Eupolyphaga, Chopard, 1929

Qiu, Lu, Che, Yang-Li & Wang, Zong-Qing, 2018, A taxonomic study of Eupolyphaga Chopard, 1929 (Blattodea: Corydiidae: Corydiinae), Zootaxa 4506 (1), pp. 1-68 : 58

Eupolyphaga sp. 2

( Figs. 2 , 12 C–D)

Material examined. CHINA: Tibet: 2 females and 9 nymphs (MHBU), Nang County [朗县], Nyingchi City, 22. VI.2004, Yi-Bin Ba & Ai-Min Shi leg.; 15 nymphs (MHBU), Zhongda Town [仲达镇], Nang County , Nyingchi City, 3145 m, 29.VII.2009, Guo-Dong Ren et al. leg.

Remarks. The female of the species is peculiar by its blackish brown coloration, large size (30.2–31.3 mm for body length, 18.9–19.0 mm for body width) and long-haired hind margin of supra-anal plate ( Fig. 12 C–D). We didn’t examine any male specimens yet, thus record it here for future work.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Distribution map of Eupolyphaga species in China (except the species only found in Yunnan. Larger circles indicate the type localities).

FIGURE 12. Habitus of Eupolyphaga species: A–B. Eupolyphaga robusta sp. nov., male, holotype, from Wenchuan, Sichuan; C–D. Eupolyphaga sp. 2, female, from Nang County, Tibet; E–J. Eupolyphaga sp. 1, from south Gansu: E–F, I–J. Male: E–F. Overall habitus, I. Pronotum, J. Vertex; G–H. Female, E–J photographed by Gunvi Lindberg, copyright Swedish Museum of Natural History, Sweden (NRM). K–L. Eupolyphaga sp. 4, female, from Binchuan, Yunnan. Scale bar 1 cm for A–H, K–L; I–J not to scale.