1 (2)_[New Taxon]_A new species of the genus Pedopodisma Zheng, 1980 (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Melanoplinae) from Jiangxi, China
Jin-Chen YANG 杨瑨琛, Jian-Yu CHEN 陈健宇, Zhi-Long YIN 尹志龙, Yan-Long LI 李艳龙 & Cheng-Bin WANG 王成斌
Abstract: A new species of locust, Pedopodisma meilingensis sp. nov., representing a new provincial record for the genus, is described and illustrated from Jiangxi, China. The new species is similar to P. dolichypyga Huang, 1988, but differs in: 1) Head with distinct median carina; 2) Cerci with bases wider and slightly upturned at apices; 3) Body larger, ♂ 24.02 mm, ♀ 29.00–30.00 mm; 4) Tegmina longer, ♂ 1.59 mm, ♀1.90–1.95 mm.
Keywords: Distribution, morphology, new provincial record, Oriental Region, Podismini, taxonomy
摘要：本文描绘了一种产于中国江西的蝗虫新种——梅岭小蹦蝗Pedopodisma meilingensis sp. nov.，并且其代表了该属在江西的省级新纪录。该新种近似于长尾小蹦蝗P. dolichypyga Huang, 1988，但区别于1）头部背面具明显中隆线；2）尾须基部更阔且末端上翻；3）体型更大，♂ 24.02 mm，♀ 29.00–30.00 mm；4）前翅更长，♂ 1.59 mm，♀ 1.90–1.95 mm。
关键词：分布，形态，省级新纪录，东洋区，秃蝗族，分类学
Published online: 2024-10-16 14:34:53