Type species: Ulopsina sinica Dai, Viraktamath et Zhang, sp. nov.

Upper part of face, vertex, pronotum, and forewing strongly pitted. Head with transocular width wider than pronotum; crown in lateral view declivous, anterior margin broadly produced in front of eyes, and concave; lateral margins in front of eyes concave, exposing pedicel of antennae. Eyes projecting. Ocelli on vertex nearer to median line of head than to adjacent eye, closer to anterior margin of head than to posterior and not surrounded by carinae or ridges; callosities present behind each ocellus. Face sparsely pubescent. Frontoclypeus V—shaped, much wider near upper margin of face, not extending onto crown. Antennal ledges very prominent; antennae hanging down from roof—like area adjacent to eye. Genae narrow, not reaching apex of clypellus. Upper margins of genal sulcus rather vertical, extending to mesal margin of antennal pit. Crescent—shaped callosity on either side of median line on upper part of face. Clypeal sulcus arcuate. Clypellus projecting well beyond genal curve, apically narrowed, conically rounded. Labium reaching mesocoxae. Pronotum with anterior half declivous, uniformly coarsely pitted, with anterior margin arcuate and posterior margin concave; lateral margins carinate, a callosity on either side of median line in anterior half. Scutellum 0.5–0.75 times as long as pronotum. Anepi sterna and katepi sterna smooth, without typical carina or conical outgrowth. Forewings with clavus coriaceous, apical two—thirds of corium transparent with prominent raised venation; each vein margined by pits; appendix absent; vein R bifurcate at midlength of forewings, M bifurcate after branching of R; with five apical and three subapical cells, claval veins separate. Hind wings with four distal apical cells, with well developed r—m and m—cu cross veins. Fore femora AV row with two prominent setae; intercalary row irregular. Hind femora with 2+0 macrosetae at distal end in addition to small setae. Hind tibiae with 6 AD and 4 PD stout setae in addition to number of hairlike setae on PD becoming more numerous distally; stout PD setae arising from distal half of hind tibiae, AV and PV with many fine setae. Hind basitarsi conically rounded caudally without distal transverse row of setae; surface with irregularly arranged hair—like setae.

Male pygofer with long, well—sclerotized dorsal surface; valve fused with terga; caudal lobe with sclerotized process rugose; mesal circular area with five short, stout setae. Anal tube short, without anal collar or process. Subgenital plates not segmented nor with basal suture, without macrosetae. Styles elongate, anterior part shorter than posterior part, gradually tapered caudally with distal end dorsally upturned, with series of setae on lateral margin. Connective plate—like, anterior margin wider than posterior margin. Aedeagus with well—developed dorsal apodeme, shaft cylindrical with pair of subapical asymmetrical processes and basal unpaired lateral process; gonopore apical.

Remarks. Ulopsina gen. nov. has forewing venation usual for Ulopinae and lacks accessory cross veins and hence may be placed in the tribe Mesargini (Emeljanov 1996). However, the hind wing venation has features of the Coloborrhinini and Cephalelini, in that the apical cells are closed. In Coloborrhinini, the forewing has reticulate venation, and the subgenital plates are neither divided nor have basal suture. The pygofer of Ulopsina gen. nov. is as in Ulopini and Cephalelini, but the aedeagus is similar to that found in Mesargini, differing only in the presence of subapical processes and the basal long process on the shaft. The genital styles are similar to those found in Coloborrhinini, with tapering apex not roundly widened as in Mesargini. External features, such as the comparatively longer head with ocelli placed on the vertex and the carinate anterior margin resemble those of Coloborrhinini. The genus also has some resemblance to Radhades Distant, but differs in having a more flattened face and more prominently carinate anterior head margin compared to the latter. Ulopsina gen. nov. differs from Mesoparopia in having well-developed hind wings. Because of these peculiar features, the new genus cannot be assigned to any of the tribes so far recognized in the subfamily.

Etymology. The name of the genus, which is feminine, was derived by combining Ulop-, a common suffix for genus names in this subfamily, with -sino, meaning Chinese.

Material examined. Holotype: Male, China, Guangxi, Guiping, Xishan, 18 May 1959, Guangxi team (SYSU). Paratype: 1 male, China, Yunnan, Rezhisuo, 11 April 1982 (NWAU).

Measurements. Male 5.8–6.0 mm long, 2.0– 2.5 mm wide across anterior margin of head; 3.0 mm wide across eyes.

Coloration. Pale brown. Anterior margin of head narrowly dark fuscous, submargin ochraceous; T—shaped marking with short stem and callosities dark—brown; transverse spot adjacent to each eye on vertex, ochraceous. Upper part of face including antennal cavities chocolate—brown, the rest ochraceous. Anterior area of pronotum with a few irregular dark—brown areas including depressed areas and callosities. Scutellum darker than pronotum with marginal spot on either side of median impressed line pale ochraceous. Forewings with claval commissure, one submarginal streak along costal margin, and apical veins, dark brown. All tibiae dark brown with edges ochraceous; tarsi brown.

Male genitalia. Pygofer slightly depressed, dorsal margin declivous in posterior half, ventral margin rounded, caudal lobe quadrate, darkly pigmented with rugose surface; short pygofer apodeme of uniform length on anterior margin along dorsal and lateral ends, extending slightly posteriorly along median line on dorsum. Valve large. Subgenital plates almost parallel—sided with rounded apex. Anal segments 10 and 11 well—sclerotized and pigmented. Styles linear, caudal part longer than anterior part, in lateral view tapering caudally to pointed tip, upcurved distally. Aedeagus with dorsal apodeme as long as basal process of shaft; shaft with hyaline ridge along entire length to subapical process on right side; basal process pigmented, straight, asymmetrically arising on ventral side on left side; apex with broad crenulate flat plate with caudal spine-like extension; paired subapical processes with broad transparent base, curved laterally and then anteriorly with anterior margin serrate; gonopore apical, gonoduct prominent.

Remarks. The paratype male has most of the veins marked with brown interrupted by white. This is a more robust and darker species compared to U. szwedoi sp. nov (see below).

Etymology. The name of this species is derived from Sinica meaning Chinese.

Material examined. Holotype: male, Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, 620–650 m, 2 May 1959, Zhang Facai (IZCS); Paratype: 1 male, Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, 1200–1400 m, 25 May 1958, Meng Xuwu (IZCS).

Measurements. Male 5.5 mm long, 2.0 mm wide across anterior margin of head, 2.7 mm wide across eyes.

Coloration. Similar to U. sinica but paler, lacking brown markings on forewings and legs.

Male genitalia. Similar to U. sinica with following differences. Caudal lobe of pygofer rounded in lateral view, but more transverse and bilobed. Basal process of aedeagal shaft longer and sinuous lacking spine—like extension of the expanded area; paired subapical process directed dorsally and shorter.

Remarks. Externally, U. szwedo is very similar to U. sinica, but smaller and paler.

Etymology. The new species is named after Dr. Jacek Szwedo, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland, in recognition of his contribution to the Auchenorrhyncha.