Deflorita bella Gorochov, 2008

Ingrisch, Sigfrid, 2011, New taxa of Mirolliini from South East Asia and evidence for an abdominal gland in male Phaneropterinae (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae), Zootaxa 2943, pp. 1-44 : 7-8

Deflorita bella Gorochov, 2008

Figs. 2D, 3L, 4D, 5H–I, 8H–I, 10D–E

Deflorita bella Gorochov 2008 , Euroasian Entomol. J. 7: 312

Material studied. East Malaysia, Sabah: 1 male, Tawau district, Tawau Hills, 6.ix.2009 (fogg tree T61), 4°24'N, 117°54'E, leg. A. Floren ( ZFMK)); 1 male nymph, same locality, 6.ix.2009 (fogg tree T55), leg. A. Floren ( ZFMK); 1 female, same locality, 8.ix.2009 (fogg tree T64), leg. A. Floren ( ZFMK); 1 male, Poring, 16.ix.2006 (fogg tree B17), 6°03'N, 116°42'E, leg. A. Floren ( ZFMK).

Discussion. Gorochov (2008) only knew the male when he described this species. The female is described here for the first time.

Description. Male. Stridulatory file on underside of left tegmen nearly straight, broad; 1.04 mm long; teeth extremely dense in basal area, dense towards central and apical areas; with 130 teeth, equating 125 teeth per mm; in basal quarter with 19.2, in apical half with 10.0 teeth per 0.1 mm (Fig. 4D). Mirror on right tegmen roughly oval with anterior margin faintly convex; in basal third with indistinct cross-vein; 1.19 mm long, 1.07 mm wide; index length: width 1.11 (Fig. 3L). Second abdominal tergite humped, covering third tergite dorsally; apical margin of third tergite little prolonged in middle but not projecting behind margin of second tergite (Figs. 8H–I).

Female. Tegmen with dorsal field anterior area narrow, elongate, not completely overlapping, in further course very narrow; lateral area wide; costal field widened, in apical third little narrowed and anterior margin slightly concave; apex broad, obliquely convex. Cerci slightly curved; narrowing towards apex. Subgenital plate separated by tumid intersegmental membrane from preceding sternite; roughly triangular with basal angles rounded, apex faintly bilobate; central area strongly elevated with a V-shaped furrow from base (Fig. 10D). Ovipositor sickle-shaped, at apex rather broadly rounded; dorsal margin serrate behind basal third, ventral margin serrate near apex (Fig. 10E).

Coloration. Female discoloured due to previous storage in alcohol, with a taint of green. Antennae annulated; scapus and pedicellus on dorsal side with a black stroke. Vertex white with a narrow red margin in front, a large red spot at occiput and black bands along internal side of eyes. Disc of pronotum in anterior area white with black lateral bands that become red behind. Tegmen with anterior part of dorsal field white with black lateral margin, later on dorsal field black and green alternating; lateral area with 3 black strokes on dorsal margin, 3 black spots on hind margin, a few small black spots below the strokes, and with less distinct dark pattern along apical area of ventral margin. Projecting part of hind wings with 3 black spots on dorsal margin. Abdominal tergites largely white or light yellow with dark lateral margins; intersegmental membrane and abdominal sternites from third sternite backwards also white. Subgenital plate yellow; cerci pale with a brown spot at dorsal margin; ovipositor light yellowish with dark brown dorsal and apical margins. Genicular area of all femora with black strokes. Anterior tibia with tympanum ornated with black; all tibiae with a long black ring in middle and another at apex; tarsal segments partly darkened.

Measurements (1 male, 1 female). Body w/wings: male 27, female 30; body w/o wings: male 16, female 14; pronotum: male 3.2, female 3.3; tegmen: male 18, female 21; hind femur: male 11.5, female 12.5; hind wing: male 22, female 24; ovipositor: female 6.5 mm.