Phlugiolopsis tridigitis Pan & Bian, 2024

Zheng, Mengjia, Zhang, Tao, Shi, Fuming & Chang, Yanlin, 2024, Notes on the genus Phlugiolopsis (Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) with two new species from China, Zootaxa 5477 (1), pp. 81-86 : 84-85

Phlugiolopsis tridigitis Pan & Bian, 2024

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Phlugiolopsis tridigitis Pan & Bian, 2024: 352 . Type locality: Cangyuan , Yunnan.

Phlugiolopsis clavata Zheng & Shi, 2024: 153 . syn. nov.

Descriptive notes of the female. Tenth abdominal tergite short. Cercus conical, apex acute. Ovipositor comparatively long, slightly curved dorsally. Subgenital plate liguliform with basal margin roughly straight, near middle area obviously concave on lateral margins; the median carina distinct in apical half, posterior margin weakly concave ( Fig. 3B ).

Material examined. 7♂ 8♀, Daxueshan, Yongde, Yunnan, 24 August, 2020, coll. Peng Cui ; 2♀, Daxueshan, Yongde, Yunnan, 23 August, 2020, coll. Peng Cui.

Measurements (mm). Body: ♂ 7.5–8.5, ♀ 8.4–8.5; pronotum: ♂ 3.5–4.0, ♀ 3.5–3.9; tegmen: ♂ 1.0–1.2, ♀ 0.8– 1.1; hind femur: ♂ 8.5–9.5, ♀ 8.4–9.5; ovipositor: 6.4–6.6.

Discussion. We check some specimens collected from the area adjacent type locality, regarding that Phlugiolopsis clavata Zheng & Shi, 2024 is a synonym of Phlugiolopsis tridigitis Pan & Bian, 2024 and describe the female of the species for the first time.

Distribution. China (Yunnan).

Figures

FIGURE 3. Phlugiolopsis tridigitis Pan & Bian, 2024., male: A, C–D. apex of abdomen: A. dorsal view; C, D. ventral view; female: B. subgenital plate in ventral view.