Phryganogryllacris sigillata, Li, Miaomiao, Liu, Xianwei & Li, Kai, 2016

Li, Miaomiao, Liu, Xianwei & Li, Kai, 2016, Four new species of the genus Phryganogryllacris (Orthoptera, Gryllacrididae, Gryllacridinae) in China, Zootaxa 4127 (2), pp. 376-382 : 379-381

3. Phryganogryllacris sigillata sp. nov.

Figs. 8–11

http://lsid.speciesfile.org/urn:lsid: Orthoptera .speciesfile.org:TaxonName:474285 Description. Male. Body medium. Fastigium of vertex about 2 times as broad as scape. Eyes elongate to ovate, prominent. Fore margin of pronotum slightly roundly projected, hind margin straight; lateral plate lower. Tegmina rather extending beyond the apex of hind femora, M vein bifurcate, the posterior branches merged with the anterior branches of CuA ( Fig. 9 ), Cup simple; A 4, the last of them united at base. Wings slightly extending beyond tegmina. Mid tibiae above with an apical spur. Hind femora beneath with 6–7 external spines and 6–8 internal spines; hind tibiae above with 5–7 external spines and 5–6 internal spines. 10th abdominal tergites roundly convex, each side with a hook-like process ( Fig. 10 ). Cerci rather long, cylindrical. Hind margin of subgenital plate deeply split into two rounded lobes ( Fig. 11 ); styli short and slightly flattened.

Female. Unknown.

Coloration. Body yellowish brown, occiput with 2 instinct dark spots, pronotum with irregular dark markings ( Fig. 8 ), spines of legs with blackish apex.

Measurements. (length in mm)

Body Pronotum Tegmina Hind femora Ovipositor

♂ 20.0 4.5 29.0–30.0 14.0 / Material. Holotype ♂, paratype 1♂, China, Hubei, Luotian, Qingtaiguan, Alt. 560–880m, 2014. VII.3, Zhu Wei-Bing.

Distribution. China (Hubei).

Discussion. This new species is very similar to Phryganogryllacris xiai Liu et Zhang, 2001 . But differ from the latter in head and pronotum with markings different.

Figures

FIGURES 8 – 11. Phryganogryllacris sigillata sp. nov. 8. Head and pronotum of male, dorsal view; 9. Part veins of tegmina, dorsal view; 10. End of male abdominal, lateral view; 11. End of male abdominal, ventral view. Scale bars = 1 mm.