Eucarpia stellata Tsaur & Hsu, 2003

Chen, Xiang-Sheng & Zhi, Yan, 2023, Taxonomic study of the Eucarpiini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) from China, Zootaxa 5347 (1), pp. 1-100 : 49

Eucarpia stellata Tsaur & Hsu, 2003

Eucarpia stellata Tsaur & Hsu, 2003: 436 .

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

Host plant. Villebrunea pedunculata Shirai (Urticaceae) .

Distribution. China (Taiwan).

Remarks. Based on the description and the figures by Tsaur and Hsu (2003), this species can be identified by the following characters: one parallel-sided, shiny yellow stripe originating from vertex passing through pro- and mesonotum to end of clavus; aedeagus triangularly produced on ventrobasal surface in lateral view which has truncate apical margin, in caudal view in total with 4 spinose processes: 1 subulate, implanted on dorsolateral angle of right side; 1 needle-like inserted on right side near base of endosoma, above aedeagus; and 2 slender, originating from lateroapical angle of endosoma on left side; endosoma with a deflexed process at apex; tergite IX of female genitalia much longer than wide in caudal view.

Figures

FIGURE 32. Eucarpia stellata Tsaur & Hsu, 2003, A–F. male. A. Forewing; B. Genitalia, lateral view; C. Pygofer and gonostyli, ventral view; D. Anal segment, dorsal view; E. Aedeagus, right side; F. Aedeagus, dorsal view; G–I. female. G. Anal segment, dorsal view; H. Anal segment, lateral view; I. Tergite IX, caudal view. Scale bars: 1.0 mm (A); 0.5 mm (B, C, I); 0.2 mm (D–H). (After Tsaur and Hsu, 2003).