Sinochlora trispinosa Shi and Chang, 2004

Liu, Chun-Xiang & Kang, Le, 2007, Revision of the genus Sinochlora Tinkham (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae, Phaneropterinae), Journal of Natural History 41 (21 - 24), pp. 1313-1341 : 1337

Sinochlora trispinosa Shi and Chang

( Figures 2E, F , 3I , 9 H–L)

Sinochlora trispinosa Shi and Chang 2004, p 338 ; Eades et al. 2006.

Material examined

One male, China: Guangxi Prov.: Maoershan [Mt.], 1080–1200 mm, 25 August 1982, coll. Yang Jikun ( ICAU); four males, two females, China: Guangxi Prov.: Xing’an , Maoershan Mt. , 600–1500 m, 22–23 August 1992, coll. Liu Xianwei and Yin Haisheng ( MSIE) .

Redescription

Male. Stridulatory file on the underside of left tegmen with about 63 teeth ( Figure 3I ). Lateral forcipate processes of the tenth abdominal tergum decurved in the apical area, central process slightly produced with a rather broad central groove ( Figure 9H, I ). Epiproct symmetrical, equilaterally triangular in the whole view, dorsally concave entad, with long black heavy bristles in the basal ventral surface, and apical part with three spines directing dorso-caudad, among which the middle one longer than two lateral ones, notches between triangular ( Figure 9 J–L).

Color. Green. Costal vein white and black, each tegmen with a black spot at the base of the green subcostal vein.

Measurements of male (mm)

Length of body 29.0, length to tip of wing 58.0, pronotum 6.0, length of tegmen 47.0, largest width of tegmen 9.5, length of hind wing 52.0, length of anterior femur 8.0, length of median femur 11.5, length of posterior femur 27.0.

Remarks

The species is recognized by the male epiproct providing three spines directing dorsocaudad at apex, among which the middle one is longer than the two lateral ones.

Distribution

China.

Figures

Figure 2. Male left and right stridulatory areas of Sinochlora species. (A, B) S. szechaeanensis from Jiangxi Prov.; (C, D) S. szechaeanensis from Zhejiang Prov.; (E, F) S. trispinosa; (G, H) S. retrolateralis sp. n.; (I, J) S. tibetensis sp. n.; (K, L) S. aequalis sp. n.

Figure 3. Stridulatory file on underside of left tegmen of Sinochlora species. (A) S. sinensis; (B) S. trapezialis sp. n.; (C) S. nonspinosa sp. n.; (D) S. hainanensis; (E) S. longifissa; (F) S. szechaeanensis from Jiangxi Prov., China; (G) S. mesominora sp. n.; (H) S. retrolateralis sp. n.; (I) S. trispinosa sp. n.; (J) S. szechaeanensis from Henan Prov., China; (K) S. szechaeanensis from Hubei Prov., China; (L) S. szechaeanensis from Hunan Prov., China; (M) S. szechaeanensis from Zhejiang Prov., China. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figure 9. (A–G) Sinochlora mesominora sp. n.; (H–L) S. trispinosa. (A, H) Male abdominal apex, lateral view; (B, I) male tenth abdominal tergum, dorsal view; (C) male subgenital plate, ventral view; (D) male epiproct, dorsal view; (E, J) male epiproct, lateral view; (F, K) male epiproct, dorso-apical view; (G, L) male epiproct, ventral view. Scale bars: 1 mm.