Homonemobius nigrus, 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 : 59-60

publication ID

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

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6200820

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AF1B87AC-FFCF-FFF7-FF07-E4F6CF112CD0

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Plazi

scientific name

Homonemobius nigrus
status

sp. nov.

1. Homonemobius nigrus sp. nov.

( Figs. 1–4 View FIGURES 1 – 4 )

Material. Holotype 3, CHINA: Yunnan prov. Jinghong county, Nabanhe Benggangxinzhai, 2009. V.3, Alt. 1750m, leg. Hu Jia-Yao & Yin Zi-Wei ( IEAS); Paratypes 1Ƥ, CHINA: Yunnan prov. Jinghong county, Nabanhe Benggangxinzhai, 2009. V.4, Alt. 1850m, leg. Hu Jia-Yao & Yin Zi-Wei; 23, 3ƤƤ, CHINA: Yunnan prov. Jinghong county, NabanheGuomenshan, 2009. V.8, Alt. 1200m, leg. Hu Jia-Yao & Yin Zi-Wei; 13, CHINA: Yunnan prov. Nabanhe N. R. Bengganghani 2009. IV.29, Alt. 2000m, leg. Hu Jia-Yao & Yin Zi- Wei ( SHNUC).

Description. Male. Body small and pubescent. Head as wide as pronotum, frontal rostrum as wide as 1st antennal joint. 5th joint of maxillary palpi longest. Pronotum feebly transverse, anterior margin as wide as posterior margin. No tympanum on fore tibiae. Hind tibia with three external dorsal spurs and four internal dorsal spurs; the proximal internal spurs short and stout ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1 – 4 ), apex with six apical spurs. Tegmen short and glossy, with five veins on dorsal field and four veins on lateral field ( Fig. 1 View FIGURES 1 – 4 ). No mirror and wings absent. Genitalia of male as in Figs. 3–4 View FIGURES 1 – 4 .

Female. Tegmen shorter than in male. Hind tibia with three internal dorsal spurs, none shortened. Ovipositor short and straight with unconspicuous teeth on the upper side of apex.

Coloration. Entire body nearly black. Antennae, cerci and ovipositor brown, 4th and 5th joints of maxillary palpi white and others black.

Measurements. (in mm) Body 34.8–5.5, Ƥ6.0; pronotum 31.1–1.2, Ƥ1.2; tegmen 31.5, Ƥ1.3; posterior tibiae 33.7–4.0, Ƥ3.9; ovipositor 3.0.

Distribution. China (Yunnan).

Etymology. The new specific name refers to the color of the body.

Discussion. This species can easily be distinguished by the genitalia of male with other species.

IEAS

Institute of Entomology

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