New and little-known mute Trigonidiinae species from China (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Trigonidiidae) Author Li, Shi-Yu 0000-0002-5218-9744 School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5218 - 9744 Author Liu, Yi-Jiao 0000-0002-2169-5628 School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 2169 - 5628 Author He, Zhu-Qing Museum of Biology, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China. text Zootaxa 2022 2022-03-14 5115 2 210 220 journal article 20241 10.11646/zootaxa.5115.2.2 52679869-2b7f-4935-a253-7c200406abbd 1175-5326 6352266 7E183D4F-2E0F-42E2-BDF8-403ED2E3A523 Zilingxi danmai He sp. nov. 淡üḙḃae Figs. 2E , 3E , 4E , 5E , 6E , 7E Holotype . male, CHINA , Yunnan Prov. , Menglun , E 101.28 , N 21.92 , 19-ix-2017 , coll. He Zhu-Qing. Paratypes . 3 males & 2 females , CHINA , Yunnan Prov. , Menglun , 19-ix-2017 , coll. He Zhu-Qing ; 1 female , CHINA , Hainan Prov. , Ledong , Jianfengling , E 108.87 , N 18.72 , 9-viii-2018 , coll. He Zhu-Qing ; 1 male , CHINA , Yunnan Prov. , Honghe , Hekou , E 103.84 , N 22.76 , 11- vii-2021 , coll. He Zhu-Qing. Description. Male. Body small and slender ( Figs. 2E , 3E ). Head little wider than anterior margin of pronotum, vertex convex with strong bristles, frontal rostrum almost as wide as 1st antennal joint, 5th joint of maxillary palpi long ( Fig. 4E ). Pronotum transverse with strong bristles, posterior margin wider than anterior margin. Tympana on inner side of fore tibiae only ( Fig. 5E ), hind tibia with three pairs of dorsal spurs. Forewing with pubescence and oblique veins on dorsal field, hindwing longer than forewing. Genitalia: pseudepiphallus with lobe on each outside (ps. a. l.), pseudepiphallic paramere (ps. p.) possessing three branches, but short than ps. a. l., outer pair possessing diverging apex, middle pair curved with pointed apex, inner pair straight with pointed apex ( Fig. 6E ). Female. Similar to male, ovipositor short and in yellow color ( Fig. 7E ). Coloration. Body almost in brown. A black line above clypeus, but not extended to frontal rostrum ( Fig. 4E ), vertex with irregular black lines, dorsal field of pronotum black, separated by a white line in middle and possessing irregular white stripes, a black line from lateral lobes of pronotum to lateral field of forewing, fore- and mid-femora possessing distinct spot near apex (some individual not), veins yellow and cells black, hindwing black (exceeded part), ovipositor yellow. Measurements (in mm). Male: SZ 9.87–10.27, PR 0.81, HF 4.97–5.12; Female: SZ 10.34–11.08, PR 1.03– 1.11, HF 5.92–6.38, OV 2.96–3.09. Etymology. The specific epithet danmai is for the Chinese phonetic alphabet 淡ü , which refers to the veins in yellow color, while cells in black. Distribution. China ( Yunnan , Hainan ).