Review of the subgenus Tachycines (Gymnaeta) Adelung, 1902 (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae, Aemodogryllinae, Aemodogryllini)
Author
Qin, Yanyan
Author
Liu, Xianwei
Author
Li, Kai
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-02-25
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Tachycines
(
Gymnaeta
)
parvus
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 12–15
)
Description.
Male. Body small sized for this genus. Vertex of head divided by conical tubercles. Legs elongate and slender; fore femur about 2.0 times longer than the pronotum, ventrally unarmed, the internal genicular lobe without spine, external genicular lobe with 1 elongate movable spur; fore tibiae beneath with 2 external spurs and 1 internal spur. Mid femur with an elongate movable spur on the internal and external genicular lobe, ventrally unarmed; mid tibiae beneath with 1 external spur and 1 internal spur. Hind femur without ventral spines; hind tibiae above on both side with 59–65 spines, arranged in groups. Supra internal spur of hind tibiae not exceeding ventral apex of hind metatarsus. Hind metatarsus with bristles ventrally (
Fig. 12
). Male genitalia as
Figs. 13–14
.
Female. Subgenital plate nearly triangular and apex projecting (
Fig. 15
). Ovipositor slightly longer than the half the length of the hind femur.
Coloration.
Body light brown, mottled with dark brown blotches. Frons with 4 longitudinal bands (one pair below eyes, another pair below antenna).
Measurements.
(length in mm) Body
♂
5.5–8.0,
♀
6.0–7.0; pronotum
♂
3.5,
♀
4.0; fore femur
♂
7.0–7.5,
♀
6.0– 7.0; hind femur
♂
13.0,
♀
13.0–14.0; ovipositor 7.0–9.0.
Specimens studied.
Holotype
,
1♂
,
Lushui
,
Pianma Zhen
,
Yunnan
, alt.
2300m
,
2010-VII-6
~7, collected by
Bi Wen-Xuan
;
paratypes
,
2♂♂
3♀♀
, same data as holotype.
Distribution.
China
(
Yunnan
).
Diagnosis.
This species is similar to
T
.
(
G
.)
wuyishanicus
(
Zhang
&
Liu, 2009
)
, but differs by: epiphallus of male genitalia with upper notch smaller than lower notch, female subgenital plate triangular, at base almost as wide as length of plate, tip acute; corresponding status of
T
.
(
G
.)
wuyishanicus
(
Zhang
&
Liu, 2009
)
: epiphallus of male genitalia H-shaped, female subgenital plate triangular or quadrate, tip blunt.
Etymology.
The specific epithet refers to the small size of the body.