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Length male 4.0–4.2mm. Colour as for previous species but face dorsally and postclypeus yellowish orange, paler on anteclypeus, lorum, maxillary plate and gena, some specimens with a brownish stripe on anteclypeus and ventrally on postclypeus (Figs 19, 20, 21). Ventral male abdominal apodemes broad, reaching the end of segment IV or V (Fig. 25). Pygofer with dorsal margin strongly concave, apex finger-like with few microsetae (Figs 26, 27). Subgenital plate broad, with ca. 12 macrosetae and ca. 42 irregular microsetae in 3 rows; outer margin slightly expanded at midlength and bearing 6 moderately long and stout setae (Fig. 28). Paramere narrowed from near midlength to apex, curved, laterally with ca. 7 fine setae, apex with teeth and sensory pits (Fig. 31). Aedeagal shaft elongated, curved posteriorly, with a flange on each side at midlength, a broader subapical flange on each side and a central flange on ventral surface extending to near apex, flange margins smooth to slightly dentate; preatrium less half length of shaft (Figs 29, 30). Connective with base broad, apex narrow, apical margin deeply emarginate (Fig. 33)
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Xiaofei Yu, Maofa Yang
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Yu X, Yang M (2013) Two new species of Membranacea Qin & Zhang from China (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae, Empoascini) ZooKeys 260: 77–83
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Xiaofei Yu
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Maofa Yang
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