Polionemobius annulicornis, Li, Kai, He, Zhuqing & Liu, Xianwei, 2010

Li, Kai, He, Zhuqing & Liu, Xianwei, 2010, Four new species of Nemobiinae from China (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Nemobiinae), Zootaxa 2540, pp. 59-64 : 61

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.196688

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6200824

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Polionemobius annulicornis
status

sp. nov.

3. Polionemobius annulicornis sp. nov.

( Figs. 9–15 View FIGURES 9 – 15 )

Material. Holotype 3, CHINA: Yunnan prov., Lijiang county, Hutiaoxia, 2009. IX.22, leg. He Zhu-Qing ( HSNU); Paratypes 33, 7ƤƤ, same data as hototype ( HSNU).

Description. Male. Body small and pubescent. Head little wider than pronotum ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 9 – 15 ); frontal rostrum as wide as 1st antennal joint. Pronotum transverse, anterior margin as wide as posterior margin. Fore tibiae with tympanum on outer surface. Hind tibia with three external dorsal spurs and four internal dorsal spurs ( Fig. 13 View FIGURES 9 – 15 ); apex with six spurs with superior-internal apical spurs long. Tegmen extending to apex of abdomen with one oblique vein and mirror small ( Fig. 11 View FIGURES 9 – 15 ). Wings absent. Genitalia ( Figs. 14–15 View FIGURES 9 – 15 ).

Female. Tegmen straight and nearly extending to apex of abdomen with four or five veins on dorsal field and three or four on lateral field. Hind tibiae with three internal dorsal spurs. Ovipositor short and straight.

Coloration. Body black and legs brown. 4th joint of maxillary palpi white and others black as in Fig. 12 View FIGURES 9 – 15 . Antenna black at first several joints and base half of antenna white with two joints black, end half black as in Fig. 10 View FIGURES 9 – 15 . Two short yellow band behind eyes. Tegmina black.

Measurements. (in mm) Body 35.5–5.8, Ƥ5.2–5.5; pronotum 31.0, Ƥ1.0; tegmen 33.6–3.8, Ƥ2.0–2.2; posterior tibiae 34.0, Ƥ4.0–4.5; ovipositor 2.5–2.7.

Distribution. China (Yunnan).

Etymology. The new specific name refers to antennae with dark rings in the white section.

Discussion. This species is similar to Polionemobius flavoantennalis (Shiraki, 1911) , but can be distinguished by its antennae color.

HSNU

East China Normal University

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