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 : 66

Eupolyphaga sp. 4

( Figs. 3 , 12 K–L; 38 H, P; 42 K–L)

Material examined. CHINA: Yunnan: 4 females (SWU, 3 in 100% alcohol), Jizushan Town [鸡足山镇], Binchuan County [宾川县], Dali City , 2000m, found around a fruit tree, beneath the mud, 20.II.2016, Jian-Yue Qiu & Hao Xu leg.

Remarks. This unknown species superficially resembles the large individuals of E. yunnanensis by the coloration in females, but can be easily distinguished by its ootheca, the serrations of the ootheca are distinct, formed elongate and straight, apex blunt ( Fig. 38 H, P ), while serrations reduced in E. yunnanensis ( Fig. 38 J, R ). The identity of the species needs to be confirmed by examining additional male materials.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Distribution map of Eupolyphaga 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.

FIGURE 38. Oothecae of Eupolyphaga, lateral view (A–K) and close-up view (L–S): A–B, L. E. sinensis; C–D, M. E. hanae; E–F, N. E. daweishana; G, O. E. wooi; H, P. E. sp. 4 from Jizushan Town, Binchuan, Yunnan; I, Q. E. pilosa; J, R. E. yunnanensis; K, S. E. nigrinotum. Scale bars: A–K = 2 mm; L–S = 0.5 mm.