Apotrechus trilobus
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Ordo: Orthoptera
Familia: Gryllacrididae
Genus: Apotrechus
Name
Apotrechus trilobus Bian & Shi, 2014 – Wikispecies link – ZooBank link – Pensoft Profile
- Apotrechus trilobus: Bian et al. 2014[1]: 384–386.
Description
Male. Body medium sized. Wings absent. Fastigium of vertex rounded, about 2 times as wide as scape; eyes reniform, prominent; ocelli inconspicuous. Pronotum almost hexagon, paranota lower. Fore coxa with a spine, fore tibia on ventral surface with 5 pairs of spurs (included 1 pair of apical spurs); mid tibia without inner upper apical spur but with 4 pairs of spurs (included 1 pair of apical spurs) on ventral surface. Ventral surface of hind femur with 10–11 internal spines, but without external spine, hind tibia unarmed or with 1–2 minute spines on dorsal surface, bearing 3 pairs of apical spurs. 9th abdominal tergite divided into two lobes, which bearing spine-like apex pointing downwards, epiproct medially furrowed (Fig. 5). Cerci shorter, conical; subgenital plate broad, hind margin split into two lobes, apex of lobes spine-like, curved inside (Fig. 6). Female. Unknown.
Coloration
Body infuscate. Fastigium of vertex with darkish black longitudinal band; frons with 3 blackish longitudinal stripes, middle stripe broad, not connected with the longitudinal band of fastigium of vertex (Figs 1–2); inner margin of antenna foveolae and first segment with blackish spots. Pronotum with a darkish black longitudinal band in the middle and all margins black. Apex of fore and middle femora black, hind femur with a blackish longitudinal stripe on external surface, all tibiae darkish black on the base and apex.
Measurements
(length in mm)
| Body | Pronotum | Hind femur | Ovipositor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ♂ | 16.0 | 3.8 | 10.0 | - |
Material
1♂, Yunnan, Pingbian, Yuping, 2000m, 20.V.2009, Xian-Wei Liu et al. leg.
Distribution
China: Yunnan.
Taxon Treatment
- Li, M; Liu, X; Li, K; 2015: Review of the genus Apotrechus in China (Orthoptera, Gryllacrididae, Gryllacridinae) ZooKeys, (482): 143-155. doi
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Other References
- ↑ Bian X, Wang S, Shi F (2014) One new species of the Genus Apotrechus (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae), with provided morphological photographs for five Chinese species. Zootaxa 3884(4): 379–386. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3884.4.7
