Neoteratura conica, Shi & Zhang, 2021

Shi, Fuming & Zhang, Lidan, 2021, One new genus and six new species (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematini) from Yunnan, China, Zootaxa 5027 (4), pp. 576-586 : 582-584

5 Neoteratura conica sp. nov., Chinese name AE形flfi⁂

Fig. 5

Description. Male Body small, comparatively robust. Fastigium verticis conical, apex rounded, furrowed dorsally. Eyes globular, forwards. Apical segment of maxillary palpus slightly shorter than subapical one, apical area inflated, apex rounded.

Pronotum with anterior margin roughly straight, posterior margin rounded; lateral lobe longer than high, posterior margin tapering; humeral sinus absent. Thoracic auditory spiracle comparatively large, exposed, peanutshaped.

Tegmina slightly surpassing apices of hind femora, narrow, apices rounded. Hind wings shorter than tegmina.

All femora without spines on ventral surfaces. Fore coxa with a spine; fore tibia with 4 spines on both sides of ventral surface; tibial tympana open on both sides, long oval. Hind femur with genicular lobes rounded; hind tibia with 27–30 spines on both sides of dorsal surface, and one pair of dorsal apical spurs and ventral apical spurs respectively.

Tenth abdominal tergite broader than long, posterior margin lightly concave. Cercus divided into dorsal and ventral branches; dorsal branch short, thin, apex rounded; ventral one slightly long, curved ventrad and inward, the middle slightly broadened, apex subacute. Genitalia conical, base stout, apex rounded. Subgenital plate with base slightly broad, apical area narrow, lateral carinae distinct, posterior margin rounded; styli long on lateral margins of subapex of subgenital plate.

Coloration. Body green. Eyes brown. Hind tibia with spines black.

Female. Appearance is likely to male. Eighth abdominal tergite broadened laterally and ventrally, tenth abdominal tergite with posterior margin lightly concave. Ovipositor moderately upcurved, dorsal and ventral margins smooth, apex acute.

ventral view; I. ovipositor in lateral view; g. genitalic process.

Material examined. Holotype, ♂, Baihualing, Baoshan, Yunnan, 21 Augustm 2018, coll. Peng Cui. Paratypes: 1♂, Baihualing, Baoshan, Yunnan, 19 Augustm 2018, coll. Peng Cui ; 2♂ 1♀, Baihualing, Baoshan , Yunnan, 22 Au- gustm 2018, coll. Peng Cui ; 1♂ 1♀, Baihualing, Baoshan, Yunnan, 22 Augustm , 2018, coll. Yanqing Li and Limin Lu ; 1♀, Baihualing, Baoshan, Yunnan, 23 August , 2018, coll. Yanqing Li and Limin Lu.

Measurement (mm). Body: ♂ 8.6–8.8, ♀ 11.5–12.0; pronotum: ♂ 3.5–3.6, ♀ 3.6–3.7; tegmina: ♂ 9.2–9.3, ♀ 11.3–11.5; hind femora: ♂ 8.1–8.3, ♀ 9.5–10.0; ovipositor: 6.6–7.0.

Discussion. The new species is different from Neoteratura longigenitala sp. nov. in: male cercus divided into two branches, dorsal branch short, thin, apex rounded; ventral one slightly long, curved ventrad and inward, the middle slightly broadened, apex subacute; genitalia conical, base stout, apex rounded.

Etymology. The new species is named after the morphology of male genitalia, Greek conic- means conical.

Figures

FIGURE 5. Neoteratura aconica sp. nov., male: A–B. pronotum: A. dorsal view; B. lateral view; C–F.: apex of abdomen: C. lateral view; D. latero-apical view; E. apical view; F. ventral view; female: G–H. subgenital plate: G. ventro-lateral view; H.