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<mods:title>New and little-known species of genus Pliacanthopus Giglio-Tos (Dictyoptera: Mantodea: Nanomantidae)</mods:title>
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(
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(c), 2(b), 3(d), 4(d), 5(e), 6(d), 9(d), 11(c), 12)
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[160,383,1555,1581]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="1292">Material examined</emphasis>
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leg
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<materialsCitation collectingDate="2020-08-22" collectorName="Yu-Chen Zheng" country="China" elevation="1500" latitude="29.227" location="Gelin" longLatPrecision="73" longitude="95.168" municipality="Medog" pageId="13" pageNumber="1292" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Xizang" typeStatus="paratype">
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leg
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[160,415,142,168]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="1293">Description of female</emphasis>
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<paragraph blockId="14.[160,947,142,203]" box="[160,947,178,203]" pageId="14" pageNumber="1293">Generally yellowish green with rich colours. Body slender, small-sized.</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[160,229,246,272]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="1293">Head.</emphasis>
Triangular. Compound eyes exophthalmic, with rounded margins. Ocelli ovoid, lateral ocelli similar to median ocellus. Juxtaocular bulges present, rounded, with a black spot (
<figureCitation box="[225,319,316,341]" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="5.[160,225,1163,1186]" captionTargetBox="[167,1148,143,1130]" captionTargetId="figure-58@5.[166,1149,142,1131]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="Figure 2. Head and pronotum of Pliacanthopus spp., dorsal view. (a) P. (M.) bimaculatus, male; (b) P. (M.) tricolor sp. nov., female, photograph © Wen-Xuan Bi, published with permission." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7156416" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7156416/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="1293">Figure 2</figureCitation>
(b)), the vertex with a low tubercle. Lower frons transverse, narrow; dorsal margin with concavity on each side, bulging on median part, without median tubercle, with black tear-shaped spots on both ends (
<figureCitation box="[661,755,386,411]" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="7.[160,225,817,840]" captionTargetBox="[189,1123,145,768]" captionTargetId="figure-258@7.[166,1149,142,785]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Figure 4. Head of Pliacanthopus spp., anterior view. (a) P. (M.) flavus; (b, c) P. (M.) bimaculatus; (d) P. (M.) tricolor sp. nov.; (a, b) male; (c, d) female. Abbreviations: ey, compound eye; lf, lower frons; oc, ocellus." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7156420" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7156420/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="1293">Figure 4</figureCitation>
(d)). Antennae slender, filamentous, shorter than the body.
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<paragraph blockId="14.[160,1156,489,584]" pageId="14" pageNumber="1293">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[160,286,489,515]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="1293">Pronotum.</emphasis>
Relatively broad, with a median keel; supracoxal dilatation well marked, prozona with a pair of long black spots on anterior margin (
<figureCitation box="[870,966,524,549]" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="5.[160,225,1163,1186]" captionTargetBox="[167,1148,143,1130]" captionTargetId="figure-58@5.[166,1149,142,1131]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="Figure 2. Head and pronotum of Pliacanthopus spp., dorsal view. (a) P. (M.) bimaculatus, male; (b) P. (M.) tricolor sp. nov., female, photograph © Wen-Xuan Bi, published with permission." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7156416" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7156416/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="1293">Figure 2</figureCitation>
(b)). The ratio of pronotum length to supracoxal dilatation width about 2.682.70.
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Coxae slightly longer than pronotum, with smooth dorsal margin. Femora longer than coxae, dorsal margin slightly sinuate, with a series of denticles on external ventral margin; with 3 discoidal spines, 4 postero-ventral spines, and a genicular spur. Femora with 1415 antero-ventral spines, spination pattern of which is IiiIiIiIiIiIiIi or IiIiIiIiIiIiIi. Tibiae interlaced with 7 long and short postero-ventral spines, spination pattern of which is I_IiiIiI (the two large basal spines far apart). Tibiae with 13 14 antero-ventral spines gradually lengthening distad (
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(e)). Tarsus nearly as long as tibia; the first joint of tarsus longer than total length of the remaining segments.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[160,506,974,1000]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="1293">Meso- and metathoracic legs.</emphasis>
Slender. First joint of mid tarsus as long as total length of the remaining segments; first joint of hind tarsus much longer than total length of the remaining segments. Ventral margins of claw of tarsus dentate, comb-like.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[160,239,1113,1139]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="1293">Wings.</emphasis>
Fore wings surpassing abdomen, with rounded apex; fore wings hyaline, except for costal field; costal field opaque, gradually tapering towards apex, with black neighbouring medial veins; discoidal field iridescent, with large, approximately quadrilateral cells; stigma nearly missing (
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(d)). Hind wings longer than fore wings, iridescent, hyaline except costal field apex.
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<paragraph blockId="14.[160,1155,1321,1382]" pageId="14" pageNumber="1293">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[160,281,1321,1347]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="1293">Abdomen.</emphasis>
Tubular. Supra-anal plate triangular. Cerci elongate; last segment distinctly elongate, sheet-like, lanceolate, with subacute apex (
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(d)).
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[160,300,1425,1451]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="1293">Colouration</emphasis>
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Overall yellowish green (
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(c)). Head pale green. Compound eyes yellow, with reddish spots and markings along antero-lateral margin. Lower frons dark green, except a black spot at each end. Juxtaocular bulges with a black spot. Antennae pale green near base, other segments with blackish-brown apex. Pronotum pale green; median keel yellow, with a yellowish-white area on each side. Legs yellowish green; irregular greenish bands present on prothoracic legs; tip of spines brownish. Fore wings light green to white; costal field bright yellow, opaque; discoidal field hyaline, medial veins and cross-veins adjacent to costal field black, the rest of the veins pale green (
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(d)). Hind wings hyaline except the distal part of the costal field, veins pale green, except yellow costal field apex. Abdomen and cerci yellow-green, whitish.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[160,218,258,284]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">Male</emphasis>
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<paragraph blockId="15.[160,1156,258,492]" box="[160,275,294,319]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">Unknown.</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[192,362,328,353]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">Measurements</emphasis>
(length in mm,
<emphasis box="[544,638,328,353]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">
<typeStatus box="[544,638,328,353]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">holotype</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
in parentheses), female.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="15.[160,1156,258,492]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">Body (head to abdomen end): 26.8527.08 (27.08); body (head to wings): 29.4429.94 (29.94); pronotum: 5.465.50 (5.50); fore femora: 5.835.90 (5.90); fore tibiae: 4.604.64 (4.64); hind femora: 6.856.92 (6.92); hind tibiae: 7.587.63 (7.63); hind tarsus: 5.445.60 (5.60); fore wing: 18.8518.98 (18.98); hind wing: 19.6520.20 (20.20).</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph blockId="15.[160,1157,548,956]" box="[160,413,548,574]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[160,413,548,574]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">Differential diagnosis</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="15.[160,1157,548,956]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">
Although differences from
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Beier" baseAuthorityYear="1931" box="[470,938,584,609]" class="Insecta" family="Nanomantidae" genus="Pliacanthopus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mantodea" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="malayanus" subGenus="Malayamantis">
<emphasis box="[470,627,584,609]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">Pliacanthopus</emphasis>
(
<emphasis box="[642,799,584,609]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">Malayamantis</emphasis>
)
<emphasis box="[816,938,584,609]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">malayanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are unclear,
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Giglio-Tos" baseAuthorityYear="1915" class="Insecta" family="Nanomantidae" genus="Pliacanthopus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mantodea" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="flavus" subGenus="Malayamantis">
<emphasis box="[1086,1106,584,609]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis box="[1121,1148,584,609]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">M.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis box="[160,224,618,643]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">flavus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a rounded last cercal segment, vs.
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<emphasis box="[671,691,618,643]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis box="[704,732,618,643]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">M.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis box="[746,856,618,643]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">visayanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis box="[856,860,618,643]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">,</emphasis>
<taxonomicName box="[867,1079,618,643]" class="Insecta" family="Nanomantidae" genus="Pliacanthopus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mantodea" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bimaculatus" subGenus="Malayamantis">
<emphasis box="[867,888,618,643]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis box="[901,928,618,643]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">M.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis box="[943,1079,618,643]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">bimaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName authority="Wu &amp; Liu, 2022" authorityName="Wu &amp; Liu" authorityYear="2022" class="Insecta" family="Nanomantidae" genus="Pliacanthopus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mantodea" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tricolor" status="sp. nov." subGenus="Malayamantis">
<emphasis box="[1136,1156,618,643]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis box="[168,195,653,678]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">M.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis box="[209,288,653,678]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">tricolor</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[294,381,653,678]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
with very elongate, subscute cercal segments, but the widest part is near the base in
<taxonomicName authorityName="Schwarz" authorityYear="2021" box="[355,491,688,713]" class="Insecta" family="Nanomantidae" genus="Pliacanthopus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mantodea" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="visayanus">
<emphasis box="[355,491,688,713]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">P. visayanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, while it is just after the first third in the Chinese species. This new species is slightly similar to
<taxonomicName authority="(Wang, 1993)" baseAuthorityName="Wang" baseAuthorityYear="1993" class="Insecta" family="Nanomantidae" genus="Pliacanthopus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mantodea" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bimaculatus" subGenus="Malayamantis">
<emphasis box="[588,745,723,748]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">Pliacanthopus</emphasis>
(
<emphasis box="[759,916,723,748]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">Malayamantis</emphasis>
)
<emphasis box="[932,1068,723,748]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">bimaculatus</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation author="Wang TQ" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" pagination="177" refId="ref6806" refString="Wang TQ. 1993. Synopsis on the classification of Mantodea from China. Shanghai: Shanghai Scientific and Technological Literature Publishing House; p. 177. [in Chinese with abstract in English]." type="book chapter" year="1993">Wang, 1993</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
. It can be distinguished from the congeners by the following characteristics of females: (1) body size is larger; (2) lower frons is dark green, with a black spot on each end (
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(d)); (3) pronotum bears a pair of long black spots on the front margin (
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(b)); (4) spination pattern is different in the fore tibial postero-ventral spines; (5) fore wings possess a black radial vein (
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(d)). In addition, its geographical distribution is also different.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection box="[160,393,1012,1072]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" type="distribution">
<paragraph blockId="15.[160,393,1012,1072]" box="[160,300,1012,1038]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[160,300,1012,1038]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">Distribution</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="15.[160,393,1012,1072]" box="[160,393,1047,1072]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">
<collectingCountry box="[160,227,1047,1072]" name="China" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">China</collectingCountry>
:
<collectingRegion box="[237,297,1047,1072]" country="China" name="Xizang" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">Tibet</collectingRegion>
, Medog.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection box="[160,978,1128,1189]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" type="etymology">
<paragraph blockId="15.[160,978,1128,1189]" box="[160,285,1128,1154]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[160,285,1128,1154]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">Etymology</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="15.[160,978,1128,1189]" box="[160,978,1164,1189]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">The new species was named after the rich colours it displays when alive.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" type="discussion">
<paragraph blockId="15.[160,299,1262,1289]" box="[160,299,1262,1289]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">
<heading box="[160,299,1262,1289]" centered="true" fontSize="11" level="1" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" reason="1">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[160,299,1262,1289]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">Discussion</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="15.[160,1156,1316,1687]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">
Female characters of
<taxonomicName authority="Wu &amp; Liu, 2022" authorityName="Wu &amp; Liu" authorityYear="2022" box="[398,550,1316,1341]" class="Insecta" family="Nanomantidae" genus="Pliacanthopus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mantodea" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tricolor" status="sp. nov." subGenus="Malayamantis">
<emphasis box="[398,418,1316,1341]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis box="[432,459,1316,1341]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">M.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis box="[473,550,1316,1341]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">tricolor</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[556,643,1316,1341]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
are unique enough to be easily distinguished from all other known congeners, although no male specimens were available for genital dissection. The two Chinese species are distantly isolated;
<taxonomicName authority="(Wang, 1993)" baseAuthorityName="Wang" baseAuthorityYear="1993" box="[799,1156,1385,1410]" class="Insecta" family="Nanomantidae" genus="Pliacanthopus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mantodea" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bimaculatus" subGenus="Malayamantis">
<emphasis box="[799,819,1385,1410]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis box="[831,858,1385,1410]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">M.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis box="[871,1004,1385,1410]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">bimaculatus</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation author="Wang TQ" box="[1015,1148,1385,1410]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" pagination="177" refId="ref6806" refString="Wang TQ. 1993. Synopsis on the classification of Mantodea from China. Shanghai: Shanghai Scientific and Technological Literature Publishing House; p. 177. [in Chinese with abstract in English]." type="book chapter" year="1993">Wang, 1993</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
is distributed in southern
<collectingRegion box="[467,556,1419,1444]" country="China" name="Yunnan" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">Yunnan</collectingRegion>
, while
<taxonomicName authority="Wu &amp; Liu, 2022" authorityName="Wu &amp; Liu" authorityYear="2022" box="[642,802,1419,1444]" class="Insecta" family="Nanomantidae" genus="Pliacanthopus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mantodea" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tricolor" status="sp. nov." subGenus="Malayamantis">
<emphasis box="[642,662,1419,1444]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis box="[680,707,1419,1444]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">M.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis box="[725,802,1419,1444]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">tricolor</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[813,904,1419,1444]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
is distributed on the southern slopes of the Himalayas (
<figureCitation box="[561,668,1454,1479]" captionStart="Figure 12" captionStartId="13.[160,225,1063,1086]" captionTargetBox="[166,1143,142,1018]" captionTargetId="figure-107@13.[166,1149,142,1031]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Figure 12. Distribution map of Pliacanthopus spp. in Asia. (Δ) P. (P.) mantispoides; (▲) P. (M.) flavus; (●) P. (M.) malayanus; () ◆P. (M.) bimaculatus; (▀) P. (M.) visayanus; () ★P. (M.) tricolor sp. nov." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7156438" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7156438/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">Figure 12</figureCitation>
).
<taxonomicName authority="Wu &amp; Liu, 2022" authorityName="Wu &amp; Liu" authorityYear="2022" box="[692,983,1454,1479]" class="Insecta" family="Nanomantidae" genus="Pliacanthopus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mantodea" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tricolor" status="sp. nov." subGenus="Malayamantis">
<emphasis box="[692,846,1454,1479]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">Pliacanthopus</emphasis>
(
<emphasis box="[863,890,1454,1479]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">M.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis box="[906,983,1454,1479]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">tricolor</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[993,1083,1454,1479]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
is the westernmost and northernmost record of the genus, appearing in the Himalayas up to
<quantity box="[160,243,1523,1548]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.5" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" unit="m" value="1500.0">1500 m</quantity>
elevation; the other species are distributed in the tropical rainforest environment of Southeast Asia. In
<collectingRegion box="[393,453,1558,1583]" country="China" name="Xizang" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">Tibet</collectingRegion>
, we only collected
<specimenCount box="[665,807,1558,1583]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" type="female">three female</specimenCount>
specimens of
<taxonomicName authority="Wu &amp; Liu, 2022" authorityName="Wu &amp; Liu" authorityYear="2022" box="[967,1118,1558,1583]" class="Insecta" family="Nanomantidae" genus="Pliacanthopus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mantodea" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tricolor" status="sp. nov." subGenus="Malayamantis">
<emphasis box="[967,987,1558,1583]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis box="[1000,1027,1558,1583]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">M.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis box="[1041,1118,1558,1583]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1294">tricolor</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="15" pageNumber="1294" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, which were attracted by a light trap, from June to September during 10 expeditions from 2011 to 2020. Males could not be found. We expect further study on this unique species in the future.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="16" pageNumber="1295" type="key">
<paragraph blockId="16.[160,738,142,167]" box="[160,738,142,167]" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[160,738,142,167]" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">
Key to species of
<taxonomicName authority="Giglio-Tos, 1927" authorityName="Giglio-Tos" authorityYear="1927" box="[371,738,142,167]" class="Insecta" family="Nanomantidae" genus="Pliacanthopus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mantodea" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[371,536,142,167]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">Pliacanthopus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation author="Giglio-Tos E" box="[543,738,142,167]" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295" pagination="707" refId="ref6528" refString="Giglio-Tos E. 1927. Orthoptera Mantidae. Das Tierreich 50. Berlin &amp; Leipzig: Walter de Gruyter &amp; Co; p. XL + 707." type="journal article" year="1927">Giglio-Tos, 1927</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<key pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">
<keyStep pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">
<paragraph blockId="16.[160,1159,209,338]" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">
<keyLead pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">
1. Anterior tibiae with about 25 postero-ventral spines (subgenus
<taxonomicName authorityName="Giglio-Tos" authorityYear="1927" box="[918,1072,209,234]" class="Insecta" family="Nanomantidae" genus="Pliacanthopus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mantodea" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis box="[918,1072,209,234]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">Pliacanthopus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) ............. ....................................................................................................................................
<taxonomicName authorityName=": Schwarz and Konopik" authorityYear="2014" box="[943,1155,243,268]" class="Insecta" family="Nanomantidae" genus="Pliacanthopus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mantodea" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mantispoides" subGenus="Pliacanthopus">
<emphasis box="[943,963,243,268]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis box="[977,997,243,268]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">P.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis box="[1011,1155,243,268]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">mantispoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="16.[160,1159,209,338]" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">
<keyLead pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">
- Anterior tibiae with about 713 postero-ventral spines (subgenus
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">Malayama ntis</emphasis>
) ............................................................................................................................................................ 2
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">
<paragraph blockId="16.[160,1155,366,426]" box="[161,1155,366,391]" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">
<keyLead box="[161,1155,366,391]" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">2. Juxtaocular bulges each with a black spot.................................................................................. 3</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="16.[160,1155,366,426]" box="[160,1155,401,426]" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">
<keyLead box="[160,1155,401,426]" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">- Juxtaocular bulges without black spot ......................................................................................... 4</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">
<paragraph blockId="16.[160,1159,454,583]" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">
<keyLead pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">
3. Medial veins and cross-veins adjacent to costal field of fore wings black .......................... ............................................................................................................................
<taxonomicName authority="Wu &amp; Liu, 2022" authorityName="Wu &amp; Liu" authorityYear="2022" box="[903,1055,489,514]" class="Insecta" family="Nanomantidae" genus="Pliacanthopus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mantodea" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tricolor" status="sp. nov." subGenus="Malayamantis">
<emphasis box="[903,923,489,514]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis box="[937,964,489,514]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">M.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis box="[978,1055,489,514]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">tricolor</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[1062,1156,489,514]" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295" rank="species">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[1062,1150,489,514]" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="16.[160,1159,454,583]" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">
<keyLead pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">
- Medial veins and cross-veins adjacent to costal field of fore wings pale green ............... ...................................................................................................................................
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Wang" baseAuthorityYear="1993" box="[946,1155,558,583]" class="Insecta" family="Nanomantidae" genus="Pliacanthopus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mantodea" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bimaculatus" subGenus="Malayamantis">
<emphasis box="[946,966,558,583]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis box="[980,1007,558,583]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">M.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis box="[1022,1155,558,583]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">bimaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">
<paragraph blockId="16.[160,1155,611,671]" box="[161,1155,611,636]" pageId="16" pageNumber="1295">
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4. Anterior tibiae with about 10 postero-ventral spines.............................
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5. Last segment of the cerci with rounded apex.......................... ..........................
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- Last segment of the cerci with subacute apex...................... ......................
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