Tachycines (Tachycines) karnyi Qin & Wang & Liu & Li 2018, sp. nov.

7. Tachycines (Tachycines) karnyi sp. nov.

(Figs. 19–22)

(T. (T.) rammei Liu et Zhang, 2001 nec Karny, 1926)

Description. Male. Body rather large. Vertex of head divided into conical tubercles. Legs elongate and slender; fore femora about 1.5–1.6 times as long as the pronotum, beneath unarmed, internal genicular lobe with a small spine, external genicular lobe with 1 elongate movable spur; fore tibiae ventrally with 2 external and 1 internal spur(s). Mid femora with an elongate movable spur on the internal and genicular lobe, ventrally unarmed; mid tibiae ventrally with 1 external spur and 1 internal spur. Hind femora ventrally with 2–4 inter spines and without outer spines; hind tibiae above with 49–56 outer and inner spines respectively, arranged in groups. Super internal spur of hind tibia exceeding the dorso-apical spine of metatarsus (Fig. 20). Hind metatarsus keeled ventrally. Epiphallus of male genitalia like a hat, median lobe of male genitalia with some small spines and with a rather large triangular spine (Fig. 21).

Female. Subgenital plate with hind margin slightly concave and with spine-like projection at apex (Fig. 22). Ovipositor shorter than the half of hind femora.

Coloration. Body light brown, brown and yellowish brown, with dark stripes. Face yellowish with 4 dark longitudinal bands (Fig. 19). Legs without distinct stripes, light brown.

Measurements. (length in mm) Body ♂ 18.0, ♀ 19.0–23.0; pronotum ♂ 8.0, ♀ 8.0–9.0; fore femora ♂ 12.5, ♀ 13.0–14.5; hind femora ♂ 25.0, ♀ 28.0–31.0; ovipositor 10.0–11.0.

Material examined. Holotype, 1♂, Xitianmu, Zhejiang, alt. 350m, 2009-X-14-15, collected by Liu et al.; paratype, 16♀♀, Xitianmu, Zhejiang, alt. 350m, 2009-X-14-15, collected by Liu et al.; paratype, 1♂, Gutian Mountain, Zhejiang, alt. 300-500m, 2017-VII-7, collected by Wang Han-Qiang et al.; 2♀♀, Gutian Mountain, Zhejiang, alt. 300–500m, 2017-VII-7, collected by Wang Han-Qiang et al.; 1♀, Xitianmu, 2009-VIII-11-23, collected by Wang Xiao-Zhuo leg.; 2♀♀, Xitianmu, Zhejiang, alt. 350m, 2007-VI-29 ~ VII-1.

Distribution. China (Zhejiang).

Diagnosis. This species is rather similar to T. (T.) bilobatus sp. nov. and T. (T.) baiyunjianensis sp. nov., but differs from the latter in that: body size rather large (18.0–23.0 mm); epiphallus of male genitalia like a hat, median lobe of male genitalia with some small spines and with a rather large triangular spine in the middle part (Fig. 21); female subgenital plate with hind margin slightly concave and apically projected (Fig. 22).

Etymology. This species is named after H. H. Karny.