Nippancistroger koreanus Storozhenko et Paik

Storozhenko, S. Yu. & Paik, Jong-Chol, 2003, S ... A New Species Of The Genus Nippancistroger Griffini, 1913 (Othoptera, Stenopel- Matidae) From Korea. -. 2003. N 123: 7 - 8. С. Ю., Ё. Ч .., 1913 (,) //. 2003. N 123. С. 7 - 8., Far Eastern Entomologist 123, pp. 7-8 : 7-8

Nippancistroger koreanus Storozhenko et Paik , sp. n.

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MATERIAL. Holotype – ♀, Korea: Jeju-do, 15.VII 1997 (Sai Ho Jung). Paratypes – Korea: Jeju-do, 15.VII 1997, 21.VIII 1993, 2♂, 3♀ (Sai Ho Jung); Jeju-do, Gyorae, 10.IX 1993, 1♀ (Jong-Cheol Paik); Jeollabug-do, Dalgung , Mt. Jiri-san , 13.IX 1997, 1 ♂ (Jong-Cheol Paik); Gyeonsangnam-do , Jinju , 17.VIII 1986, 1♀ (Jong-Cheol Paik); Gyeongsangnam-do, Naesan , Namhae-do , 27.IX 2000, 1 ♀ (Jong-Cheol Paik) .

DESCRIPTION. Body, legs and ovipositor pale brown; abdomen from above brownish black. Apterous. Front between eyes 1.7-1.8 times wider than 1st antennal segment. Eyes dark brown, 1.8-2.2 times as long as wide. Fore and middle femora unarmed. Hind femora 3.0-3.2 times as long as wide; lower outer keel with 4-7 spines, lower inner keel with 3-5 spines. Fore and middle tibia with 4 inner and 4 outer large movable spines on lower margin. Hind tibia with one large spine in the middle of inner upper side, and with 6 small spines in outer upper side. Pronotum truncate anteriorly and posteriorly, 1.1-1.2 times as wide as long. IX tergite of male with acutely-triangular hind margin. Hind margin of the male subgenital plate deeply excised, with small stylus. Cerci long, with acuminate apex. Ovipositor curved upward.

MEASUREMENTS. Length of body ♂ 13.5-15.8, ♀ 16.2-18.0; pronotum ♂ 3.2-3.3, ♀ 3.7-4.0; hind femora ♂ 7.8-9.2, ♀ 8.0-9.5; ovipositor 9.0- 9.1 mm.

DISTRIBUTION. Korea: Provinces Gangwon-do, Gyeonggi-do, Chungcheongnam-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Jeollabuk-do, Jeollanam-do, Jeju-do [5].

DIAGNOSIS. The species of the genus Nippancistroger differs mainly by the armature of hind tibia as shown in the key below.

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Key to the species of the genus Nippancistroger

1( 2) Inner upper side in the middle of hind tibiae with one large and 1-2 small spines. – Outer upper side of hind tibia with 6 small spines. Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Tobishima, Sado, Shikoku, Kyushu)................. N. testaceus (Matsumura et Shiraki, 1908) 2( 1) Inner upper side of hind tibiae with one large spine.

3( 4) Outer upper side of hind tibia with 4 small spines. Japan (Honshu: Izu Peninsula)............................................ N. izuensis Ichikawa, 2001 4( 3) Outer upper side of hind tibia with 5-6 small spines.

5( 6) Outer upper side of hind tibia with 5 small spines. China (Gunangdong).................................................. N. sinensis Tinkham, 1936 6( 5) Outer upper side of hind tibia with 6 small spines. Korea....... N. koreanus sp. n.

1. Griffini, A. 1913. Note sopra Gryllacridi australiani, indo-malesi ed etiopici del Museum d’Histoire Naturalle di Parigi. – Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat., Milano 51: 217-246.

2. Griffini, A. 1914. Le specie orientale del genere Neantis Brunner. – Wien Ent. Ztg. 33 (9- 10): 235-251.

3. Ichikawa, A. 2001. Japanese Stenopelmatidae (Orthoptera) with notes on some species. – Tettigonia 3: 69-73.

4. Karny, H.H. 1929. On the cricket-locust (Gryllacrids) of China. – Lingnan Science Journal 8 (7): 721-756.

5. Kim, Jin Ill & Kim, Tae-Woo. 2002. Taxonomic study of Korean Stenopelmatoidea (Orthoptera: Ensifera). – Korean Journal of Entomology 32 (3): 141-151.

6. Tinkham, E.R. 1936. Four new species of Orthoptera from Loh Fau Shan, Kwangtung, South China. – Lingnan Science Journal 15 (3): 401-413. Authors addresses: 1) Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Vladivostok-22, 690022, Russia 2) Sunchon National University, Sunchon, 540-742, Korea __________________________________________________________________ © Far Eastern entomologist (Far East. entomol.) Journal published since October 1994. Editor-in-Chief: S.Yu. Storozhenko Editorial Board: A.S. Lelej, Yu.A. Tshistjakov, N.V. Kurzenko Address: Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Far East Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 690022, Vladivostok-22, Russia. E-mail: [e-mail] FAX: [phone]

Figures

Figs. 1-3. Nippancistroger koreanus sp. n. 1) left hind tibia of female, dorsal view; 2) apex of female abdomen, lateral view; 3) the same, male, dorsal view.