Kempiola Uvarov, 1940
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Kempiella Chopard, 1924: 87 View in CoL . Kempiola Uvarov 1940: 175 .
Type species. Kempiella longipes Chopard, 1924
Other species included. Kempiola shankari Sinha and Agarwal, 1977 (see Figs 4.5–15 in Gorochov 2003a), Arachnomimus subalatus Chopard, 1970 , Kempiola flavipunctatus Desutter-Grandcolas n. sp.
Known distribution. West coast of India, Eastearn India, Assam.
Diagnosis. Fastigium nearly as wide as the scape. Maxillary palpi very long; joint 5 only slightly widened, in apical 5th only, and distinctly longer than joint 3 ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 A). Pronotum transverse. TI with a small, inner tympanum (except in K. flavipunctatus Desutter-Grandcolas n. sp.). FIII with a long apical, filiform part. TIII with four pairs of short, subapical spurs; serrulation very sparse (except in K. flavipunctatus Desutter-Grandcolas n. sp.); three inner apical spurs, the median the longest ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 B); three outer apical spurs, the median as long or slightly longer than the dorsal ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 C). Male. Metanotum and tergites glandular ( Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4 C); TIII spurs not modified. FWs short, dorsal and lateral fields separate by a sharp angle (except in K. flavipunctatus Desutter-Grandcolas n. sp.); stridulum complete. Supra anal plate with elongate angles (except in K. flavipunctatus Desutter-Grandcolas n. sp.). Male genitalia: median and lateral processes of pseudepiphallus all elongate ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 F, 5B–D). Female. Apterous. Ovipositor shorter than FIII. Female genitalia: Copulatory papilla elongate and very flat, entirely sclerotized ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 D–E, G–I).
Remark. Kempiola resembles Arachnomimus morphologically, from which it differs by the inner tympanum, TIII outer apical spurs, male FWs, and male and female genitalia. Its TIII serrulation is also very sparse, except in K. flavipunctatus Desutter-Grandcolas n. sp.
K. flavipunctatus Desutter-Grandcolas n. sp. shows several morphological differences, which may justify separating it in a different genus. Better knowledge of Indian Phalangopsidae is however necessary to ascertain the definition of monophyletic entities.
Habitat. Some species have been found in caves, while others are dendrophilous (see Discussion).
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Kempiola Uvarov, 1940
Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure & Jaiswara, Ranjana 2012 |
Kempiella
Uvarov 1940: 175 |
Chopard 1924: 87 |