Elimaea (Rhaebelimaea) longifissa Mu et al., 2002

Liu, Chun-Xiang & Liu, Xian-Wei, 2011, Elimaea Stål (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae) and its relative from China, with description of twenty-three new species, Zootaxa 3020, pp. 1-48 : 30-32

Elimaea (Rhaebelimaea) longifissa Mu et al., 2002 (Plate 12c, 16a–e, 17a–i)

Redescription: Male. Stridulatory file with circa 40 widely spaced teeth, which are gradually becoming larger towards base (Plate 12c). Epiproct inclined backwards, longer than wide, widened from behind middle, apical margin with a wide triangular notch (Plate 16a,d, 17d). Cerci of moderate length, only gradually acuminate toward apex, with a hook at apex (Plate 16a,b,c, 17d,g). Subgenital plate long, surpassing apex of cerci, basal half gradually upcurved backwards; sharply triangularly excised before middle, into two slightly divergent lateral lobes, with obtuse apex (Plate 16a,e, 17d,e,f).

Measurement (mm): length of body: male 17.5, female 16.6; length of pronotum: male 4.0, female 4.0; length of tegmen: male 31.1, female 30.5; width of tegmen: male 4.5, female 4.8; length of hind wing: male 35.5, female 36.4; largest width of male stridulatory area 3.0; length of male stridulatory vein 2.3; largest width of dorsal area behind male stridulatory area 1.4; width of mirror on right tegmen 1.1; length of mirror on right tegmen 1.1; distance between basal vein of right tegmen and apex of mirror on right tegmen 1.5; length of fore femur: male 7.1, female 7.4; length of mid femur: male 11.9, female 12.3; length of hind femur: male 22.1, female 24.2; length of epiproct: male 2.3, female 1.1; length of cerci: male 4.2, female 2.1; length of subgenital plate: male 5.9, female 1.1; length of ovipositor 6.8.

Material examined: 1 male (holotype), China: Jiangxi Prov.: Yifeng, Guanshan, 1993. VIII.1-2, Coll. Wang Yuwen, Xiangyujingong ( MSIE); 1 female, China: Zhejiang Prov.: Tianmushan Mt., 1954. IX.14, Coll. Huang Keren ( MSIE).

Distribution: China: Jiangxi Prov., Zhejiang Prov.

PLATE 16, a–e, Elimaea longifissa Mu et al. ; f, Elimaea curvicerciata sp. nov.; g–j, Elimaea tenucerciata sp. nov.. a, f, g, male abdominal apex, lateral view; b, h, male cerci, apico-dorsal view; c, i, male cerci, dorsal view; d, male epiproct, dorsal view; e, male subgenital plate, ventral view; j, male subgenital plate, apico-ventral view. (scale bar = 1mm)

PLATE 17, Color photograph of Elimaea longifissa Mu et al. (a–i), and Elimaea curvicerciata sp. nov. (j–o). a,j, lateral lobe of pronotum of male, lateral view; b,k, male left stridulatory area, dorsal view; c,l, male right stridulatory area, dorsal view; d, male abdominal apex, dorsal view; e, n, male abdominal apex, lateral view; f, male subgenital plate, apico-ventral view; g, o, male cerci, dorsal view; h, female abdominal apex, lateral view; i, female subgenital plate, ventral view;.m, male abdominal apex, apico-ventral view.