Oblongitubus linearis Kang & Zhang, 2025

Oblongitubus linearis Kang & Zhang View in CoL sp. nov. ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 )

Description. Length of male 3.55–3.90mm. Crown yellow. Pronotum whitish with middle part yellow; scutum with middle part white or light yellow, triangles yellow; scutellum yellow ( Figs 3L, 3M, 3N View FIGURE 3 ). Forewing with orange-red stripe on posterior margin of corium ( Fig. 3A View FIGURE 3 ). Hind wing transparent ( Fig. 3B View FIGURE 3 ).

Abdominal apodeme reaching to middle of 3rd sternite ( Fig. 3C View FIGURE 3 ). Pygofer side tapered posterodorsally with apex rounded, and with some soft setae on dorsal margin and numerous rigid microsetae on posterior margin ( Fig. 3D View FIGURE 3 ). Subgenital plate not exceeding posterior margin of pygofer in natural state, basal 2/3 broad with row of thick macrosetae medially and some microsetae on lateral margin, apical 1/3 sharply narrowed and fold dorsally ( Fig. 3E View FIGURE 3 ). Paramere broad, cephalic part extremely broaden, caudal part with apex thin and slightly arched ( Figs 3F, 3G View FIGURE 3 ). Connective lamellar with lateral feet short ( Fig. 3H View FIGURE 3 ). Aedeagus elongate; shaft long tubular with pair of short subapical processes slightly pointing laterally; gonopore apical ( Figs 3I, 3J, 3K View FIGURE 3 ).

Material examined. Holotype. ♂, China, Sichuan Province, Dujiangyan City , 14-VII-2010, coll. Yanghui Cao. Paratypes. 10♂ 7♀, same data as holotype .

Etymology. The species name is the Latin word “linearis ”, referring to the orange-red linear stripes on the forewings.

Note. This species is similar to the former 2 new species in the body shape and size, but can be distinguished by the forewing with a bright orange-red longitidinal stripe.