Polyplectropus anakgugur Malicky 1995 New

Zhong, Hua, Yang, Lian-Fang & Morse, John C., 2010, Four new species and two new records of Polyplectropus from China (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae), Zootaxa 2428, pp. 37-46 : 43-45

Polyplectropus anakgugur Malicky 1995 New record for China

( Figs. 36–52 )

Polyplectropus anakgugur Malicky 1995: 19 , male.

Adult. Length of forewing 4.5–5.8 mm (N = 9). Head brown with dark yellowish antennae, pronotum light brown, meso- and metanota brown, forewings light brown or brown.

This species was described by Malicky in 1995. There are some variations in some characters of male genitalia in Chinese specimens, including the shapes of terga IX + X, the preanal appendages and their dorsobasal processes, and the apex of the subphallic sclerite. Details of these variations and their distributions are depicted in Figs. 42–52 .

This species belongs to the P. anakgugur Group.

Material examined. 1 male, Guangxi Province, Long-lin Counnty, Mt. Jin-zhong Provincial Forest Preserve, Duo-gui Gou, 1.5 km N of Xi-she village, 24.58245 N, 104.91415 E, alt. 1145 m, 11 June 2004, Coll. John C. MORSE, SUN Chang-Hai; 3 males, Guangxi Province, Long-lin Counnty, Mt. Jin-zhong Provincial Forest Preserve, Nong-heng Gou, 1.3 km N of Xi-she village, 24.57867 N, 104.91399 E, alt. 1140 m, 11 June 2004, Coll. YANG Lian-Fang, ZHOU Xin, Christy Jo GERACI, Karl M. KJER; 2 males, Anhui Province, Qimen County, 29.8°N, 117.7°E, Peng-long-xiang, Xiang-dong-cun, 27 September 2003, Coll. SHAN Lin- Na, SUN Chang-Hai; 1 male, Henan Province, Xi-xia County, 33.18°N, 111.29 E, Chen-yang-ping, Gu-yu, Kui-ling River, alt. 550 m, 1 October 2002, Coll. SHAN Lin-Na, XIE Xin-Min; 1 male, Guizhou Province, Chi-shui County, 28.34°N, 105.42°E, Hu-shi-zhen, Nan-zhu-lin-chang, Jin-sha-gou, Gong-ye-gan-gou, 9 November 1995, Coll. WANG Bei-Xin, SUN Chang-Hai; 1 male, Jiangxi Province, Mt. Jiu-lian National Nature Preserve, 8.2 KM northwest of Da-Qiu-Tian, 24°34’15’’ N, 114°25’50’’ E, alt. 425 m, 10 June 2005, Coll. ZHOU Xin; 1 male, Jiangxi Province, Mt. Jiu-lian National Nature Preserve, 8.2 KM northwest of Da- Qiu-Tian, 24°35’09’’ N, 114°26’53’’ E, alt. 400 m, 10 June 2005, Coll. SUN Chang-Hai; 2 males, Guangdong Province, Xin-yi County, Da-cheng town, Da-wu-ling Nature Reserve, stream inside entrance of Reserve, 22°16'25" N, 111°11'38" E, alt. 1021 m, 26 May 2004, Coll. ZHOU X.

Distribution. China (Guangxi, Guangdong, Anhui, Henan, Guizhou, Jiangxi); Malaysia.

Figures

FIGURES 36 – 52. Polyplectropus anakgugur Malicky, male genitalia: 36 — dorsal view; 37 — left lateral view [showing the variation of the dorsobasal process of the right preanal appendage of specimens from Xi-xia (Henan Province), Chishui (Guizhou Province), and Long-lin (Guangxi Province)]; 38 — ventral view; 39 — phallus, dorsal view; 40 — phallus, left lateral view; 41 — subphallic sclerite, caudal view; 42 — variation of subphallic sclerite of specimens from Xi-xia (Henan Province), Chi-shui (Guizhou Province), and Long-lin (Guangxi Province), ventral view; 43 — variation of subphallic sclerite of specimens from Qi-men (Anhui Province), Xin-yi (Guangdong Province), and Mt. Jiu-lian (Jiangxi Province), ventral view; 44 — variation of sternum IX + X of specimens from Qi-men (Anhui Province), Xin-yi (Guangdong Province), and Mt. Jiu-lian (Jiangxi Province), dorsal view; 45 — variation of sternum IX + X of specimens from Chi-shui (Guizhou Province), dorsal view; 46 — variation of sternum IX + X of specimens from Long-lin (Guangxi Province), dorsal view; 47 — variation of sternum IX + X of specimens from Xi-xia (Henan Province), dorsal view; 48 — variation of the dorsobasal process of the right preanal appendage of specimens from Qi-men (Anhui Province), Xin-yi (Guangdong Province), and Mt. Jiu-lian (Jiangxi Province), left lateral view; 49 — variation of the right preanal appendage of specimens from Xin-yi (Guangdong Province), dorsal view; 50 — variation of the right preanal appendage of specimens from Chi-shui (Guizhou Province), dorsal view; 51 — variation of the right preanal appendage of specimens from Xi-xia (Henan Province), dorsal view; 52 — variation of the right preanal appendage of specimens from Qi-men (Anhui Province), dorsal view.