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Issue: Vol. 1727 No. 1: 14 Mar. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-03-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1727.1.5
Page range: 44–48
Abstract views: 66
PDF downloaded: 1

The discovery of the genus Caecina Stal (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Ectrichodiinae) from China, with the description of a new species

Department of Plant Protection, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, Henan, China
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100094, China
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100094, China
Hemiptera Caecina Reduviidae Ectrichodiinae new species Xizang China

Abstract

A species of the genus Caecina Stål has been discovered from China. Caecina sinica is described as new. Illustrations of habitus, phallus and other important characteristics of the new species are provided. The holotype is preserved in Entomological Museum of China Agricultural University.

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