Tapiena hainanensis Liu & Xia, 1996

Liu, Chun-Xiang & Kang, Le, 2010, The genus Tapiena Bolívar (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae; Holochlorini), with description of three new species from China, Zootaxa 2328, pp. 49-64 : 62

Tapiena hainanensis Liu & Xia, 1996

( Figs. 2 c–d, 6b, j–m)

Tapiena hainanensis Liu & Xia, 1996 , Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 21(2): 196–197; (Holotype M, origi. descrip.; type locality: Ledong County, Hainan Island, China,; type deposited in MSIE, Shanghai).

Material examined. 1 male (Holotype), China: Ledong, Jianfengling, 1982. VII.6, Coll. Liu Yuanfu ( MSIE); 2 males, China: Hainan Island: Jianfengling, 340m, 1981. VII.23, Coll. Gu Baobin & Lin Youdong ( IZAS).

Redescription. Male (holotype). Male stridulatory file on underside of left tegmen with about 150 rather distinct fine teeth and about apical 25 indistinct teeth ( Fig. 6b ). Tenth abdominal tergum extending, produced into a narrow protuberance, dorsal surface with a longitudinal furrow, apical part gradually widened, apical margin with a semicircular concavity ( Fig. 6 k); in lateral view, apical half spreading ventrad, lateral margin extending backwards into a sharp spine, which directing ventrad ( Fig. 6 j). Cerci rather robust, apical part incurved into an obtuse tooth ( Fig. 6 l). Subgenital plate elongate, with base widest, gradually narrowed, apical margin with an acute notch, longer than half length of subgenital plate; styli as long as two thirds of male subgenital plate ( Fig. 6 m).

Female. Unknown.

Coloration. Green on the whole. Compound eyes dark brown. Anterior femur and tibial tympana dorsally with black stripes. Male cerci with apical tooth black.

Measurements of males (mm). Length of body 26.0–28.0; length of pronotum 5.5–6.0; length of tegmen 35.0–36.0; largest width of tegmen 10.0; length of hind wing 38.5– 40.0; length of posterior femur 17.0.

Distribution. China (Hainan Island).

Figures

FIGURE 2. photograph of the genus Tapiena Bolívar. a, b, T. yunnana; c, d, T. hainanensis; e, f, T. stridulous sp. n.; g, T. bilobata Liu & Kang, sp. n.. a, c, e, g, photograph of male left stridulatory area; b, d, f, photograph of male right stridulatory area.

FIGURE 6. a, d – i, T. stridulous sp. n.; b, j – m, T. hainanensis; c, n – q, T. bilobata Liu & Kang, sp. n.. a – c, male stridulatory file on underside of left tegmen; d, female abdominal apex in lateral view; e, female subgenital plate in ventral view; f, j, n, male abdominal apex in lateral view; g, k, o, male tenth abdominal tergum in dorsal view; h, l, p, male cerci in dorsal view; i, m, q, male subgenital plate in ventral view.