Mecopoda niponensis (Haan, 1843)

Liu, Yun-Fei, Shen, Chu-Ze, Gong, Pu, Zhang, Ling & He, Zhu-Qing, 2019, Three new species of genus Mecopoda Serville, 1831 from China (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Mecopodinae), Zootaxa 4585 (3), pp. 561-572 : 566-568

2.2 Mecopoda niponensis (Haan, 1843)

Material examined. 1 male and 1 female, CHINA, Fujian, Wuyishan 13-viii-2018, coll. He Zhu-Qing ; 1 male, CHINA, Zhejiang, Hangzhou 15-vii-2018, coll. He Zhu-Qing ; 1 male, CHINA, Hainan, Qiongzhong, Limushan 5- viii-2018, coll. He Zhu-Qing.

Measurements (in mm). Male: SZ 51.69-63.64, PR 7.63-9.00, FW 44.77-52.51, HW 45.97-53.33, HF 37.07- 42.25; Female: SZ 54.93, PR 6.94, FW 46.67, HW 48.08, HF 41.59, OV 27.32.

Distribution. China (Fujian, Guangxi, Hainan, Henan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang); Japan.

Song. The song is continuous. It sometimes is quiet and fast, sometimes is loud and slow. The different rhythm changes gradually and repeatedly ( Fig. 5B ).

Note. This species is wide distributed in China from south to north ( Fig. 6 ). The forewing is relatively wide in lateral view and mirror is largest among other species ( Fig. 2 FG).

Figures

FIGURE 2. Mecopoda spp. from China. A-C: M. elongata elongata, DE: M. fallax sp. nov., FG: M. niponensis, HI: M. hainanensis sp. nov., J: M. mamorata sp. nov.

FIGURE 5. Calling songs of Mecopoda spp. from China. A: M. elongata elongata, B: M. niponensis, C: M. fallax sp. nov., D: M. hainanensis sp. nov.

FIGURE 6. Distribution of Mecopoda spp.