Ommatidiotus Spinola, 1839

Chen, Xiang-Sheng & Gong, Nian, 2025, Taxonomic study of the Caliscelidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoroidea) from China, Zootaxa 5670 (1), pp. 1-129 : 59

Ommatidiotus Spinola, 1839

Ommatidiotus Spinola, 1839: 205 ; Melichar, 1906: 41; Dlabola, 1967: 11; 1987: 74; Liang & Suma, 1998: 159; Holzinger, 2007: 277; Zhang et al., 2020: 139.

Type species. Issus dissimilis Fallen, 1806 , by original designation.

Host plant. Unknown.

Distribution. China (Neimenggu, Shaanxi Provinces).

Note. Three species of this genus have been recorded in China.

Key to species of Ommatidiotus known from China

1. Vertex with length in middle line as long as width at base ( Fig. 45A )................................... O. dashdorzhi

–. Vertex with anterior margin obviously convex ( Zhang et al., 2020, fig. 36a), length in middle line 1.8 times than width at base ................................................................................................... 6

2. Female: forewing ecru; claval suture not saffron yellow........................................ O. pseudolongiceps

–. Female: veins of forewing pale yellowish; claval suture saffron yellow.................................... O. acutus

Figures

FIGURE 45. Ommatidiotus dashdorzhi Dlabola, 1967 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–C); 0.3 mm (D); 0.2 mm (E–G).