Velarifictorus aspersus, (Walker, 1869)

Chen, Guang-Yu, Shen, Chu-Ze, Liu, Yun-Fei, Liao, Wang & He, Zhu-Qing, 2018, A phylogenetic study of Chinese Velarifictorus Randell, 1964 based on COI gene with describing one new species (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Gryllinae), Zootaxa 4531 (4), pp. 499-506 : 502

V. aspersus ( Walker, 1869)

Gryllus aspersus Walker, 1869

Scapsipedus aspersus Chopard, 1936

Ƒelarifictorus aspersus Randell, 1964 ; He, 2018

Material examined. 1 male, CHINA, Sichuan, Chengdu , 21-x-2017, coll. HE Zhu-Qing ; 1 male, CHINA, Yunnan, Banna , 30-iv-2017, coll. HE Zhu-Qing ; 1 male, CHINA, Zhejiang, Qingyuan , 2-viii-2011, coll. HE Zhu-Qing.

Distribution. China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Japan, Korea; India subcontinent; Indo-China, Malesia.

Note. This species is widely distributed in East Asia. In northern China, it is univoltine and overwinters as eggs. In southern China and other tropical areas, they are bivoltine or polyvoltine and overwinter as nymphs. The mandible is allometric. Large male individuals have long mandibles, appearing concave near the clypeus ( Ingrisch 1998). However, small male individuals do not have long mandibles, is similar to V. micado ( Fig. 1d ).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Ƒelarifictorus spp. in living condition. a, flavifrons; b, arisanicus; c, micado; d, aspersus; e, ornatus; f, dianxiensis; g, beybienkoi.