Velarifictorus (Pseudocoiblemmus) bilobus Tan, Dawwrueng & Artchawakom, 2015, new species
Creators: name: Tan, Ming Kai
name: Dawwrueng, Pattarawich
name: Artchawakom, Taksin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Haglotettigoniidae
Velarifictorus
Velarifictorus bilobus

description: Velarifictorus (Pseudocoiblemmus) bilobus, new species
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Material examined. Holotype (male): Thailand, Nakhon Ratchasima, Sakaerat Environmental Research Station, main road near Upper Dam, dry evergreen, on ground, N14.49787, E101.91686, 503.7+/-10.5 m, 2 July 2014, 2214 hours, coll. M. K. Tan, H. Yeo & S. T. Toh (SERS.14.158, preserved in alcohol) (ZRC).
Paratypes: 5 males. Same locality as holotype: 1 male (THNHM-I-2015-00017), main road, dry evergreen, on ground, 400–450 m, 23 May 2014, coll. P. Dawwrueng, T. Dowwiangkan & K. Jiaranaisakul; 1 male (SERS.14.109, ZRC), main road near light trap area, dry evergreen, attracted to UV light, N14.50753, E101.92859, 434.9+/-6.5 m, 27 June 2014, 2209 hours, coll. M. K. Tan, H. Yeo & S. T. Toh; 1 male (SERS.14.162, ZRC, preserved in alcohol), main road near Upper Dam, dry evergreen, on tarmac road, N14.49808, E101.91684, 511.0+/- 6.4 m, 2 July 2014, 2249 hours, coll. M. K. Tan, H. Yeo & S. T. Toh; 2 males (THNHM-I-2015-00031, THNHM-I-2015-00032), trail to lower dam, dry evergreen, on ground, 400–450 m, 25 July 2014, coll. P. Dawwrueng & K. Yimyoo.
Diagnosis. This species differs from all known species of Velarifictorus (Pseudocoiblemmus) by epiphallus bridge with median process setose and distinctively bilobous, lobe triangular, distinctively emarginated between lobes. This species is similar to Velarifictorus (Pseudocoiblemmus) brevifrons Gorochov, 2001 on the basis of the rostral process of head short and truncated; but differs by median process of epiphallus bridge (bilobous instead of truncated) and hind median projection of epiphallus (tapering into acute apex rather than transverse and truncated). This species is also similar to Velarifictorus (Pseudocoiblemmus) longifrons (Chopard, 1969) on the basis of the median process of epiphallus bridge lobous and hind median projection of epiphallus with acute apex; but differs in the rostral process not being elongated and angular, median process of epiphallus bridge and hind median projection of epiphallus triangular (rather than slender).
Description. Habitus typical of the genus (Fig. 1 A). Head large, about as long as pronotum (n = 6). Rostral process relatively short and truncated; face distinctly concave anteriorly (Fig. 1 B); rostrum between antennal cavities about 2.6 times wider than scapus (Fig. 1 C). Maxillary palps long, with apical segment more than 0.5 times length of fore tibiae (Fig. 1 C). Pronotum pubescent, with margins with a row of thick and longer setae. Pronotal dorsal disc 1.4 times wider than long (n = 6); with anterior margin slightly emarginated in the middle and posterior margin feebly concaved; longitudinal suture quite distinctly throughout. Pronotal lateral lobe with ventral margin nearly straight, ventro-anterior margin angulated, posterior margin broadly rounded (Fig. 1 B). Legs generally pubescent. Fore and middle legs with longer and thick setae; more dense on femora. Fore tibiae with only outer tympanum; outer tympanum open, long and slender. Hind tibiae with 5 and 5 inner and outer subapical spurs; 3 and 3 inner and outer apical spurs. Hind tarsus with 6–8 and 6–8 inner and outer spines.
Male. Tegmen reaching apical end of sixth abdominal tergite, hind wings not surpassing tegmina (Fig. 1 A). Tegminal venation as in Fig. 1 D: dorsal field with 2 substraight oblique or harp veins; rounded cord veins (Cu1 and 1A); mirror large, about as wide as long, faint dividing line at the distal third; apical area rather truncated. Lateral field with 6– 8 longitudinal veins. Tenth abdominal tergite transverse, apical margin angularly convex in the middle. Epiproct with basal half transverse, bulbous laterally with short and fine setae and forming a triangular shallow depression in the middle; with apical half less wide than basal half, truncated and tongue-shaped; apical margin broadly with setae (Fig. 1 E). Cercus long and covered with very dense short hairs and dense long hairs. Subgenital plate elongated, with apex tapering and subacute. Genitalia as shown in Figs. 1 F–1H. Epiphallus bridge with median process setose and distinctively bilobous, lobe triangular, distinctively emarginated between lobes (Fig. 1 F). Median lobe of epiphallus slender, surpassing median process of epiphallus bridge but not surpassing median parameres; at the apex with bush of long hairs that surpass the median paramere (Figs. 1 F, 1G). Hind median projection of epiphallus tapers into acute apex (Fig. 1 H). Median paramere of epiphallus split into two basal branches: baso-internal branch slender and tapering apically; baso-external branch much broader, with external margin bulbous and basal margin truncated (Fig. 1 G). The apical half of median paramere of epiphallus broad, tapering at the rounded apex; apex with an external projection with an obtuse apex (Fig. 1 G).
Female. Unknown.
Colouration. Head and pronotum generally dark red brown to black. Scapus and antennae unicolourous brown. Face dark brown with pale spots around ocelli. Labium and clypeus dark brown, mandible yellow brown. Maxillary palpi dark brown (apical segments) to yellow brown (basal segments). Tegmen with dorsal field brown and lateral field dark brown at the dorsal half and pale at the ventral half. Legs yellow brown. Abdominal tergite dark red brown, with epiproct brown. Abdominal sternite, including subgenital plate pale to yellow brown.
Measurements. See Tables 1 and 2.
Etymology. The species name refers to the male epiphallus bridge with median process which is distinctively bilobous and clearly emarginated between the lobes; derived from Latin (= bilobous, masculine).
Life history. This ground-dwelling species inhabits dry evergreen forests and may be attracted to UV light.
description: Published as part of Tan, Ming Kai, Dawwrueng, Pattarawich & Artchawakom, Taksin, 2015, A new species of Velarifictorus (Pseudocoiblemmus) from Thailand (Gryllidae; Gryllinae; Modicogryllini) with key to species, pp. 138-142 in Zootaxa 3981 (1) on pages 139-142, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3981.1.8, http://zenodo.org/record/241571