Marthogryllacris (Borneogryllacris) melanocrania (Karny, 1929)

Li, Miaomiao, Fang, Yan, Liu, Xianwei & Li, Kai, 2014, Review of the species of the genus Marthogryllacris (Orthoptera, Gryllacrididae, Gryllacridinae), Zootaxa 3889 (2), pp. 277-288 : 285-286

7. Marthogryllacris (Borneogryllacris) melanocrania (Karny, 1929)

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Gryllacris melanocrania Karny, 1929 . Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 22: 177.

Borneogryllacris melanocrania Karny, 1937 . Genera Insectorum, 206: 106; Jin & Xia, 1994. J. Orth. Res., 3: 16; Liu, 1999. Fauna of Insect Fujian province of China, 1: 175; Otte, 2002. Orthoptera species file, 8: 6.

Marthogryllacris (Borneogryllacris) melanocrania Liu et al., 2010 . Insects of Fengyangshan National Nature Reserve: 59.

Measurements. (length in mm)

Body Pronotum Tegmina Hind femur Ovipositor

♂ 24.5 6.5 29.0 17.0 /

♀ 25.0–27.0 6.5–7.3 23.0–30.0 16.0–19.5 20.0–25.0

Material. 1♂, Wuyanling , Taishun , Zhejiang, China, Alt. 800m, 2005, collected by Wang Yi-Ping ; 1♀, Fengyangshan , Longquan, Zhejiang, China, Alt. 1200m, 2005.VIII.1–3, collector unknown ; 1♂, Guihecun , Meihuashan, Fujian, China, Alt. 1200m, 2007. VI.1, collected by Huang Hao ; 1♀, Baishanzu , Qinyuan, Zhejiang, China, Alt. 1000m, 2007.VII.20–23, collected by Xu Zhi-Zhou ; 1♂, Xitanmu Mountain , Zhejiang, China, Alt. 800m, 2008. VI.8, collected by Bi Wen-Xuan ; 1♂, Qingliangfeng , Lin’an, Zhejiang, China, Alt. 1100m, 2008.VIII.5–7, collected by Liu Xian-Wei and Bi Wen-Xuan ; 1♂, Qingliangfeng , Lin’an, Zhejiang, China, Alt. 950m, 2009.VII.14, collected by Yin Zi-Wei and Zhong Ting ; 1♂, Mangdangshan , Nanping, Fujian, China, Alt. 800m, 2009.VII.18, collected by Tang Xiao-Bing ; 1♂, Maoer Mountain , Xing’an, China, 2009.VIII.10, collected by Huang Bao-Ping and Yan ying; 1♂, Maoer Mountain , Xing’an, China, 2012.VII.23–24, collected by Bi Wen- Xuan ; 2♂♂ 3♀♀, Maoer Mountain , Xing’an, China, Alt. 500-1100m, 2013.VII.30–VIII.6, collected by Liu Xian- Wei et al ..

Distribution. China (Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangxi).

Figures

FIGURES 21–26. Marthogryllacris (Borneogryllacris) melanocrania (Karny, 1929) 21. head of male, frontal view; 22. head and pronotum of male, dorsal view; 23. head and pronotum of male, lateral view; 24. end of male abdomen, lateral view; 25. end of male abdomen, ventral view; 26. subgenital of female, ventral view; scale bars=1mm.