Metiochodes tibeticus, Li, Kai, He, Zhuqing & Liu, Xianwei, 2010

Li, Kai, He, Zhuqing & Liu, Xianwei, 2010, A taxonomic study of the genus Metiochodes Chopard from China (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Trigonidiinae), Zootaxa 2506, pp. 43-50 : 46-47

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.195925
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6202557
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C70A1110-1051-FFE3-FF5C-FDB1FBAA6E3A
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Metiochodes tibeticus
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

3. Metiochodes tibeticus sp. nov.

( Figs. 7–11 View FIGURES 7 – 11 )

Metiochodes greeni Yin & Liu, 1995 . Synopsis on the Classification of Grylloidea and gryllotalpoidea from China: 31– 32 (nec Chopard, 1925)

Material. Holotype 3, CHINA: Xizang prov. Motuo county, Maniwen, Alt. 1050m, 1979. VIII.4, leg. Jin Gen-Tao, Wu Jian-Yi; Paratypes 1♀, CHINA: Xizang prov. Motuo county, Maniwen, Alt. 1310m, 1980. VI.13, leg. Jin Gen-Tao, Wu Jian-Yi ( IEAS).

Description. Male. Body small. Head as wide as the fore margin of pronotum, vertex flattened, eyes horizontal lengthened, frontal rostrum as wide as 1st antennal joint, 5th joint of maxillary palpi triangular. Pronotum transverse, with almost parallel sides, fore margin slightly convex and hind margin undulate, a couple of crescent on disc. Fore tibia with a rather large, oval tympanum on inner side. Hind tibia with three pairs of dorsal spurs and five apical spurs. Tegmen long, exceeding to apex of abdomen, rather feebly pubescent; veins of dorsal field as in Fig. 8 View FIGURES 7 – 11 . Wings developed. Male genitalia as in Figs. 10–11 View FIGURES 7 – 11 .

Female. Veins of tegmen as in Fig. 9 View FIGURES 7 – 11 . Ovipositor short and slightly curved, with apical valves occupying half total length, finely denticulate.

Coloration. Body yellow with head darkened.

Measurements. (in mm) Body♀ 6.5; body with wing 39.5, ♀10.0; pronotum 31.0, ♀0.8; tegmen 35.0, ♀4.0; posterior femur 34.8, ♀4.0; ovipositor ♀1.5.

Distribution. China (Xizang).

Etymology. The new species is named after its locality Tibet (Xizang).

Discussion. Similar to M. greeni (Chopard, 1925) , but differ in the head darkened, fore tibiae without external tympanum, male genitalia with acute apical lobes and ovipositor short.