Metriogryllacris (Metriogryllacris) amitarum (Griffini, 1914)

Zhang, Qianwen, Pang, Siyu & Bian, Xun, 2022, Contribution to the knowledge of Chinese Gryllacrididae (Orthoptera) XII: Notes on the Chinese Metriogryllacris Karny, 1937, Zootaxa 5213 (1), pp. 36-48 : 36-37

Metriogryllacris (Metriogryllacris) amitarum (Griffini, 1914)

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Additional descriptive notes. Wings reaching the middle area of eighth abdominal tergite. Tegmina ( Fig. 10E–F ): RS divides from R in apical area; media free from base but leaning on radius, connected with radius before basal third of tegmen, then suddenly separated and subdivided in apical area; cubitus anterior free from base, connected with MA and again separated before middle of tegmen ( Fig. 10E ) or not ( Fig. 10F ), and the former again divides into two branches behind middle area, CuA1 and CuA2; cubitus posterior undivided, free throughout; with 3 anal veins.

Material examined. 1 male, Darongshan, Beiliu , Guangxi, August 7, 2022, coll. by Qianwen Zhang and Shan Li .

Distribution. Guangxi (Beiliu).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Metriogryllacris (Metriogryllacris) amitarum (Griffini, 1914). Male: A. head in frontal view; B–C. head and pronotum: B. dorsal view, C. lateral view; D. second and third abdominal tergites in lateral view; E–J. apex of abdomen: E. dorsal view, F. ventral view, G. lateral view, H. apical view, I. ventro-apical view, J. apico-lateral view.

FIGURE 10. Tegmina of Metriogryllacris spp. in dorsal view. A–B. Metriogryllacris (Metriogryllacris) nigrilimbis Liu & Bian, 2021; C–D. Metriogryllacris (Metriogryllacris) obscurata sp. nov.; E–F. Metriogryllacris (Metriogryllacris) amitarum (Griffini, 1914); G–H. Metriogryllacris (Metriogryllacris) nigrilimbis Liu & Bian, 2021; A, C, E, G. left tegmen; B, D, F, H. right tegmen; A–B. female from Longsheng, Guangxi; C–H. male.

FIGURE 11. Habitus of Metriogryllacris spp. A–C. Metriogryllacris (Metriogryllacris) bimacula Yu, Liu & Bian, 2022; D. Metriogryllacris (Metriogryllacris) permodesta (Griffini, 1914); E. Metriogryllacris (Metriogryllacris) amitarum (Griffini, 1914); F. Metriogryllacris (Metriogryllacris) nigrilimbis Liu & Bian, 2021; A, D–F. male; B–C. female.