Midoria barbula Y-J. Li, Dai & Jiang, 2025

Midoria barbula Y-J. Li, Dai & Jiang , sp. nov.

Figs 5 View FIGURE 5 , 6 View FIGURE 6

Description. Head, pronotum and scutellum brown, with any dark brown luster ( Fig. 5a View FIGURE 5 ). Pronotum rectangular, anterior margin convex, lateral margins oblique, slightly divergent posteriorly, posterior margin slightly wavy ( Fig. 5a View FIGURE 5 ). Scutellum ( Fig. 5a View FIGURE 5 ) triangular, shorter than pronotum, about as long as median carina of crown. Face brown ( Fig. 5c View FIGURE 5 ). Forewing with some black spots on veins ( Fig. 5a, b View FIGURE 5 ).

Male pygofer rectangular, with long posterior process from ventral margin ( Fig. 6a View FIGURE 6 ). Aedeagus shaft compressed, curved dorsally and expanded graduall, with two opposite ventral protrusions near the end ( Fig. 6c, d View FIGURE 6 ). Style long, anterior portion as long as caudal portion, caudal portion somewhat robust, apex strongly recurved medioventrally ( Fig. 6c, d View FIGURE 6 ). Connective T-shaped with dorsomedial keel ( Fig. 6c, d View FIGURE 6 ). Other characteristics are as shown in Fig. 6 View FIGURE 6 .

Measurement. Length (including tegmen): ♂, 5.5 mm.

Hosts. Unknown.

Type Material. Holotype ♂, CHINA: Yunnan, Yingjiang, Tongbiguan , 20 July 2002, coll. Li Zizhong ( GUGC).

Remarks. This species is similar to Midoria curvidentata Sun, Huang & Zhang , but can be distinguished by the body size, the shape of the male pygofer side, the shape of the aedeagal shaft in lateral view and the shape of the aedeagal ventral processes ( Fig. 6c, d View FIGURE 6 ).

Etymology. The species name is derived from the Latin word barbula (little barb), indicating the shape of the aedeagal shaft processes.