Asiophlugis bintulu, Gorochov, 2019

Gorochov, A. V., 2019, Taxonomy of the katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from East Asia and adjacent islands. Communication 12, Far Eastern Entomologist 379, pp. 1-24 : 9-10

Asiophlugis bintulu Gorochov, sp. n.

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Figs 14, 15 , 32

MATERIAL. Holotype – ♀, Malaysia: Borneo I., Sarawak State, ~ 30 km from

Bintulu City, Similajau National Park, 3º25ʹ26ʹʹN, 113º13ʹ59ʹʹE, almost sea level,

primary forest near sea, on leaf of small tree at night, 12–16.XI 2016, A. Gorochov,

M. Berezin, E. Tkatsheva, I. Kamskov, N. Grigoreva.

DESCRIPTION. Female. General appearance very similar to that of females of

A. paracercalis and A. cercalis ( Fig. 14 ), but genital plate very different in shape

(longer, with distal half narrower and having parallel lateral edges, and with widely truncated apex having posterolateral corners slightly projected backwards; for comparison see Figs 32 and 33 ), and ovipositor slightly more curved ( Fig. 15 ).

Male unknown.

MEASUREMENTS. Length (in mm). Body 11.5; pronotum 3.3; visible parts of tegmina 3.2; hind femora 12; ovipositor 5.4.

COMPARISON. The new species is clearly distinguished from all the other congeners with known female by the above-mentioned characters of its female genital plate.

ETYMOLOGY. This species is named after the Bintulu City situated not far from its type locality.

Figures

Figs 1–15. Phisidini and Phlugidini: 1–5 – Neophisis malaysiana sp. n.; 6–8 – Asiophlugis

Figs 16–37. Phisidini, Phlugidini and Meconematini: 16–19 – Neophisis malaysiana sp.