2.2 Mecopoda niponensis (Haan, 1843)

Material examined. 1 male and 1 female, CHINA, Fujian, Wuyishan 13-viii-2018, coll. He Zhu-Qing ; 1 male, CHINA, Zhejiang, Hangzhou 15-vii-2018, coll. He Zhu-Qing ; 1 male, CHINA, Hainan, Qiongzhong, Limushan 5- viii-2018, coll. He Zhu-Qing.

Measurements (in mm). Male: SZ 51.69-63.64, PR 7.63-9.00, FW 44.77-52.51, HW 45.97-53.33, HF 37.07- 42.25; Female: SZ 54.93, PR 6.94, FW 46.67, HW 48.08, HF 41.59, OV 27.32.

Distribution. China (Fujian, Guangxi, Hainan, Henan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang); Japan.

Song. The song is continuous. It sometimes is quiet and fast, sometimes is loud and slow. The different rhythm changes gradually and repeatedly (Fig. 5B).

Note. This species is wide distributed in China from south to north (Fig. 6). The forewing is relatively wide in lateral view and mirror is largest among other species (Fig. 2 FG).