Rhaphidophora disparispina, Li & Bian, 2024
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5405.2.5 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10603436 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A4CD68-3907-FFCC-FF0F-FB29E4DAFE72 |
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Plazi |
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Rhaphidophora disparispina |
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sp. nov. |
Rhaphidophora disparispina sp. nov.
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Description. Male. Body medium. Head and pronotum as other species of the genus. Fore coxae with 1 spine; femora with 1 short ventral spine on internal margin; tibiae with 1 internal and 2 external spines ventrally, apices with 1 pair of spines on ventral surface. Middle femora with 1 pair of apical spines on ventral surface; tibiae dorsally with 2 internal and 3 external spines, ventral surface with 1 internal and 3 external spines, apices with 1 pair of spines on dorsal and ventral surfaces separately. Hind femora with 1 short ventral spine on internal margin; tibiae dorsally with 19–21 internal spines, 19–20 external spines and 1 pair of small subapical spines; tibial apices with 1 pair of dorsal and 2 pairs of ventral spines; basitarsi with 2–3 small spines and 1 apical spine on dorsal surface along the midline ( Fig. 6F View FIGURE 6 ).
Posterior margin of tenth abdominal tergite concave. Epiproct with basal half of lateral margins convex and then terminating to apex, roughly triangular in dorsal view ( Fig. 6H View FIGURE 6 ), dorsal surface faintly concave, the apical area with 1 small spine and followed by 1 large spine ( Fig. 6H, I View FIGURE 6 ), ventral margins of the apical area of the triangle rectangularly prolonged with 1 pair of spines at apex ( Fig. 6H View FIGURE 6 ); ventral surface of epiproct with 1 large process, which longer than wide, dorsal surface concave, the surrounding margins sclerotized, posterolateral angles swollen and then prolonged into a spine on each side, which faintly incurved inserted at the middle area between styli ( Fig. 6K, L View FIGURE 6 ). Subgenital plate deformed, wider than long, lateral margins convex; styli stout at basal area, then terminating into a depressed spine, upcurved behind basal third area ( Fig. 6J View FIGURE 6 ), apical areas sclerotized, apices acute, inserted on posterolateral area of the plate ( Fig. 6K View FIGURE 6 ).
Female. Posterior margin of tenth abdominal tergite concave in middle ( Fig. 7H View FIGURE 7 ). Epiproct longer than wide, lateral margins convex, dorsal surface concave with median furrow, the lateral sides of the furrow raised ( Fig. 7H View FIGURE 7 ). Cerci slender, apices subacute. Subgenital plate wider than long, lateral margins convex, posterior margin arched concave with small angular projecting in middle ( Fig. 7I View FIGURE 7 ). Ovipositor slightly shorter than hind femora, gradually upcurved behind basal area, apices acute; dorsal margins smooth, subapical area of ventral margins serrate ( Fig. 7F View FIGURE 7 ).
Coloration. Body brown, terga with small black-brown spots, sterna yellowish brown.
Measurements (mm). BL: ♂ 19.69–23.50, ♀ 21.03–23.27; PL: ♂ 5.99–6.52, ♀ 6.33–7.30; FFL: ♂ 6.92–7.75, ♀ 7.42–7.80; MFL: ♂ 7.86–8.01, ♀ 7.56–8.03; HFL: ♂ 18.10–18.94, ♀ 18.61–19.32; HBL: ♂ 3.75–2.95, ♀ 2.97–3.90; OvL: 16.17–16.24.
Material examined. Holotype: male, Xiaohaoping, Tengchong , Yunnan, August 10, 2023, coll. by Siyu Pang and Ting Luo . Paratypes: 2 males and 5 females, the other information as holotype.
Distribution. Yunnan (Tengchong).
Discussion. The new species differs from Rhaphidophora equalispina sp. nov. by male epiproct roughly triangular in dorsal view, the apical area with 1 small spine and 1 large spine along the midline ( Fig. 6H, I View FIGURE 6 ), ventral margins of the triangle with 1 pair of spines at apex ( Fig. 6H View FIGURE 6 ), the sclerotized ventral process longer than wide with large apical spines ( Fig. 6K, L View FIGURE 6 ); male subgenital plate with styli stout at basal area and then terminating into a depressed spine; posterior margin of female subgenital plate arched concave with small angular projecting in middle ( Fig. 7I View FIGURE 7 ).
Etymology. The name of the new species refers to the male epiproct with 1 large spine and 1 smaller spine along the midline on dorsal surface; from Latin word “ dispar ” and “ spin ”.
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