Lipotactes vietnamicus Gorochov, 1993

Feng, Ji-Yuan, Zhou, Zhi-Jun, Cnang, Yan-Lin & Shi, Fu-Ming, 2017, Remarks on the genus Lipotactes Brunner v. W., 1898 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Lipotactinae) from China, Zootaxa 4291 (1), pp. 183-191 : 188-190

6. Lipotactes vietnamicus Gorochov, 1993 , new record species for China

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Lipotactes vietnamicus Gorochov, 1993 . Zoosystematica Rossica, 2(1): 59; Gorochov, 1996. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 75(1): 36.

Material examined. 2♂ 8♀, Pinglongshan, Fangchenggang, Guangxi, China, 3 July, 2015, collected by Dong-Xiao Zhang.

Redescription. Male. Pronotum slightly shorter than wider, anterior half of disc with a pair of big black markings, posterior margin with black edge.

Female. Ovipositor clearly curved upwards, base stout, apex acute, ventral margin of ovipositor with small teeth at apex area. Subgenital plate nearly semicircular, apex with a small notch.

Discussion. Lipotactes vietnamicus Gorochov, 1993 is firstly recorded in China. Though the specimens we examined illustrate a few difference with the original description, we concluded that these specimens are Lipotactes vietnamicus . The male specimens were soaked in alcohol, so the male specimens were discolored.

Distribution. China (Guangxi), Vietnam.

Figures

FIGURE 6. Lipotactes vietnamicus Gorochov, 1993, male: A – B. head and pronotum: A. dorsal view; B. lateral view; C. head in frontal view; G – J. apex of abdomen: G. dorsal view; H. apical view; I. lateral view; J. ventral view; K. genitalia in dorsal view; female: D – E. head and pronotum: D. dorsal view; E. lateral view; F. subgenital plate in ventral view; L. ovipositor in lateral view; M. apex of ovipositor in lateral view; N. hind femur in lateral view.