Haplotropis heiheensis, Zhang & Li & Yin, 2020

Zhang, Da-Peng, Li, Shao-Hua & Yin, Zhan, 2020, A new species of the genus Haplotropis Saussure, 1888 (Orthoptera, Acridoidea, Pamphagidae) from Heilongjiang, China, Zootaxa 4742 (2), pp. 392-394 : 392-394

Haplotropis heiheensis sp. nov. ( Figs. 1–9 )

Holotype: ♂ , paratype 1♂, 6 ♀♀ Heilongjiang, Heihe City , 50º19´N, 127º17´E, altitude 266m, 2018-VII-25, collected by Da-Peng Zhang.

Male: Body large in size. Head larger and shorter than pronotum. Face slightly oblique in profile. Frontal ridge gradually widened downward. Antennae filiform, 20 segmented, length of joint 2.2 times width in middle part. Eyes globose, vertical diameter 1.4 times horizontal diameter and 1.2 times subocular furrow. Pronotum cylindrical, anterior margin angular in middle, median keel distinct, not cut by hind transverse sulcus, lateral keels short, hind margin with small concave in the middle. minimum width 1.4 times length in mesosternum, lateral lobes of metasternum separated. Tegmina shorter, extending over the hind margin of first abdominal tergite slightly, length of tegmina 2.5 times width, cover 2/5 tympanum. Upper keel of hind femur smooth, length of hind femur 4.0 times its maximum width, the end of lower knee lobes angular. Hind tibia with 9 spines on inner and 11 spines on outer sides, external apical spine present. Second joint of hind tarsus shorter than first joint. Tympanum distinct, big and rotundity. Krauss’ organ washboard-like, length 1.5 times width of mid-part, without ramified keel. Tergum of terminal abdomere with longitudinal groove in middle, furculae absent. Cercus conical, not reaching tip of epiproct, apical half part gently tapering. Subgenital plate short-tapered, apex acute. Epiphallus with 36 spikes, ancorae not oblique inward, lower margin without projection in the middle,

Female: Body more robust. Vertical diameter of eyes 1.7 times horizontal diameter and equal subocular furrow. An- terior margin of pronotum with distinct acute angular in middle. Tegmina shorter, extending over hind margin of the 1st abdominal tergite, length 1.8 times its width, cover 4/5 tympanum. Length of hind femur 3.3 times its maximum width. Cercus short-conical, reaching end of epiproct. Length of subgenital plate longer than width, both sides of subgenital plate straight, hind margin acute angle in the middle. Ovipositor valve slender, apex angle, outer margin smooth.

Coloration: Male body brown. tegmina dark brown. Hind tibia brown, upper and inner sides blue, outer side brown. Abdomen brown, with dark broad longitudinal stripe on both sides. Female color same as male, except abdomen without dark broad longitudinal stripe on both sides.

Measurement (mm): Length of body: ♂ 38.5–38.9, ♀ 40.8–46.2. Length of tegmina: ♂ 7.3–8.4, ♀ 6.7–9.6. Length of pronotum: ♂ 10.7–11.8, ♀ 12.5–13.8. Length of hind femur: ♂ 15.9–16.10, ♀ 17.0–20.6.

Diagnosis. The new species Haplotropis heiheensis sp. n. is similar to Haplotropis aqiensis Zhang, Lin & Yin, 2018 .

The major differences are listed in Table 1 .

Etymology: The specific epithet is named for Heihe, the type locality.

Figures

FIGURES 1–9. Haplotropis heiheensis sp. n. 1. Body in lateral view ♂; 2. Epiphallus ♂; 3. Head and pronotum ♂; 4. Head frontal view ♂; 5. Mesosternum ♂; 6. Krauss’ organ ♂; 7. End of abdomen in lateral view ♂; 8. Body in lateral view ♀; 9. End of abdomen in ventral view ♀. FIGURES 10–14. Haplotropis aqiensis Zhang, Lin & Yin, 2018.10. Epiphallus ♂; 11. Mesosternum♂; 12. Krauss’ organ ♂; 13. Teg- men and tympanum ♂; 14. End of abdomen in lateral view ♂ (figs. 10–14 after Zhang, Lin & Yin, 2018).