Mesolabia ramosa ( Zhang, Ma & Chen, 1992 ) Zhang, Ma & Chen, 1992

Sun, Meiling, Li, Kai & Liu, Xianwei, 2016, Three new species of the subfamily Opisthocosmiinae from China (Dermaptera, Forficulidae), with new synonymies and combinations, Zootaxa 4109 (3), pp. 359-371 : 368-370

Mesolabia ramosa ( Zhang, Ma & Chen, 1992) comb. nov.

( Figs. 34‒36 )

Opisthocosmia ramosa Zhang, Ma & Chen, 1992: 115 .

Measurements. Total body: ♀ 16.0‒18.0; forceps: ♀ 5.0‒7.0.

Material. 2♀♀, Qiqi, Gongshan, Yunnan, China, elev. 1900m, 2010. VI.28‒VII.3, collected by Bi Wen-Xuan; 2♀♀, Laba River, Tianquan, Sichuan, China, elev. 2060m, 2007. VII.28‒30, collected by Liu Xian-Wei et al .. Distribution. China (Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan).

Discussion. The species was described in Opisthocosmia . However, its characters indicate it is most similar to species of Mesolabia Shiraki, 1906 . Therefore, the present new combination is proposed.

Figures

FIGURES 30 ‒ 36. Mesolabia Shiraki, 1906. 30 ‒ 33: M. niitakaensis Shiraki, 1906. 34 ‒ 36: M. ramosa (Zhang, Ma & Chen, 1992). 30) Body of male, dorsal view. 31, 35) Forceps of male, dorsal view. 32, 36) Genitalia of male, dorsal view. 33, 34) Body of female, dorsal view. Scale bars = 2 mm.