Prosopogryllacris chinensis, Li, Miaomiao, Liu, Xianwei & Li, Kai, 2016

Li, Miaomiao, Liu, Xianwei & Li, Kai, 2016, Four new species of the subfamily Gryllacridinae (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae) from China, Zootaxa 4161 (2), pp. 282-288 : 285-286

3. Prosopogryllacris chinensis sp. nov. ( Figs. 9–10 )

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Description. Male. Body medium-sized. Fastigium of vertex about 1.5 times as broad as scape; median ocellus rounded, large. Fore margin and hind margin of pronotum slightly convex, with irregular sulcus. Tegmina almost exceeding the apex of hind femur; tegmen with R vein with 2 branches, Rs occurred at the middle of R, furcated; M vein simple; CuA with 2 branches, A 4. Wings slightly extending beyond tegmina. Fore and mid tibiae with 5 pairs of spurs on ventral surface, and mid tibia with an internal apical spur on dorsal surface. Hind femur on dorsal surface with 5–7 outer spines and 3 inner spines. 10th abdominal tergite cuculiform, with a longitudinal sulcus in the middle, apical lobe bearing with a short spine ( Fig. 9 ). Subgenital plate broader, hind margin rounded truncated, slight concave in the middle, styli long.

Female. Posterior margin of 7th abdominal sternum with a cylindrical process; subgenital plate triangular, hind margin rounded, with arc-shape notched ( Fig. 10 ). Ovipositor slight longer than hind femur, curved upwards as sickle, upper margin of apex truncate.

Coloration. Body pale yellowish-brown. Ocellus yellow. Base of labrum faintly reddish, labial palp pale yellowish-brown. Tegmina pale yellowish brown, veins faintly reddish; Wings hyaline, along venation with pale bands. Spines of hind legs black.

Measurements. (length in mm).

Material. Holotype, ♂, China, Zhejiang, Qinyuan, Baishanzu , 1996. VIII.12–20, collected by Jin Xin-Bao and Zhang Wei-Nian . Paratype, 1♂, China, Zhejiang, Wuyanling Nation Nature Reserve , Alt. 800m, 2005.XII, collected by Wang Yi-Ping ; 2♂♂ 1♀, China, Zhejiang, Qinyuan, Baishanzu , Alt. 1000m, 2007. VII.20–23, collected by Xu Zhi-Zhou and Ning Lie ; 2♂♂ 2♀♀, China, Zhejiang, Longquan, Fengyangshan , Alt. 1400m, 2007. VII.27, collected by Fu Qiang ; 8♂♂ 4♀♀, China, Hubei, Yingshan, Taohuachong , Alt. 640m – 900m, 2014. VII.29–30, collected by Li Miao-Miao et al.

Distribution. China (Zhejiang, Hubei).

Discussion. This new species is very similar to P. cylindrigera ( Karny, 1926) but differs from it in the hind margin of male subgenital plate being slightly concave in the middle and the process of female 7th abdominal sternum slender and elongate.

Figures

FIGURES 9 – 10. Prosopogryllacris chinensis sp. nov. 9. end of male abdominal, ventral view; 10. 7 th abdominal sternite and subgenital plate of female, ventral view. Scale bars = 1 mm.