Amorphoscelis hainana Yang, 2002

Wu, Chao & Liu, Chun-Xiang, 2021, The genus Amorphoscelis Stål (Mantodea: Amorphoscelidae) from China, with description of two new species and one newly recorded species, Journal of Natural History 55 (3 - 4), pp. 189-204 : 193-194

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Amorphoscelis hainana Yang, 2002 View in CoL

( Figures 1 View Figure 1 (c), 3(c), 4(f), 5(f–h))

Amorphoscelis hainana Yang, 2002: 59 View in CoL ; Roy 2011: 73; Zhu et al. 2012: 35.

Type locality. China (Hainan Island: Qiongzhong) .

Examined specimens. CHINA: 1 ♂ (holotype); Hainan, Qiongzhong ; 20 May 1963; Io Chou leg . ( CAU). 1 ♂; Hainan, Ledong , Jianfengling Mt .; 18.74391°N, 108.84336°E; 981 m;

15 May 2009; Xin-Lei Huang leg. ( IZCAS). 1 ♂; Hainan, Ledong, Jianfengling Mt .; 18.73346° N, 108.83850°E; 800 m; 5 May 2008; Qi-Fei Liu leg. ( CCW).

Male measurements (mm). Body length: 20.40–20.45; length of pronotum: 2.15–2.19; length of fore femora: 3.25–3.30; length of middle femora: 5.25–5.30; length of hind femora: 5.80–5.85; length of tegmina: 17.10–17.20; length of cerci: 2.40–2.45; head width: 4.55–4.58.

Notes. Generally,the genitalia and overall appearance of A. hainana are very similar to those of A. chinensis ( Figure 3 View Figure 3 (c)). Amorphoscelis hainana differs from A. chinensis by its smaller size and paler colouration and by the morphology of the male genitalia ( Yang 2002). According to the descriptions of Yang (2002) and Roy (2011), the male genitalia of this species bears a sharp lateral extension of the apical process of the left phallomere and a small peak on the extension. However,we did not observe this feature after dissecting two topotypic specimens from Hainan ( Figure 5 View Figure 5 (h)). Examination of more A. hainana topotypes is necessary to clarify the variation of the male genitalia and its relationship with other congeners.

Distribution. China (Hainan Island).