Anaplecta strigata Deng & Che, 2020

Deng, Wenbo, Liu, Yuchao, Wang, Zongqing & Che, Yanli, 2020, Eight new species of the genus Anaplecta Burmeister, 1838 (Blattodea: Blattoidea: Anaplectidae) from China based on molecular and morphological data, European Journal of Taxonomy 720, pp. 77-106 : 91-93

Anaplecta strigata Deng & Che sp. nov.

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Diagnosis

This species resembles A. malayensis , but can be distinguished from it by the markings on the disk of pronotum. The former has two chocolate-brown markings on the disk of pronotum, yellowish-brown in the middle, while the latter is chocolate-brown, without markings.

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the Latin word ‘ strigatus ’ and refers to the two chocolate-brown stripes on disk of pronotum.

Type material

Holotype

CHINA • ♂; Hainan, Ledong County, Mt. Jianfengling, Mingfeng Valley ; 18°43′26″ N, 108°48′27″ E; 579 m a.s.l.; 26 May 2014; Shun-hua Gui, Xin-Ran Li and Jian-yue Qiu leg.; SWU.

Paratypes

CHINA – Hainan • 2 ♂♂; Baoting County, Mt. Qixianling ; 18°41′49″ N, 109°41′41″ E; 231 m a.s.l.; 2 May 2013; Shun-hua Gui and Yan Shi leg.; SWU • 9 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; same collection data as for holotype; SWU • 1 ♂; Qiongzhong County; 19°2′22″ N, 109°48′51″ E; 336 m a.s.l.; 12 Apr. 2015; Xin-ran Li and Zhi-wei Qiu leg.; SWU • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Changjiang County, Qicha Town ; 19°7′3″ N, 109°4′9″ E; 117 m a.s.l.; 28 Apr. 2015; Lu Qiu and Qi-kun Bai leg.; SWU . – Yunnan • 4 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Xishuangbanna, Mengla County, Menglun Town ; 21°55′20″ N, 101°15′46″ E; 543 m a.s.l.; 25 Apr. 2014; Xin-ran Li and Hongguang Liu leg.; SWU .

Description

Male

MEASUREMENTS (mm). Male: pronotum length ×width: 1.0–1.3× 1.6–1.8, tegmina length: 3.8–4.0, overall length: 4.8–5.0. Female: pronotum length ×width: 1.1–1.5 ×1.6–2.0, tegmina length: 3.8–4.1, overall length: 6.0–6.5.

COLORATION. Body dark yellowish brown, eyes black, antennae yellowish-brown ( Fig. 5 A–B). Head yellowish brown ( Fig. 5C ). Pronotum hyaline or pale yellow, with two chocolate-brown stripes on disk, lateral borders of pronotum nearly hyaline ( Fig. 5D ). Tegmina dark yellowish brown, lateral margins of tegmina hyaline ( Fig. 5E ). Wings with costal field and appendicular field infuscated, other part pale gray, with veins yellowish brown ( Fig. 5I ). Abdominal sterna and cerci dark yellowish brown. Legs pale yellow ( Fig. 5B ).

HEAD AND THORAX. Interocular space slightly greater than the distance between antennal sockets ( Fig. 5C ). Fourth and fifth maxillary palpi subequal in length, shorter than third maxillary palpus, fifth maxillary palpus slightly thicker than fourth, which is nearly triangular ( Fig. 5G ). Pronotum subelliptical ( Fig. 5D ). Tegminal with veins slightly indistinct; wings with radial veins basically distinct, CuP and CuA merging into one venation ( Fig. 5 E–F, I). Front femur type B2 ( Fig. 5H ). Pulvilli absent, arolia present.

MALE ABDOMEN AND GENITALIA. Supra-anal plate with paraprocts almost identical, simple thickened sheetlike ( Fig. 5J ). Subgenital plate asymmetrical, with hind margin arc shaped, extending beyond end of styli; two styli small, interstylar margin convexly skewed to left ( Fig. 5K ). Phallomere complex, L1 small triangle with long, slender and curved filamentary structure; L2v slender, handle-shaped, L2d short and bent, L2vm brush-like bone sheet, L3 robust and the uncinate part with apex enlarged and blunt; R1 absent, R2 irregular bone sheet, weakly sclerotized, R3 short simple sheet-like ( Fig. 5 L–N).

Distribution

China (Hainan, Yunnan).

Figures

Fig. 5. Anaplecta strigata Deng & Che sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (SWU). A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Habitus, ventral view. C. Head, ventral view. D. Pronotum, dorsal view. E. Tegmina. F. Tegmina vein. G. Maxillary palp. H. Front femur, ventral view. I. Wings. J. Supra-anal plate, dorsal view. K. Subgenital plate, ventral view. L. Hook, ventral view. M. Left phallomere, ventral view. N. Right phallomere, ventral view. Scale bars: A–B = 2 mm; C, E–F, I =1 mm; D, G–H, J–K, M–N =0.5 mm; L=0.25 mm.