Anelytra (Anelytra) superba Gorochov, 2020

Gorochov, A. V., 2020, Taxonomy of the katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from East Asia and adjacent islands. Communication 13, Far Eastern Entomologist 400, pp. 1-36 : 27-28

Anelytra (Anelytra) superba Gorochov , sp. n.

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Figs 63, 106–110, 147, 167, 181

MATERIAL. Holotype – ♂, Cambodia: Rattanakiri Prov. , 40–50 km E of Banlung

Town, secondary forest, 25–28.II.1998, A. Gorochov ( ZIN). Paratype – same data as for holotype, but 1–2.III 1998, ♀ ( ZIN) .

DESCRIPTION. Male. Body similar to A. (E.) namlik in general appearance but somewhat more stout. Coloration grey with following pattern: ventral part of rostral tubercle, ventromedial parts of antennal cavity and scape, as well as large and high triangular area running from middle part of clypeus to upper third of epicranium dark brown (latter area bordered by whitish stripes along lateral edges, except for upper part of this area which gradually turning to narrower greyish brown area located between previous dark area and rostral tubercle; Fig.

63); pedicel and first segment of antennal flagellum, a pair of spots located near each other on hind part of pronotal disc, dorsal parts of metanotum and abdomen, lateral parts of a few posterior tergites, pterothoracic sternites, four last abdominal sternites, and lateral parts of genital plate greyish brown; labrum, rest of clypeus, and rest of antennal flagellum light brown to yellowish; numerous dots on all tergites and darkened sternites as well as on genital plate whitish; rest of body yellowish-whitish but having rather numerous brown and dark brown marks on legs. Shape of rostral tubercle and head as in Fig. 63; pronotum with lateral lobes rather high and having strongly sinuate ventral edges (i.e. with only rounded but not angular projections), and with slightly concave posterior edge of hind lobe; tegmina short, reaching middle of metanotum, with proximal part (including proximal half of mirror) covered with hind pronotal lobe, and with distal part widely rounded and having several small and slightly darkened membranes between venation; last tergite with posterodorsal lobe moderately narrow,

strongly curved downwards, and having a pair of long and thin spines located very near each other and slightly curved in profile ( Figs 106–108 ); epiproct roundly triangular, with shallow concavity at middle ( Fig. 108 ); paraproct roundly rectangular, with lobule-like elevation in ventromedial part ( Fig. 108 ); cercus rather short and stout, with rounded apex having rather large distomedial spine, and with proximal spinule located on dorsomedial part of cercus and directed also more or less medially ( Figs 106, 108 ); genital plate strongly narrowed in subapical part and widened in short apical part (this apical part somewhat curved upwards and having a pair of almost transverse spine-like processes with normal styles at apices; Fig.

109); genitalia with rather long sclerites having thin and straight medial (distal) portions,

widened disc-like structures on their apices and short ventroproximal lobules directed laterally ( Figs 147 , 167 ).

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Female. External structure and coloration of body as in male, but clypeus and labrum with reddish tinge, pronotum with smaller brown marks and with shorter hind lobe having more strongly concave posterior edge, tegmina invisible from above, dorsal half of abdomen darker (almost dark greyish brown), darkened marks on legs more numerous and slightly larger, last tergite and cerci as well as epiproct and paraprocts similar to those of female of A.

(E.) bangkirai in shape. Genital plate rather large, transverse, with somewhat narrowed apical part having a pair of small acute projections as well as shallow, rounded and rather wide notch between them ( Fig. 110 ); ovipositor as in Fig. 181 .

MEASUREMENTS. Length (in mm). Body: ♂ 26, ♀ 21; pronotum: ♂ 8, ♀ 7.7; hind pronotal lobe: ♂ 2, ♀ 1; visible parts of tegmina, ♂ 1.8; hind femora: ♂ 11.6, ♀ 12; ovipositor 10.

COMPARISON. The new species is similar to A. (A.) fastigata , A. (A.) curvata and A.

(A.) hainanensis in the posterodorsal lobe of male last tergite long, bifurcate and strongly curved downwards, but it is clearly distinguished from them by the distal processes of this lobe long and thin (spine-like), and from the two first species, by the male cercus with two spines. From the other congeners, the new species differs in all the above-mentioned characters of male and in the female genital plate most similar to that of A. (A.) curvata but with somewhat narrower apical part.

ETYMOLOGY. This species name is the Latin word “superba” (excellent, luxurious) in connection with the most specialized structure of male last abdominal tergite.

Figures

Figs 97–133. Anelytra s. l.: 97–100 – A. (Anelytra) archaica sp. n.; 101–105 – A. (Ane-

Figs 134–155. Anelytra s. l., male genitalia: 134–136 – A. (Euanelytra) namlik sp. n.;

Figs 156–176. Anelytra s.l., male, genital sclerites and cercus: 156, 157 – A. (Euanelytra)

Figs 177–188. Anelytra s. l., ovipositor from side: 177 – A. (Euanelytra) namlik sp. n.;