Phryganogryllacris interrupta Li, Liu & Li, 2014

Li, Miao-Miao, Fang, Yan, Liu, Xian-Wei & Li, Kai, 2014, Taxonomic revision of the genus Phryganogryllacris (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae) from China, Zoological Systematics 39 (4), pp. 507-519 : 517

3.11 Phryganogryllacris interrupta Li, Liu & Li , sp. nov. ( Figs 36–38 )

Male. Body medium sized, stout. Fastigium of vertex about 1.5 times as wide as scape. Fore margin of pronotum roundly projected, hind margin straight. Tegmina rather extending beyond the apex of hind femora, R with 3 branches, Rs occurred from 1/3 of R, furcated, M independent, its basal section close to R; CuA with 3 branches, the fore branch of first branch united with M, A with 4, the last of them united at base. Wings slightly longer than tegmina. Hind femora on ventral surface with 9–10 internal spines and 8 external spines; hind tibiae with 6 internal spines and 7 external spines on dorsal surface. Abdominal tergite 9 rather short, posterior margin roundly convex, each sides with a hook-like process. Cerci rather long ( Fig. 37 ); posterior margin of subgenital plate split into two rounded lobes; styli short and slightly flattened ( Fig. 38 ).

Female. Unknown.

Coloration. Body yellowish brown. Occiput pale, only with black longitudinal stripes behind eyes ( Fig. 36 ); eyes blackish brown. Pronotum pale yellowish brown, with black margin, the disk with blackish brown interrupt longitudinal stripes. Tegmina semitransparent infuscate, venation of apical region darken. Spines and spurs of all legs, basal half of all abdominal tergites, abdominal tergites 8–9 darkish black.

Measurement. Body, ♂ 22.0 mm; pronotum, ♂ 5.0 mm; tegmina, ♂ 28.0 mm; hind femora, ♂ 15.0 mm.

Material examined. Holotype ♂, Guangxi, Longsheng, Huaping , 30 August 1962, collector unknown.

Distribution. Guangxi.

Etymology. The species is named refer to the pattern of pronotum.

Remarks. This new species is similar to Phryganogryllacris xiai Liu & Zhang, 2001 , but distinguished by interrupted blackish longitudinal bands on the pronotum, tegmina semitransparent infuscate and cerci of male longer.

Figures

Figs 36–41. Phryganogryllacris spp. 36–38. P. interrupta Li, Liu & Li, sp. nov. 36. Head and pronotum of male, dorsal view, ♂. 37. End of male abdomen, dorsal view, ♂. 38. End of male abdomen, ventral view, ♂. 39–41. P. longicerca Li, Liu & Li, sp. nov. 39. Head and pronotum of male, dorsal view, ♂. 40. End of male abdomen, lateral view, ♂. 41. End of male abdomen, ventral view, ♂. Scale bars=1mm.