Bambusicaliscelis guttatus Gong, Yang & Chen, 2018

Chen, Xiang-Sheng & Gong, Nian, 2025, Taxonomic study of the Caliscelidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoroidea) from China, Zootaxa 5670 (1), pp. 1-129 : 14-18

Bambusicaliscelis guttatus Gong, Yang & Chen, 2018

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Bambusicaliscelis guttatus Gong, Yang & Chen, 2018a: 86 .

Supplementary description. Female genitalia. Anal segment in dorsal view with length 0.8 times longer in middle line than widest part, apex narrowed, apical margins arc concave; anal pore located distal half; in lateral view small, narrowing apically. Abdominal sternite VII in ventral view with width 3.7 times as long as length, posterior margin strongly concave, with two slightly convex in the middle. Gonapophysis VIII elongate, with four spines at apical margin. Gonapophysis IX with two symmetrical lobes, each lobe nearly rectangle with many spines at dorsal margin. Gonoplac with outer surface shagreen; in lateral view broad, nearly triangle, dorsal margin with a concave middle.

Host plant. Bamboo.

Distribution. China (Guangxi Province).

Material examined. 1♂ 1♀, China: Guangxi, Damingshan National Natural Reserve (23°54’N, 108°37’E), 2011-VIII-10, Zai-Hua Yang .

Remarks. B. guttatus Gong, Yang & Chen, 2018 is similar to B. fanjingensis Chen & Zhang, 2011 , but differs in: 1) forewing brown with one large yellowish white marking (blackish brown, without any marking in B. fanjingensis ); 2) pygofer in posterior view, ventral margin with two medioventral processes (medioventral process single in B. fanjingensis ); 3) genital style in lateral view with dorsal process located apically, large and apical margin roundly convex (dorsal process located near apex, relatively slender and apex sharp in B. fanjingensis ).

Figures

FIGURE 8. Bambusicaliscelis guttatus Gong, Yang & Chen, 2018 A. Male habitus, dorsal view; B. Male habitus, lateral view; C. Female habitus, dorsal view; D. Female habitus, lateral view. Scale bars:0.5 mm (A–D).

FIGURE 9. Bambusicaliscelis guttatus Gong, Yang & Chen, 2018 Male: A. Head and thorax, dorsal view; B. Face; C. Head and thorax, lateral view; D. Forewing; E. Anal segment, dorsal view; F. Male genitalia, lateral view; G. Pygofer, posterior view; H. Genital styles, lateral view; I. Pygofer and genital styles, ventral view; J. Aedeagus, lateral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A–D, F, G, I); 0.3 mm (E, H, J).

FIGURE 10. Bambusicaliscelis guttatus Gong, Yang & Chen, 2018 Female: A. Genitalia, lateral view; B. Genitalia, ventral view; C.Anal segment, dorsal view; D. Abdominal sternite VII, ventral view; E. Gonapophysis VIII, lateral view; F. Gonapophysis IX, lateral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A, B, D); 0.2 mm (C, E, F).