Connelicita lungchowensis ( Chou et Lu, 1977 ) Chou et Lu, 1977

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Connelicita lungchowensis ( Chou et Lu, 1977) comb. nov.

Sassula lungchowensis Chou et Lu, 1977: 318 ; Chou et al., 1985: 103.

Material examined. Holotype: 1♀, China: Mt. Daqing, Longzhou, Guangxi Province, 19.VII.1964. Coll.: Shengli Liu ( TMNH).

Notes. Connelicita lungchowensis was originally described according to one female specimen as a new species of the genus Sassula Stål, 1870 in the family Ricaniidae by Chou & Lu (1977). It was considered to be very close to the Burmese species S. sorurcula Stål. After Fennah's revision (1978) of Nogodinidae , this genus was transferred into the nogodinid Varciini Fennah, 1978, subtribe Sassulina Fennah, 1978. A careful check of the type specimen of S. lungchowensis ( Figs 32–34 ) to complete Chou & Lu's figure (1977, fig. 22) shows the necessity to transfer this species into the new genus described here. This species differs from C. haiphongensis Wang et Zhang , sp. nov. by the shape of the vertex. Unfortunately male genitalia are unknown until now.

Figures

FIGURES 32 – 34. Connelicita lungchowensis (Chou et Lu, 1977) comb. nov., holotype. (32) habitus, dorsal view; (33) head and thorax, dorsal view; (34) frons, frontal view. Scale bars = 1 mm.