Neocyrtopsis

Wang, Hanqiang, Liu, Xianwei & Li, Kai, 2015, New taxa of Meconematini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from Guangxi, China, Zootaxa 3941 (4), pp. 509-541 : 526-528

Neocyrtopsis ? unicolor Wang, Liu, Li sp. nov.

( Figs 37–45 )

Holotype ♂, Paratype 1♂ 1♀, Maoer Mountain, Xing’an County, Guangxi province, alt. 1100–1700 m, 2013. VII.30–VIII.6, leg. LIU Xian-Wei et al.

Description. Male. Body form small. Fastigium of vertex conical, dorsally furrowed, apex obtuse. Head hypognathous type, last segments of maxillary palp about one third longer than preceding. Pronotum short and broad, anterior edge faintly truncate and posterior edge rounded of disc, paranota much longer than height, lateral angle rounded, hind margin gently convex. Tegmina very short, reaching middle of 1st abdominal tergite, just FIGURES 37–45 . (Continued) slightly surpassing posterior edge of pronotum ( Fig. 39 ), staggered; hind wings degraded. Each femur unarmed, genicular lobes rounded. Inner and outer spines of fore tibia arranged types are 4, 4 (1, 1); mid tibia with 4 outer and 3 inner ventral spines; hind tibia bearing about 18–21 dorsal teeth either inner or outer margin above, and 3 pair of apical spurs armed. 10th abdominal tergite concaved behind in middle, epiproct broadly rounded and integrate into preceding tergite ( Fig. 40 ). Cerci of male simplex, hook-like of apex incurved ( Figs. 40–43 ). Subgenital plate of male large, with roundly truncate hind margin, styli very small ( Fig. 42 ). Genitalia entirely sclerotized, with elongated rectangle upper part ( Fig. 43 ).

Female. Appearance roughly similar to that of male, but body larger. Tegmina small, not intersecting, wings greatly reduced. Epiproct relatively large. Cerci slender, apical third spiniform. Ovipositor short, stout, tapering to apex, gently upcurved, ventral valve without apical hook ( Fig. 45 ).

Coloration. Generally green. Terminal of legs (tibiae and tarsi) light yellow; paired parallel stripes on disc of pronotum and vertex yellowish, terminal section between stripes of pronotum with a pair of brownish patches; each tergite of abdomen with paired yellowish patches on dorsum, connected into longitudinal line; terminal of ovipositor (most part of dorsal valve) darkish brown.

Diagnosis. This new species is similar to Neocyrtopsis (Neocyrtopsis) variabilis (Xia & Liu, 1993) and Neocyrtopsis (Neocyrtopsis) fallax Wang et al., 2012 in male cerci. But it differs in the body color, 10th abdominal tergite and genitalia of male, general appearance very different from this genus, deposit temporally.

Measurements. Lengths in millimeter: body ♂8.3–8.5, ♀10.3; pronotum ♂3.5–3.8, ♀4.0; tegmina ♂1.0–1.5, ♀0.8; hind femora ♂7.0–8.0, ♀8.7; ovipositor ♀6.0.

Etymology. The specific epithet derives form the color of the dry specimen. The gender of the epithet is feminine.

Distribution. Guangxi (Maoer Mountain).

Figures

FIGURES 37 – 45. Neocyrtopsis? unicolor sp. nov. 37, 38. male and female in habitats; 39. head and pronotum and tegmina of male in lateral view; 40 – 43. male abdomen terminal in dorsal, ventral, lateral and rear view; 44. female subgenital plate, ventral view; 45. female abdomen terminal in lateral view.