Phryganogryllacris brevixipha ( Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 )

Li, Miao-Miao, Fang, Yan, Liu, Xian-Wei & Li, Kai, 2014, Taxonomic revision of the genus Phryganogryllacris (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae) from China, Zoological Systematics 39 (4), pp. 507-519 : 510

3.2 Phryganogryllacris brevixipha ( Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893) ( Figs 4–6 )

Gryllacris brevixipha Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 . Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, 13(33): 190; Kirby, 1906. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera ( Orthoptera Saltatoria , Locustidae vel Acridiidae ), 2: 146; Griffini, 1908. Wiener Entomol., 27(6–7): 205; Griffini, 1915 [1914]. Bull. Soc. Entom., 46: 8.

Phryganogryllacris brevixipha (Brunner von Wattenwyl) : Karny, 1937. Genera Ins., 206: 119; Jin & Xia, 1994. J. Orthopt. Res., 3: 17.

Male. Body small. Fastigium of vertex about 1.5 times as broad as scape. Fore margin of pronotum roundly projected, hind margin straight. Tegmina rather extending beyond the apex of hind femora, R with 3 branches, Rs occurred after the middle of R, with branches; basal section of M close to R; CuA with 3 branches, A with 3 or 4. Wings slightly long than tegmina. Hind femora on ventral surface with 1–5 internal spines and 2–7 external spines; hind tibiae with 5–6 rows of internal spines and 5–7 rows of external spines on dorsal surface. Abdominal tergite 9 triangular, each side with a hook-like process directed internally ( Fig. 4 ). Cerci short, conical; subgenital plate with a median keel, posterior margin projected downwards; styli short ( Fig. 5 ).

Female. Similar to male, but hind femora with 5–8 internal spines and 3–6 external spines ventrally; hind tibiae on dorsal surface with 5–6 rows of internal spines and 6–8 rows of external spines. Subgenital plate semicircular, lateral margins thickened, with a median keel ( Fig. 6 ). Ovipositor as long as hind femora, slightly upcurved, with blunt apex.

Coloration. Body yellowish brown or yellowish green. Ocelli yellow.

Measurement. Body, ♂ 14.0– 17.5 mm, ♀ 12.5–17.0 mm; pronotum, ♂ 3.0–4.0 mm, ♀ 3.5–4.0 mm; tegmina, ♂ 18.5– 23.0 mm, ♀ 21.0– 23.5 mm; hind femora, ♂ 9.0–12.0 mm, ♀ 10.0–12.0 mm; ovipositor, ♀ 10.5–12.0 mm.

Material examined. 1♂, Guangxi, Neicu River , 26 July 1979 , collector unknown; 1♂, Guangxi, Yanshan , 18 June 1982 , Fa-Sheng Li ( China Agricultural University) leg.; 1♂, Guangxi, Yuanbao Mountain (elev. 800 m), 25 September 1992, Tian-Shan Li leg. ; 1♀, Fujian, Wuyi Mountain, Sangang , 27 August–3 September 1994 , Xing-Bao Jin and Hai-Sheng Yin legs.; 1♂, 2♀, Guangxi, Fanjing Mountain , 29 July–3 August 2001, Fu-Ming Shi leg. ; 3♂, 1♀, Hunan, Badagong Mountain , 13 August 2001, Fu-Ming Shi leg.

Distribution. Fujian, Hunan, Guizhou, Guangxi.

Figures

Figs 1–9. Phryganogryllacris spp. 1–3. P. subrectis (Matsumura & Shiraki, 1908). 1. End of abdomen, lateral view, ♂. 2. Subgenital plate, ventral view, ♂. 3. Subgenital plate, ventral view, ♀. 4–6. P. brevixipha (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893). 4. End of abdomen, lateral view, ♂. 5. End of abdomen, ventral view, ♂. 6. Subgenital plate, ventral view, ♀. 7–9. P. sichuanensis Li, Liu & Li, sp. nov. 7. End of abdomen, lateral view, ♂. 8. End of abdomen, caudal view, ♂. 9. Subgenital plate, ventral view, ♂. Scale bars=1 mm.