Four new species of the subfamily Gryllacridinae (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae) from China
Author
Li, Miaomiao
Author
Liu, Xianwei
Author
Li, Kai
text
Zootaxa
2016
4161
2
282
288
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4161.2.10
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4.
Prosopogryllacris incisa
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 11–14
)
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Description.
Male. Body large, robust. Fastigium of vertex arched, about 2 times as broad as scape; eye elongateoval, prominent; median ocellus rounded, prominent (
Fig. 11
). Fore and hind margins of pronotum slightly convex. Tegmina almost exceeding the apex of hind femur; tegmen with R vein with 2 branches, Rs occurred at the middle of R, with furcation; M vein simple; CuA with 2 branches, A with 4; wings slightly extending beyond tegmina. Fore and mid tibiae with 5 pairs of spurs on both margins of ventral surface, mid tibia with an internal apical spur on dorsal surface; hind tibia on dorsal surface with 7–8 outer spines and 3 inter spines. Hind femur armed dorsally with 6 outer spines and inter spines. 10th abdominal tergite with a median longitudinal sulcus and a pairs of spinelike processes (
Figs. 12–13
). Cerci long, cylindrical, with triangular basal lobe. Hind margin of subgenital plate with V-shape notch, styli long.
Female. Mid process of female 7th abdominal sternum short and broad. Caudal margin of subgenital plate with V-shaped notch, caudal margin of lobes rounded (
Fig. 14
). Ovipositor longer than hind femur, slightly curved upwards, apex truncate.
Coloration.
Body pale yellowish-brown, legs pale yellow-green. Ocellus yellow. Apex of tegmina with veins dark brown.
Measurements.
(length in mm).
Body |
Pronotum |
Tegmina |
Hind femora |
Ovipositor |
♂ |
31.0 |
7.0 |
25.0 |
15.0 |
/ |
♀ |
29.0 |
8.0 |
29.0 |
18.0 |
25.0 |
FIGURES 11–14.
Prosopogryllacris incisa
sp. nov.
11. Head of male, frontal view; 12. End of male abdominal, lateral view; 13. End of male abdominal, ventral view; 14. 7th abdominal sternum and subgenital plate of female, ventral view. Scale bars=1 mm.
Material.
Holotype
,
♂
,
China
,
Guizhou
,
Jiangkou
,
Fanjing Mountain
, 2001.
VII.29
, collected by
Shi Fu-Ming
.
Paratype
,
1♀
,
China
,
Hunan
,
Zhangjiajie
, 1985.
X.11
, collected by
Kang Le
;
1♀
,
China
,
Hunan
,
Zhangjiajie
, 2001.
VIII.7
, collected by
Du Xi-Cui
;
1♀
(nymph),
China
,
Guizhou
,
Xishui
,
Sanchahe
, Alt.
1100m
, 2006.
X.21–25
, collected by
Liu Xian-Wei
and
Zhou Shun
;
1♂
,
China
,
Guangxi
,
Wuming
,
Daming Mountain
, 2013.
VII.19–25
, collected by
Liu Xian-Wei
et al
.
;
1♂
,
Chongqin
,
Beibei
,
Jinyunshan
, Alt.
300–900m
, 2014.
VII.29–30
, collected by
Li Miao-Miao
et al
.
Distribution.
China
(
Hunan
,
Guizhou
,
Guangxi
,
Chongqing
).
Discussion.
This new species is very similar to
P. japonica
(Matsumura
et
Shiraki, 1908)
and
P. cylindrigera
(
Karny, 1926
)
, differs from the former in the hind margin of male subgenital plate with V-shaped notch and differs from the latter in the mid process of female 7th abdominal sternum being short and broad.