Deroplatys trigonodera Westwood, 1889

Zhang, Jia-Zhi & Price, Benjamin, 2024, Revision of the genus Deroplatys Westwood, 1839 (Mantodea: Deroplatyidae) with the description of three new species, Zootaxa 5445 (1), pp. 1-68 : 40-45

Deroplatys trigonodera Westwood, 1889

( Figs. 2D ; 3D, H ; 5D ; 6F, G ; 10D, E ; 13E, F ; 14B, C, F & G ; 15D–F ; 16D–F ; 17B, D, F ; 18 ; 20D, E ; 23D ; 39F ; 40E, J ; 42H ; 43F )

Deroplatys trigonodera Westwood, 1889: 40 (♀, type locality: ‘Burmah’. [ Myanmar]); Kirby 1904: 281 (♀); Giglio-Tos, 1927: 342 (♀); Werner 1933: 261 (♀, Borneo); Beier 1935: 6 (♀); Ehrmann 2002: 122 (♀); Schwarz & Konopik 2014: 154 (♀, males remain officially undescribed).

Type material examined (1 ♀)

Lectotype of Deroplatys trigonodera designated here and examined

: ♀, TYPE ORTH: 461 Deroplatys trigonodera Westwood HOPE DEPT. OXFORD [handwriting in bold]// Deroplatys trigonodera pl8 f5 [handwriting on blue line paper]// Coll. Saunders [handwriting on red paper]// Burm

[handwriting on pale paper] Brimah. Coll WW5 [handwriting on pale paper]// Lectotype, ♀, Deroplatys trigonodera Westwood, 1889 , des. by Zhang & Price, 2024.

Additional material examined (6♂♂, 5♀♀)

6♂

OX. UNI.MUS.NAT. HIST ( OUMNH)/ N.Borneo./ Brunei. Capt./ Waterstradt./ Van der Poll./ Coll. Bought Janson 1909.// 1909-367.(Dissected); OX. UNI.MUS.NAT. HIST ( OUMNH)/ Chanlatain minbul./ Coll. Saunders [handwriting on red paper]. (Dissected); NHMUK 012496239// Borneo [handwriting on blue circle paper].// Sarawak [handwriting on pale circle paper]; NHMUK 012496242// FED. MALAY STATES: / 1909./ C.J.Brooks./ B.M.1931-570. (Dissected); NHMUK 012496241// Mt. Matang,/ W. Sarawak./ 2000ft. 7-II. 1914./ G.E.Bryant.// G.Bryant Coll.1919-147; NHMUK 012496243// SARAWAK / 1909./ C.J.Brooks./ B. M. 1931-570.

5♀

OX. UNI.MUS.NAT. HIST ( OUMNH)// N.Borneo./ Brunei. Capt./ Waterstradt./ Van der Poll./ Coll. Bought Janson 1909.// 1909-364; NHMUK 012496902// W. MALAYSIA: / Cameron Highlands./ 2000ft. / 10-I.1973.// Coll. C.C.Chua./ B. M. 1975-604; NHMUK 012496901// SARAWAK: / Foot of Mt.Dulit./ Junction of rivers/ Tinjar & Lejok./ 26-IX.1932.// Oxford Univ. Exp. /B.M.Hobby & /A.W.Moore./ B.M.1933-254.// Native collected; NHMUK 012496903// Singapore./ 94-231.

Diagnostic features: male genitalia pafa broad, aafa weakly sclerotized, lpe widest below the middle of pronotum.

Redescription

Figures

FIGURE 2. Deroplatys spp. male head morphology ‘*’ denotes a primary type. A: Deroplatys desiccata; B: Deroplatys truncata; C: Deroplatys lobata, West Malaysia; D: Deroplatys trigonodera; E: Deroplatys indica; F: * Deroplatys angustata; G: Deroplatys lobata, Sumatra; H: Deroplatys philippinica; I: * Deroplatys nebula sp. nov; J: * Deroplatys kinabaluensis sp. nov; K: * Deroplatys xuzhengfai sp. nov; L: Deroplatys sarawaca. Images not to scale.

FIGURE 3. Deroplatys spp. female head morphology. ‘*’ primary type. A: *Deroplatys desiccata; B: Deroplatys truncata; C: *Deroplatys lobata, West Malaysia; *D: Deroplatys trigonodera, Myanmar; E: Deroplatys lobata; F: Deroplatys lobata, Java; G: Deroplatys lobata, Sumatra; H: Deroplatys tigonodera, Sarawak; I: * Deroplatys nebula sp. nov; J: * Deroplatys kinabaluensis sp. nov; K: * Deroplatys xuzhengfai sp. nov; L: * Deroplatys sarawaca. Images not to scale.

FIGURE 5. Deroplatys spp. male forecoxae morphology ‘*’ primary type. A: Deroplatys desiccata, Singapore; B: Deroplatys truncata; C: Deroplatys lobata, West Malaysia; D: Deroplatys trigonodera; E: * Deroplatys angustata; F: Deroplatys lobata, Sumatra; G: Deroplatys desiccata, Borneo; H: * Deroplatys nebula sp. nov; I: * Deroplatys kinabaluensis sp. nov; J: * Deroplatys xuzhengfai sp. nov; K: Deroplatys sarawaca; L: Deroplatys indica. Images not to scale.

FIGURE 6. Deroplatys spp. female forecoxae morphology ‘*’ primary type. A: *Deroplatys desiccata, Malacca; B:Deroplatys truncata; C: *Deroplatys lobata, West Malaysia; D: Deroplatys lobata, Java; E: *Deroplatys horrifica, Sumatra; F: *Deroplatys trigonodera, Myanmar; G: Deroplatys trigonodera, Sarawak; H: Deroplatys desiccata, Borneo; I: * Deroplatys nebula sp. nov.; J: * Deroplatys kinabaluensis sp. nov.; K: * Deroplatys xuzhengfai sp. nov.; L: * Deroplatys sarawaca; M: Pseudempusa pinnapavonis. Images not to scale.

FIGURE 10. Deroplatys spp. female forewings morphology ‘*’ primary type. A: *Deroplatys desiccata; B: Deroplatys truncata; C: *Deroplatys lobata, est Malaysia; D: * Deroplatys trigonodera, Myanmar; E: Deroplatys trigonodera, Sarawak; F: Deroplatys lobata, Sumatra; G: Deroplatys desiccata, Borneo; H: * Deroplatys nebula sp. nov; I: * Deroplatys xuzhengfai sp. nov; J: * Deroplatys kinabaluensis sp. nov; K: * Deroplatys sarawaca; L: Deroplatys lobata, Java. Images not to scale.

FIGURE 13. Deroplatys spp. male pronotum and lateral pronotal expansion. ‘*’ denotes a primary type. A: *Deroplatys desiccata; B: Deroplatys truncata; C: Deroplatys lobata, West Malaysia; D: Deroplatys lobata, East Malaysia; E: Deroplatys trigonodera, Sarawak; F: Deroplatys trigonodera; G: *Deroplatys rhombica; H: *Deroplatys indica; I: * Deroplatys angustata; J: Deroplatys philippinica; K: * Deroplatys nebula sp. nov; L & M: * Deroplatys kinabaluensis sp. nov; N: * Deroplatys xuzhengfai sp. nov; O: Deroplatys sarawaca. Images not to scale.

FIGURE 14. Deroplatys rhombica and D. trigonodera males ‘*’ denotes a primary type. A: *Deroplatys rhombica dorsal; B: Deroplatys trigonodera, West Malaysia dorsal; C: Deroplatys trigonodera- Borneo dorsal; D: * Deroplatys rhombica type label; E: *Deroplatys rhombica ventral; F: Deroplatys trigonodera, West Malaysia ventral; G: Deroplatys trigonodera, Borneo ventral. Scale bars 10mm. Label not to scale.

FIGURE 15. Female Deroplatys lobata & D. trigonodera pronotum variations ‘*’ denotes a primary type. A: Deroplatys lobata, West Malaysia; B: Deroplatys lobata, Borneo; C: *Deroplatys horrifica, Sumarta; D: Deroplatys trigonodera, Singapore; E: Deroplatys trigonodera, West Malaysia; F: *Deroplatys trigonodera, Myanmar. Images not to scale.

FIGURE 16. Female Deroplatys lobata & D. trigonodera forecoxae. A: Deroplatys lobata, West Malaysia; B: Deroplatys lobata, Borneo; C: *Deroplatys horrifica, Sumatra; D: Deroplatys trigonodera, West Malaysia; E: Deroplatys trigonoderca, Singapore; F: *Deroplatys trigonodera, Myanmar. Images not to scale.

FIGURE 17. Female Deroplatys lobata & Deroplatys trigonodera fore & hindwing morphology ‘*’ denotes a primary type. A: Deroplatys lobata, Borneo; B: Deroplatys trigonodera, West Malaysia; C: *Deroplatys horrifica, Sumatra: D: *Deroplatys trigonodera, Myanmar; E: Deroplatys lobata; F: Deroplatys trigonodera,West Malaysia. Images not to scale.

FIGURE 18. Female Deroplatys trigonodera. A: Lectotype of Deroplatys trigonodera dorsal; B: Deroplatys trigonodera Type Label; C: Lectotype of Deroplatys trigonodera dorsal ventral; D: Deroplatys trigonodera, North Borneo, dorsal; E: Deroplatys trigonodera, North Borneo, ventral; F: Deroplatys trigonodera, Singapore, dorsal; G: Deroplatys trigonodera, Singapore, ventral; H: Deroplatys trigonodera, Sarawak, dorsal; I: Deroplatys trigonodera, Sarawak, ventral. Scale bars 10mm. Label not to scale.

FIGURE 20. Deroplatys spp. male genitalia, ventral view. ‘*’ denotes a primary type. A: Deroplatys lobata, West Malaysia; B: Deroplatys lobata, Borneo. C: *Deroplatys angustata, Java; D: Deroplatys trigonodera, West Malaysia; E: Deroplatys trigonodera, Sarawak; F: Deroplatys philippinica. Scale bars 1mm.

FIGURE 23. Deroplatys spp. ‘*’ denotes a primary type. Male abdomen ventral view. A. Deroplatys desiccata; B: Deroplatys truncata; C: Deroplatys lobata; D: Deroplatys trigonodera; E: Deroplatys philippinica; F: Deroplatys indica; G: *Deroplatys xuzhengfai sp. nov; H: Deroplatys sawaraca; I: *Deroplatys nebula sp. nov; J: *Deroplatys kinabaluensis sp. nov.. Images not to scale.

FIGURE 39. Deroplatys spp. male meta-thoracic leg morphology dorsal view. ‘*’ denotes a primary type. A: Deroplatys desiccata, Borneo; B: Deroplatys truncata; C: Deroplatys lobata, West Malaysia; D: Deroplatys lobata, Borneo; E: * Deroplatys angustata, Java; F: Deroplatys trigonodera, Sarawak; G: * Deroplatys nebula sp. nov; H: * Deroplatys kinabaluensis sp. nov; I: * Deroplatys xuzhengfai sp. nov; J: Deroplatys sarawaca; K: Deroplatys philippinica; L: Deroplatys indica. Images not to scale.

FIGURE 40. Deroplatys spp. female meta-thoracic leg morphology dorsal view. ‘*’ denotes a primary type. A: *Deroplatys desiccata, Borneo; *B: Deroplatys lobata, West Malaysia; C: Deroplatys lobata, Sumatra; D: Deroplatys lobata, Java; *E: Deroplatys trigonodera, Myanmar; F: * Deroplatys nebula sp. nov; G: * Deroplatys kinabaluensis sp. nov; H: * Deroplatys xuzhengfai sp. nov; I: Deroplatys sarawaca; J: Deroplatys trigonodera-Borneo. Images not to scale.

FIGURE 42. Left phallomere dorsal wall (L4B) of Deroplatys spp. ‘*’ denotes a primary type. A: *Deroplatys nebula sp. nov; B: *Deroplatys kinabaluensis sp. nov; C: *Deroplatys xuzhengfai sp. nov; D: Deroplatys sarawaca; E: Deroplatys lobata, West Malaysia; F: Deroplatys lobata, Borneo; G: Deroplatys angustata, Java; H: Deroplatys trigonodera, West Malaysia. Scale bars 1mm.

FIGURE 43. Deroplatys spp. male forewings morphology ‘*’ denotes a primary type. A: Deroplatys desiccata, Borneo; B: Deroplatys truncata; C: Deroplatys lobata, West Malaysia; D: Deroplatys lobata, Borneo; E: Deroplatys lobata, Sumatra; F: Deroplatys trigonodera; G: * Deroplatys kinabaluensis sp. nov; H: * Deroplatys nebula sp. nov; I: * Deroplatys xuzhengfai sp. nov; J: Deroplatys sarawaca; K: * Deroplatys angustata; L: Deroplatys philippinica; M: Deroplatys indica. Images not to scale.