7), connexiva broad and almost flat; genital segments retracted into abdomen.</p><p>Macropterous male (Fig. 6). Ground colour similar to that of apterous form; body small-sized, body length 2.00 (including forewings), greatest width: 0.98; structure of head including antennae as in apterous male, head length: 0.30, head width: 0.56, about 1.87 times head length, antennae about 0.53 times as long as body, length of antennal segments I–IV: 0.22, 0.25, 0.26, 0.33; pronotum large and pentagonal, pronotum width: 0.98, pronotum length: 0.75, about 1.31 times as wide as long, yellowish brown band along anterior margin of pronotum; length of leg segments (trochanters, femora, tibiae and tarsi): fore leg: 0.20, 0.50, 0.47 and 0.23, middle leg: 0.24, 0.64, 0.60, and 0.53 (0.24+0.29), hind leg: 0.20, 0.62, 0.71 and 0.34 (0.14+0.20); grasping comb about 0.4 times fore tibiae length; forewings mainly blackish brown with dark veins, slightly surpassing abdominal tip; other characters as in apterous male.</p><p>Macropterous female: unknown.</p><p>Etymology. The specific name is derived from the Latin denigratus means blackish, refers to the colour of legs almost black.</p><p>Distribution. China (Zhejiang) (Fig. 37).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E18726FFAEF11929D6F9400681F99F	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ye, Zhen;Bu, Wenjun	Ye, Zhen, Bu, Wenjun (2015): A review of the genus Xiphovelia Lundblad, 1933 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from China, with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 3946 (2): 190-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3946.2.2
03E18726FFA9F11829D6F9CA069FF8C3.text	03E18726FFA9F11829D6F9CA069FF8C3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xiphovelia fulva	<div><p>Xiphovelia fulva sp. nov.</p><p>(Figs. 8, 9, 10, 13, 17, 24, 28, 35, 37)</p><p>Type material. Holotype: apterous male, CHINA, Yunnan Prov., Xishuangbanna, Jinghong city, Puwen town, Caiyanghe River (22°30' N, 101°04' E), alt. 885 m, 25.IX.2011, coll. Zhen Ye. Paratypes: CHINA, Yunnan Prov., 2 apterous males, 2 macropterous males and 3 macropterous females, same data as for holotype.</p><p>Diagnosis. X. fulva sp. nov. can be distinguished with its closely related X. glauca by relatively shorter body length (1.53–1.55) (Fig. 8); head dorsum yellowish brown (Fig. 8); position of silvery hair markings on abdominal tergites (laterally on mediotergum II, medially on mediotergites III – VII, and inner region on laterotergites III and VI); the ear-like process on each side of pygophore much wider in caudal view (Fig. 28).</p><p>Description. Apterous male (Fig. 8). Colour: ground colour brown; head dorsum yellowish brown, ventrally grayish, clypeus shining yellow, labrum shining black, rostrum yellowish brown with black apex; antennal segments I–II dark yellow, III–IV brown; pronotum with a transverse band brown, meso- and metanotum black, mesonotum with a pair of rounded, silvery hair markings; legs yellowish with apices of femora, tibiae and tarsi weakly infuscated (Fig. 8), apical half of fore femora ventrally with black patches (Fig. 13); abdomen dorsally black, mediotergites III–VII medially, mediotergite II laterally and inner region of laterotergites III and VI with silvery hair markings; abdominal segment VIII, pygophore yellowish (after dissection), each weakly infuscated apically (Figs. 24, 28).</p><p>Structural characteristics. Body length 1.53–1.54 (holotype: 1.54), greatest width 0.72–0.73 (holotype: 0.73), small-sized, body flat and oval, bearing short, grayish or silver, appressed pubescence; head short and wide, head length: 0.25–0.27, head width: 0.48–0.50, about 1.81 times head length; anterior margin of pronotum concaved; labrum reverse triangle; eyes globose, overlapping anterior pronotal angles; antennae about 0.56 times as long as body, length of antennal segments I–IV: 0.17, 0.20, 0.21, 0.28, antennal segment I stout, antennal segments II–III relatively slender, segment IV stouter than segment III; pronotum short and transverse, pronotum width: 0.51–0.53, pronotum length: 0.10–0.11, about 5.3 times as wide as long; mesonotum large and transverse, broadly fused with metanotum medially; legs with mainly decumbent, short setae except middle tibiae ventrally with relatively long, erect setae; fore femora (Fig. 13) straight and thick, fore tibiae (Fig. 13) slightly curved in apical part, length of grasping comb 0.10, about 0.29 times tibia length; middle trochanters long and slender, middle femora almost straight and thin, middle tibiae inner margin convexed, with a row of about 8–9 long erect bristles along inner margin, claws and ventral arolium of middle tarsal segment II leaf-like structure inserted subapically; hind femora stout and narrowed toward both ends, hind tibiae straight and longer than middle tibiae; length of leg segments (trochanters, femora, tibiae and tarsi): fore leg: 0.17, 0.40, 0.34 and 0.20, middle leg: 0.22, 0.49, 0.43 and 0.41 (0.18+0.23), hind leg: 0.15, 0.46, 0.53 and 0.27 (0.09+0.18); abdomen dorsally narrowed backwards, connexiva narrow and almost flat. Genital segments: abdominal segment VIII (Fig. 24) about 1.35 times as long as wide, posterior margin with some short, sparse, erect, black brown hairs; pygophore (Fig. 28) swollen at posterior end in ventral aspect and with a very broad ear-like process on each side; paramere rudimental.</p><p>Macropterous male (Fig. 9). Ground colour similar to that of apterous form; body small-sized, body length 1.89–1.90 (including forewings), greatest width: 0.89–0.90; head dark brown, paler along inner margin of eyes and hind margin of vertex, structure of head including antennae as in apterous male, head length: 0.29–0.31, head width: 0.48–0.50, about 1.67 times head length, antennae about 0.47 times as long as body, length of antennal segments I–IV: 0.18, 0.20, 0.21, 0.30; pronotum large and pentagonal, pronotum width: 0.89–0.90, pronotum length: 0.69–0.71, about 1.29 times as wide as long, a yellowish brown band along anterior margin of pronotum; length of leg segments (trochanters, femora, tibiae and tarsi): fore leg: 0.18, 0.45, 0.38 and 0.20, middle leg: 0.21, 0.55, 0.45, and 0.40 (0.18+0.22), hind leg: 0.14, 0.53, 0.60 and 0.28 (0.10+0.18); forewings mainly blackish brown except basal part, whitish, tip slightly surpassing abdominal apex, hemelytron with dark veins; other characters as in apterous male.</p><p>Macropterous female (Fig. 10). Ground colour similar to that of macropterous male; body small-sized, slightly longer and greatly wider than male; body length 1.97–1.99 (including forewings), greatest width: 0.95–0.97; head dark brown, structure of head including antennae as in macropterous male, head length: 0.29–0.31, head width: 0.49–0.51, about 1.65 times head length, antennae about 0.42 times as long as body, length of antennal segments I– IV: 0.16, 0.18, 0.20, 0.30; pronotum large and pentagonal, pronotum width: 0.95–0.97, pronotum length: 0.70– 0.72, about 1.35 times as wide as long, yellowish brown band along anterior margin of pronotum; length of leg segments (trochanters, femora, tibiae and tarsi): fore leg: 0.18, 0.44, 0.34 and 0.21, middle leg: 0.24, 0.54, 0.49, and 0.42 (0.18 + 0.24), hind leg: 0.19, 0.55, 0.60 and 0.30 (0.10 + 0.20); forewings mainly blackish brown except basal part whitish, hemelytron relatively narrow, with dark veins.</p><p>Apterous female: unknown.</p><p>Etymology. The specific name is derived from the Latin fulvus means yellowish brown, refers to head dorsum of apterous male almost yellowish brown.</p><p>Distribution. China (Yunnan) (Fig. 37).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E18726FFA9F11829D6F9CA069FF8C3	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ye, Zhen;Bu, Wenjun	Ye, Zhen, Bu, Wenjun (2015): A review of the genus Xiphovelia Lundblad, 1933 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from China, with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 3946 (2): 190-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3946.2.2
03E18726FFA7F11629D6FBCE066BFC7B.text	03E18726FFA7F11629D6FBCE066BFC7B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xiphovelia reflexa	<div><p>Xiphovelia reflexa sp. nov.</p><p>(Figs. 3, 4, 14, 18, 25, 29, 36, 37)</p><p>Type material. Holotype: apterous male, CHINA, Henan Prov., Nanyang city, Xixia county, Longtangou (33°30' N, 111°37' E), 25.XIII.2014, coll. Zhen Ye. Paratypes: CHINA, Henan Prov., 3 apterous males and 4 apterous females, same data as for holotype.</p><p>Diagnosis. X. reflexa sp. nov. is similar to X. japonica Esaki &amp; Miyamoto, 1959, with both of hind portions of connexiva in females reflexed. However, X. reflexa sp. nov. can be distinguished by the fore femur in male with a small dark stria on inner side of sub-apex.</p><p>Description. Apterous male (Fig. 3). Colour: ground colour brownish; head dorsum brown, ventrally grayish, clypeus yellowish brown, labrum shining black, rostrum yellowish brown with black apex; antennal segments I–IV yellowish brown; pronotum with a transverse band brownish, meso- and metanotum black, with a pair of rounded, silvery hair markings, indistinct on metanotum; legs yellowish with apices of femora, tibiae and tarsi weakly infuscated (Fig. 3), subapex of fore femora ventrally with blackish stria (Fig. 14); abdomen dorsally black, mediotergites II laterally, mediotergites III–VII medially except mediotergite V devoid of silvery hair marking, inner region of laterotergites III and VI with silvery hair markings; abdominal segment VIII, pygophore yellowish (after dissection), each weakly infuscated apically.</p><p>Structural characteristics. Body length 1.66–1.67 (holotype: 1.67), greatest width 0.73–0.74 (holotype: 0.74), small-sized, flat and oval, bearing short, grayish or silver, appressed pubescence; head short and wide, head length: 0.30–0.32, head width: 0.49–0.51, about 1.61 times head length; anterior margin of pronotum concaved; labrum reverse triangle; eyes globose, overlapping anterior pronotal angles; antennae about 0.56 times as long as body, length of antennal segments I–IV: 0.20, 0.21, 0.22, 0.31, antennal segment I stout, antennal segments II–III relatively slender, segment IV stouter than preceeding segment; pronotum short and transverse, pronotum width: 0.47–0.48, pronotum length: 0.10–0.11, about 4.7 times as wide as long; mesonotum large and transverse, broadly fused with metanotum medially; legs with mainly decumbent, short setae except middle tibiae ventrally with relatively long, erect setae; fore femora straight and thick, fore tibiae slightly curved in apical part, length of grasping comb 0.13, about 0.29 times tibiae length; middle trochanters longand slender, middle femora almost straight and thin, middle tibiae inner margin convexed, with a row of about 7–8 long erect bristles along inner margin (Fig. 18), claws and ventral arolium of middle tarsal segment II leaf-like structure inserted subapically; hind femora stout and narrowed toward both ends, hind tibiae straight and longer than middle tibiae; lengths of leg segments (trochanters, femora, tibiae and tarsi): fore leg: 0.17, 0.45, 0.39 and 0.20, middle leg: 0.22, 0.53, 0.46 and 0.43 (0.17+0.26), hind leg: 0.17, 0.50, 0.57 and 0.32 (0.11+0.21); abdomen dorsally narrowed backwards, connexiva narrow and almost flat. Genital segments: abdominal segment VIII (Fig. 25) about 1.50 times as long as wide, posterior margin with some short, sparse, erect, black brown hairs; pygophore (Fig. 29) swollen at posterior end in ventral aspect and with a ear-like process on each side; paramere rudimental.</p><p>Apterous female (Fig. 4). Body small-sized, slightly longer and greatly wider than male, coloration and markings similar to that of male; body length: 1.89–1.91, greatest width: 0.86–0.87; structure of head including antennae as in male, head length: 0.33–0.34, head width: 0.55–0.56, about 1.67 times head length, antennae about 0.50 times as long as body, lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 0.20, 0.21, 0.22, 0.32; pronotum width: 0.60–0.61, pronotum length: 0.09–0.10, about 6.0 times as wide as long; legs similar to those of male except fore tibiae without grasping comb, lengths of leg segments (trochanters, femora, tibiae and tarsi): fore leg: 0.20, 0.45, 0.39 and 0.20, middle leg: 0.21, 0.54, 0.47 and 0.44 (0.17+0.27), hind leg: 0.19, 0.50, 0.57 and 0.33 (0.11+0.22); connexiva broader than in male, hind portions erected and folded over abdomen but not touching each other (Fig. 4); genital segments retracted into abdomen.</p><p>Macropterous male and macropterous female: unknown.</p><p>Etymology. The specific name is derived from the Latin reflexus (meaning reflexed), refers to the reflexed hind portions of connexiva in female.</p><p>Distribution. China (Henan) (Fig. 37).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E18726FFA7F11629D6FBCE066BFC7B	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ye, Zhen;Bu, Wenjun	Ye, Zhen, Bu, Wenjun (2015): A review of the genus Xiphovelia Lundblad, 1933 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from China, with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 3946 (2): 190-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3946.2.2
03E18726FFA6F11629D6FBA9018AFA2E.text	03E18726FFA6F11629D6FBA9018AFA2E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xiphovelia	<div><p>Key to the species of Xiphovelia occurring in China</p><p>1. Legs black and shining. Male: abdominal sternum VIII slightly concave medially (Figs. 22, 23). Female: connexiva largely widen and flat (Fig. 7).................................................................. X. denigrata sp. nov.</p><p>- Legs yellowish brown. Male: abdominal sternum VIII without any concavity. Female: connexiva relatively narrowed and erect or reflexed........................................................................................... 2</p><p>2. Metanotum with a pair of rounded, silvery hair markings. Female: hind portions of connexiva in apterous female reflexed (Fig. 4).................................................................................... X. reflexa sp. nov.</p><p>- Metanotum without a pair of rounded, silvery hair markings. Female: hind portions of connexiva in apterous female erect...3</p><p>3. Head dorsum in apterous male yellowish brown (Fig. 8); the ear-like process on each side of pygophore relatively wide (Fig. 28).................................................................................... X. fulva sp. nov.</p><p>- Head dorsum in apterous male black (Fig. 1); the ear-like process on each side of pygophore narrow (Fig. 26)......................................................................................... X. glauca Esaki &amp; Miyamoto</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E18726FFA6F11629D6FBA9018AFA2E	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ye, Zhen;Bu, Wenjun	Ye, Zhen, Bu, Wenjun (2015): A review of the genus Xiphovelia Lundblad, 1933 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from China, with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 3946 (2): 190-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3946.2.2
