Eurhaphidophora fossa Lu, Huang & Bian 2022
Authors/Creators
- 1. College of Agronomy, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
- 2. Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
Description
Eurhaphidophora fossa Lu, Huang & Bian, 2022
Figs 6 C, D, 7
Eurhaphidophora fossa Lu, Huang & Bian, 2022: 394.
Material examined.
China: • Yunnan Province, 5 ♂♂ 4 ♀♀, Jinghong City, Gasa Town, 21.9589 ° N, 100.7678 ° E, alt. 1340 m, 11. VIII. 2019, Qidi Zhu leg.; • 1 ♂ 3 ♀♀, Menghai County, Guomenshan, 22.0610 ° N, 100.5682 ° E, alt. 1770 m, 11. VIII. 2023, Jie Su and Sheng Gao leg.; • 4 ♂♂ 6 ♀♀, Lvchun County, Banpo Town, 22.6517 ° N, 102.1236 ° E, alt. 1073 m, 17. VIII. 2023, Mengjia Zheng, Xiaolong Tong and Tianshuo Han leg.
Description.
Male. Body medium-sized. Fastigium verticis with rostral tubercles, pressed to each other and divided by a narrow and deep furrow, pointing forwards. Eyes ovoid, protruding forwards; lateral ocelli large and circular, occupying basal 2 / 3 of lateral surface of rostral tubercles; median ocellus slightly smaller, oval, located between antennal sockets. Pronotum long, anterior margin straight, posterior margin arcuate; lateral lobe longer than high, ventral margin arc-shaped. Mesonotum and metanotum short, posterior margin of mesonotum arcuate, posterior margin of metanotum straight. Fore coxa with one small spine. Internal genicular lobe of fore femur with one long spine; internal and external genicular lobes of mid femur each with one long spine; internal genicular lobe of hind femur with one small spine. Tibia and hind basitarsus with following armament – ve, vi, ve, v 2 a / d ~ 2, d 2 a, ve, ve, v 2 a / d 17 e – 16 i (d 19 e – 19 i), d 2 sa, 6 a / d 1 c (d 5 c), dac. Posterior margin of eighth abdominal tergite rounded. Ninth abdominal tergite long, trapezoid. Basal 2 / 3 of epiproct trapezoid, apical 1 / 3 rectangular, curved downwards; paraproct nearly triangular in lateral view. Cercus narrow, conical, apex acute. Subgenital plate transverse and broad. Stylus cylindrical, apex rounded, inserted in posterolateral area of subgenital plate. Genitalia membranous. Female. Posterior margin of ninth abdominal tergite with small projection. Epiproct lingulate. Ovipositor slightly curved upwards, apical area of ventral margin denticulate. Subgenital plate nearly triangular, apex acute.
Coloration. Body light brown. Eyes black, ocelli pale.
Measurements (mm). Body length: ♂ 27.76–27.94, ♀ 28.00–28.60; length of pronotum: ♂ 6.68–7.20, ♀ 7.40–7.68; length of fore femur: ♂ 7.72–7.80, ♀ 7.80–8.38; length of hind femur: ♂ 18.26–19.38, ♀ 20.26–21.00; length of hind tibia: ♂ 16.30–16.40, ♀ 17.2–18.4; length of hind basitarsus: ♂ 3.20–3.92, ♀ 3.78–4.00; length of ovipositor: 13.44–14.20.
Distribution.
China (Yunnan).
Remarks.
The female of E. fossa Lu, Huang & Bian, 2022 is described for the first time.
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Event date
- 2019-08-11 , 2023-08-11 , 2023-08-17
- Verbatim event date
- 2019-08-11 , 2023-08-11 , 2023-08-17
- Scientific name authorship
- Lu, Huang & Bian
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Family
- Rhaphidophoridae
- Genus
- Eurhaphidophora
- Species
- fossa
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Eurhaphidophora fossa Lu, 2022 sec. Zhu & Shi, 2024
References
- Lu X, Huang X, Bian X (2022) Contribution to the Chinese subfamily Rhaphidophorinae Walker, 1869 (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae) V: two new species of Eurhaphidophora. Zootaxa 5093 (3): 392 - 396. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 5093.3. 7