Phlugiolopsis brevis Xia & Liu, 1993

Zheng, Mengjia, Su, Jie & Shi, Fuming, 2024, Five new species of the genus Phlugiolopsis Zeuner, 1940 (Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from China, European Journal of Taxonomy 935, pp. 29-53 : 47-48

Phlugiolopsis brevis Xia & Liu, 1993

Figs 12 , 15

Phlugiolopsis brevis Xia & Liu, 1993: 94 , 110.

Phlugiolopsis brevis – Shi & Ou 2005: 359. — Bian, Shi & Chang 2012: 3 . — Wang, Li & Liu 2012: 38 . — Shi, Bai, Zhang & Chang 2013: 596 . — Xiao, Mao, Wang & Huang 2016: 18.

Phlugiolopsis (Omkoiana) brevis – Gorochov 2020: 347, 350.

Material examined

CHINA – Hunan Prov. • 3 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Shuangpai, Yangmingshan ; 2 Aug. 2023; Hao Xu and Chun Chen leg.; HBU . – Hubei Prov. • 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Baokang, Houping ; 8 Aug. 2020; Guanglin Xie leg.; HBU . – Sichuan Prov. • 6 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀; Dayi, Xiling ; 21 Sep. 2023; Jie Su and Yifan Liu leg.; HBU . – Guizhou Prov. • 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Leishan, Wudong ; 4 Aug. 2023; Yueting Duan and Yang Wang leg.; HBU • 4 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Leishan, Leigongshan; 5 Aug. 2023; same collection data as for preceding; HBU • 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀; Leishan, Xiannvtang; 7 Aug. 2023; same collection data as for preceding; HBU • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; Leishan, Leigongshan; 8 Aug. 2023; same collection data as for preceding; HBU • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Jiangkou, Yamugou ; 17 Aug. 2023; Yueting Duan leg.; HBU • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Daozhen, Dashahe ; 17 Aug. 2023; Yanhao Duan leg.; HBU • 5 ♂♂, 13 ♀♀; Daozhen, Yangxi ; 18 Aug. 2023; same collection data as for preceding; HBU • 25 ♂♂, 32 ♀♀; Daozhen, Yangxi ; 19 Aug. 2023; same collection data as for preceding; HBU . – Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Wuming, Damingshan ; 21 Aug. 2023; Jianhua Huang leg.; HBU • 2 ♂♂; Lingui, Anjiangping ; 2 Aug. 2019; Lixuan Chen leg.; HBU • 2 ♂♂; Lingui, Anjiangping ; 3 Aug. 2019; Lidan Zhang leg.; HBU • 5 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀; Rongshui, Yangmeiao ; 8 Aug. 2019; Lixuan Chen and Lidan Zhang leg.; HBU • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 7 Aug. 2018; Qidi Zhu leg.; HBU • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 8 Aug. 2018; Lixuan Chen leg.; HBU • 1 ♂; Rongshui, Yuanbaoshan ; 20 Jul. 2023; Wenqing Lv leg.; HBU • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 22 Jul. 2023; HBU • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 23 Jul. 2023; HBU .

Distribution

China (Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou).

Remark

The Phlugiolopsis brevis Xia & Liu, 1993 has a relatively wide distribution in Southern China, and the morphology of the male subgenital plate has a slight intraspecific variation in different geographical populations, some may be feebly concave, others may be nearly truncate or even rounded.

Figures

Fig. 12. Phlugiolopsis brevis Xia & Liu, 1993. A–G. ♂ (HBU). A–B. Head and pronotum. A. Dorsal view. B. Lateral view. C–G. Apex of abdomen. C. Dorsal view. D–G. Ventral view. H–I. ♀ (HBU). H. Subgenital plate in ventral view. I. Ovipositor in lateral view.

Fig. 15. Distribution of the genus Phlugiolopsis Zeuner, 1940 in China.