New species of small scaly crickets of genus Micrornebius (Orthoptera: Mogoplistidae; Mogoplistinae) from Singapore
Author
Tan, Ming Kai
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Zootaxa
2014
3895
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3895.1.7
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Micrornebius distinctus
Tan
,
new species
(
Fig. 4
)
Material examined.
Holotype
(male):
Singapore
, near Central Catchment Nature Reserve, near
Mandai
Track 15, disturbed and young secondary forest, on tree bark, coll. M. K. Tan & H. Yeo,
22 May 2014
(
ZRC
.ORT.1045, dry pinned).
Paratypes
:
1 female
(
ZRC
.ORT.1044, dry pinned), same data as
holotype
.
Diagnosis.
This species differs from all known species by distinctively longer male paraproct process; and ovipositor with apices of apical valves rounded, ventral apical valve feebly longer than dorsal valve. Similar to
Micrornebius inopinatus
Ingrisch 2006
from
Thailand
and
Micrornebius lineatus
Ingrisch, 2006
by maxillary palps with apical and fourth segments truncated, with fourth segment shorter than apical and third segments; but differs from both by paraproct bent at 90° apically, ovipositor with apex more elongated (more stout in
M. lineatus
) ventral apical valve feebly longer than dorsal apical valve (ventral apical valve shorter than dorsal valve in
M. lineatus
).
FIGURE 4.
Micrornebius distinctus
sp. n.
: male habitus in dorsal view (A), maxillary palps in lateral view (B), male abdominal apex in dorsal view (C), female subgenital plate in ventral view (D) and ovipositor in lateral view (E). Scale bars: 1 mm (A), 0.1 mm (B, D, E), 0.5 mm (C).
Description.
Habitus as shown in
Fig. 4
A, very similar to
Micrornebius mandai
Tan
sp. n.
Maxillary palps with apical (fifth) and fourth segments triangular, third segment cylindrical but short; apical and third segments of subequal length, both distinctively longer than fourth apical segment (
Fig. 4
B). Pronotum in male about 1.3 times (n = 1,
holotype
) longer than wide; with anterior dorsal margin concave.
Hind
femur 2.2 times (n = 1) longer than hind tibia; hind tibia 2.8 times (n = 1) longer than hind metatarsus.
Male. Last abdominal tergite and epiproct fused to a supra-anal plate; transverse basally, apically slightly setose, apical half with a broad medial lobe, with apical margin broadly rounded (
Fig. 4
C). Paraproct process long; hook bent at 90° apically, with apex obtuse (
Fig. 4
C). Phallic complex lost in
holotype
.
Female. Supra-anal plate angularly rounded. Subgenital plate triangular, longer than broad, apical margin feebly emarginate in the middle, not setose (with a few sparse hairs) (
Fig. 4
D). Ovipositor with ventral apical valve feebly surpassing dorsal apical valve; with apices of valves rounded; with long strong hairs at apices of dorsal and ventral valves (
Fig. 4
E).
Colouration. Similar to
Micrornebius mandai
sp. n.
: generally brown when naked with scales brown and silvery in fresh specimens. Head brown, eyes dark; scapus and basal antennal segments pale yellow brown and partly black; maxillary palps mostly brown, joints between segments a little pale. Pronotum generally brown when naked. Mesosternum and metasternum pale yellow. Fore and middle femora mostly dark brown; tibiae pale with dark rings.
Hind
femora and tibiae black with pale variegation. Abdominal tergites mostly black when naked with scales brown and silvery; abdominal sternites and subgenital plate brown. Cerci brown with pale variegation towards the apex. Ovipositor brown.
Measurements. See
Table 3
.
Etymology.
This species name refers to the long male paraproct process and distinct female ovipositor with ventral apical valve feebly surpassing dorsal apical valve; derived from the Latin word
distinctus
(= distinct,
masculine
).
Life history.
This species inhabits tree trunks, often hiding within crevices and beneath tree bark.