Parasinophasma luchunense xingyuei, Ho, George Wai-Chun, 2017

Ho, George Wai-Chun, 2017, Contribution to the knowledge of Oriental Phasmatodea I: A taxonomic study of the genus Parasinophasma (Phasmatodea: Necrosciinae), Journal of Orthoptera Research 26 (2), pp. 181-194 : 187-188

Parasinophasma luchunense xingyuei subsp. n. Figs 24-25, 68

Type material.-

Holotype: ♂, Xeo My Ty, Sa Pa, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam, 17.IX.2011, Liu Xing-Yue (CAU).

Diagnosis.-

Parasinophasma luchunense xingyuei subsp. n. is closely related to P. luchunense luchunense sp. n. and subsp. n., but can be separated by its slightly larger size, deep V-shaped emargination on the posterior margin of anal abdominal segment and longer alae.

Description.-

Male (Figs 24-25, 68): Medium-sized. General structure resembles the nominate race but comparatively larger. Head and thorax as in nominate race. Abdomen as in nominate race, but anal segment with deeply V-shaped emargination on posterior margin. Posterior margin of poculum not reaching anterior margin of anal segment. Cerci as in nominate race. Legs as in nominate race. Tegmina as in nominate race. Alae short, shorter than profemora, posterior apices reaching middle area of fourth abdominal tergum.

Coloration: Dull coloration, body generally brown. Head brown, with four faint longitudinal bands segregated by five light brown longitudinal stripes. Genae with two black postocular stripes. Antennae dark brown. Pronotum brown, with two short blackish brown longitudinal stripes behind transverse sulcus. Mesonotum brown, darker than pronotum, with a narrow black longitudinal stripe along lateral margins. Mesosternum dark brown. Mesopleurae, metapleurae and metasternum brown. Abdomen brown with black maculations. Legs greenish brown. Tegmina and alae dark brown.

Measurements.-

(mm) Holotype ♂, Body length: 60, head: 3, antennae: 57, pronotum: 2.5, mesonotum: 13.5, metanotum including median segment: 6, profemora: 20, mesofemora: 13, metafemora: 18, protibiae: 19, mesotibiae: 12, metatibiae: 19, tegmina: 2.5, alae: 17.

Distribution.-

Vietnam.

Notes.-

The female is unknown.

Etymology.-

This species is named in honor of Liu Xing-Yue (Beijing, China) for his discovery of this new subspecies.