Rhaphidophora didingensis sp. nov.

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Figure 5

Description. Female. Body medium. Head and pronotum as other species of the genus. Fore coxae with 1 spine; femora with 1 short ventral spine on internal margin; tibiae with 1 internal and 2 external spines ventrally, apices with 1 pair of spines on ventral surface. Middle femora with 1 pair of apical spines on ventral surface; tibiae dorsally with 1 internal and 1–2 external spines, ventral surface with 1 internal and 1–2 external spines, apices with 1 pair of spines on dorsal and ventral surfaces separately. Hind femora with 1 short ventral spine on internal margin; tibiae dorsally with 18–20 internal spines, 19–22 external spines and 1 pair of small subapical spines, apices with 1 pair of dorsal and 2 pairs of ventral spines; basitarsi with 3–5 small spines and 1 apical spine on dorsal surface along the midline (Fig. 5E).

Posterior margin of tenth abdominal tergite concave in middle (Fig. 5H). Epiproct ligulate, longer than wide, dorsal surface with median furrow, apex rounded (Fig. 5H). Cerci slender, apices acute. Subgenital plate semicircular in ventral view, ventral surface convex, posterior margin rounded with median furrow (Fig. 5I). Ovipositor slightly longer than half of hind femora, upcurved, dorsal valvulae smooth, apices acute; apical areas of ventral valvulae with indistinct teeth (Fig. 5G).

Male. Unknown.

Coloration. Body brown, head with black patterns, eyes black.

Measurements (mm). BL: ♀ 15.2–15.3; PL: ♀ 4.9–6.7; FFL: ♀ 6.3–6.7; MFL: ♀ 6.8–6.9; HFL: ♀ 16.6–17.6; HBL: ♀ 2.9–3.3; OvL: 8.9–10.7.

Material examined. Holotype: female, Diding, Jingxi, Guangxi, June 10, 2023, coll. by Siyu Pang and Shan Li . Paratype: 1 female, the other information as holotype.

Distribution. Guangxi (Jingxi).

Discussion. The new species differs from Rhaphidophora minuolamella Liu & Zhang, 2002 by female epiproct ligulate (Fig. 5H) instead of triangular; female subgenital plate roughly semicircular in ventral view, posterior margin rounded with median furrow on ventral surface (Fig. 5I). The female of the latter species has triangular subgenital plate.

Etymology. Named after the type locality.