Mistshenkoana hulu Gorochov, 2007

Tan, Ming Kai, 2022, The diversity and taxonomy of Aphonoidini (Orthoptera: Gryllidae; Podoscirtinae) from Singapore, Zootaxa 5209 (4), pp. 441-454 : 449-451

Mistshenkoana hulu Gorochov, 2007

( Figs 1E , 2E , 3E , 4E , 9 )

Aphonoides sp. — Tan, 2012: 19; Tan, 2017: 30

Mistshenkoana hulu — Gorochov, 2007 [2006]: 271

Specimen examined. SINGAPORE • 1♂; Dairy Farm Nature Park; secondary forest after village; on foliage of tree; 15 March 2022, nighttime; leg. M. K. Tan; genitalia dissected and leg preserved in ethanol • 1♂; Thomson Nature Park; secondary forest after village; on foliage of shrub; 27 September 2022, nighttime; leg. M. K. Tan; genitalia dissected and leg preserved in ethanol • 1♂; Dairy Farm Nature Park; secondary forest after village; on foliage of Leea indica ; 6 October 2022, nighttime; leg. M. K. Tan; genitalia dissected and leg preserved in ethanol.

Other specimens examined (genitalia not examined). SINGAPORE • 1♀; Hindhede Nature Park ; secondary forest; 30 October 2010; leg. M. K. Tan; ZRC .ORT.115 • 1♀; Bukit Timah ; N1.34877, E103.77742; forest; 30 July 2013; leg. M. K. Tan & H. Yeo; ZRC _ ENT00050542 • 1♀; Bukit Timah ; “Jungle Fall Path”; 1°21’12.5”N, 103°46’38.9”E, 156 m; “sur plante de sous-bois (feuille), 1.6m H [height]”; 30 June 2009, night (9 PM); leg. T . Robillard ; TR21, ZRC _ NET00050860 • 1♀; Mandai ; 8 January 2016; leg. M. K. Tan; D14.F.02, ZRC _ ENT00014091 • 1♀; Bukit Timah forest ; 19 August 1975, night; leg. D. H. Murphy; ZRC _ ENT00050533 • 1♂ [identified as Mistshenkoana gracilis ( Chopard, 1925) by D. H. Murphy]; Bukit Timah forest ; low foliage; 20 August 1970; leg. D. H. Murphy; ZRC _ ENT00050532 • 1♀ [identified as Mistshenkoana gracilis ( Chopard, 1925) by D. H. Murphy]; Bukit Timah forest ; low foliage; 20 August 1970; leg. D. H. Murphy; ZRC _ ENT00050536 • 1♀; MacRitchie catchment secondary forest; 24 February 1974; leg. D. H. Murphy; ZRC _ ENT00050535

Type locality. PENINSULAR MALAYSIA, Perak, Hulu, Belum

Distribution. Malay Peninsula (Perak, SINGAPORE [new locality])

Remarks. I identified the specimens from Singapore as Mistshenkoana hulu Gorochov, 2007 based on the posterolateral epiphallic lobes being more widely spaced apart and with few or no setae along the inner margin, compared to Mistshenkoana pangrango Gorochov, 2007 from Java, the colouration of pronotum, FW veins and cross-veins. At least parts of the ectoparameres of the specimens from Singapore appear to share closer similarities with M. pangrango . Along with Mistshenkoana tembelingi Gorochov, 2007 from Pahang, these species may represent a species complex thus requiring further studies.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Head and pronotum in dorsal view: Aphonoides?cinereus (A), Dinomunda griseipennis (B), Furcimunda furcilla (C), Mistshenkoana bilineata (D) and Mistshenkoana hulu (E). Scale bar: 2 mm.

FIGURE 2. Head in anterior view: Aphonoides?cinereus (A), Dinomunda griseipennis (B), Furcimunda furcilla (C), Mistshenkoana bilineata (D) and Mistshenkoana hulu (E). Scale bar: 2 mm.

FIGURE 3. Head, pronotum and anterior part of the lateral field of FW in lateral view: Aphonoides?cinereus (A), Dinomunda griseipennis (B), Furcimunda furcilla (C), Mistshenkoana bilineata (D) and Mistshenkoana hulu (E). Scale bar: 2 mm.

FIGURE 9. Male genitalia of Mistshenkoana hulu in dorsal (A), ventral (B) and lateral (C) views. Scale bar: 1 mm.

FIGURE4.FWsindorsal view:Aphonoides?cinereus (A),Dinomundagriseipennis(B), Furcimundafurcilla(C), Mistshenkoana bilineata (D) and Mistshenkoana hulu (E). Scale bar: 5 mm.