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| Ectinoderus sinicus Chen & Cai, in Chen, Liu, Wu, Lee, Li & Cai, 2022. |
Highlights:
• The resin assassin bug tribe Ectinoderini of China is documented;
• Amulius malayus Stål is redescribed and illustrated;
• A new species, Ectinoderus sinicus sp. nov., is described and illustrated;
• DNA barcodes and bionomic data of the two species are provided.
Abstract
The two resin assassin bugs belonging to the tribe Ectinoderini (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) occurring in China are documented: Amulius malayus Stål, 1867 is redescribed and Ectinoderus sinicus Chen & Cai, sp. nov. is described as new. The discovery of the new species extends the distribution of the genus and the tribe northwards from tropical Southeast Asia to southern mainland China. A key to the two ectinoderine genera and species from China is provided to facilitate their identification. DNA barcodes and bionomic data are provided for the species concerned, and their conservation is briefly discussed.
Keywords: Heteroptera, Amulius, DNA barcoding, New species, Oriental Region, Palaearctic Region
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| Ectinoderus sinicus Chen & Cai, sp. nov., habitus (resin coating removed): 40–42 paratype, male; 43–45 paratype, female. 40, 43 Dorsal; 41, 44 lateral; 42, 45 ventral. Scale bar 10.00 mm. |
Ectinoderus sinicus Chen & Cai, sp. nov.
Etymology. The specific epithet refers to China, country of the type locality of the new species.
Distribution. CHINA– Fujian: Sanyuan, Shaowu, Youxi; Guangdong: Boluo; Guangxi: Wuming, Xingye.
Zhuo Chen, Yingqi Liu, Yunfei Wu, Michael Lee, Hu Li and Wanzhi Cai. 2022. A Survey of the Tribe Ectinoderini (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) of China, with the Description of A New Ectinoderus Species. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 25(4); 101974. DOI: 10.1016/j.aspen.2022.101974
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