Alpinanoplophilus Ishikawa, 1993

Storozhenko, Sergey Yu., 2015, First record of the subfamily Anoplophilinae (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae) from Russia with description of a new species of the genus Alpinanoplophilus Ishikawa, 1993, Zootaxa 3973 (2), pp. 391-397 : 392

Genus Alpinanoplophilus Ishikawa, 1993

Alpinanoplophilus Ishikawa, 1993: 37 ; Ichikawa, 1997: 74; Ishikawa, 2000: 59; Otte, 2000: 82; Ichikawa et al., 2006: 390; Storozhenko & Paik, 2010: 58.

Type species: Anoplophilus longicercus Karny, 1931 , by original designation.

Diagnosis. Apterous. Body medium size. Head oval; rostral tubercles of head moderately short, with broadly rounded apices, and with distal parts not contacting with each other; eye and first segment of antennae almost equal in size. Lateral lobes of pronotum with straight lower side. Fore coxae with distinct spine. Fore and mid femora without any spines and denticles. Mid femora unarmed or with one small inner movable apical spine only. Hind femora relatively stout, upper side of hind femora smooth, lower margin unarmed or with 1–2 unmovable outer apical spines. Fore and mid tibiae with 3–4 pairs of lower spines on and two pairs of short apical spurs (one upper and one lower). Hind tibiae with 9–15 outer and 10–15 inner dorsal rather strong unmovable spines as well as with three pairs of apical spurs. Longest apical spur of hind tibiae not reaching the middle of the basitarsus. First segment of hind tarsi with a row of 2–5 dorsal spines, the apical spine very large; second segment without dorsal apical spine; first segment (excluding the apical spine) longer than fourth one. Male subgenital plate with short styles and vestigial transverse impression. Male cerci usually long, gentle or strongly curved (only in A. azumayamanus cerci short and almost straight); female cerci very thin. Upper valvae of ovipositor not widened near the middle, with smooth or feebly dentate at apex upper margin; inner valvae as long as lower one; lower valvae with 4–6 scalloped serrations at apex. Male genitalia membranous, with three dorsal and three ventral lobes. Alpinanoplophilus is similar to Anoplophilus but in latter genus the first segment of hind tarsi (excluding the apical spine) distinctly shorter than fourth segment, male subgenital plate with distinct transverse impression, and female cerci stouter.

Species included. Up to now nine species are known from Japanese islands Honshu, Hokkaido and Rishiri (Storozhenko & Paik, 2010; Eades et al., 2015). They are distributed in mountain areas as follow: A. azumayamanus Ishikawa, 1993 (Honshu: Usagidaira, Mt. Azumakofuji; alt. 1600 m); A. gracilicercus Ishikawa, 1993 (Honshu: Nikko City, Konsei Pass; alt. 2000 m); A. longicercus ( Karny, 1931) (Honshu: Tokyo, Mt. Kinpusan, Mt. Kokushigatake, Mt. Kitadake, Dentsuku Pass, Shizukoka City, Mt. Senmaidake; alt. 1700–2300 m); A. matsumotoi Ishikawa, 1993 (Hokkaido: Asahikawa City, Peipan Pass, Tokachimitumara, Boshiri, Mt. Kurodake, Mt. Hirayama, Kutsugata, Mt. Teshio; Rishiri Is.: Mt. Rishiriyama; alt. 400–1500 m); A. parvus Ishikawa, 1993 (Hokkaido: Mt. Hirayama, Mt. Teshio, Mt. Kurodake, Mts. Daisetsuzan; alt. 1400–1800 m); A. tohokuensis Ishikawa, 1993 (Honshu: Gentamori, Mts. Hachimantai, Katta Pass, Mt. Azumakofuji, Mt. Nipesotsu; alt. 1500– 1600 m); A. yasudai Ishikawa, 1993 (Hokkaido: Mt. Poroshiri; alt. 2050 m); A. yezoensis Ishikawa, 1993 (Hokkaido: Lake On’neto, Shotoshibetsu, Furano; Rishiri Is.: Oshidomari; alt. 300–650 m); A. yoteizanus Ishikawa, 2000 (Hokkaido: Mt. Orofure, Lake Shikotsu, Mt. Tarumae, Mt. Tarumae, Mt. Yoteizan; alt. 500–1100 m) ( Karny, 1931; Ishikawa, 1993, 2000). One new species from Russia is described below.