Pseudoeupolyphaga pilosa ( Qiu, Che & Wang, 2018 )

Han, Wei, Che, Yan-Li, Zhang, Pei-Jun & Wang, Zong-Qing, 2024, New species of Eupolyphaga Chopard, 1929 and Pseudoeupolyphaga Qiu & Che, 2024 (Blattodea, Corydioidea, Corydiinae), with notes on their female genitalia, ZooKeys 1211, pp. 151-191 : 151-191

Pseudoeupolyphaga pilosa ( Qiu, Che & Wang, 2018)

Figs 13 A – J , 15 F, G, O, P

Eupolyphaga pilosa Qiu, Che & Wang, 2018: 50; Qiu et al. 2019: 11 (catalogue).

Pseudoeupolyphaga pilosa : Han et al. 2024: 166 .

Type locality.

“ Yunnan Province, Diqing Prefecture, Weixi County, Pantiange Township, A valley Near Zhazi; 2970 m ”

New material examined.

China • 1 male, 2 females; Yunnan Province, Lijiang City, Yulong Snow Mountain, Blue Moon Valley ; 24 Jul. 2022; Wei Han, Lin Guo leg • 1 male, 1 female; Yunnan Province, Lijiang City, Wenbi Mountain ; 24 Jul. 2022; Wei Han, Lin Guo leg • 1 male, 4 nymphs; Yunnan Province, Weixi County, Badi Village, Luodatang countryside ; 25 Jul. 2022; Wei Han, Xin-Xing Luo, Lin Guo leg.

Remarks.

This species was previously only documented in Pantiange Township, Weixi County, Yunnan Province. However, a recent collection in Yunnan has expanded its distribution range. In samples collected at various sites, the density of markings on the male tegmina varied (Fig. 13 A – F ). Markedly sparser markings were observed on the samples from Pantiange Township ( Qiu et al. 2018: fig. 8 A, B) and Luodatang countryside in Weixi County (Fig. 13 A, B ) compared to those from Yulong Snow Mountain (Fig. 13 C, D ) and Wenbi Mountain (Fig. 13 E, F ). Additionally, the male abdomens of samples from Pantiange Township, Yulong Snow Mountain, and Wenbi Mountain were dark brown to black, while those from Luodatang countryside were yellowish-brown.

Genetic distance analyses revealed that the genetic distance between samples from the four different collection sites ranged from 3.92 % to 7.54 %. Given the proximity of these new distributions to the type locality, and the absence of significant differences in oothecae (Fig. 15 F, G, O, P ; Qiu et al. 2018: fig. 38 I, Q), the samples from the new location were temporarily classified as distinct geographic populations of P. pilosa .

Figures

Figure 13. Pseudoeupolyphaga pilosa (Qiu, Che & Wang, 2018) (A – J) Pseudoeupolyphaga fengi fengi (Qiu, Che & Wang, 2018) (K – N) Pseudoeupolyphaga fusca (Chopard, 1929) (O – R) A, B male of Luodatang countryside, C, D male of Yulong Snow Mountain, E, F male of Wenbi Mountain, G, H female of Pantiange Township, I, J female of Yulong Snow Mountain, K, L male of Dahei Mountain, M, N female of Dahei Mountain, O, P male of Cang Mountain, Q, R female of Cang Mountain. A, C, E, G, I, K, M, O, Q habitus, dorsal view B, D, F, H, J, L, N, P, R habitus, ventral view. Scale bars: 1.0 cm (A – R).

Figure 15. Oothecae of Pseudoeupolyphaga, lateral view (A – I) and close-up view to show the serrations (J – R) A, J P. deficiens sp. nov. B, K P. longiseta sp. nov. C, D, L, M P. latizona sp. nov. C, L from Caoke Village D, M from Danba County E, N P. baimaensis sp. nov. F, G, O, P P. pilosa (Qiu, Che & Wang, 2018) F, O from Yulong Snow Mountain G, P from Wenbi Mountain H, Q P. fengi fengi (Qiu, Che & Wang, 2018) from Dahei Mountain I, R P. fusca (Chopard, 1929) from Cang Mountain. Scale bars: 0.1 cm (A – R).