九连山凸额蝗的重新描述及雌性的首次发现(直翅目,蝗总科,斑腿蝗科)(英文)

REDESCRIPTION OF TRAULIA JIULIANSHANENSIS (ORTHOPTERA,ACRIDOIDEA,CATANTOPIDAE) WITH THE FIRST DISCOVERY OF FEMALE

九连山凸额蝗Traulia jiulianshanensis Xiangyu,WangetLiu由向余劲攻、王裕文和刘子炎(1997)发表于山东大学学报,模式标本为2头雄性,雌性未知,至今未见其它学者研究过这个种。在鉴定采自湖南省的蝗虫标本时,发现了1雄2雌共3头后足胫节全为黑色的凸额蝗标本,经核对模式标本,确认为九连山凸额蝗。为了便于国外学者参考,本文用英文重新描述了九连山凸额蝗的形态特征,首次报道了该种的雌性,并提供了彩色照片和部分手绘特征插图。九连山凸额蝗T.jiulianshanensis Xiangyu,WangetLiu与短翅凸额蝗T.brevipennis Zheng,MaetLi,1994相似,主要区别为:腹部末节背板后缘中央缺尾片,肛上板两侧缘中部无明显的颗粒状突起,雄性尾须中部明显缢缩。观察标本:1♂,正模,江西省龙南县九连山自然保护区,600m,1993-08-18,王裕文、向余劲攻采;1♂,副模,记载同正模;1♂,湖南省武冈县云山自然保护区,1999-09-24,肖军采;2♀♀,湖南省绥宁县鹅公乡,1997-10-08,秦昌勇采。

Traulia jiulianshanensis Xiangyu,Wang et Liu,1997 is redescribed based on examination of the types and additional materials with the first discovery of female.Photographs of males and females including holotype and paratype are presented.