Caliscelis (Bambula) chinensis Melichar, 1906

Chen, Xiang-Sheng & Gong, Nian, 2025, Taxonomic study of the Caliscelidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoroidea) from China, Zootaxa 5670 (1), pp. 1-129 : 35

Caliscelis (Bambula) chinensis Melichar, 1906

( Figure 31A, B )

Caliscelis chinensis Melichar, 1906: 16 ; Matsumura, 1916: 89; Zhang et al., 2020: 104.

Material examined. No specimen has been obtained by the authors.

Host plant. Bamboo ( Figure 30C ).

Distribution. China (Guangxi, Anhui, Zhejiang, Hunan Provinces).

Remarks. C. chinensis Melichar, 1906 is closely related to C. orientalis Ouchi, 1940 , but differs in: 1) fore femora and tibia foliately dilated (fore femora and tibia slightly flattened in C. orientalis ); 2) mesonotum with lateral carinae sloping outward (lateral carinae subparallel in C. orientalis ); 3) terga with a yellow broad longitudinal stripe from posterior margin of forewing to tip of abdomen (without longitudinal stripe in C. orientalis ).

Figures

FIGURE 30. Chirodisca eximia (Stål, 1859) 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); 0.3 mm (C, E, F).

FIGURE 31. Habitat of Caliscelis (Bambula) chinensis Melichar, 1906 A, B. Living adult; C. General environment and host plant. 22 Aug. 2018, Langshan National Geopark, Xinning County, Hunan Province, photograph by Xiang-Sheng Chen.