Leptoteratura taiwana Yamasaki, 1987

Chen, Po-Wei, Chan, Ming-Shu & Tan, Ming Kai, 2025, New species and notes on Meconematini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from southern Taiwan, Zootaxa 5711 (3), pp. 365-380 : 372-373

Leptoteratura taiwana Yamasaki, 1987

( Figs 6 , 7A–C )

Leptoteratura taiwana Yamasaki, 1987: 349 — Gorochov, 1993: 89; Mao & Shi, 2007: 38 , 40; Chang et al., 2013: 383; Jin et al., 2020: 15 .

Material examined. • 1♂; TAIWAN, Pingtung County, Shihzih Township, Shouka ( 壽"); N22.24525 E120.83569, 461.0± 3.5 m.a.s.l.; 27 May 2025, 21h45; attracted to light at station by the road; coll. M.K. Tan, M.S. Chan, Yuan-Teng Wang ( Ɨāü) & Chia-Chien Hung ( Ṙ嘉Ḃ); TW.25.21 ( NMNS) • 1♂; TAIWAN, Pingtung County, Shihzih Township, Lilonshan ( ĦAEƜ) ; N22.17911 E120.71082, 373.0± 6.9 m.a.s.l.; 30 May 2025, 21h45; attracted to light trap; coll. M.K. Tan & P.W. Chen; TW.25.89 ( ZRC) .

Type locality. TAIWAN: Pingtung County [= Ping Tung Hsien], Ken Ting .

Distribution. TAIWAN ( Pingtung: Kenting, Shouka [new locality record]).

Figures

FIGURE 6. Leptoteratura taiwana Yamasaki, 1987 male in its natural environment at Shouka (壽").

FIGURE 7. Meconematini male abdominal apex: Leptoteratura taiwana Yamasaki, 1987 (A–C), Neocyrtopsis (Neocyrtopsis) longicauda Chen & Wu, 2025 (D–F), Xiphidiopsis (Xiphidiopsis) trifoliata Wang et al., 2019 (G–K), and Xizicus (Eoxizicus) taiwanensis Chang et al., 2013 (L, M) in ventral (A, E, J–L), lateral (B, C, F, H, I, M), and dorsal (D, G). Scale bars: 1 mm.