Moesz Gusztáv - Soós Lajos (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 28. (Budapest 1934)

Hungerford, H. B. ; Evans, N. E.: The Hydrometridae of the Hungarian National Museum and other studies in the family. (Hemiptera)

Hydrotnetra ChinaV sp. n. (Plate I). Size and Color. Length 13.5 mm (female holotype); the general color of the body is a light brown. only a middle stripe down the abdominal tergites. the clypeus, basal antennal segment and tips of femora and a thin median longitudinal line on the six ventral abdominal segments dark brown. Tndications of median longitudinal light stripe on pronotum and frosted lines over the acetabula and along sides of the abdomen. Structural Characteristics. H e a d : Length 125 units; the ratio of the anteocular part of the head to the postocular part is given in the formula AO:PO: :8():35: the dorsal interocular groove absent, the ventral interocular groove broad, shallow and about as long as the diameter of an eye; the clypeus is slightly concave on anterior margin, longer than half its width and with two roughened calosities on anterior two-thirds; the rostrum surpasses the eyes by three-fourths the postocular distance; the antennal formula is as follows: lst:2nd:3rd:4th: :26:42:128:62. Pronotum : Length 65 units; the encircling row of pits parallel to the anterior margin not conspicuous; the median longitudinal groove not conspicuous; scattered pits on the posterior lobe, not conspicuous. Metanotum : The wings not developed, reaching only to posterior margin of first abdominal segment. C o x a e : The distance between the first and second coxae is to that between the second and third as 38:67; the anterior acetabulum with two pits; the middle acetabulum with three pits in front and two behind the cleft; posterior acetabulum with one pit on top. Femora: The antcrior femora conspicuously shorter than the head and the posterior femora not attaining tip of abdomen. A b d o m e n : The terminal abdominal segments distinctive f or this species. The last ventral greatly prolonged and the sides of the dorsal with conspicuous hair tufts (see figures on Plate I). Described from one female specimen labeled „Yerulam 3, 7, 97. 283" South Africa, British Museum 1911—493". The holotype is in the British Museum and is named in honor of Mr. W. E. CHINA of the British Museum who so kindly sent me for study the Hydrometra of their Museurn.