Ornebius formosanus ( Shiraki, 1911 )

He, Zhixin, Ma, Ge, Long, Jifeng, Wang, Yan, Zhang, Tao & Ma, Libin, 2021, Taxonomy of scaly crickets (Orthoptera: Mogoplistidae: Mogoplistinae) from China: five new species groups and three new species of the genus Ornebius Guérin-Méneville, 1844, Zootaxa 4942 (1), pp. 72-94 : 75

Ornebius formosanus ( Shiraki, 1911)

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Ectatoderus formosanus Shiraki, 1911: 26

Lipohplus formosanus, Shiraki, 1930: 192

Ornebius formosanus, Chopard, 1968: 223

Holotype. China: Male , Taiwan, Kanshirei, 11th May 1910, T. Shiraki, coll..

Materials examined. China: 6 males, Hainan, Lingshui, Diaoluoshan National Nature Reserve , 14th August 2019, He Zhixin and Zhang Tao coll. ( SNNU) ; Hainan, Ledong, Jianfengling National Nature Reserve , 19th August 2019, He Zhixin and Zhang Tao coll. ( SNNU) ; Hainan, Baisha, Yinggeling National Nature Reserve , 21st August 2019, He Zhixin and Zhang Tao coll. ( SNNU) ; 2 females, Hainan, Ledong, Jianfengling National Nature Reserve , 19th August 2019, He Zhixin and Zhang Tao coll. ( SNNU) .

Description. Male. Head, dorsal view, posterior margin almost straight, lateral margins curved inward around eyes and antenna; distance between antennae is wider than width of antennal scape; frontal rostrum distinct, the width of frontal rostrum narrower than head width, about 1:3.7. In dorsal view, pronotum with anterior margin straight, posterior margin convex roundly. Tegmen well developed, somewhat quadrate; mirror fan-like, slightly shorter than width, about 1:1.1. Hind femur is slightly longer than the tibia and much longer than the first tarsal segment. Abdomen: Supra-anal plate with last abdominal tergite and epiproct distinctly separated by a transverse suture; apex of last abdominal tergite ornamented with dense hairs, emarginate in the middle. Epiproct narrow, peltate ( Fig. 2F ). Genitalia: Male phallic complex with the medial valve curved to a spiral in basal part with its base forming an axis in the centre of the spiral ( Fig. 2C ). In ventral view, internal sclerite of medial valve with two elongated and straight narrow rods ( Fig. 2B ), gently curved dorsally at the base in lateral view ( Fig. 2C ). Ventral median lobe little shorter than epiphallus and surpass the apex of ejaculatory duct ( Figs 2D & E ).

Colouration. Dorsal view, head and pronotum yellowish-brown. Antenna and cerci light yellowish-brown. Tegmen yellowish-brown, posterior margin dark brown. Abdomen brown.

Remarks. This species is similar to O. yunnanensis , O. aurumalas sp. n. and O. lunam sp. n. in body colouration, but different in epiproct and male genitalia.

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FIGURE 2. O. formosanus. Male genital complex in dorsal (A), ventral (B) and lateral view (C); male genital complex apical enlargement in dorsal (D) and ventral view (E); male abdominal apex in dorsal view (F).