Caliscelis orientalis Ouchi, 1940

Chen, Xiang-Sheng & Gong, Nian, 2025, Taxonomic study of the Caliscelidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoroidea) from China, Zootaxa 5670 (1), pp. 1-129 : 46

Caliscelis orientalis Ouchi, 1940

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Caliscelis orientalis Ouchi, 1940: 303 ; Zhang et al., 2020: 105.

Supplementary description. Measurements. Body length (from apex of vertex to tip of abdomen): female 8.1 mm (N=1); forewing length: female 2.2 mm (N=1).

Female genitalia. Anal segment in dorsal view nearly oval, with length 1.7 times longer in middle line than widest part, narrowing apically, apical margin roundly convex; anal pore located at middle; in lateral view small, the base half broad, narrowing apically. Abdominal sternite VII in ventral view with width 3 times as long as length, posterior margin slightly convex, behind the posterior margin with two small mushroom-shaped ossification flakes. Gonapophysis VIII elongate, with three spines at apical margin. Gonapophysis IX with two symmetrical lobes, each lobe nearly rectangle with many spines at dorsal margin, with a strong hill-like protrusion near the base, ventral margin slightly concave. Gonoplac with outer surface shagreen; in lateral view broad, nearly triangle, dorsal margin with a concave middle.

Material examined. 1♀, China: Hubei Province, Dabieshan , 2012-VII-18, Jian-Kun Long .

Host plant. Unkown.

Distribution. China (Hubei, Zhejiang, Hunan Provinces).

Remarks. Caliscelis orientalis Ouchi, 1940 differs from other species of genus Caliscelis by the following characteristics: 1) male forewing without longitudinal bands, abdomen with light-colored longitudinal band in the middle; 2) fore femora and tibia slightly flattened, spinal formula of hind leg 7–2–2; 3) female: anal segment in dorsal view nearly oval, with length longer in middle line than widest part, narrowing apically, apical margin roundly convex.

Figures

FIGURE 39. Caliscelis orientalis Ouchi, 1940 A. Female habitus, dorsal view; B. Female habitus, lateral view; C. Genitalia, lateral view; D. Genitalia, ventral view; E. Anal segment, dorsal view; F.Abdominal sternite VII, ventral view; G. Gonapophysis VIII, lateral view; H. Gonapophysis IX, lateral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A–D, F); 0.3 mm (E, G, H).