Arboramima Zong, Qin & He, 2021

Zong, Jing-Song, Qin, Yan-Yan, Li, Kai & He, Zhu-Qing, 2021, Report of a new genus Arboramima belonging to tribe Diestramimini, with a new species A. cattusis from Guangxi, China (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae Aemodogryllinae), Zootaxa 4981 (3), pp. 593-600 : 597-598

Genus Arboramima Zong, Qin & He gen. nov.

Diagnosis. Typical appearance of this tribe and more similar to Diestramima , with more pigment attachment like moss pattern ( Fig. 2 , Fig. 3 ). It may mainly inhabit moist moss-covered trees about 1000 meters above sea level.

Type species: Arboramima cattusis

Etymology. The genus name Arboramima is for English word arboreal for its unique tree-living characteristics of this genus.

Discussion. Wang et al. (2019) proposed that Diestramima arbora was collected under the bark of a live tree during the day from Shiwandashan, Shangsi, Guangxi. According to their findings, it has the main characteristics of this new genus. Although there is no molecular materials for above species, we suggest including it in this genus according to its arboreal characteristics, more patterns on the body, simple shapes of paraproct and process of 7th abdominal tergite and similar shapes in structure of external genitalia.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Lateral view, male Arboramima cattusis just killed by ethyl acetate.

FIGURE 3. Three individuals of Arboramima cattusis in habitat.