Meconemopsis paraquadrinotata Wang, Liu, Li

Wang, Hanqiang, Liu, Xianwei & Li, Kai, 2015, New taxa of Meconematini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from Guangxi, China, Zootaxa 3941 (4), pp. 509-541 : 518-523

Meconemopsis paraquadrinotata Wang, Liu, Li sp. nov.

( Figs. 22–30 )

Holotype ♂, Maoer Mountain, Xing’an County, Guangxi province, alt. 900–1500 m, 1992. VIII.22–23, leg. LIU Xian-Wei & YIN Hai-Sheng; Paratype 1♂ 10♀, Daming Mountain, Wuming county, Guangxi province, alt. 1250 m, 2013. VII.19–25, leg. LIU Xian-Wei et al.; 2♀, Maoer Mountain, Xing’an County, Guangxi province, alt. 1200 m, 2012. VII.28–31, leg. BI Wen-Xuan; 1♀, Jinzhong Mountain, Yongfu County, Guangxi province, alt. 1400–1819 m, 1993. X.11, leg. ZEN Zhi-Ying; 1♀, Erlang Mountain, Tianquan County, Sichuan province, alt. 900 m, 2010. IX.5, leg. BI Wen-Xuan; 1♀, Mount Huangshan, Anhui province, 1985. X.21, leg. LIU Xian-Wei.

Description. Male. Body form small. Fastigium of vertex conical, apex obtuse, longitudinal furrowed dorsally. Head hypognathous type, terminal and subterminal segments of maxillary palp nearly of equal lengths. Paranota higher, posterior edge distinctly notched. Hind wings longer than tegmina by 0.5mm. Fore tibiae with inner and FIGURES 22–30 . (Continued) outer ventral spines of type 4, 4 (1, 1), 5 outer and 4 inner ventral spine on each mid tibia, hind tibiae bearing 19–23 teeth each margin above also 3 pairs of apical spurs. Posterior edge of 10th abdominal tergite truncated. Ventral margin of cercus of which apex slightly bent bearing an inner tooth. Subgenital plate with posterior edge flat, styli provided. Genitalia completely membranous.

Female. General appearance similar to that of male. Cerci short and conical. Subgenital plate gently narrowing towards apex, posterior edge shallowly notched. Ovipositor and hind femur almost of equal lengths, ventral valve bearing an apical hook.

Coloration. Generally yellowish green. Antennae with darkish brown rings. Fastigium of vertex with black longitudinal strips, disc with reddish brown longitudinal bands which broadening posteriorly stretch to posterior edge of pronotum which spotted 4 darkish patches. Tegmina with darkish spots and anal area with darkish bands. Spines of hind tibia darkish.

Diagnosis. This species similar to type species in male cerci; very similar to Xiphidiopsis ? quadrinotata Bey- Bienko, 1971 which should also be included in Meconemopsis in size, shape of body and coloration (head with black rostrum and reddish brown longitudinal band on occiput, pronotal disc with reddish brown longitudinal band and 2 pairs of darkish brown spots on fore and central part). But differs in the 10th abdominal tergite of male with truncate hind margin ( Fig. 27 ), cerci of male simplex ( Figs 27, 28 ). Subgenital plate of female with broad base and narrowed apically, hind margin concave ( Fig. 29 ).

Measurements. Lengths in millimeter: body ♂7.0–9.0, ♀8.0–10.0; pronotum ♂3.0–3.2, ♀2.5–3.0; tegmina ♂12.0–13.0, ♀12.5–13.0; hind femora ♂6.5–7.0, ♀7.0; ovipositor ♀6.5–7.0.

Etymology. The specific epithet from related specific epithet ‘quadrinotata’ prefix ‘para-’. The gender of the epithet is feminine.

Distribution. Guangxi, Sichuan, Anhui.

Figures

FIGURES 22 – 30. Meconemopsis paraquadrinotata sp. nov. 22, 23. female in habitats. 24 – 26. head and pronotum of male in lateral view and dorsal view of two different stripe type; 27, 28. male abdomen terminal in laterally dorsal view and ventral view; 29, 30. female abdomen terminal in ventral view and lateral view.