Rhaphidophora sichuanensis Liu & Zhang, 2002

Qin, Yanyan, Jiang, Huiting, Liu, Xianwei & Li, Kai, 2018, A new genus of Rhaphidophorinae (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae) from China, Zootaxa 4500 (2), pp. 179-194 : 189-190

Rhaphidophora sichuanensis Liu & Zhang, 2002

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Rhaphidophora sichuanensis Liu & Zhang, 2002 . Entomotaxonomia, 24 (3): 157–159; Bian, Zhu & Shi, 2017. Zootaxa, 4317 (2): 274.

Description. Female. Body medium sized. The vertex of head divided into two flat protuberances by a longitudinal furrow. Compound eyes reniform, protrusive. Lateral ocelli occupying almost 2/3 area of the whole tubercles. Lateral lobes of pronotum slightly concave, posterior margin slightly rounded, blunt. Fore femora without spines, internal genicular lobe with 1 elongate movable spur; fore tibiae beneath with 3 external spurs, 1 internal spur and 2 apical spurs. Internal and external genicular lobes of mid femora both with 1 elongate movable spur, mid tibiae beneath with 2 external spurs, 0 internal spur and 2 apical spurs, above only with 2 apical spurs or above with 2 internal spurs and 2 external spurs and 2 apical spurs. Internal genicular lobe of hind femora with a small spine, hind tibiae with 19–20 external and internal spines above, arranged sparsely. Supra inner-apical spur of hind tibia longer than hind metatarsus. Hind metatarsus compressed, with 2 small spines and 1 apical spine above. Subgenital plate of female nearly triangular, apex pointed ( Fig. 39 ).

Coloration. Body dark brown. Lateral ocelli yellowish. Legs yellowish.

Measurements. (length in mm) Body ♀ 13.0–15.0; pronotum ♀ 7.0; fore femora ♀ 9.0; hind femora ♀ 19.0; hind tibiae ♀ 17.0; hind metatarsus ♀ 4.0; ovipositor 10.0.

Specimens studied. 2♀♀, Wuxiangang, Emeishan , Sichuan, alt. 700m, 2007-VIII-2 ~4, collected by Liu, Huang, Zhou & Bi ; 1♂, Qingchengshan , Sichuan, 1987-VIII-10, collected by Liu Xian-Wei ; 2♂♂, Fushoushan forest park, Pingjiang County, Yueyang , Hunan, alt. 1079m, 2016-IX-18 ~26, collected by Jiang, Jiang, Liu & Zhou.

Distribution. China (Sichuan: Qingchengshan*, Emeishan; Hunan: Yueyang).

Figures

FIGURES 36–39. Rhaphidophora sichuanensis Liu & Zhang, 2002. 36. abdominal apex of male, dorsal view; 37. abdominal apex of male, lateral view; 38. abdominal apex of female, lateral view; 39. subgenital plate of female, ventral view. (figs. 36–37, modified from Liu & Zhang, 2002). (scale=1mm)