Hierodula jianfenglingensis Liu, Liu, Chen, Yuan & Shi, 2020

Liu, Qin-Peng, Liu, Zi-Jun, Wang, Guo-Li & Yin, Zi-Xu, 2021, Taxonomic revision of the praying mantis subfamily Hierodulinae of China (Mantodea: Mantidae), Zootaxa 4951 (3), pp. 401-433 : 408

Hierodula jianfenglingensis Liu, Liu, Chen, Yuan & Shi, 2020

( Figs. 12C–D , 14G–H )

Hierodula jianfenglingensis Liu et al, 2020: 4 . Holotype (♂): China, Hainan, QAU.

Type material was examined. Holotype and 2 paratypes of H. jianfenglingensis : 2♂, 1♀, CHINA, Hainan, Le- dong, Mt. Jianfengling , 18°45’N, 109°10’’E, 1.ix.2018, leg. Shiliang Mo.

Measurements [in mm, ♂ (n = 2), ♀ (n = 1)]. Body length, ♂ 64.2, ♀ 67.0. Pronotum length, ♂ 21.5, ♀ 23.6. Forewing length, ♂ 46.7, ♀ 42.3.

Distribution. China (Hainan).

Remarks. Very similar to H. chinensis but can be distinguished by the proportion and shape of pronotum, colouration of pterostigma, and male genitalia ( Liu et al, 2020). Male genitalia ( Fig. 12C–D ) and ootheca ( Fig. 14G–H ) are photographed herein.

Figures

FIGURE 12. Ventral phallomere and left phallomere on the male genitalia of Chinese Hierodulinae. A–B. Hierodula chinensis. C–D. Hierodula jianfenglingensis. E–F. Hierodula longa. G–H. Hierodula zhangi. I–J. Hierodula latipennis. K–L. Rhombodera valida. M–N. Rhombodera latipronotum. O–P. Ephierodula albomaculata from Mengla, Yunnan. © Chao Wu, China, published with permission. Q–R. Ephierodula meihuashana from Wuping, Fujian. © Chao Wu, China, published with permission. S–T. Hierodula dyaka.

FIGURE 14. Ootheca of Hierodulinae from China. A–B. Hierodula chinensis (Qingyuan, Guangdong). C. Hierodula chinensis (Jingdezhen, Jiangxi). D. Hierodula chinensis (Xiangyang, Hubei). E–F. Hierodula longa. G–H. Hierodula jianfenglingensis. I–J. Hierodula latipennis. K–L. Titanodula formosana (Yangshuo, Guangxi). M. Titanodula formosana (Maoming, Guangdong). N–P. Hierodula zhangi. Q. Rhombodera valida. R. Rhombodera latipronotum.