Asiophlugis rete Gorochov, 1998

Gorochov, A. V., 2019, Taxonomy of the katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from East Asia and adjacent islands. Communication 12, Far Eastern Entomologist 379, pp. 1-24 : 10

Asiophlugis rete Gorochov, 1998

Asiophlugis rete Gorochov, 1998: 128 (holotype – ♂, Malaysia: Malay Peninsula ).

Phlugis thai Helfert et Sänger, 1998: 62 (holotype – ♂, Thailand: Malay Peninsula ); syn. n.

MATERIAL. Indonesia, Sumatra I.: North Sumatra Prov., ~ 80 km W of Medan

City, environs of Bukit Lawang Vill. on Bohorok River near Gunung Leuser National

Park, 3º32–33ʹN, 98º6–7ʹE, 200–300 m, secondary forest, on leaves of bushes at night, 6–14.IV 2018, 3 ♂, 2 ♀, 1 nymph (♀), A. Gorochov, M. Berezin, I. Kamskov,

E. Tkatsheva; Aceh Prov. near border with North Sumatra Prov., environs of Ketambe

Vill. on Alas River in Gunung Leuser National Park, 3º41–42ʹN, 97º38–39ʹE, 300–

500 m, primary forest, on leaves of bushes at night, 15–24.IV 2018, 3 ♂, 5 ♀, A.

Gorochov, M. Berezin, I. Kamskov, E. Tkatsheva. Malaysia: Penang I. between

Sumatra and Malay Peninsula, Penang Mt , ~ 800 m, secondary forest, on leaves of tree at night, 20–24.XI 2014, 2 ♂, 2 ♀, A. Gorochov, M. Berezin, E. Tkatsheva .

REMARK. Asiophlugis rete was described in June 1998 from Malay Peninsula

(Gorochov, 1998). The material studied here shows that it distributed also in Sumatra and Penang islands and is insignificantly varied in morphology. Thus Phlugis thai described in December 1998 from the Thailand part of Malay Peninsula (Helfert &

Sänger, 1998) is almost indistinguishable from A. rete and considered here as junior synonym of the latter species.