Leucodellus xizangensis Li & Liu, 2007

Konstantinov, Fedor V., 2012, Leucodellus Reuter, 1906 (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylini): key to species, revised species composition and diagnosis, Zootaxa 3157, pp. 18-30 : 24

Leucodellus xizangensis Li & Liu, 2007

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Leucodellus xizangensis Li & Liu, 2007: 38 .

Material examined. Paratypes: CHINA: Tibet (Xizang): Gyitang, 30.73333 ° N 97.33333 ° E, 3600 m, 13 Sep 1976, Yin-heng Han, 13 ( AMNH _PBI 00337421), 1Ƥ ( AMNH _PBI 00337422) ( NKMU).

Diagnosis. Recognized by the large size, 4.2–4.6 male, 3.7–4.3 female, uniformly pale dorsum, hind femur with reduced dark pattern on ventral surface ( Fig. 10 ), hind tibia without dark spot at base and with reduced or absent spots at bases of pale tibial spines, vesica comparatively large, well sclerotized, gradually curving and tapering distal to secondary gonopore, membranous lobe around secondary gonopore not projecting, with 1–2 irregular rows of denticles along outer edge, small blade of vesica spatula-shaped, running at a distance from large blade, with extreme apex abruptly turned laterally, large blade lanceolate, flattened and somewhat widened at middle ( Fig. 17 ). Most similar to L. pallescens and L. variegatus ; see these sections for differential characters.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality, Gyitang (Xizang Autonomous Region of China).

Host. Unknown.

Figures

FIGURES 6 – 11. Color pattern on ventral side of hind femur in males of Leucodellus spp. 6 — L. albidus; 7 — L. amygdali; 8 — L. pallescens; 9 — L. variegatus; 10 — L. xizangensis; 11 — L. zagdani.

FIGURES 12 – 17. Vesicae of Leucodellus spp. 12 — L. albidus; 13 — L. amygdali; 14 — L. zagdani; 15 — L. pallescens; 16 — L. variegatus; 17 — L. xizangensis.