Eurhaphidophora fossa Lu, Huang & Bian 2022
Creators: name: Zhu, Qidi
name: Shi, Fuming
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Rhaphidophoridae
Eurhaphidophora
Eurhaphidophora fossa

description: Eurhaphidophora fossa Lu, Huang & Bian, 2022
Figs 6 C, D, 7
Eurhaphidophora fossa Lu, Huang & Bian, 2022: 394.
Material examined.
China: • Yunnan Province, 5 ♂♂ 4 ♀♀, Jinghong City, Gasa Town, 21.9589 ° N, 100.7678 ° E, alt. 1340 m, 11. VIII. 2019, Qidi Zhu leg.; • 1 ♂ 3 ♀♀, Menghai County, Guomenshan, 22.0610 ° N, 100.5682 ° E, alt. 1770 m, 11. VIII. 2023, Jie Su and Sheng Gao leg.; • 4 ♂♂ 6 ♀♀, Lvchun County, Banpo Town, 22.6517 ° N, 102.1236 ° E, alt. 1073 m, 17. VIII. 2023, Mengjia Zheng, Xiaolong Tong and Tianshuo Han leg.
Description.
Male. Body medium-sized. Fastigium verticis with rostral tubercles, pressed to each other and divided by a narrow and deep furrow, pointing forwards. Eyes ovoid, protruding forwards; lateral ocelli large and circular, occupying basal 2 / 3 of lateral surface of rostral tubercles; median ocellus slightly smaller, oval, located between antennal sockets. Pronotum long, anterior margin straight, posterior margin arcuate; lateral lobe longer than high, ventral margin arc-shaped. Mesonotum and metanotum short, posterior margin of mesonotum arcuate, posterior margin of metanotum straight. Fore coxa with one small spine. Internal genicular lobe of fore femur with one long spine; internal and external genicular lobes of mid femur each with one long spine; internal genicular lobe of hind femur with one small spine. Tibia and hind basitarsus with following armament – ve, vi, ve, v 2 a / d ~ 2, d 2 a, ve, ve, v 2 a / d 17 e – 16 i (d 19 e – 19 i), d 2 sa, 6 a / d 1 c (d 5 c), dac. Posterior margin of eighth abdominal tergite rounded. Ninth abdominal tergite long, trapezoid. Basal 2 / 3 of epiproct trapezoid, apical 1 / 3 rectangular, curved downwards; paraproct nearly triangular in lateral view. Cercus narrow, conical, apex acute. Subgenital plate transverse and broad. Stylus cylindrical, apex rounded, inserted in posterolateral area of subgenital plate. Genitalia membranous. Female. Posterior margin of ninth abdominal tergite with small projection. Epiproct lingulate. Ovipositor slightly curved upwards, apical area of ventral margin denticulate. Subgenital plate nearly triangular, apex acute.
Coloration. Body light brown. Eyes black, ocelli pale.
Measurements (mm). Body length: ♂ 27.76–27.94, ♀ 28.00–28.60; length of pronotum: ♂ 6.68–7.20, ♀ 7.40–7.68; length of fore femur: ♂ 7.72–7.80, ♀ 7.80–8.38; length of hind femur: ♂ 18.26–19.38, ♀ 20.26–21.00; length of hind tibia: ♂ 16.30–16.40, ♀ 17.2–18.4; length of hind basitarsus: ♂ 3.20–3.92, ♀ 3.78–4.00; length of ovipositor: 13.44–14.20.
Distribution.
China (Yunnan).
Remarks.
The female of E. fossa Lu, Huang & Bian, 2022 is described for the first time.
description: Published as part of Zhu, Qidi & Shi, Fuming, 2024, Further notes on the genus Eurhaphidophora Gorochov, 1999 (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae) with description of a new species from China, pp. 17-28 in ZooKeys 1211 on pages 17-28, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1211.128308