Mistshenkoana, Gorochov, 1990

Tan, Ming Kai, Gorochov, Andrei V., Baroga-Barbecho, Jessica B. & Yap, Sheryl A., 2020, New data on some crickets of the subfamilies Landrevinae, Phaloriinae and Podoscirtinae (Orthoptera: Grylloidea) from Laguna (Philippines: Luzon Island), Zootaxa 4809 (1), pp. 29-55 : 47-48

Mistshenkoana sp. 2

( Fig. 13 )

Material examined. 1 male (UPLBMNH-ORT-1314), N14.185, E121.23227, 185.6± 4.9 m.a.s.l., 10 April 2018, 2000 hours, on foliage of trees coll. M. K. Tan, Huiqing Yeo, C. C. Lucañas and L. S. Crispolon ( UPLBMNH) .

Remarks. The male specimen is very similar to M. cicur ( Saussure, 1878) female holotype in patterns and colours and tegminal venations (including cross veins on lateral and dorsal fields) but differs by R with five projections (instead of six). The specimen also differs from the holotype and allotype of M. gracilis from Panay by more and finer cross-veins between R and Sc and between Sc projections. This male specimen also differs from our female specimen from Paete ( Mistshenkoana sp. 1) by fewer but thicker cross-veins between basal most longitudinal vein of the dorsal field and M; fewer cross-veins between R and Sc, with thinner infumation; R with five projections (instead of six). The apical epiphallic process (ep.p) in dorsal view is rather unique, but it is unclear whether it is deformed until more material is available. As such, this species is still in need of further study and is tentatively considered a morphospecies.

Figures

FIGURE 13. Mistshenkoana sp. 2 male habitus in dorsal (A) and lateral (B) views, genitalia in dorsal (C), ventral (D) and lateral (E) views. Scale bars: 5 mm.