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A–F. Ctenoneura delicata sp. nov., male: A–B. holotype: A. dorsal view; B. ventral view. C–D. supra-anal plate: C. with T9, dorsal view; D. close-up, dorsal view. E. stylus, ventral view. F. subgenital plate, ventral view.  

A–F. Ctenoneura delicata sp. nov., male: A–B. holotype: A. dorsal view; B. ventral view. C–D. supra-anal plate: C. with T9, dorsal view; D. close-up, dorsal view. E. stylus, ventral view. F. subgenital plate, ventral view.  

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Seven new species of Ctenoneura Hanitsch, 1925, Ctenoneura bawangensis sp. nov., Ctenoneura delicata sp. nov., Ctenoneura elongata sp. nov., Ctenoneura heixuanfeng sp. nov., Ctenoneura helicata sp. nov., Ctenoneura papillaris sp. nov. and Ctenoneura qiuae sp. nov. are described from Hainan and Yunnan, China. Ctenoneura simulans Bey-Bienko, 1969 is...

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... exposed (Fig. 17 A), triangle, vertex round, with very little pubescence, eyes wide apart, interocular space greater than the distance between antennal sockets and ocelli small, face with some pubescence, flagellum of antennae with much small yellow pubescence. Pronotum: subcircular, lateral margin round (Fig. 17 A). Tegmina and wings: fully developed ...
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... exposed (Fig. 17 A), triangle, vertex round, with very little pubescence, eyes wide apart, interocular space greater than the distance between antennal sockets and ocelli small, face with some pubescence, flagellum of antennae with much small yellow pubescence. Pronotum: subcircular, lateral margin round (Fig. 17 A). Tegmina and wings: fully developed extending well beyond end of the abdomen; tegmen with a thick Sc, branches of R oblique, M with 3-5 branches, between R and M presents an intercalary vein, sometimes interrupted, CuA bifurcate, the bifurcated branches usually with more small branches ( Fig. 17 B); wing with intercalary vein present, ...
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... Pronotum: subcircular, lateral margin round (Fig. 17 A). Tegmina and wings: fully developed extending well beyond end of the abdomen; tegmen with a thick Sc, branches of R oblique, M with 3-5 branches, between R and M presents an intercalary vein, sometimes interrupted, CuA bifurcate, the bifurcated branches usually with more small branches ( Fig. 17 B); wing with intercalary vein present, thick, sometimes interrupted, M bifurcate, branches rebifurcate, CuA with 5-8 branches, CuP slender (Fig. 17 C). Legs: front femur type C 1 , anterior margin with several spinules (Fig. 17 D). Pulvilli absent, arolia very small, tarsal claws symmetrical, simple. Abdomen: supra-anal plate irregularly ...
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... a thick Sc, branches of R oblique, M with 3-5 branches, between R and M presents an intercalary vein, sometimes interrupted, CuA bifurcate, the bifurcated branches usually with more small branches ( Fig. 17 B); wing with intercalary vein present, thick, sometimes interrupted, M bifurcate, branches rebifurcate, CuA with 5-8 branches, CuP slender (Fig. 17 C). Legs: front femur type C 1 , anterior margin with several spinules (Fig. 17 D). Pulvilli absent, arolia very small, tarsal claws symmetrical, simple. Abdomen: supra-anal plate irregularly triangle shaped, median with a large, flat process, cerci unspecialized (Figs. 5 C-D, 17 E). Subgenital plate asymmetrical, the middle bulged, ...
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... an intercalary vein, sometimes interrupted, CuA bifurcate, the bifurcated branches usually with more small branches ( Fig. 17 B); wing with intercalary vein present, thick, sometimes interrupted, M bifurcate, branches rebifurcate, CuA with 5-8 branches, CuP slender (Fig. 17 C). Legs: front femur type C 1 , anterior margin with several spinules (Fig. 17 D). Pulvilli absent, arolia very small, tarsal claws symmetrical, simple. Abdomen: supra-anal plate irregularly triangle shaped, median with a large, flat process, cerci unspecialized (Figs. 5 C-D, 17 E). Subgenital plate asymmetrical, the middle bulged, distal part protruding towards right, distal portion forming a barb-shaped apex ...
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... bends rectangularly, pointing to the right; ldp with cvp long but narrow. Right phallomere: R1M with protruding and round apex, left part wrench-like, R2 with elp straight, apex bluntly rounded, R3 narrow, with anterior blunt. Transverse sclerite (tvs): the right portion slender, bent obtusely, left portion large and flat, triangular protruded (Fig. 17 H). Female. Apterous (Figs. 5 G-H). Body length: 6.8-7.0 mm. Body shining, brown to brownish black. Head brownish black, Eyes black, reduced, wide apart, ocelli white, very small. Antennal sockets white, antennae near the base brownish yellow, the rest dark brown, or antennae total brownish black. Apex of clypeus, labrum and mandibles ...
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... history. Remains unobserved. Diagnosis. C. delicata may be confused with C. papillaris at first sight, but the former can be easily distinguished from the latter by supra-anal plate and subgenital plate: 1) C. delicata with a trapezoid shaped supra- anal plate, two very small processes present, basal cerci with weak process directed medially (Figs. 7 C-D), while C. papillaris with supra-anal plate transverse, two distinct processes present, basal cerci with a round process directed medially (Figs. 8 C-D); 2) C. delicata with one small process near the apex of the subgenital plate, stylus very weak (Figs. 7 E-F), while C. papillaris with apex of subgenital plate expanded, stylus robust ...
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... the rest flagellum yellow. Pronotal disk dark brown, some individuals with anterior margin brownish yellow laterally, lateral areas of pronotum brown. Tegmina yellowish brown to brown, wings hyaline with RP area brownish yellow, venation brown. Legs brown, tibiae yellowish brown, tarsi pale yellow, spines on the legs yellow, cerci brownish yellow (Figs. 7 A-B). Head: slightly exposed (Fig. 19 A), eyes wide apart, interocular space greater than the distance between antennal sockets, ocelli very small, face with a Y-shaped convex, antennae from the second subsegment of flagellum with many small yellow pubescent. Pronotum: subcircular (Fig. 19 A). Tegmina and wings: fully- developed extending ...
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... with small processes at the base of hind margin (Fig. 19 D). Pulvilli absent, arolia quite small, tarsal claws symmetrical, simple. Abdomen: supra-anal plate in dorsal view transverse, the middle of anterior margin trapezoidal shaped, with two very small processes, in between hyaline; cerci long, basal segment slightly protruded directed medially (Figs. 7 C-D, 19 E). Subgenital plate asymmetrical, the middle bulged, distal part protruding towards right, apex blunt, a fingerlike process on the left of the apex (Figs. 7 F, 19 F- G); in dorsal view, with a stylus on the left side, minute, delicate and transparent (Figs. 7 E, 19 G). Genitalia: left phallomere: weakly sclerotized, lvp with a folded ...
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... view transverse, the middle of anterior margin trapezoidal shaped, with two very small processes, in between hyaline; cerci long, basal segment slightly protruded directed medially (Figs. 7 C-D, 19 E). Subgenital plate asymmetrical, the middle bulged, distal part protruding towards right, apex blunt, a fingerlike process on the left of the apex (Figs. 7 F, 19 F- G); in dorsal view, with a stylus on the left side, minute, delicate and transparent (Figs. 7 E, 19 G). Genitalia: left phallomere: weakly sclerotized, lvp with a folded lobe, ldp with a small cvp. Right phallomere: R1M irregular, left with two processes, R2 with the apex of elp curved, anterior of R3 slightly acute. Transverse sclerite ...
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... between hyaline; cerci long, basal segment slightly protruded directed medially (Figs. 7 C-D, 19 E). Subgenital plate asymmetrical, the middle bulged, distal part protruding towards right, apex blunt, a fingerlike process on the left of the apex (Figs. 7 F, 19 F- G); in dorsal view, with a stylus on the left side, minute, delicate and transparent (Figs. 7 E, 19 G). Genitalia: left phallomere: weakly sclerotized, lvp with a folded lobe, ldp with a small cvp. Right phallomere: R1M irregular, left with two processes, R2 with the apex of elp curved, anterior of R3 slightly acute. Transverse sclerite (tvs): near the right apex bent obtusely, left portion with a protruded slice, towards the base (Fig. ...

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