The genus Tapiena Bolívar (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae; Holochlorini), with description of three new species from China
Author
Liu, Chun-Xiang
Author
Kang, Le
text
Zootaxa
2010
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.193106
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1175-5326
193106
Tapiena quadridens
Liu & Xia, 1996
(
Figs. 1
e–f, 4a, d–f)
Tapiena quadridens
Liu & Xia, 1996
, Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 21(2): 197; (
Holotype
M, origi. descrip.;
type
locality: Jinghong, Yunnan,
China
;
type
deposited in MSIE, Shanghai).
Material examined.
1 male
(
Holotype
),
China
: Yunnan Prov.: Jinghong, Jinuo, 1991.
IX.8
, Coll. Liu Zuyao, Wang Tianqi & Yin Haisheng (
MSIE
);
1 male
,
China
: Yunnan Prov.: Simao District: Caiyanghe nature reserve,
1400m
(at light), 2004.
VIII.24
, Coll. Liu Chunxiang (
IZAS
).
Redescription.
Male (
holotype
)
. Male stridulatory file on underside of left tegmen with about 150 fine teeth (
Fig. 4a
). Tenth abdominal tergum large, wide, abruptly tapering near apex, with four teeth at apical margin (
Fig. 4
f); strongly deflexed in distal part in lateral view (
Fig. 4d
). Cerci robust; interior margin strongly inflated from middle, and distinctly concave in distal part; apex shaped into a wide compressed tooth (
Fig. 4
f). Subgenital plate widest at base, distinctly narrowed towards apex; split from apical fourth into two lateral lobes, notch between triangular, as long as one fifth length of subgenital plate; styli slender, as long as two thirds length of subgenital plate (
Fig. 4
e).
Female
. Unknown.
Coloration.
Yellowish green (maybe green at alive). Compound eyes dark brown. Pronotum yellowish green. Wings lightly green. Each lateral surface of anterior femur with a series of black spots on upper and middle areas, separately. Spine of cerci darkly brown.
Measurements of male (mm).
Length of body 20.0; length of pronotum 4.8; length of tegmen 33.0; largest width of tegmen 7.5; length of hind wing 37.0; length of posterior femur 16.2.
Distribution.
China
(Yunnan Prov.).