Phlugiolopsis breviproceris Zheng, Shi & Chang, 2023

Zheng, Mengjia & Shi, Fuming, 2024, Contribution to the genus Phlugiolopsis (Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from China, Zootaxa 5443 (2), pp. 151-160 : 159

Phlugiolopsis breviproceris Zheng, Shi & Chang, 2023

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Phlugiolopsis breviproceris Zheng, Shi & Chang, 2023: 70 .

Holotype: male; type locality: Laoshan, Malipo, Yunnan; location of type specimen: the Museum of Hebei University.

Descriptive notes of the female. Tenth abdominal tergite lightly concave on posterior margin. Cercus conical, apex acute. Ovipositor comparatively long, feebly curved dorsad; dorsal valvula with apex acute, apex of ventral valvula hook-shaped. Subgenital plate broader than long; basal margin relatively straight, lateral margins concave near middle area, the lateral carinae distinct; posterior margin nearly truncate. This is the first description of a female of the species.

Material examined. Holotype: ♂, Laoshan, Malipo, Yunnan, 30 July, 2021, coll. Qi Guo. Other material: 3♂ 1♀, Laoshan, Malipo, Yunnan, 30 July , 2021, coll. Qi Guo and Yanhao Duan ; 1♂, Daweishan, Pingbian, Yunnan, 8 August , 2021, coll. Qi Guo ; 1♀, Bozhushan, Wenshan, Yunnan, 19 July , 2021, coll. Yanhao Duan ; 1♂, Dulong, Maguan, Yunnan, 24 July , 2017, coll. Yongxia Wu ; 5♂ 3♀, Jinchang, Maguan, Yunnan, 26 July , 2017, coll. Yongxia Wu and Yujie Dou.

Measurements (mm). Body: ♀ 8.3–9.7; pronotum: ♀ 3.4–3.6; tegmen: ♀ 1.2–1.7; hind femur: ♀ 7.9–8.4; ovipositor: 5.8–6.6.

Discussion. After the examination of the specimens collected from type locality and adjacent localities, we describe the female of Phlugiolopsis breviproceris Zheng, Shi & Chang, 2023 for the first time.

Distribution. China (Yunnan).

FFIGURE 6. Phlugiolopsis breviproceris Zheng, Shi & Chang, 2023 ., female: A. ovipositor in lateral view; B. subgenital plate in ventral view.