Deroplatys desiccata Westwood, 1839

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 : 14-17

Deroplatys desiccata Westwood, 1839

( Figs. 1 ; 2A ; 3A ; 4 ; 5A, G ; 6A, H ; 10A, G ; 13A ; 23A ; 24A ; 39A ; 40A ; 43A )

Deroplatys desiccata Westwood, 1839: 430 (♀; type locality: Malacca); Duncan 1840: 235 (misclassified into subgeneric rank): 234; Westwood 1841: 33 (♀); De Haan 1842: 91 (‘palliata’ Hagenbach for ♂, and ‘erosa’ Hagenbach for ♀; both synonymized with D. desiccata ); Saussure 1869: 72 (♀); Saussure 1871: 166 (♂, ♀); Westwood 1889: 23 (♂, ♀); Rehn 1903:714 (♀); Kirby 1903: 295; Kirby 1904: 281 (♂, ♀); Hebard 1920: 47 (♂, ♀); Werner 1921: 129 (♂, ♀); Werner 1922a: 118 (♂); Werner 1923: 393 (♀); Werner 1924: 262 (♀); Giglio-Tos 1927: 340-341 (♂, ♀); Werner 1927: 417 (♂, ♀); Werner 1933: 261 (♂); Beier 1935: 6 (♂, ♀); Beier 1964: 951 (♀) Beier 1968: 11 (♀); Ehrmann 2002: 119 (♂, ♀); Schwarz & Konopik 2014:154 (♂, ♀).

Deroplatys arida Westwood, 1841: 33 (♂; type locality: Sumatura); Westwood, 1843: 192 (♂, identical to ‘ palliata ’ Hagenbach); Saussure, 1871: 166 (♂); Westwood 1889: 23 (synonymized with D. desiccata ).

Type material examined (1 ♀)

Lectotype designated here: ♀, TYPE ORTH: 459 Mantis (Deroplatys) desiccata Westwood HOPE DEPT. OXFORD [handwriting in bold]// Mantis (Deroplatys) Westw. desiccata Westw. [handwriting on pale paper]// Malacca [handwriting on pale paper]// TYPE. WESTWOOD. Jard. Nat. Lbr. Intr. Ent. 1849. p.234, pl.9. [printed on white label]// Ch [handwriting on pale paper]. Lectotype, ♀, Deroplatys desiccata Westwood, 1839 , des. by Zhang & Price, 2024.

Additional material examined (20♂♂, 10♀♀)

20♂♂: NHMUK012500143 // Borneo. [handwriting on pale paper] // Mt Dulit. /91-104 [handwriting on pale paper]; NHMUK012500104 // Malaysia Kota Kinabalu Sabah / VIII.1968 / Dr.Pilroche Brit Mus. / 1976-443; NHMUK015058091 // Penang Hills. // 1800-2500ft. / S.S Flower. / 99-284; NHMUK015058119 // Sarawak / Bau [handwriting on pale paper] /12.11 [handwriting on pale paper]. J.M.Bryan. / B.M. 1932-150 (Dissected)// Bau /12.11 [handwriting on pale paper]; NHMUK015058120 // Sandakan [handwriting on pale paper]// 97-87 [handwriting on pale paper]; NHMUK012500105 // Sabah Ulu Dusun. / 13- V.1973./ K.M.Guichard. / B.M. 1975- 256; NHMUK015058095 // Borneo.Mu. / 88-122 [handwriting on pale paper]; NHMUK015058093 // Ent. Club. 44- 12// Mantis palliata de Haan / Verh nati t16 f1. [handwriting on pale paper]; NHMUK015058129 // Singapore. / H. N. Ridley. / 1900-82 (Dissected); NHMUK015058097 // Siam: / MeSong Forest . / April. 1919./ E.J. Godfrey. / 1920-244 (Dissected); NHMUK015058131 // Malaysia. / Sabah Gomantong / Virgin Jungle Reserve . / At light./ 27-XI.2008./ Coll. Ling Kai Lin. // AQ-ENT-2014-24 (Dissected); NHMUK015058128 // Penang Hill. / 2500ft. / 28.4.95./ 96-166; NHMUK012497812 // Sarawak / 76-42 [handwriting on pale paper]; NHMUK012497813 // Bentok,/ Barito Riv.,/ Cent Borneo. / G.C.Shortridge. / 1910-123; NHMUK015058127 // Sarawak J.E.A.Lewis. 1910-116; NHMUK015058121 // 39.7.25.2 [handwriting on pale paper]; NHMUK015058098 // Sing / 94-163 [handwriting on pale paper]; NHMUK015058099 // Borneo / 94-138 [handwriting on pale paper]; NHMUK015058100 // Sarawak / J.M.Bryan. / B.M. 1931-150 ; 10♀♀: NHMUK015058126 // Sumatra / 93-5 [handwriting on pale paper]; NHMUK015058094 // PHILIPPINES: / Palawan./ Brookes Point. / IX.1973. [handwriting on pale paper]/ R. Rodriguez. / B.M. 1975-193; NHMUK015058122 // “Birmah” Burma / 57-16. [handwriting on pale paper]; NHMUK015058090 // Sarawak / 76- 42. [handwriting on pale paper]; NHMUK012500102 // Sarawak / J.E.A. Lewis. / 1910-116; NHMUK015058123 // B.N. BORNEO./ Mt. Kinabalu. Kiau /, 3,000ft. 1929/ Coll.H.M.Pendlebury. / F.M.S. Museums. / B.M. 1955- 354; NHMUK015058124 // B.N. BORNEO./ Mt. Kinabalu. Kiau /, 3,000ft. 1929/ Coll.H.M.Pendlebury. / F.M.S. Museums. / B.M. 1955-354. (Dissected); NHMUK015058125 // B.N. BORNEO./ Mt. Kinabalu. Kiau /, 3,000ft. 1929./ Coll.H.M.Pendlebury. / F.M.S. Museums. / B.M. 1955-354; NHMUK012500103 // B.N. BORNEO./ Mt. Kinabalu. Kiau /, 3,000ft. 1929./ Coll.H.M.Pendlebury. / F.M.S. Museums. / B.M. 1955-354; NHMUK015058130 // Malaysia: / Sabah , Danum Valley ./ Conservation Area ./ 27- V.2009. / Coll. Ling Kai Lin.

Diagnostic features: forewings with eye spot; sdpm present.

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Figures

FIGURE 1. A–C: Deroplatys desiccata female lectotype (OUMNH); A: dorsal view; B: ventral view; C: lectotype label; D–E: Deroplatys desiccata male from West Malaysia; D: dorsal view; E: ventral view; F: Deroplatys desiccata male from Borneo, dorsal view. Scale bar 10mm, label not to scale.

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 4. Deroplatys desiccata male genitalia, ventral view. A: Siam MeSong, Thailand; B: Sarawak, East Malaysia; C: Singapore; D: Penang, West Malaysia. Scale bars 1mm.

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 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 24. Genitalia of Deroplatys spp. and Pseudempusa, ventral view.‘*’ denotes a primary type.A: Deroplatys desiccata, Sarawak; B: Pseudempusa pinnapavonis; C: *Deroplatys indica, type in Roy (2007); D: Deroplatysindica, NHMUK012496245. Scale bars 1mm.

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 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.