Neovizcaya sinica Liang 2002, sp. nov.

Neovizcaya sinica sp. nov.

(®gures 1, 2, 10±14, 19±23, 28±39)

Length (from apex of vertex to tip of forewings): 3.8±4.2 mm; 4.5±4.8 mm; length of 1st1 2nd antennal segments 1.2±1.3 mm.

Vertex pale yellowish, posterior area sometimes with brownish suOEusion, lateral carinae brown; frons, postclypeus, anteclypeus, genae and lora pale yellowish, anterior margin and upper part of lateral margins of frons, sides in front of and above compound eyes (®gure 30), and lora in female, brown; antennae brown, distal half of 2nd segment blackish brown, bristles pale yellowish brown; rostrum pale yellowish, apex blackish brown; pronotum dark brown or blackish brown, lateral areas pale yellowish, disc sometimes yellowish brown; mesonotum shining blackish brown; forewings blackish brown, costa yellowish brown, a broad oblique transverse fascia near base, an elongate longitudinal subapical costal spot which is posteriorly crossed by a blackish brown fascia, and a small irregular spot near apex of clavus whitish and subhyaline; granuales on veins brown, setae on veins pale yellowish brown; hindwings hyaline with veins brownish; thorax beneath pale yellowish, lateral areas of meso- and metapleurae dark brown; legs pale yellowish, claws and metatarsomere III, base of coxae, base and distal two-thirds of fore tibiae, base of middle tibiae, inner side of hind femora and base of hind tibiae brown or suOEused with brown, tips of lateral and apical teeth on hind tibiae and tarsi, and tips of lateral and apical teeth of metatibial spurs black; abdomen brown or dark brown, posterior segmental margins, ventrolateral areas of tergites, and a central longitudinal band on sternites yellowish brown or reddish brown; female genitalia with valvifers VIII and lateral gonapophyses IX yellowish, with brownish tinge.

Male and female genitalia as in generic description (®gures 32, 33, 35, 37, 38).

Etymology. This new species is named for its occurrence in China.

Material examined. HOLOTYPE, China: Yunnan Province, Kunming, Heilongtan, 1900 m, 24 August 1958 (Y.- R. Zhang) (IZCAS). PARATYPES: China: 17, 8, same data as holotype (15, 6 in IZCAS; 2, 2 in BMNH; 1, 1 in MNHU).

Distribution. South-west China (Yunnan).