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9848F65F7F6BB1051FE382B6FD05FAEF.text	9848F65F7F6BB1051FE382B6FD05FAEF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudovelia longitarsa Andersen 1983	<html xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3">
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            <p> Pseudovelia longitarsa Andersen, 1983</p>
            <p>(Figs. 134, 135, 136, 137)</p>
            <p> Pseudovelia longitarsa Andersen, 1983: 259 . </p>
            <p> Remarks. We have examined the holotype of this species, which was the only member of the genus previously recorded from China. This species may be recognized by its densely hairy eyes (Fig. 136) and the leaf-like flattened ventral arolium (Fig. 137), character states which are different of those seen in other  Pseudovelia species subsequently discovered in China. </p>
            <p>Material examined. CHINA, Fujian Prov.: 1 apterous male, Shaowu, Fukien, S. China, 4 January 1944, T. C. Maa (holotype, BPBM).</p>
            <p>Distribution. China (Fujian) (Fig. 138).</p>
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9848F65F7F6BB1051FE38487FCFAF848.text	9848F65F7F6BB1051FE38487FCFAF848.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudovelia pusilla Hecher, 1997 New	<html xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3">
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            <p> Pseudovelia pusilla Hecher, 1997 New record for China </p>
            <p>(Figs. 12, 13, 24, 36, 48, 60, 71, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132)</p>
            <p> Pseudovelia pusilla Hecher, 1997: 45 ; Hecher, 2005: 61. </p>
            <p> Remarks. We have examined specimens, including both apterous and macropterous morphs, which closely match the description provided by Hecher (1997, 2005). Hecher (1997, 2005) hypothesized that this species was closely related to  P. buccula because of the similar structure of the  buccula . In addition, we have another species,  P. gnoma , that also appears related to  P. pusilla , with both of these two species lacking long swimming hairs on the hind tarsus and possessing a similar morphology on male abdominal ventrite VIII. Within this assemblage,  P. pusilla can be distinguished by its dull orange pronotum without a distinct rectangular orange marking anteriorly, and by the  buccula , which is distinctly produced posteriorly. </p>
            <p>Material examined. CHINA, Yunnan Prov.: 3 apterous males, 8 apterous females, Dehong, Yingjiang county, Tongbiguang village, Mulianhuatang, 20 May 2009, 1341 m, Bo Cai leg. (NKUM); 5 apterous males, 5 apterous females, 2 macropterous males, 2 marcropterous females, Dehong, Yingjiang county, Tongbiguang village, 20 May 2009, 1350 m, Min Li leg. (NKUM).</p>
            <p>Distribution. China (Yunnan) (Fig. 138), Vietnam, Thailand.</p>
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9848F65F7F68B1061FE3818DFBE1FD4F.text	9848F65F7F68B1061FE3818DFBE1FD4F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudovelia tibialis subsp. tibialis Esaki & Miyamoto, 1955 New	<html xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3">
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            <p> Pseudovelia tibialis tibialis Esaki &amp; Miyamoto, 1955 New record for China </p>
            <p>(Figs. 11, 25, 37, 49, 61, 72, 85, 97, 109, 121, 133)</p>
            <p> Pseudovelia tibialis Esaki &amp; Miyamoto, 1955: 193 ; Miyamoto &amp; Lee, 1963: 36. </p>
            <p>Remarks. The specimens we have examined closely match the original description. Based on current collection data, this species has a wide distribution in the Palaearctic and Oriental regions.</p>
            <p>Material examined. CHINA, Anhui Prov.: 2 macropterous males, 1 macropterous female, Chizhou city, Shitai county, Guniujiang Nature Reserve, 25 August 2012, 200m, Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM). Zhejiang Prov.: 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female, Lin’an city, Tianmushan Mountain Nature Reserve, Tianmushan mountain canyon, 2 August 2011, 1000m, Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM). Hubei Prov.: 2 macropterous males, Xianning city, Tongshan county, Jiugongshan mountain, Jinjigu valley, 30 August 2010, 450m, Wenjun Bu leg. (NKUM). Hunan Prov.: 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female, Tiaoyuan county, Aiwuxi village, Ganxigou, 6 August 2010, Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM); 1 apterous male, 2 apterous females Changde city, Shaping town, Zhushan village, Liangxikou, 3 August 2010, Min Li leg. (NKUM); 1 apterous male, Changde city, Wuyunjie Nature Reserve, Xixi reservoir, 1 August 2010, Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM).</p>
            <p>Distribution. China (Anhui, Zhejiang, Hubei and Hunan) (Fig. 138), Japan, Korea.</p>
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9848F65F7F68B1071FE3829EFD29FBA9.text	9848F65F7F68B1071FE3829EFD29FBA9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudovelia anthracina	<html xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3">
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            <p> Pseudovelia anthracina sp. n.</p>
            <p>(Figs. 1, 14, 26, 38, 50, 62, 74, 86, 98, 110, 122)</p>
            <p>Material examined. Holotype: apterous male, CHINA, Zhejiang Prov., Lin’an city, Tianmushan mountain Nature Reserve, Tianmushan, mountain canyon, 2 August 2011, 1000 m, Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM). Paratypes: 3 apterous males, 2 apterous females, same data as holotype (NKUM).</p>
            <p> Description. Apterous male (Fig. 1). Colour: ground colour black; head dark blackish-brown, clypeus, pseudocellar spots and median line of head dark brown; labrum black, rostrum dark yellow with black apex,  buccula gray brown; antennal segment I brown, apical part dark, segments II–IV blackish brown; inner margin along eyes with prominent silvery pubescence; pronotum black, posterior part with dense, black spots, area behind head along anterior margin with a dull orange narrow band; legs mainly blackish brown, basal part of femur dark yellow, with apex of femur weakly infuscated, tibia and tarsus almost blackish brown; abdominal dorsum mainly black, abdominal venter mainly gray-black, connexiva black, lateral parts of mediotergite I, medial portions of mediotergites I–III and VI–VII and internal parts of laterotergites III–VI with prominent silvery pubescence; segment VIII, pygophore and proctiger yellowish, each of them apically infuscated. Structural characteristics: body length: 1.93–1.96 (holotype: 1.95), small-sized, relatively stout, set with short, grayish, suberect hairs, area around the eyes and antennal segment I bearing scattered, long, suberect, grayish hairs. Head short and wide, relatively perpendicular, width: 0.52–0.54, length: 0.29–0.31, head width about 1.77 times head length; labrum angulate,  buccula clearly visible, but not produced posteriorly; eyes bare except for the presence of two ocular setae; antenna about 0.57 times as long as body, lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 0.30, 0.20, 0.22, 0.39. Pronotum relatively broad, width: 0.69–0.71, length: 0.32–0.33, about 2.12 times as wide as long; bearing dense dark punctures scattered on posterior part of pronotal lobe, hind margin of pronotum almost straight, with anterior margin slightly emarginated; metanotum completely hidden beneath pronotal lobe except laterally. Legs with venter of fore tibia (Figs. 14, 26) flat, bearing short, dense setae, length of grasping comb 0.48, about 0.42 times fore tibia length (Fig. 26); middle leg (Fig. 38) with short, suberect hairs; hind tibia (Fig. 50) straight, with dense, short, decumbent hairs, venter of hind tarsal segment I (Fig. 62) with a row of 4–6 relatively long, black bristles, ventral arolium bristlelike; lengths of leg segments (femur, tibia and tarsus): fore leg: 0.55, 0.48 and 0.23, middle leg: 0.68, 0.6 and 0.35 (0.11+0.24), hind leg: 0.69, 0.78 and 0.46 (0.18+0.28); mediotergites almost flat; abdominal venter flat, medially slightly concave. Genital segments: small, segment VIII (Figs. 74, 86, 98, 110) about 2.0 times as long as wide, posterior margin with short, sparse, erect, blackish brown hairs, anterior margin of segment VIII with a pair (1+1) of short, laminar processes and a subtriangular-shaped depression ventrally, lateral margin of this depression with a small, compact row of short setae, anterior and posterior margins respectively with a spine-like seta; posterior margin of pygophore (Fig. 122) with short, sparse, erect, yellowish brown hairs; proctiger small, with apex rather blunt, posterior margin with rather short, erect, brown hairs; paramere symmetrical, small, stick-like, medial part slightly twisted, apical part widened with rounded apex. </p>
            <p>Apterous female. Body larger than in male, almost oval, body length: 2.31–2.32; structure of head including antenna as in male, head width: 0.57–0.58, head length: 0.30–0.31, head width about 1.9 times head length, antenna about 0.52 times as long as body, lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 0.33, 0.22, 0.24, 0.40; hind margin of pronotum straight, pronotum width: 0.75–0.76, pronotum length: 0.33–0.34, about 2.2 times as wide as long; legs relatively slender, fore tibia without grasping comb, hind tibia and tarsus not modified, venter of hind tarsal segment I lacking a row or cluster of black bristles; lengths of leg segments (femur, tibia and tarsus): fore leg: 0.60, 0.50 and 0.28, middle leg: 0.70, 0.67 and 0.42 (0.14+0.28), hind leg: 0.80, 0.88 and 0.44 (0.15+0.29); abdomen pleurally and ventrally without special modifications, connexiva slightly raised and widened, converging posteriorly and touching caudally; end of abdomen high in lateral view, gonocoxa I elongate, proctiger black, with dense, short hairs.</p>
            <p>Macropterous female and macropterous male: unknown.</p>
            <p> Etymology. The specific epithet “  anthracina ” (from Latin, meaning black) refers to the nearly black color of the male and female dorsum. </p>
            <p> Diagnosis.  P. anthracina sp. n. is similar to  P. hirashimai , with both of these two species having similar ground colour and silvery markings. However,  P. anthracina sp. n. can be distinguished by having the pronotum about 1/2 as long as wide (in  P. hirashimai , the pronotum is about 2/3 as long as wide); hind tarsal segment I about 3/5 the length hind tarsal segment II (in  P. hirashimai , the length of hind tarsal segment I is subequal to hind tarsal segment II); the venter of hind tarsal segment I with a row of 4–6 long, black bristles (in  P. hirashimai the venter of hind tarsal segment I bears a row of 3 long, black bristles); and differences in the ventral structure of abdominal segment VIII (Figs. 74, 86, 98, 110). </p>
            <p>Distribution. China (Zhejiang) (Fig. 138).</p>
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9848F65F7F69B1001FE3857EFD1FFAF2.text	9848F65F7F69B1001FE3857EFD1FFAF2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudovelia contorta	<html xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3">
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            <p> Pseudovelia contorta sp. n.</p>
            <p>(Figs. 2, 15, 27, 39, 51, 63, 75, 87, 99, 111, 123)</p>
            <p>Material examined. Holotype: apterous male, CHINA, Jiangxi Prov., Shangrao city, Wuyishan mountain Nature Reserve, Tongmuguan, 11 August 2011, Zhen Ye leg (NKUM). Paratypes: CHINA, Jiangxi Prov.: 2 apterous males, 1 apterous female, same data as holotype (NKUM); 3 apterous males, 2 apterous females, Jingdezhen city, Fuliang county, Yaoli Nature Reserve, Meiling, 28 July 2012, 260m, Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM); 1 apterous male, 2 apterous females, Ji’an city, Yongfeng county, Shaxi town, Shuijiang Nature Reserve, 5 August 2012, 300m, Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM).</p>
            <p> Description. Apterous male (Fig. 2). Colour: ground colour orange, head dull orange, clypeus, pseudocellar spots and median line of head blackish brown; labrum black, rostrum yellowish with apex black,  buccula dark yellow; antennal segment I dark yellow, apically infuscated, segments II–IV blackish brown; pronotum dull orange, posterior parts with dense, black spots, behind head, area along anterior margin with an orange, slightly widened transverse band; legs mainly yellow, basal half of femur yellowish, weakly infuscated apically, tibia dark orange, tarsus blackish brown; abdomen mainly dull orange, connexiva orange, lateral portion of mediotergite I, all of mediotergites II and III, medial parts of mediotergites VI and VII with prominent silvery pubescence; segment VIII, pygophore and proctiger yellowish, each of them weakly infuscated apically. Structural characteristics: body length: 2.29–2.32 (holotype: 2.30), small-sized, rather stout, mainly with short, grayish, suberect or appressed hairs, area around the eyes and antennal segment I covered with relatively long, suberect, grayish hairs. Head short and wide, width: 0.54–0.56, length: 0.23–0.25, head width about 2.3 times head length, relatively perpendicular, posterior margin of head almost straight;  buccula clearly visible, but not produced backwards; eyes bare except for the presence of two ocular setae; antenna about 0.63 times as long as body, lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 0.44, 0.28, 0.33, 0.40. Pronotum broad, width: 0.79–0.81, length: 0.39–0.41, about 2.0 times as wide as long; with dense, dark punctures scattered on the posterior portion of pronotal lobe, anterior and posterior margins of pronotum almost straight; metanotum completely hidden beneath pronotal lobe except laterally. Legs with fore tibia (Figs. 15, 27) widened on apical portion, bearing dense, decumbent, short setae, medial portion of venter on fore tibia with distinct processes, length of grasping comb 0.30, about 0.5 times fore tibia length (Fig. 27); apical half of venter on middle femur with patches consisting of relatively long, blackish hairs (Fig. 39); hind legs (Fig. 51) modified, hind tibia slightly curved, with a row of 8–10 short, black spines laterally, apical half slightly flattened, hind tarsal segment I curved, basal portion with a cluster of long black bristles (Fig. 63), ventral arolium bristle-like; lengths of leg segments (femur, tibia and tarsus): fore leg: 0.66, 0.58 and 0.35, middle leg: 0.82, 0.80 and 0.46 (0.16+0.3), hind leg: 0.90, 0.97 and 0.57 (0.28+0.29); mediotergites almost flat, connexiva narrow and slightly raised; mediotergites II–VI subequal in length; abdominal venter flat, medially slightly concave. Genital segments: relatively small, segment VIII (Figs. 75, 87, 99, 111) about 1.88 times as long as wide, posterior margin with sparse, erect, rather short hairs, ventrally with a sub-oval depression, posterior margin of depression with a pair (1+1) of laminar processes, sub-anterior margin with a pair (1+1) of spine-like setae; posterior margin of pygophore (Fig. 123) with sparse, brown short hairs, anterolateral part of pygophore with cluster of dense, slender hairs; proctiger small, lateral part with sparse, short hairs; paramere symmetrical, small, medial part slightly constricted, with rounded, widened apex. </p>
            <p>Apterous female. Similar to male; body slightly wider, body length: 2.23; structure of head including antenna as in male, head width: 0.54, head length: 0.3, head width about 1.83 times head length, antenna about 0.59 times as long as body, lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 0.4, 0.24, 0.30, 0.39; pronotum as in male, pronotum width: 0.76, pronotum length: 0.35, about 2.17 times as wide as long; fore tibia without grasping comb, medial portion of venter on fore tibia without processes, apical half of venter on middle femur without patches of relatively long blackish hairs, hind tibia straight, without row of black, short spines, apical half part not flat, hind tarsal segment I straight, basal part without bristles; lengths of leg segments (femur, tibia and tarsus): fore leg: 0.61, 0.53 and 0.31, middle leg: 0.72, 0.70 and 0.40 (0.13+0.27), hind leg: 0.89, 0.92 and 0.43 (0.17+0.26); abdomen pleurally and ventrally without special modifications, connexiva broad, strongly raised, converging posteriorly and touching caudally; end of abdomen rather high in lateral view, gonocoxa I elongate, proctiger blackish brown, slightly upturned, with dense, short hairs.</p>
            <p>Macropterous female and macropterous male: unknown.</p>
            <p> Etymology. The specific epithet “  contorta ” (from Latin, meaning tortuous) refers to the shape of male hind tarsal segment I. </p>
            <p> Diagnosis.  Pseudovelia contorta sp. n. differs from the other species in the genus by the following characters: the medial portion of the venter on the fore tibia bears distinct process (Figs. 15, 27); the venter of the middle femur also bears patches consisting of relatively long hairs (Fig. 39); the lateral parts of the hind tibia possess a row of 8–10 short, black spines; hind tarsal segment I of the male is strongly curved (Figs. 51, 63); and the structure of abdominal segment VIII is distinctive (Figs. 75, 87, 99, 111). </p>
            <p>Distribution. China (Jiangxi) (Fig. 138).</p>
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            <p> Pseudovelia extensa sp. n.</p>
            <p>(Figs. 3, 16, 28, 40, 52, 64, 76, 88, 100, 112, 124)</p>
            <p>Material examined. Holotype: apterous male, CHINA, Fujian Prov., Wuyishan mountain city, Wuyishan Mountain Nature Reserve, 9 August 2011, 700 m, Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM). Paratypes: CHINA, Fujian Prov.: 2 apterous males, 3 apterous females, same data as holotype (NKUM); 2 apterous males, 3 apterous females, Yongtai County, Xixi village, 15 August 2011, Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM). Guangdong Prov.: 3 apterous males, 5 apterous females, Zhaoqing city, Dinghushan Mountain Nature Reserve, Laoding, 23 August 2011, Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM); 5 apterous males, 6 apterous females, Huizhou city, Boluo County, Xiangtoushan Mountain Nature Reserve, 14 August 2012, 100m, Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM). Jiangxi Prov.: 2 apterous males, 4 apterous females, Ganzhou city, Longnan County, Jiulianshan Mountain Nature Reserve, Xiagongtang, 9 August 2012, 500m, Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM).</p>
            <p> Description. Apterous male (Fig. 3). Colour: ground colour dull brown, head blackish brown, clypeus dark brown; labrum black, rostrum yellowish with black apex,  buccula orange; basal part of antennal segment I orange, apical half part brown, segments II–IV blackish brown; pronotum dull orange, with dense, black spots on posterior part; legs mainly brown, basal part of femur yellowish, apex of femur and tibia infuscated, tarsus blackish brown; abdomen mainly dull brown, connexiva dull orange, lateral parts of mediotergite I, medial parts of mediotergites II, III, VI and VII with prominent silvery pubescence; segment VIII, pygophore and proctiger yellowish, each of them weakly infuscated apically. Structural characteristics: body length 2.51–2.54 (holotype: 2.52), medium-sized, slightly stout, bearing short, grayish hairs, area around the eyes and antennal segments I covered by relatively long, suberect, grayish hairs. Head short and wide, width: 0.53–0.55, length: 0.33–0.34, head width about 1.64 times head length, relatively perpendicular; labrum angulate,  buccula clearly visible, but not produced posteriorly; eyes bare except for the presence of two ocular setae; antenna about 0.59 times as long as body, lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 0.45, 0.30, 0.32, 0.42. Pronotum slightly narrowed, width: 0.76–0.77, length: 0.41–0.43, about 1.81 times as wide as long; hind margin slightly rounded, with anterior margin slightly emarginated, dense darker punctures scattered on the posterior portion of pronotal lobe; metanotum completely hidden beneath pronotal lobe except laterally. Legs with fore tibia (Figs. 16, 28) widened in apically, with dense, short setae, medial poriton of venter on fore tibia with distinct process, length of grasping comb 0.32, about 0.55 times fore tibia length (Fig. 28); middle leg (Fig. 40) with short, suberect hairs; hind tibia (Fig. 52) straight, with a row of 5–7 black short spines on lateral part, apical half slightly flattened, basal portion of venter on hind tarsal segment I with a cluster of relatively long, black bristles (Fig. 64), ventral arolium bristlelike; lengths of leg segments (femur, tibia and tarsus): fore leg: 0.68, 0.60 and 0.32, middle leg: 0.87, 0.81 and 0.49 (0.15+0.34), hind leg: 0.98, 1.00 and 0.58 (0.28+0.3); mediotergites almost flat, connexival segments IV–VI approximately rectangular, slightly raised; mediotergites II–VI subequal in length; abdominal venter flat, slightly concave medially. Genital segments: relatively large, segment VIII (Figs. 76, 88, 100, 112) about 2.5 times as long as wide, posterior margin with a few short, brown, erect hairs, anterior margin of segment VIII bearing two long laminar structures, ventrally with an irregular shaped depression, hind margin of this depression with a pair (1+1) of laminar processes, lateral margin of depression with a pair of bristle-like setae; lateral part of sub-anterior margin of pygophore with a cluster of dense, slender, blackish brown hairs (Fig. 124), posterior margin of pygophore with relatively dense, long, brown hairs; proctiger small, with apex rather blunt, lateral portion with a row of sparse, short, brown hairs, posterior margin with short, erect, black hairs; paramere symmetrical, small, twisted, with widened apex. </p>
            <p>Apterous female. Similar to male but body slightly wider, body length: 2.48–2.51; structure of head including antenna as in male, head width: 0.56–0.57, head length: 0.38–0.39, head width about 1.47 times head length, antenna about 0.57 times as long as body, lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 0.41, 0.29, 0.31, 0.4; pronotum as in male, width: 0.7–0.71, length: 0.40–0.41, about 1.75 times as wide as long; fore tibia without grasping comb, medial portion of venter on fore tibia without process, middle leg normal, hind tibia straight, without a row of black short spines, basal parts of hind tarsal segment I without bristles; lengths of leg segments (femur, tibia and tarsus): fore leg: 0.63, 0.57 and 0.34, middle leg: 0.81, 0.78 and 0.43 (0.13+0.3), hind leg: 0.86, 0.97 and 0.48 (0.18+0.3); abdomen pleurally and ventrally without special modifications, connexiva broad, almost flat, converging posteriorly and touching caudally; end of abdomen rather high in lateral view, gonocoxa I elongate, proctiger blackish brown, with dense, short hairs.</p>
            <p>Macropterous female and macropterous male: unknown.</p>
            <p> Etymology. The specific epithet “  extensa ” (from Latin, meaning elongated) refers to the modification of the anterior margin of segment VIII which bears a pair of elongated laminar processes. </p>
            <p> Diagnosis.  Pseudovelia extensa sp. n. seems to be closely related to  P. contorta sp. n. . However,  P. extensa sp. n. can be distinguished by its slightly larger body size, with the body length in males being 2.51–2.54 (in  P. contorta sp. n. , by contrast, the male body length is 2.29–2.32); by hind tarsal segment I of males being normally formed, rather than curved; by differences in the structure of abdominal ventrite VIII (compare Figs. 76, 88, 100, 112 with Figs. 75, 87, 99, 111); and by having the posterior margin of pygophore gradually pointed (Fig. 124). </p>
            <p>Distribution. China (Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi) (Fig. 138).</p>
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            <p> Pseudovelia fulva sp. n.</p>
            <p>(Figs. 4, 17, 29, 41, 53, 65, 77, 89, 101, 113, 125)</p>
            <p>Material examined. Holotype: apterous male, CHINA, Guangxi Prov., Nanning city, Wuming County, Damingshan Mountain Nature Reserve, 28 May 2011, Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM). Paratype: CHINA, Guangxi Prov.: 3 apterous males, 5 apterous females, same data as holotype (NKUM).</p>
            <p> Description. Apterous male (Fig. 4). Colour: ground colour blackish brown, head blackish brown, clypeus and median line of head dark brown; labrum black, rostrum dark orange with black apex,  buccula dark orange; basal part of antennal segment I orange, apical half dark, segments II–IV brown, inner margin along eyes with prominent silvery pubescence; pronotum dark orange, posterior portion with dense, black spots; legs mainly dark yellow, with apices of femur and tibia weakly infuscated, tarsus black, basal part of femur yellowish; abdomen mainly brown, lateral portions of mediotergite I, entirety of mediotergites II and III, medial portions of mediotergites VI and VII, and internal margins of laterotergites III–V with prominent silvery pubescence; segment VIII, pygophore and proctiger yellowish, each weakly infuscated apically. Structural characteristics: body length: 2.26–2.29 (holotype: 2.28), small-sized, rather stout, bearing short, suberect, grayish hairs, areas around the eyes and antennal segment I bearing scattered, long, suberect, grayish hairs. Head short and wide, width: 0.54–0.56, length: 0.33–0.34, head width about 1.62 times head length, relatively perpendicular; labrum angular,  buccula clearly visible, but not produced posteriorly; eyes bare except for the presence of two ocular setae, inner margin of eyes with prominent silvery pubescence; antenna about 0.66 times as long as body, lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 0.44, 0.30, 0.30, 0.46. Pronotum relatively broad, width: 0.73–0.74, length: 0.39–0.41, about 1.87 times as wide as long; bearing scattered dark punctures on posterior portion of pronotal lobe, hind margin straight, anterior margin slightly emarginated; metanotum completely hidden beneath pronotal lobe except laterally. Legs with venter of fore tibia (Figs. 17, 29) flat, with dense, suberect, short setae, length of grasping comb 0.22, about 0.35 times fore tibial length (Fig. 29); middle leg (Fig. 41) relatively slender, with short, suberect hairs; hind tibia (Fig. 53) straight, with dense, short, decumbent hairs, hind tarsal segment I short, about 0.5 times length of hind tarsal segment II, venter of hind tarsal segment I with a row of black, relatively long bristles (Fig. 65), ventral arolium bristle-like; lengths of leg segments (femur, tibia and tarsus): fore leg: 0.70, 0.62 and 0.31, middle leg: 0.80, 0.80 and 0.44 (0.14+0.3), hind leg: 0.94, 0.95 and 0.54 (0.17+0.37); mediotergites almost flat, connexival segments III–V roughly rectangular, slightly raised; mediotergites II–V subequal in length; abdominal venter flat, slightly concave medially. Genital segments: rather small, segment VIII (Figs. 77, 89, 101, 113) about 1.43 times as long as wide, posterior margin with short, sparse, brown hairs, ventrally with a sub-circular shaped depression, anterior portion of this depression with patches of very short brown hairs; lateral portions of pygophore (Fig. 125) with clusters of slender, brown hairs, posterior margin with short, sparse, black hairs; proctiger small, with rather blunt apex, posterior margin with rather short, black hairs; paramere symmetrical, rather small, stick-like, with rounded, widened apex. </p>
            <p>Apterous female. Body medium-sized, larger than male, slightly elongate, body length: 2.67–2.69; structure of head including antenna as in male, head width: 0.6–0.61, head length: 0.38–0.40, head width about 1.57 times head length, antenna about 0.55 times as long as body, lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 0.46, 0.28, 0.30, 0.44; hind margin of pronotum straight, width: 0.80–0.82, length: 0.39–0.41, about 2.0 times as wide as long; fore tibia without grasping comb, hind tibia and tarsus not modified, hind tibia slender and straight, venter of hind tarsal segment I without a row or cluster of bristles; lengths of leg segments (femur, tibia and tarsus): fore leg: 0.45, 0.61 and 0.31, middle leg: 0.85, 0.86 and 0.45 (0.13+0.32), hind leg: 0.95, 1.05 and 0.50 (0.16+0.34); abdomen pleurally and ventrally without special modifications, connexiva flat and slightly narrow, converging posteriorly and touching caudally; end of abdomen raised in lateral view, gonocoxa I elongate, proctiger blackish brown, with dense, short hairs.</p>
            <p>Macropterous female and macropterous male: unknown.</p>
            <p> Etymology. The specific epithet “  fulva ” (from Latin, meaning tawny) refers to the brownish colour of the water which this species inhabits. </p>
            <p> Diagnosis. In the apterous morph of the male,  P. fulva sp. n. seems to be closely related to  P. ullrichi . These two species both possess prominent silvery pubescence on the inner margins of the eyes, and have hind tarsal segment I about 0.5 times as long as hind tarsal segment II. However, P. f u l v a sp. n. can be distinguished by the presence of a grasping comb about 0.35 times the length of the tibia (in P. u l l r i c h i, the grasping comb is about 0.51–0.55 times the tibial length), and by differences in the structure of abdominal ventrite VIII (Figs. 77, 89, 101, 113). </p>
            <p>Distribution. China (Guangxi) (Fig. 138).</p>
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            <p> Pseudovelia globosa sp. n.</p>
            <p>(Figs. 5, 18, 30, 42, 54, 66, 78, 90, 102, 114, 126)</p>
            <p>Material examined. Holotype: apterous male, CHINA, Guangdong Prov., Shaoguan city, Nanling Nature Reserve 20 August 2011, 1100 m, Zhen Ye leg (NKUM). Paratypes: CHINA, Guangdong Prov.: 5 apterous males, 7 apterous females, same data as holotype (NKUM).</p>
            <p> Description. Apterous male (Fig. 5). Colour: ground colour blackish brown, head almost black, clypeus dark brown; labrum black, rostrum yellowish with black apex,  buccula orange; basal part of antennal segment I orange, apical half brown, segments II–IV blackish brown; pronotum dull orange, posterior portion with dense, black spots; legs mainly brown, with apices of femur and tibia weakly infuscated, tarsus blackish brown; abdomen mainly dark brown, connexiva dull orange, lateral portions of mediotergite I, medial portions of mediotergites II, III VI and VIII with prominent silvery pubescence; segment VIII, pygophore and proctiger yellowish, each apically infuscated. Structural characteristics: body length: 2.79–2.83 (holotype: 2.8), medium-sized, rather stout, bearing short, suberect, grayish hairs, areas around the eyes and antennal segment I covered by with relatively long, suberect, grayish hairs. Head short and wide, width: 0.63–0.65, length: 0.34–0.36, head width about 1.83 times head length, relatively perpendicular, posterior margin almost straight; labrum angular,  buccula clearly visible, not produced posteriorly; eyes bare except for the presence of two ocular setae; antenna about 0.66 times as long as body, lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 0.61, 0.36, 0.36, 0.53. Pronotum almost rounded, width: 0.82–0.84, length: 0.49–0.51, about 1.66 times as wide as long; bearing dense, dark punctures on posterior part of pronotal lobe, anterior and posterior margins almost straight; metanotum completely hidden beneath pronotal lobe except laterally; fore tibia (Figs. 18, 30) slightly widened apically, with dense, suberect, short hairs, medial portion of venter on fore tibia with slight process, length of grasping comb 0.31, about 0.39 times fore tibial length (Fig. 30); middle leg (Fig. 42) with short, suberect hairs; hind tibia (Fig. 54) straight, hind tarsal segment I (Fig. 66) extremely short, almost globose, basal portion of hind tarsal segment I with a cluster of relatively long, black bristles, ventral arolium bristle-like; lengths of leg segments (femur, tibia and tarsus): fore leg: 0.81, 0.79 and 0.38, middle leg: 1.05, 1.04 and 0.58 (0.15+0.43), hind leg: 1.11, 1.09 and 0.65 (0.13+0.52). Abdomen with mediotergites almost flat, connexival segments IV–VI approximately rectangular, strongly raised; mediotergites II–VI subequal in length; abdominal venter flat, slightly concave medially. Genital segments: relatively small, segment VIII (Figs. 78, 90, 102, 114) about 1.49 times as long as wide, posterior margin with sparse, erect, brown hairs, with sub-square shaped depression ventrally, hind margin of depression with a pair of laminar processes, medial part and lateral part of this depression with clusters of short hairs; lateral part of sub-anterior margin of pygophore (Fig. 126) with a cluster of slender, blackish brown hairs, posterior margin of pygophore with short, relatively dense, brown hairs; proctiger small, with rather blunt apex, posterior margin with rather short, erect, black hairs; paramere symmetrical, small, stick-like, with rounded, widened apex. </p>
            <p>Apterous female. Similar to male; body slightly wider than in male, length: 2.79–2.83; structure of head including antenna as in male, head width: 0.62–0.64, head length: 0.34–0.36, head width about 1.8 times head length, antenna about 0.62 times as long as body, lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 0.52, 0.34, 0.37, 0.50; hind margin of pronotum straight, width: 0.81–0.83, length: 0.44–0.46, about 1.8 times as wide as long; fore tibia without grasping comb, hind tibia and tarsus unmodified, venter of hind tibia without row of blackish-brown short spines, hind tarsal segment I extremely short, but not globose, venter of hind tarsal segment I without a row or cluster of black bristles; lengths of leg segments (femur, tibia and tarsus): fore leg: 0.80, 0.73 and 0.40, middle leg: 1.00, 0.98 and 0.58 (0.18+0.4), hind leg: 1.05, 1.1 and 0.6 (0.17+0.43); abdomen pleurally and ventrally without special modifications, connexiva relatively broad, strongly raised, converging posteriorly and touching caudally; end of abdomen raised in lateral view, gonocoxa I elongate, proctiger blackish brown, with dense, short hairs.</p>
            <p>Macropterous female and macropterous male: unknown.</p>
            <p> Etymology. The specific epithet “  globosa ” (from Latin, meaning rounded or globular) refers to the fact that hind tarsal segment I of the male is extremely short and almost globular. </p>
            <p> Diagnosis. The most striking character of  P. globosa sp. n. is the form of hind tarsal segment I which is extremely short and almost globose, with a length only about 0.25 times that of hind tarsal segment II (Fig. 66). In addition to above mentioned character,  P. globosa sp. n. may be separated from P. e x t e n s a sp. n. by the structure of the medial portion of the fore tibial venter, which is only slightly convex (Fig. 30), and by the absence of a row of 8–10 short, black spines on the lateral portion of the hind tibia; further differences are found in the structure of the venter on abdominal segment VIII (compare Figs. 78, 90, 102, 114 with Figs. 76, 88, 100, 112). </p>
            <p>Distribution. China (Guangdong) (Fig. 138).</p>
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            <p> Pseudovelia hsiaoi sp. n.</p>
            <p>(Figs. 6, 19, 35, 43, 55, 67, 79, 91, 103, 115, 127)</p>
            <p>Material examined. Holotype: apterous male, CHINA, Hubei Prov., Xianning city, Tongshan County, Chuangwang town, Gaohu village 10 August 2010, Wenjun Bu leg. (NKUM). Paratypes: CHINA, Hubei Prov.: 1 apterous male, 2 apterous females, same data as holotype (NKUM).</p>
            <p> Description. Apterous male (Fig. 6). Colour: ground colour yellowish brown, head brown, clypeus, pseudocellar spots and median line of head dark brown; labrum black, rostrum dark orange with black apex,  buccula brown; antennal segments I and II yellowish, segments III and IV brown, inner margins along eyes with prominent silvery pubescence; pronotum dark orange, area along anterior margin behind head with a dark yellow transverse band, posterior lobe with dense, black spots; legs mainly dark yellow, basal portion of femur yellowish, apical portions of tibia and tarsus weakly infuscated; abdomen mainly brown, connexiva dark orange, lateral parts of mediotergite I, all of mediotergites II and III, medial parts of mediotergites VI and VII, and internal parts of laterotergites II–IV with prominent silvery pubescence; segment VIII, pygophore and proctiger yellowish, each apically infuscated. Structural characteristics: body length: 2.23–2.24 (holotype: 2.23), small-sized, form elongate and ovate, bearing short, grayish hairs with area around the eyes and antennal segment I covered by relatively fewer, long, suberect, grayish hairs. Head short and wide, width: 0.52–0.54, length: 0.31–0.32, head width about 1.71 times head length, relatively perpendicular; labrum angular,  buccula clearly visible, not produced posteriorly; eyes bare except for the presence of two ocular setae; antenna about 0.61 times as long as body, lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 0.40, 0.27, 0.30, 0.38; pronotum relatively broad, pronotum width: 0.66–0.67, pronotum length: 0.37–0.39, about 1.76 times as wide as long; dark punctures densely scattered on the posterior part of pronotal lobe, pronotum hind margin straight, anterior margin slightly emarginated; metanotum completely hidden beneath pronotal lobe except laterally. Legs with fore tibia (Figs. 19, 35) slightly widened apically, with dense, suberect, short setae, medial portion of venter on fore tibia slightly convex, length of grasping comb 0.22, about 0.44 times fore tibial length (Fig 35); middle leg (Fig. 43) with short, suberect hairs; hind tibia (Fig. 55) straight, with dense, short, decumbent hairs, hind tarsal segments I and II subequal in length, venter of hind tarsal segment I (Fig. 67) with a row of long, black bristles, ventral arolium bristle-like; lengths of leg segments (femur, tibia and tarsus): fore leg: 0.58, 0.5 and 0.30, middle leg: 0.75, 0.71 and 0.40 (0.14+0.26), hind leg: 0.78, 0.80 and 0.44 (0.20+0.24); mediotergites almost flat, connexival segments III–V approximately rectangular; mediotergites II–V subequal in length; abdominal venter flat, slightly concave medially. Genital segments: relatively small, segment VIII (Figs. 79, 91, 103, 115) about 1.73 times as long as wide, posterior margin with short, sparse, brown hairs, with an irregularly shaped depression ventrally, hind margin of this depression with a prominent laminar process, lateral part of depression slightly convex, bordered with spine-like setae; anterolateral margin of pygophore (Fig. 127) with cluster of slender, yellow brown hairs, posterior margin with short, sparse, black hairs; proctiger small, with rather blunt apex, with row of slender brown hairs laterally, posterior margin with rather short, erect, black hairs; paramere symmetrical, rather small, basal part stick-like, with rounded, widened apex. </p>
            <p>Apterous female. Body small-sized, larger than male, slightly elongate, body length: 2.39–2.42; structure of head including antenna as in male, head width: 0.54–0.56, head length: 0.30, head width about 1.83 times head length, antenna about 0.58 times as long as body, lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 0.40, 0.28, 0.32, 0.39; hind margin of pronotum straight, width: 0.69–0.71, length: 0.33–0.34, about 2.1 times as wide as long; fore tibia without grasping comb, hind tibia and tarsus not modified, hind tibia slender and straight, venter of hind tarsal segment I lacking black, long bristles; lengths of leg segments (femur, tibia and tarsus): fore leg: 0.60, 0.53 and 0.30, middle leg: 0.72, 0.76 and 0.44 (0.14+0.3), hind leg: 0.80, 0.85 and 0.48 (0.18+0.3); abdomen pleurally and ventrally without special modifications, connexiva slightly raised, converging posteriorly and touching caudally; end of abdomen raised in lateral view, gonocoxa I elongate, proctiger blackish brown, with dense, short hairs.</p>
            <p>Macropterous female and macropterous male: unknown.</p>
            <p>Etymology. Named after Dr. Tsai-Yu Hsiao for his contribution to studies of Chinese Heteroptera.</p>
            <p> Diagnosis.  Pseudovelia hsiaoi sp. n. at first sight resembles  P. tibialis tibialis because of its similar general colour, body size, and the presence of prominent patches of silvery pubescence on the inner margin of the head vertex adjacent to the eyes. However,  P. hsiaoi sp. n. can be distinguished by having the middle tibia without a tuft of stout bristles near the apex on the anterior margin; by having the hind tarsus much shorter, being about 0.6 times the length of the hind tarsus in  P. tibialis tibialis ; and by the structure of abdominal ventrite VIII (Figs. 79, 91, 103, 115). </p>
            <p>Distribution. China (Hubei) (Fig. 138).</p>
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            <p> Pseudovelia longiseta sp. n.</p>
            <p>(Figs. 7, 20, 32, 44, 56, 73, 80, 92, 104, 116, 128)</p>
            <p>Material examined. Holotype: apterous male, CHINA, Yunnan Prov., Tengchong County, Shaba tree farm, 11 May 2011, 1780 m, Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM). Paratypes: CHINA, Yunnan Prov.: 4 apterous males, 5 apterous females, same data as holotype.</p>
            <p> Description of apterous male (Fig. 7). Colour: ground colour dark orange, head dull orange, clypeus, pseudocellar spots and median line of head dark brown; labrum black, rostrum dark brown with black apex,  buccula yellowish; antennal segment I dark yellow, segments II–IV brown; pronotum dark orange, posterior parts with dense, black spots, area behind head along anterior margin lacking black spots; legs mainly dark yellow, with apices of femur and tibia weakly infuscated, basal part of femur slightly shallow, apex of tarsus strongly infuscated; abdomen mainly dark orange, lateral parts of mediotergite I, all of mediotergites II and III, medial parts of mediotergites VI and VII, and internal sections of laterotergites IV–VI with prominent silvery pubescence; segment VIII, pygophore and proctiger yellowish, each of them apically weakly infuscated. Structural characteristics: body length: 2.75–2.81 (holotype: 2.79), medium-sized, rather stout, set with short, grayish hairs, area around the eyes and antennal segment I covered with scattered, long, suberect, grayish hairs. Head short and wide, width: 0.66–0.68, length: 0.36–0.37, head width about 1.81 times head length, relatively perpendicular; labrum angular,  buccula subtriangular, produced posteriorly, overlapping anterior portion of prosternum; eyes bare except for the presence of two ocular setae; antenna about 0.65 times as long as body, lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 0.57, 0.35, 0.40, 0.50; pronotum broad, pronotum width: 0.89–0.90, pronotum length: 0.57–0.59, about 1.55 times as wide as long; with dark punctures densely scattered on the posterior portion of pronotal lobe, hind pronotal margin slightly rounded, with anterior margin slightly emarginated; metanotum completely hidden beneath pronotal lobe except laterally; fore tibia (Figs. 20, 32) slightly widened apically, with dense, suberect, short setae, medial portion of venter on fore tibia slightly convex, length of grasping comb 0.40, about 0.53 times fore tibia length (Fig. 32); middle leg (Fig. 44) relatively slender, apical half of venter on middle femur with a row of long, erect, brown hairs; hind leg (Fig. 56) strongly modified, hind tibia relatively short, hind tarsus much longer than hind tibia, hind tarsal segment I longest and slightly curved, about 1.24 times length of hind tibia, with a tuft of more than 5 very long, black bristles arising from basal part (Fig. 73), ventral arolium bristle-like; lengths of leg segments (femur, tibia and tarsus): fore leg: 0.80, 0.76 and 0.41, middle leg: 1.05, 1.0 and 0.65 (0.25+0.4), hind leg: 1.07, 0.85 and 1.51 (1.06+0.45); mediotergites almost flat, connexival segments III–VI approximately rectangular, slightly raised; mediotergites II–VI subequal in length; abdominal venter flat, slightly concave medially. Genital segments: segment VIII (Figs. 80, 92, 104, 116) about 1.71 times as long as wide, posterior margin with long, erect, black hairs, ventrally depressed, nearly sub-oval in shape, with two small tufts of hairs and two relatively large tufts of hairs along its margin; pygophore (Fig. 128) sub-rectangular, posterior margin with short, erect, black hairs; proctiger small, with rather blunt apex, posterior margin with short, sparse, black hairs; paramere symmetrical, small, medial part slightly constricted, with rounded, widened apex. </p>
            <p>Description of apterous female. Similar to male, but body slightly stouter, body length: 2.70–2.72; structure of head including antenna as in male, head width: 0.65–0.67, head length: 0.38–0.39, head width about 1.69 times head length, antenna about 0.59 times as long as body, lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 0.55, 0.30, 0.30, 0.45; pronotum as in male, width: 0.87–0.89, length: 0.48–0.49, about 1.8 times as wide as long; fore tibia without grasping comb, venter of middle femur without a row of long, erect, brown hairs, hind tibia and tarsus without modifications, length of hind tibia about 3.5 times length of hind tarsal segment I, basal part of hind tarsal segment I without a cluster of long bristles, hind tarsal segment I shorter than segment II; lengths of leg segments (femur, tibia and tarsus): fore leg: 0.73, 0.68 and 0.40, middle leg: 0.90, 0.89 and 0.55 (0.20+0.35), hind leg: 1.00, 1.05 and 0.68 (0.30+0.38); abdomen pleurally and ventrally without special modification, connexiva broad, almost flat, converging posteriorly and touching caudally; terminal end of abdomen distinctly raised in lateral view, gonocoxa I elongate, proctiger blackish brown, directed posteriad, with dense, short hairs.</p>
            <p>Macropterous female and macropterous male: unknown.</p>
            <p> Etymology. The specific epithet “  longiseta ” (from Latin, meaning long bristle) refers to the structure of male hind tarsal segment I with its tuft of very long, black bristles arising from basal part. </p>
            <p> Diagnosis.  Pseudovelia longiseta sp. n. seems to be closely related to  P. buccula , but the male of P. l o n g i s e t a sp. n. can be recognized by the presence of a row of long, erect, brown hairs on the apical half of the venter on the middle femur (Fig. 44); a tuft of very long bristles arising from the basal part of hind tarsal segment I (Figs. 56, 73); hind tarsal segment I longer than the hind tibia, being about 1.24 times the hind tibia length (in  P. buccula , hind tarsal segment I is shorter than the hind tibia, being about 0.83 times the hind tibial length); and by the differences in the structure of the venter on abdominal segment VIII (Figs. 80, 92, 104, 116). </p>
            <p>Distribution. China (Yunnan) (Fig. 138).</p>
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            <p> Pseudovelia piliformis sp. n.</p>
            <p>(Figs. 8, 21, 33, 45, 57, 68, 81, 93, 105, 117, 129)</p>
            <p>Material examined. Holotype: apterous male, CHINA, Guangxi Prov., Nanning city, Wuming County, Damingshan Mountain Nature Reserve, 23 May 2011, Zhen Ye leg (NKUM). Paratypes: CHINA, Guangxi Prov.: 4 apterous males, 6 apterous females, same data as holotype (NKUM).</p>
            <p> Description. Apterous male (Fig. 8). Colour: ground colour blackish brown, head dark brown, clypeus, pseudocellar spots and median line of head blackish-brown; labrum black, rostrum yellowish with black apex,  buccula brown; basal part of antennal segment I brown, apical part dark, segments II–IV almost black; pronotum dull orange, posterior parts with dense, black spots; legs mainly blackish brown except basal part of femur yellowish; abdomen mainly blackish brown, connexiva dark orange, mediotergites I–III, posterior margin of mediotergite VI, medial part of mediotergite VII, and internal parts of laterotergites IV and V with prominent silvery pubescence; segment VIII and proctiger yellowish, each of them weakly infuscated apically, pygophore dark orange, apically rather black. Structural characteristics: body length: 3.0–3.3 (holotype: 3.1), large-sized and elongate, rather stout, bearing dense, suberect, black hairs, area around the eyes and antennal segment I covered by relatively fewer, long, suberect, grayish hairs. Head relatively small, short and wide, width: 0.66–0.68, length: 0.40–0.41, head width about 1.68 times head length, relatively perpendicular, posteriorly inserted into medially concave anterior margin of pronotum; labrum reverse angular,  buccula clearly visible, but not produced posteriorly; eyes bare except for the presence of two ocular setae; antenna about 0.63 times as long as body, lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 0.6, 0.4, 0.45, 0.50. Pronotum relatively narrow, width: 0.91–0.93, length: 0.54–0.56, about 1.65 times as wide as long; dark punctures scattered on the posterior part of pronotal lobe, pronotum with hind margin straight, anterior margin slightly emarginated; metanotum completely hidden beneath pronotal lobe except laterally. Legs stout, fore tibia (Figs. 21, 33) with dense, suberect and short setae, medial part of venter with distinct, sharp processes, length of grasping comb 0.55, about 0.58 times fore tibial length; medial portion of venter on middle femur with relatively large areas of dense, black, long bristle-like hairs (Fig. 45), middle tibia slightly curved, with suberect, short hairs; hind tibia (Fig. 57) slightly modified, with a row of 6–8 short, black spines on lateral parts, apical half slightly flattened, venter of hind tarsal segment I with a row of dense, black, fibrous bristles (Fig. 68), ventral arolium bristle-like; lengths of leg segments (femur, tibia and tarsus): fore leg: 0.70, 0.69 and 0.43, middle leg: 1.06, 1.11 and 0.57 (0.18+0.39), hind leg: 1.12, 1.31 and 0.66 (0.30+0.36); mediotergites almost flat, connexiva relatively narrow, segments III–VI approximately rectangular, slightly raised; mediotergites I–V subequal in length; abdominal venter flat, medially strongly concave. Genital segments: slightly enlarged, segment VIII (Figs. 81, 93, 105, 117) about 1.6 times as long as wide, posterior margin with long, dense, suberect, blackishbrown hairs, anterior margin bearing 2 very long laminar processes, ventrally with a subtriangular depression, hind margin of this depression with a pair (1+1) of laminar processes laterally, anterolateral margins of depression with a pair (1+1) of short, spine-like setae; anterolateral margins of pygophore (Fig. 129) with clusters of slender, dense and black hairs, posterior part with a large area of dense, long, black hairs; anterolateral margins of proctiger with clusters of slender, dense, brown hairs, posterior margin with sparse, short hairs; paramere symmetrical, rather small, medial part strongly constricted, with apex rounded and widened. </p>
            <p>Apterous female. Similar to male, body medium-sized and relatively wide, slightly smaller than male, body length: 2.81–2.84; structure of head including antenna as in male, head width: 0.62–0.64, head length: 0.40–0.41, head width about 1.6 times head length, antenna about 0.6 times as long as body, lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 0.50, 0.32, 0.41, 0.48; hind margin of pronotum straight, pronotum width: 0.90–0.92, pronotum length: 0.49–0.52, about 1.8 times as wide as long; legs more slender than in male, fore tibia without processes and grasping comb, medial portion of venter on middle femur without dense, black, long, bristle-like hairs, middle tibia straight, hind tibia and tarsus unmodified, lateral parts of hind tibia without a row of black short spines, apical half of hind tibia unmodified, venter of hind tarsal segment I without a row or cluster of bristles; lengths of leg segments (femur, tibia and tarsus): fore leg: 0.70, 0.63 and 0.39, middle leg: 0.88, 0.90 and 0.51 (0.15+0.36), hind leg: 1.00, 1.12 and 0.55 (0.17+0.38); abdomen pleurally and ventrally without special modifications, connexiva flat, converging posteriorly and touching caudally; end of abdomen raised in lateral view, gonocoxa I elongate, proctiger blackish brown, directed posteriad, with dense, short hairs.</p>
            <p>Macropterous female and macropterous male: unknown.</p>
            <p> Etymology. The specific epithet “  piliformis ” (from Latin, meaning hairy) refers to the structure of the medial portion of the venter on the male middle femur with its relatively large area of dense, long, black bristle-like hairs. </p>
            <p> Diagnosis. The most striking feature of  P. piliformis sp. n. is the medial portion of venter on the middle femur, which possesses a relatively large area of long, dense, black, bristle-like hairs (Fig. 45).  P. piliformis sp. n. seems to be closely related to  P. contorta sp. n. and P. e x t e n s a sp. n. These three species share certain character states different from those seen in other species of this genus: the medial portion of the venter on the fore femur possesses distinct processes, and the lateral portion of the hind tibia bears a row of short, black spines. However,  P. piliformis sp. n. can be distinguished from  P. contorta sp. n. by blackish brown ground colour; by having the body much larger, with the male length 3.0–3.3 (in  P. contorta sp. n. , the male body length is 2.29–2.32); by the medial portion of the venter on the middle femur bearing a relatively large area of long, dense, black bristle-like hairs (Fig. 45); by having hind tarsal segment I of the male normal, not curved (Figs. 57, 68); by the bristles on the venter of hind tarsal segment 1 being much more dense (Fig. 68); and by the structure of abdominal segment VIII (Figs. 81, 93, 105, 117).  P. piliformis sp. n. can be distinguished from  P. extensa sp. n. by having the body relatively large, with a length 3.00– 3.30 in male (in P. e x t e n s a sp. n. the body length is 2.51–2.54); in having the medial portion of the venter on the middle femur with a relatively large area of dense, long, black bristle-like hairs (Fig. 45); by having the bristles on the venter of hind tarsal segment I much more dense (Fig. 68); by the blunt hind margin of the pygophore (Fig. 105); and by differences in the structure of abdominal ventrite VIII (compare Figs. 81, 93, 105, 117 with Figs. 75, 87, 99, 111). </p>
            <p>Distribution. China (Guangxi) (Fig. 138).</p>
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            <p> Pseudovelia taiwanensis sp. n.</p>
            <p>(Figs. 9, 22, 34, 46, 58, 69, 82, 94, 106, 118, 130)</p>
            <p>Material examined. Holotype: apterous male, CHINA, Taiwan Prov., Nantou County, Yuchi country, Lianhuachi, 11 November 2010, Wenjun Bu leg (NKUM). Paratypes: CHINA, Taiwan Prov.: 8 apterous males, 10 apterous females, same data as holotype (NKUM).</p>
            <p> Description. Apterous male (Fig. 9). Colour: ground colour brown, head blackish brown, clypeus, pseudocellar spots and median line of head dark brown; labrum black, rostrum dark yellow with black apex,  buccula brown; basal part of antennal segment I dark yellow, apical part dark, segments II–IV blackish brown; pronotum dark brown, anterior part along head dark orange, posterior part with dense, black spots; legs mainly yellow brown, basal part of femur yellowish, with apex of femur weakly infuscated, tibia and tarsus blackish brown; abdomen mainly blackish brown, connexiva dark orange, lateral portions of mediotergite I, all of mediotergites II and III, medial parts of mediotergites VI and VII with prominent silvery pubescence; segment VIII, pygophore and proctiger yellowish, each of them apically infuscated. Structural characteristics: body length: 2.05–2.09 (holotype: 2.08), small-sized, rather stout, bearing short, suberect, grayish hairs, area around eyes and antennal segment I covered by relatively fewer, long, suberect, grayish hairs. Head short and wide, width: 0.51–0.53, length: 0.29–0.31, head width about 1.7 times head length, relatively perpendicular, posteriorly nearly straight; labrum angular,  buccula clearly visible, not produced posteriorly; eyes bare except for the presence of two ocular setae; antenna about 0.53 times as long as body, lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 0.34, 0.20, 0.25, 0.32. Pronotum relatively broad, width: 0.66–0.68, length: 0.37–0.39, about 1.76 times as wide as long; with dense dark punctures scattered on posterior part of pronotal lobe, pronotum hind margin almost straight, with anterior margin slightly emarginated; metanotum completely hidden beneath pronotal lobe except laterally; fore tibia (Figs. 22, 34) slightly widened apically, with dense, suberect, short setae, medial portion of venter on fore tibia slightly convex, length of grasping comb 0.25, about 0.5 times fore tibia length (Fig. 34); middle leg (Fig. 46) with short, suberect hairs; hind tibia straight, with dense, short, decumbent hairs, basal portion of venter on hind tarsal segment I with a tuft of black bristles (Figs. 58, 69), ventral arolium bristle-like; lengths of leg segments (femur, tibia and tarsus): fore leg: 0.48, 0.50 and 0.26, middle leg: 0.65, 0.65 and 0.38 (0.14+0.24), hind leg: 0.70, 0.75 and 0.45 (0.20+0.25); mediotergites almost flat, connexival segments III–VI approximately rectangular and flat; mediotergites II–V subequal in length; abdominal venter flat, slightly concave medially. Genital segments: relatively small, segment VIII (Figs. 82, 94, 106, 118) about 1.96 times as long as wide, posterior margin with sparse, short and blackish brown hairs, ventrally with subtriangular depression, hind margin of depression with a pair (1+1) of processes with tufts of short, brown hairs; lateral part of depression with a pair (1+1) of spine-like short setae; lateral part of of pygophore (Fig. 130) with a cluster of slender, brown hairs, posterior margin of pygophore with short, sparse, erect, black hairs; proctiger small, with rather blunt apex, posterior margin with rather short, erect, black hairs; paramere symmetrical, small, constricted medially, apical part widened with rounded apex. </p>
            <p>Apterous female. Body small-sized, slightly larger than in male, body length: 2.21–2.24; structure of head including antenna as in male, head width: 0.53–0.55, head length: 0.29–0.31, head width about 1.8 times head length, antenna about 0.54 times as long as body, lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 0.31, 0.24, 0.27, 0.38; hind margin of pronotum straight, pronotum width: 0.69–0.71, pronotum length: 0.35–0.37, about 1.94 times as wide as long; fore tibia without grasping comb, hind tibia and tarsus unmodified, venter of hind tarsal segment I without a row or cluster of black bristles; lengths of leg segments (femur, tibia and tarsus): fore leg: 0.57, 0.53 and 0.28, middle leg: 0.70, 0.70 and 0.40 (0.13+0.27), hind leg: 0.80, 0.81 and 0.43 (0.14+0.29); abdomen pleurally and ventrally without special modifications, connexiva slightly raised and widened, converging posteriorly and touching caudally; end of abdomen raised in lateral view, gonocoxa I elongate, proctiger blackish brown, protrude backward, with dense, short hairs.</p>
            <p>Macropterous female and macropterous male: unknown.</p>
            <p>Etymology. The specific name is derived from the name of type locality, Taiwan Province, China.</p>
            <p> Diagnosis.  Pseudovelia taiwanensis sp. n. is closely related to  P. vittiformis sp. n. , with both species possessing a similar ventral morphology of abdominal segment VIII. However,  P. taiwanensis sp. n. can be distinguished by its much smaller body, with the body length 2.05–2.09 in the male (in  P. vittiformis sp. n. , by contrast, the body length is 2.72–2.75 in male); by the medial portion of the venter on the fore tibia, which is not distinctly convex (Fig. 34); and by the venter of the middle femur, which lacks any long, blackish brown hairs (Fig. 46). </p>
            <p>Distribution. China (Taiwan) (Fig. 138).</p>
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            <p> Pseudovelia vittiformis sp. n.</p>
            <p>(Figs. 10, 23, 31, 47, 59, 70, 83, 95, 107, 119, 131)</p>
            <p>Material examined. Holotype: apterous male, CHINA, Hainan Prov., Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County, Yinggeling Mountain Nature Reserve, 2 December 2010, Zhen Ye leg (NKUM). Paratypes: CHINA, Hainan Prov.: 3 apterous males, 5 apterous females, same data as holotype (NKUM); 2 apterous males, 2 apterous females, Wuzhishan city, Wuzhishan Mountain Nature Reserve, 15 April 2009, 700– 800 m, Kelong Jiao leg. (NKUM); 2 apterous males, 3 apterous females, Wuzhishan city, Wuzhishan Mountain Nature Reserve, Zhandao, 9 December 2010, Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM).</p>
            <p> Description. Apterous male (Fig. 10). Colour: ground colour black and brown, head almost black, clypeus dark brown; labrum black, rostrum orange with black apex,  buccula brown; basal part of antennal segment I orange, apical part dark, segments II–IV blackish brown; area behind head along anterior margin of pronotum with a distinctly dark yellow transverse band, posterior part of pronotum with dense, black spots; legs mainly brown, basal part of femur yellowish, with apices of femur and tibia weakly infuscated, tarsus black; abdomen mainly blackish brown, connexiva dark orange, lateral parts of mediotergite I, all of mediotergites II and III, medial parts of mediotergites VI and VII with prominent silvery pubescence; segment VIII, pygophore and proctiger yellowish, each of them apically weakly infuscated. Structural characteristics: body length: 2.72–2.75 (holotype: 2.74), medium-sized, slightly slender, rather stout, bearing short, suberect, grayish hairs, area around the eyes and antennal segment I covered by relatively fewer, longer, suberect, grayish hairs. Head short and wide, width: 0.62–0.64, length: 0.39–0.41, head width about 1.58 times head length, relatively perpendicular, posterior margin nearly straight and inserted into medially concave anterior margin of pronotum; labrum angular,  buccula clearly visible, but not produced posteriorly; eyes bare except for the presence of two ocular setae; antenna about 0.7 times as long as body, lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 0.6, 0.4, 0.4, 0.51. Pronotum relatively broad, width: 0.84–0.86, length: 0.51–0.53, about 1.63 times as wide as long; bearing dense, dark punctures on the posterior portion of pronotal lobe, hind pronotal margin rounded, with anterior margin slightly emarginated; metanotum completely hidden beneath pronotal lobe except laterally. Legs with fore tibia (Figs. 23, 31) widened on apical part, covered with dense, suberect, short setae, medial part of venter with slight process, length of grasping comb 0.38, about 0.5 times fore tibia length (Fig. 31); apical portion of venter on middle femur with scattered relatively long, suberect hairs (Fig. 47); hind tibia (Fig. 59) straight, with dense, short, decumbent hairs, hind tarsal segments I and II subequal in length, basal part of venter on hind tarsal segment I with a tuft of black bristles (Figs. 59, 70), ventral arolium bristle-like; lengths of leg segments (femur, tibia and tarsus): fore leg: 0.8, 0.78 and 0.41, middle leg: 1.02, 1.0 and 0.59 (0.2+0.39), hind leg: 1.17, 1.15 and 0.68 (0.33+0.35). Abdomen with mediotergites almost flat, connexival segments IV–VI approximately rectangular, slightly raised; mediotergites II–VI subequal in length; abdominal venter flat, medially slightly concave. Genital segments: relatively large, segment VIII (Figs. 83, 95, 107, 119) about 1.8 times as long as wide, posterior margin with long, sparse, suberect, blackish brown hairs, bearing a subtriangular depression ventrally, hind margin of this depression with a pair (1+1) of processes with tufts of short, black hairs, lateral part of depression with spine-like short setae; lateral part of pygophore (Fig. 131) with a cluster of slender, brown hairs, posterior margin of pygophore with short, erect, black hairs; proctiger small, with rather blunt apex, posterior margin with rather short, erect, black hairs; paramere symmetrical, small, sticklike, with rounded, widened apex. </p>
            <p>Apterous female. Body medium-sized, slightly larger than male, body length: 2.89–2.92; structure of head including antenna as in male, width: 0.62–0.64, length: 0.42–0.44, head width about 1.47 times head length, antenna about 0.6 times as long as body, lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 0.57, 0.38, 0.35, 0.45; hind margin of pronotum straight, pronotum width: 0.84–0.86, pronotum length: 0.49–0.51, about 1.7 times as wide as long; fore tibia without grasping comb, hind tibia and tarsus not modified, venter of hind tarsal segment I without a row or cluster of bristles; lengths of leg segments (femur, tibia and tarsus): fore leg: 0.80, 0.75 and 0.40, middle leg: 1.00, 0.95 and 0.59 (0.22+0.39), hind leg: 1.08, 1.15 and 0.62 (0.24+0.38); abdomen pleurally and ventrally without special modifications, connexiva relatively broad, slightly raised, converging posteriorly and touching caudally; end of abdomen raised in lateral view, gonocoxa I elongate, proctiger blackish brown, directly slight updip, with dense, short hairs.</p>
            <p>Macropterous female and macropterous male: unknown.</p>
            <p> Etymology. The specific epithet “  vittiformis ” (from Latin, meaning band-shaped) refers to the structure of the anterior margin of the pronotum adjoining the head, which bears a distinctly dark yellow transverse band. </p>
            <p> Diagnosis.  Pseudovelia vittiformis sp. n. is closely related to  P. taiwanensis sp. n. based on the similar structure of abdominal ventrite VIII in both species. However,  P. vittiformis sp. n. can be distinguished by its much larger body size, with the body length 2.72–2.75 in the male (whereas in  P. taiwanensis sp. n. the male body length is 2.05–2.09); by the distinctly convex medial portion of the venter on the fore tibia (Fig. 31); and by the apical half of the venter on the middle femur bearing long, blackish brown hairs (Fig. 47). </p>
            <p>Distribution. China (Hainan) (Fig. 138).</p>
            <p> FIGURES 1 – 7. Habitus of  Pseudovelia spp. (males). 1. P. a n t h r a c i n a sp. n.; 2. P. c o n t o r t a sp. n.; 3. P. e x t e n s a sp. n.; 4.  P. fulva sp. n. ; 5.  P. globosa sp. n. ; 6. P. h s i a o i sp. n.; 7.  P. longiseta sp. n. . Scale 1.0 mm. </p>
            <p> Key to the species of  Pseudovelia occurring in China Based on apterous males </p>
            <p> 1. Eyes densely hairy; ventral arolium leaflike flattened..........................  Pseudovelia longitarsa Andersen, 1983</p>
            <p>- Eyes bare except for two ocular setae; ventral arolium bristle-like............................................... 2</p>
            <p> 2. Ventral lobe of  buccula strongly produced posteriorly.......................................................... 3 </p>
            <p> - Ventral lobe of  buccula not produced posteriorly............................................................. 4 </p>
            <p> 3. Body relatively large, length 2.75–2.81; apical half of venter on middle femur with a row of long, erect, brown hairs (Fig. 44); hind tarsus much longer than hind tibia, hind tarsal segment I longest and slightly curved, about 1.24 times hind tibia, with a tuft of more than 5 very long, black bristles arising from the basal part (Figs. 56, 73)...................  P. longiseta sp. n.</p>
            <p> - Body relatively small, length 2.01–2.04; venter of middle femur without any long, erect, brown hairs; hind tarsus normal, shorter than hind tibia, hind tarsal segment I about 0.21 times hind tibia, without any long bristles arising from basal part (Figs. 60, 71)............................................................................  P. pusilla Hecher, 1997</p>
            <p>4. Medial portion of venter on fore tibia with distinct process; lateral portion of hind tibia with a row of black, ossifying, short spines............................................................................................... 5</p>
            <p>- Medial portion of venter on fore tibia flat or slightly convex, lacking process; lateral portion of hind tibia without any black, ossifying, short spines.................................................................................. 7</p>
            <p> 5. Body relatively small, length about 2.29–2.32; ground colour yellowish brown; hind tarsal segment I curved (Fig. 63)..............................................................................................  P. contorta sp. n.</p>
            <p>- Body relatively large, length at least 2.5; ground colour blackish brown; hind tarsal segment I normal, not curved.........6</p>
            <p> 6. Legs stout; the medial portion of venter on middle femur with a relatively large area of dense, long, black bristle-like hairs (Fig. 45); hind margin of pygophore blunt (Fig. 129); abdominal segment VIII of male as illustrated (Figs. 81, 93, 105, 117)........................................................................................  P. piliformis sp. n.</p>
            <p> - Legs relatively slender; the medial portion of venter on middle femur without an area of dense, long, black bristle-like hairs; hind margin of pygophore gradually pointed (Fig. 124); abdominal segment VIII of male as illustrated (Figs. 76, 88, 100, 112)........................................................................................  P. extensa sp. n.</p>
            <p> 7. Middle tibia with a tuft of stout bristles near apex on anterior margin (Fig. 49); pygophore and segment VIII of male as illustrated (Figs. 85, 97, 109, 121, 133).......................................  P. tibialis tibialis Esaki &amp; Miyamoto,1955</p>
            <p>- Middle tibia without a tuft of stout bristles near apex on anterior margin.......................................... 8</p>
            <p> 8. Hind tarsal segment I of male extremely short, almost globose (Fig. 66); pygophore and abdominal segment VIII of male as illustrated (Figs. 78, 90, 102, 114, 126).........................................................  P. globosa sp. n.</p>
            <p>- Hind tarsal segment I of male not unusually short............................................................ 9</p>
            <p>9. Hind tarsal segment I of male about 1/2 length hind tarsal segment II; abdominal segment VIII of male without any spine-like processes or tubercles ventrally (Figs. 77, 89, 101, 113).............................................. P. f u lv a sp. n.</p>
            <p>- Hind tarsal segment I of male&gt; 2/3 length hind tarsal segment II; abdominal segment VIII of male with spine-like processes or tubercles ventrally.................................................................................... 10</p>
            <p> 10. Body length more than 2.72; apical half of venter on middle femur with relatively dense, long hairs; pygophore and abdominal segment VIII of male as illustrated (Figs. 83, 95, 107, 119, 131)...................................  P. vittiformis sp. n.</p>
            <p>- Body length less than 2.25; the apical half of venter on middle femur without relatively dense, long hairs............... 11</p>
            <p> 11. Body stout, almost oval; connexiva blackish; pygophore and abdominal segment VIII of male as illustrated (Figs. 74, 86, 98, 110, 122).............................................................................  P. anthracina sp. n.</p>
            <p>- Body relatively slender; connexiva yellowish.............................................................. 12</p>
            <p> 12. Ground colour yellowish brown; a row of bristles occupying the entire ventral margin of hind tarsal segment I (Fig. 67); pygophore and abdominal segment VIII of male as illustrated (Figs. 79, 91, 103, 115, 127)....................  P. hsiaoi sp. n.</p>
            <p> - Ground colour blackish brown; a tuft of bristles arising from the basal part of hind tarsal segment I (Fig. 69); pygophore and abdominal segment VIII of male as illustrated (Figs. 82, 94, 106, 118, 130)........................  P. taiwanensis sp. n.</p>
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