Velarifictorus agitatus yunnanensis, Ma, 2019

Ma, Libin, 2019, New species of the Latithorax Species Group of Velarifictorus Randell, 1964 (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Gryllinae) from China, Zootaxa 4612 (2), pp. 282-288 : 285

Velarifictorus agitatus yunnanensis subsp. nov.

( Figs. 2B, E ; 3B, E, H, K; 4B, E )

Type material. Holotype. China: Male, Yunnan, Mengla, Shangyong , Longmen , 996m, V-18-2009, Ma Libin coll.

Paratype. China: Male, Yunnan, Mengla, Shangyong , Longmen , 996m, V-14-2013, Ma Libin coll.; 3 males , Yunnan, Mengla, Shangyong, Longmen , 996m, V-13-2013, Ma Libin coll. ; male, Yunnan, Mengla, Shangyong, Pinghe , 958m, V-15-2019, Ma Libin coll. ; male, Yunnan, Mengla, Shangyong, Longmen , 870m, V-18-2013, Ma Libin coll. ; male, Yunnan, Mengla, Shangyong, Longmen , 870m, V-16-2013, Ma Libin coll. ; male, Yunnan, Mengla, Menglun , 690m, V-28-2013, Ma Libin coll. ; male, Yunnan, Mengla, Bubang , 680m, V-26-2013, Ma Libin coll.; 2 males , Yunnan, Cangyuan, Banlao , 1134m, VI-05-2013, Ma Libin coll. ; male, Yunnan, Cangyuan, Banlao , 1122m, VI-07- 2013, Ma Libin coll .. Female, Yunnan, Mengla, Shangyong , Longmen , 996m, V-17 ~18-2009, Ma Libin coll. ; female, Yunnan, Mengla, Shangyong, Longmen , 996m, V-13-2013, Ma Libin coll. ; female, Yunnan, Mengla, Yaoqu , 830m, V-25-2013, Ma Libin coll.

Measurements. Male (n=5): BL 10.60±0.31, HL 1.84±0.18, HW 3.02±0.12, PL 1.84±0.12, 3.29±0.24, FWL 6.22±0.25, MTL 2.65±0.09, HFL 6.96±0.34; Female (n=3): BL 10.07±0.55, HL 1.85±0.11, HW 2.82±0.18, PL 2.09±0.10, PW 3.21±0.25, FWL 6.13±0.26, MTL 2.58±0.08, HFL 6.99±0.03, OL 6.08±0.53.

Etymology. The subspecies name ‘yunnanensis’ refers to its locality.

Diagnosis. Male. Body small, about one centimeter, and narrowed. Frons convex obviously ( Fig. 4E ). Body colored light, from yellowish brown to brown. Genitalia much smaller than V. agitatus shaanxiensis , but present similar appearance with the former and other characters also same to the former ( Fig. 3A, B ).

Female. Similar to the Velarifictorus agitatus shaanxiensis female, but smaller and colored lighter.

Remarks. This subspecies is very similar to V. a. shaanxiensis and the mainly difference is the size of the body and morphology of the male genitalia. This subspecies is colored lighter than the V. a. shaanxiensis.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Bodies. A, D. V. agitatus shaanxiensis; B, E. V. agitatus yunnanensis; C, F. V. stultus. A–C. males; D–F. females. Scale bar: 1cm.

FIGURE 3. Genitalia. A, D, G, J. V. agitatus shaanxiensis; B, E, H, K. V. agitatus yunnanensis; C, F, I, L. V. stultus. A–C. dorsal view; D–F. lateral view; G–I. ventral view; J–L. caudal view. Scale bar: 1mm.

FIGURE 4. Heads. A, D. V. agitatus shaanxiensis; B, E. V. agitatus yunnanensis; C, F. V. stultus. A–C. anterior view; D–F. lateral view. Scale bar: 1mm.