Anaplecta serrata Zhu & Che, 2022

Zhu, Jing, Zhang, Jiawei, Luo, Xinxing, Wang, Zongqing & Che, Yanli, 2022, Three cryptic Anaplecta (Blattodea, Blattoidea, Anaplectidae) species revealed by female genitalia, plus seven new species from China, ZooKeys 1080, pp. 53-97 : 53

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1080.74286

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C843FC5-E328-43DB-95F0-61DF51C8B0DD

taxon LSID

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scientific name

Anaplecta serrata Zhu & Che
status

sp. nov.

Anaplecta serrata Zhu & Che sp. nov.

Figures 5 View Figure 5 , 13G-I View Figure 13

Type material.

Holotype: China • male; Yunnan Prov., Xishuangbanna, Shangyong Town; 21°16.80'N, 101°31.80'E; 870 m; 7 July 2020; Du-Ting Jin, Rong Chen leg.; SWU-B-B-A060015.

Paratypes: China • 4 males and 2 females; same data as holotype; SWU-B-B-A060016 to 060021 • 1 male; Yunnan Prov., Jinghong City, Nabanhe Nature Reserve; 22°14.08'N, 100°36.29'E; 1080 m; 3 July 2020; Du-Ting Jin, Yi-Shu Wang, leg.; SWU-B-B-A060022.

Diagnosis.

This species is similar to A. cruciata Deng & Che, 2020 in body color and size, but can be distinguished as follows: 1) R2 serrated in A. serrata sp. nov., while that of A. cruciata without serration; 2) anterior margin of anterior arch with a sheet-like protrusion in A. serrata sp. nov.; while the protrusions of A. cruciata nearly Y-shaped; and 3) basivalvula extremely curled in A. serrata sp. nov., while slightly in A. cruciata .

Etymology.

The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word serratus, in reference to the serrated lateral edges of R2.

Measurements (mm).

Male: pronotum length × width: 1.12-1.25 × 1.67-1.85, tegmina length: 3.93-4.46, overall length: 5.06-5.53. Female: pronotum length × width: 1.07-1.19 × 1.67-1.69, tegmina length: 4.02-4.06, overall length: 5.00-5.09.

Description.

Coloration. Body dark brown, face dark brown, terminal of clypeus and labrum yellowish brown (Fig. 5A, B View Figure 5 ). Antennae and maxillary palpus brown (Fig. 5D View Figure 5 ). Pronotum and tegmina dark brown, lateral edges nearly hyaline (Fig. 5C, E View Figure 5 ). Hind wings infuscate, costal field and appendicular field darker than remaining parts (Fig. 5F View Figure 5 ). Center of abdominal sterna yellow, gradually darkening to dark brown to edges. Legs and cerci pale yellowish brown (Fig. 5B View Figure 5 ).

Head and thorax. The distance between antennal sockets slightly narrower than interocular space. Fifth maxillary palpus nearly triangular, slightly thicker and wider than others (Fig. 5D View Figure 5 ). Pronotum sub-elliptical, anterior margin straight, posterior margin arcuate (Fig. 5C View Figure 5 ). Tegmina with slightly indistinct veins, radius posterior veins of hind wings slightly indistinct, with one transverse veins between M and CuA (Fig. 5E,F View Figure 5 ). Front femur Type B2 (Fig. 5B View Figure 5 ). Pulvilli absent, tarsal claws symmetrical.

Male genitalia. Paraprocts bifurcated at the base: filamentary part short, another part sheet-like (Fig. 5E View Figure 5 ). Subgenital plate almost symmetrical, anterior margin concave, interstylar margin convex. Styli short, the distance between them long (Fig. 5H View Figure 5 ). L1 narrow, with a curved and long filamentary structure; L2v broad, folded in the middle. L2d elongated with a sharp horn. L3 small, uncinate part extremely bent (Fig. 5I View Figure 5 ). R2 irregular, weakly sclerotized; one of R2 with sharp apex, another serrated. R3 slightly curved, sheet-like (Fig. 5J View Figure 5 ).

Female genitalia. Supra-anal plate nearly symmetrical. Paraprocts broad, not extending to the posterior margin of supra-anal plate. Intercalary sclerite strip-shaped. First valve long. Second valve small, basally fused. Third valve broad. The anterior margin of anterior arch slightly sclerotized, extending forward into a sheet-like protrusion, with wavy depressions. Basivalvula broad, extremely curled, with dense punctuations (Fig. 13G, H View Figure 13 ). Laterosternal shelf slightly sclerotized, lateral margin slightly curved (Fig. 13I View Figure 13 ).

Distribution.

China (Yunnan).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Blattodea

Family

Anaplectidae

Genus

Anaplecta