云南省螳螂三新种记述

THREE NEW SPECIES OF MANTIDS FROM YUNNAN PROVINCE, CHINA (MANTODEA)

本文报道采自我国云南省的螳螂3新种,即张氏斧螳Hierodula zhangi,sp.nov.、短背斧螳H.brachynota,sp.nov.和云南省螳E.yunnanensis,sp.nov.。

This paper reports three new species, which were collected from Yunnan Province, China. The type specimens are kept in Kunming Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica. 1. Hierodula zhangi Wang et Dong, sp. nov. (fig. 1-2) This species is allied to H. latipennis Brunner 1892, but it differs from the latter by the following characters: the tegmina of male and female are 59.0 mm and 48.0 mm in length respectively; Fore coxa of female with 5-7 stunt spines while the male with 2-3 ones only; Fore femora of female with the 1st discordal spine black innerly. Holotype:, Tengchong County, Yunnan Province, 1981-X-1. collected by Zhou Yousheng. Allotype:, Tengchong County, Yunnan Province, 1981-K-24, collected by Zhou Yousheng. This new species is named in honor of Prof. Zhang Guo-zhong. 2. Hierodula brachynota Wang et Dong, sp. nov. (fig. 3) This species is closely allied to H. crassa Giglio-Tos 1912, but it differs from the latter by the longer tegmina (62.0 mm ) and the shorter pronotum (:18.8 mm) . Male: unknown. Holotype: Lincang County, Yunnan Province, 1981-VII -5, collected by Dong Dazhi. 3. Eomantis yunnanensis Wang et Dong, sp. nov. (fig.4-5) This new species is similar to E. guttatipennis (Stal) 1877, but the former with longer tegmina (24.0 mm), while the body is only 21.0 mm in length. Female: unknown. Holotype:, Lancang County, Yunnan Province, 1981-VI-13, collected by Dong Dazhi.