Revision of the genus Hierodula(Mantodea:Mantidae)in China

中国斧螳属修订(螳螂目:螳科)

The genus Hierodula Burmeister in China are revised in this paper.A key to species is provided.Three new species,H.maculata sp.nov.,H.pistillinota sp.nov.and H.macrodentata sp.nov.are described.Another species,H.grandis Saussure,is newly recorded in China.Another species,H.patellifera(Audinet-Serville,1838),is very variable in coloration,size,the number and shape of forecoxal verrucae and the forewing venation;based on the male genitalia,we propose that H.yunnanensis Wang,H.xishaensis Wang,H.multispina Wang and H.daqingshanensis Wang are junior synonyms of H.patellifera(Serville)through inspection of the original descriptions and type specimens.In addition,several misidentified species are revised.

文章修订了中国斧螳属,制定了种检索表,记述了污斑斧螳H.maculatasp.nov.,杵胸斧螳H.pistillinota sp. nov.和巨齿斧螳H. macrodentata sp. nov. 3个新种,以及中国新记录种巨斧螳H. grandis Saussure。因为广斧螳H. patellifera (Audinet-Serville, 1838)在颜色、体型、前足基节疣突数量及形状、前翅翅脉上具有显著的种内差异,基于雄性外生殖器特征的一致性,我们提出云南斧螳H. yunnanensis Wang,西沙斧螳H.xishaensisWang,多刺斧螳H.multispina Wang和大青山斧螳H.daqingshanensis Wang均是广斧螳H. patellifera的次异名。此外,本文对前人研究中的几个错误的物种鉴定进行了订正。