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Metiochodes acutiparamerus Li, He & Liu, 2010, sp. nov.

Description

1. Metiochodes acutiparamerus sp. nov.

(Figs.1–3)

Material. Holotype 3, CHINA: Hainan prov. Ledong county, Jianfengzhen, 2009. VII.18, leg. He Zhu-Qing; Paratypes 13, same data as holotype (HSNU).

Description. Male. Body small. Head wider than fore margin of pronotum, vertex flattened, eyes horizontal lengthened, frontal rostrum as wide as 1st antennal joint, 5th joint of maxillary palpi triangular. Pronotum transverse, narrowing in front, fore margin slightly convex and hind margin undulated, a couple of crescent on disc. Fore tibia with a rather large, oval tympanum on inner side. Hind tibia with three pairs of dorsal spurs and five apical spurs. Tegmen long, exceeding to apex of abdomen, rather feebly pubescent; veins of dorsal field as in Fig. 1. Wings developed. Male genitalia with sharp apical branches (Figs. 2–3).

Female. unknown.

Coloration. Body yellow. Eyes and 5th joint of maxillary palpi black, tegmen darkened near Sc veins, median and hind femora with a small black spot, all tibiae with a black line.

Measurements. (in mm) Body35.5–6.0; body with wing 39.0; pronotum 30.7–0.8; tegmen 34.5; posterior femur 34.2–4.3.

Distribution. China (Hainan).

Etymology. The new specific name is derived from Latin acutus+paramerus, meaning sharp apical branches.

Discussion. Similar to M. flavescens Chopard, 1931, but new species with 5th joint of maxillary palpi black, legs with black spots and lines, differs in shape of male genitalia.

Notes

Published as part of Li, Kai, He, Zhuqing & Liu, Xianwei, 2010, A taxonomic study of the genus Metiochodes Chopard from China (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Trigonidiinae), pp. 43-50 in Zootaxa 2506 on pages 44-45, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.195925

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Orthoptera
Family
Haglotettigoniidae
Genus
Metiochodes
Species
acutiparamerus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Taxonomic concept label
Metiochodes acutiparamerus Li, He & Liu, 2010

References

  • Chopard, L. (1931) On Gryllidae from the Malay Peninsula. Bulletin Raffles Museum, 6, 124 - 149. Chopard, L. (1932) Dr. E. Mjoberg's zoological collections from Sumatra. 12. Gryllidae. Arkiv For Zoologi, 23, 1 - 17. Chopard, L. (1936). The Tridactylidae and Gryllidae of Ceylon. Spolia Zeylanica (Bulletin Nature Museum Ceylon)