Nicephora (Nicephora) subulata Bolívar, 1900

Wang, Hanqiang, Li, Miaomiao, Liu, Xianwei & Li, Kai, 2013, Review of genus Nicephora Bolívar (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Meconematinae), Zootaxa 3737 (2), pp. 154-166 : 156-159

Nicephora (Nicephora) subulata Bolívar, 1900

( Figs. 9–14 )

Nicephora subulata Bolívar, 1900 . Ann. Soc. ent. Fr., 68: 771, 772; Kirby, 1906. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera ( Orthoptera Saltatoria , Locustidae vel Acridiidae ), 2: 374; Caudell, 1912. Genera Insectorum, 138: 4. Nicephora (Nicephora) subulata Gorochov, 1993 . Zoosystematica Rossica, 2 (1): 83–84.

Description. Male. Pronotum short and wide with hind margin little pointed. Tegmina reaches the last segment of the abdomen, with venation reticulate and clear, apex pointed. 10th abdominal tergite transverse, hind margin with 2 little adjacent lobes ( Fig. 9 ). Cerci ramose, with upper bifurcated and lower denticulate medial processes; apical part slender, sinuous and tapered ( Figs. 9–12 ). Subgenital plate middle broad, hind margin concave, with short styli ( Fig. 12 ).

Female. Subgenital plate broad, hind margin median notched ( Fig. 13 ). Ovipositor short, apical part tapered, slightly up curved, ventral valve with weak apical hook.

Coloration. Pale greenish. Eyes brown, base pale; antennae with dark scattered rings.

Measurement. (length in mm) Body: ♂♀10.0; pronotum: ♂3.8, ♀3.2; tegmina: ♂♀6.0; hind femora: ♂♀8.0; ovipositor: ♀5.5.

Discussion. This species distinguishes with the type species by 10th abdominal tergite with small lobes, apical half of cerci slender.

Distribution. India (Kodaikanal).

Figures

FIGURES 9 – 14. Nicephora (Nicephora) subulata Bolívar, 1900. 9. Tip of male abdomen, dorsal view; 10. Tip of male abdomen, lateral view; 11. Tip of male abdomen, rear view; 12. Tip of male abdomen, ventral view; 13. Female subgenital plate, ventral view (Figs. 9 – 13 after OSF website); 14. Male genitalia, ventral view (after Gorochov).