Phlugiolopsis punctata, Wang, Hanqiang, Li, Kai & Liu, Xianwei, 2012

Wang, Hanqiang, Li, Kai & Liu, Xianwei, 2012, A taxonomic study on the species of the genus Phlugiolopsis Zeuner (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Meconematinae), Zootaxa 3332, pp. 27-48 : 36

Phlugiolopsis punctata sp. nov.

( Figs. 27–30 )

Material. Holotype 3, China: Yunnan, Naban river, Bangganghani, Alt. 1800m, 2008. IX.13, leg. TANG Liang and HU Jia-Yao.

Description. Male. Fore tibiae with spines 4,4(1,1), middle tibiae with 3 inner and 4 outer spines, hind tibiae on each margin of dorsal surface with 27 – 30 teeth and 3 pairs of apical spurs. Tegmina hardly surpassing hind margin of pronotum. Hind margin of 10th abdominal tergite shallow, not widely incurved ( Fig. 28 ). Cerci rather short, basal half robust, inner surface excavated, with upper lobe finger-shaped and lower lobe rounded; apical half cylindrical and strongly curved, apex acute. Subgenital plate becoming narrower apically, with apex truncate, styli shorter.

Female unknown.

Coloration. Yellowish brown. Dorsal surface of head with 4 darkish longitudinal lines, antennae with few and scattered darkish rings, dorsal surface of pronotum with a pale brown longitudinal band and two interrupted black lateral stripes, legs with much darker brown spots, external surface of hind femora with oblique brown stripes, dorsal surface of abdomen with a wide pale brown latitudinal band and blackish both sides. Measurements. (in mm)

Body Pronotum Tegmina Hind femora Ovipositor 3 8.0 3.3 1.0 7.0 /

Discussion. This new species is similar to Phlugiolopsis yunnanensis Shi et Ou, 2005 , but distinguished from

it by the legs with darkish brown spots and cerci of male with finger-shape upper lobe and round lower lobe at base. Etymology. The name is derived from Latin punctata , referring to the legs with many dark brown spots. Distribution. China (Yunnan).

Figures

FIGURES 27 – 30. Phlugiolopsis punctata sp. n. 27. Body, dorsal view; 28. Apex of male abdomen, dorsal view; 29. Apex of male abdomen, lateral view; 30. Apex of male abdomen, ventral view.