Phonarellus (Phonarellus) zebripes He, 2022

Liu, Yi-Jiao & He, Zhu-Qing, 2022, A new species of genus Phonarellus Gorochov, 1983 from Yunnan, China (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Gryllinae), Zootaxa 5093 (1), pp. 94-100 : 96-97

Phonarellus (Phonarellus) zebripes He sp. nov. NJDZāḏ

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Holotype: male, CHINA, Yunnan, Nabang (E 97.86 N 24.02), 25-viii-2019, coll. (nymph when collected)

Paratypes: 1 nymph (female), same data as holotype.

Description. Male. Head: shining, vertex protruding; frontal rostrum flat and as wide as the 1st antennal joint; ocelli small, the middle one flattened and in line with the lateral ones ( Fig. 5C ); maxillary palpi normal. Thorax: anterior and posterior margin parallel and almost straight; one oval tympanum on outside of foretibia and one small tympanum on inner side ( Fig. 5E, F ); forewings well developed with one dividing vein, 2.5–3 times as long as pronotum, but not reaching the apical part of abdomen ( Fig. 5A ); hind femora longer than hind tibia, hind tibia with 6 dorsal spurs on outer side and 5 spurs on inner side ( Fig. 5G ); epiproct and cercus typical. Genitalia: a pair of epiphallic posterior lobes with pointed apex directed upwards; ectoparameron not reaching the apex of epiphallus lobes, inner sides of ectoparameron curved downwards ( Fig. 6 ).

Nymph (Female). Similar to male, but hind tibia with 6 pairs of dorsal spurs ( Fig. 5B, D ).

Coloration. Adults: Body dark black, the antenna and legs with black and white stripes, the spurs on hind tibiae brown, cercus black with base segments white ( Fig. 2 ).

Measurements (in mm). Male: body length 14.34, pronotum length 2.27, hind femur length 8.28, forewing length 7.24.

Nymph (Female): body length 13.08, pronotum length 2.22, hind femur length 8.26, forewing length 3.72, ovipositor length 2.92.

Distribution. China (Yunnan).

Etymology. The name zebripes is used to emphasize the color patterns on its hind femora.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Living male Phonarellus (Phonarellus) zebripes He sp. nov.

FIGURE 5. Morphological features of Phonarellus (Phonarellus) zebripes. A. male in dorsal view; B. female in dorsal view; C. male head in front view; D. female head in front view; E. male foretibia from inner side; F. male foretibia from outside; G. male hind tibia in dorsal view.

FIGURE 6. Male genitalia of Phonarellus (Phonarellus) zebripes A. dorsal view; B. lateral view; C. ventral view.