Pulchroteratura huiqing Tan, Gorochov & Wahab, 2017

Tan, Ming Kai & Wahab, Rodzay Bin Haji Abdul, 2018, New taxa and notes of katydids from the tribe Meconematini (Orthoptera: Meconematinae) from Brunei Darussalam (Part 2), Zootaxa 4407 (4), pp. 582-590 : 589-590

Pulchroteratura huiqing Tan, Gorochov & Wahab, 2017

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Material examined. 1 female (KB.17.88), Brunei Darussalam, Ulu Temburong National Park, Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre along Ashton Trail , primary ridge dipterocarp forest, N4.54636, E115.15682, 136.8± 7.1 m.a.s.l., under foliage of tree, 27 July 2017, 1850 hours, coll. M. K. Tan ; 1 female (KB.17.101), same locality, near Sungei Mata Ikan , N4.54697, E115.15701, 133.0± 7.9 m.a.s.l., under foliage of tree, 28 July 2017, 1855 hours, coll. M. K. Tan (all dried pinned, ZRC) .

Female description. Similar to male in habitus ( Fig. 5A ). Tenth abdominal tergite with posterior margin truncated, in the middle produced into a tongue-shaped flat process with obtuse apex ( Fig. 5B ). Epiproct small and rounded, concealed by the flat process of tenth abdominal tergite ( Fig. 5B ). Cercus longer and slender, cylindrical before tapering to an acute apex. Subgenital plate small and very short, transverse, much wider than long; with posterior margin notched in the middle ( Fig. 5C ). Ovipositor fairly stout, with base slightly swollen, wider than in the middle; with middle third narrow, dorsal and ventral margins parallel; with apical third wider than middle third ( Fig. 5D ). Base of ovipositor with a rectangular lateral plate (lp) on the dorsal valve (when viewed in profile), longer than tall, slightly swollen ( Fig. 5D ); with a small dorso-lateral lamellate lobe (dll) on each side above the basal margin of the lateral plate, pointing dorsad with apex obtuse ( Fig. 5D ); with a small ventro-lateral triangular lamellate lobe (vll) extending laterally outwards (when viewed ventrally) ( Fig. 5C ). Valves of ovipositor smooth (ventral valve feebly denticulated at the apex), with margins distinctly sclerotized near the apex ( Fig. 5D ); ventral valve shorter than dorsal valve, forming a small and stout hook at the apex; apex of ventral hook truncated; dorsal valve tapers to an acute apex ( Fig. 5E ).

Colouration. Similar to male.

Measurement (in mm). BL = 8.3, BWL = 19.9, PL = 3.0, TL = 17.0, HWT = 0.0, HFL = 11.1, HTL = 14.1, OL = 5.4.

Figures

FIGURE 5. Pulchroteratura huiqing Tan et al., 2017 female: live habitus (A); abdominal apex in dorso-dorso-posterior (B), ventral (C) and lateral (D) views; apex of ovipositor in lateral view (E). Scale bars: 1 mm.