Pteranabropsis parallelus Wang, Liu et Li

Wang, Mengmeng, Liu, Xianwei & Li, Kai, 2015, Review of the genus Pteranabropsis Gorochov (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatoidea: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsinae) from China, Zootaxa 3905 (4), pp. 529-540 : 536-537

Pteranabropsis parallelus Wang, Liu et Li sp. nov.

( Figs. 16–19 , Plate D)

Description. Male: Body medium size. Pronotum shouldered. Prosternum with 1 pair of slender, long spines. Meso- and metasterna lobate, the lobes of metasternum triangular, apex pointed ( Fig. 16 ). Tegmina and wings well developed, tegmina exceeding apex of hind femur; hind wings nearly equal to tegmina. Fore coxa with 1 spine, interno-ventral margin of fore femur with 2 spines, but exteno-ventral margin without spines, knee lobe with 1 spine, fore tibia with 2 internal spines and 1 external spine above, 5 pairs of spines on below, tympanal organ open. Both ventral margins of middle femur unarmed, middle tibia with 4 external and 3 internal spines above, with 5 pairs of spines below. Interno-ventral margin of hind femur with 2–3 spines, exteno-ventral margin with 5–7 spines, knee lobes with 1 spine, hind tibia with 10 external and 10 internal spines above. Hind margin of ninth abdominal with a medial lobe, tenth abdominal tergite with 1 pair of hook upcurved ( Fig. 17 ). Epiproct near triangular, paraproct cylindrical with base incurved, slightly exceeding hind margin of subgenital plate. Cerci thin and long, distinctly longer than subgenital plate. Lateral margin of subgenital plate parallel in apical half, hind margin of subgenital plate with a V-shaped incision ( Fig. 18 ); styli longer, ventral surface grooved.

Female: Generally consistent with male. Subgenital plate triangular with pointed apex ( Fig. 19 ). Ovipositor upcurved in apical half with obtuse apex.

Coloration. Body dark grayish brown, with yellowish spots. Antennae brown, with pale rings. Legs pale grayish brown, with darkish brown stripes, hind femur with a black interrupted longitudinal stripe in outer side. Fore wings grayish brown, translucent, with darkish speckles. Cerci pale brown.

FIGURE D. Pteranabropsis parallelus sp. nov. Male. Holotype. Baishanzu, Qingyuan, Zhejiang. Lateral view.

Measurements (length in mm). Body ♂ 19.0–30.0, ♀ 20.0–25.0; pronotum ♂ 6.5–6.8, ♀ 6.0 –6.3; tegmina ♂ 29.0–30.0, ♀ 24.0–26.0; hind femur ♂ 21.0, ♀ 21.0–23.0; ovipositor ♀ 13.0–14.0.

Material examined. Holotype 1 ♂, Baishanzu, Qingyuan, Zhejiang, alt. 900m, 2008. V.22–27, leg. Huang Bao-Ping & YanYing; paratype, 3 ♀♀, same data as holotype; 1 ♀, Xuanen, Hubei, 1989. VII.27, leg. Liu Zu-Yao & Jin Gen-Tao; 2 ♀♀, Longhang, Mingxi, Fujian, 2008. VIII.8, leg. He Zhu-Qing.

Distribution. China (Zhejiang, Fujian, Hubei).

Etymology. This species is named in reference to the to character of male subgenital plate.

Diagnosis. This new species similar to P. carnarius Gorochov, 1998 , but differs from it by the mid femora unarmed, subgenital plate of male with parallel lateral margins in apical half and ovipositor shorter.

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Figures

FIGURES 16 – 19. Pteranabropsis parallelus sp. nov. 16. Metasternum, ventral view; 17. End abdomen of male, dorsal view; 18. End abdomen of male, ventral view; 19. Subgenital plate of female, ventral view; scale bars = 5 mm.