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Areview of the genus Zubovskya Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932
(Orthoptera: Catantopidae, Conophyminae)
XinjiangLi,BaopingLi&XiangchuYin
Li,X.J.,Li,B.P.&Yin,X.C.2015:AreviewofthegenusZubovskyaDovnar-
Zapolskij,1932(Orthoptera:Catantopidae,Conophyminae).—Entomol.Fen-
nica26:110–116.
ThegenusZubovskyaDovnar-Zapolskij,1932isreviewed.Thisgenusconsists
ofsixspecies.TwonewspeciesaredescribedfromChina:Zubovskyaxiaisp.n.
fromHeilongjiangProvinceandZubovskyaeyouqiensissp.n.fromInnerMon-
goliaAutonomousRegion.TwospeciesaretransferredfromZubovskyatothe
generaBienkoaMishchenko,1950andKingdonellaUvarov,1933.Therefore,
two new combinations are proposed: Podisma morii Bey-Bienko, 1931 =
Bienkoa morii (Bey-Bienko, 1931), comb. n.; Zubovskya mongolica Storo-
zhenko,1986=Kingdonellamongolica(Storozhenko,1986),comb.n.Keyto
thespeciesofZubovskyaisgiven.
X.J.Li&X.C.Yin(*correspondingauthor),TheKeyLaboratoryofZoological
SystematicsandApplication,CollegeofLifeSciences,HebeiUniversity,Bao-
ding,Hebei071002,China;andNorthwestPlateauInstituteofBiology,Chinese
AcademyofSciences,Xining,810001,China;*Correspondingauthor’se-mail:
[email protected]
B.P.Li,DepartmentofEntomology,NanjingAgriculturalUniversity,Nanjing,
210095,China
Received22January2015,accepted17February2015
1.Introduction Jilin,Liaoning,andInnerMongoliaAutonomous
Region). In the present paper we describe two
The genus Zubovskya was established by Dov- newspeciesfromChina, aswellastwospecies
nar-Zapolskij (1932) in the subfamily Catanto- aretransferredfromZubovskyatoothergeneraof
pinaeanditwastraditionallyconsideredbelong- Conophyminae.
ingtothetribePodismini(Bey-Bienko&Mish-
chenko 1951, Storozhenko 1986, Huang 1987,
Yin et al. 1996, Storozhenko 1998, Li et al. 2.Materialandmethods
2006).Recentlythegenuswastransferredtothe
tribe Plotnikovini (subfamily Conophyminae) ThespecimenswerecollectedmainlyfromChina
and divided in two genera, Zubovskya and and deposited in Northwest Plateau Institute of
EozubovskyaLietYin,2009(Li&Yin2009).As Biology,ChineseAcademyofSciencesandCol-
theresult,thegenusZubovskyaconsistscurrently legeofLifeSciences,HebeiUniversity.Forthe
ofsixspeciesdistributedmainlyinKorea,Mon- otherspeciesthataredistributedinKorea,Mon-
golia,RussianFarEastandChina(Heilongjiang, golia,andRussianFarEast,wecheckedthepho-
ENTOMOL.FENNICAVol.26 (cid:127) AreviewofthegenusZubovskya 111
tosofthetypespecimensonthewebsite(Eades& cataHuang,1987(Eades&Otte2014).Thelatter
Otte 2014) and the original papers describing specieswasconsideredassynonymofZ.parvula
them (Zubovski 1900, Ikonnikov 1911, Bey- (Storozhenko,1998),butisavalidspecies(Liet
Bienko 1931, Storozhenko 1986, Huang 1987). al. 2006). In addition, two new species are de-
The type specimens are deposited in Northwest scribedbelow.
PlateauInstituteofBiology,ChineseAcademyof Notes. Based on having an external apical
Sciences,Xining. spine on hind tibia, first abdominal tergite with
Descriptions and measurements were made tympanum, and pronotum with longitudinal ca-
underastereomicroscope(LeicaM205A,LAS rina Zubovskya morii (Bey-Bienko, 1931) is
V4.0).AllphotosweretakenusingaSRLcamera transferred here to the genus Bienkoa Mish-
(Canon5DMarkII)anddevelopedwithAdobe chenko,1950.Basedonabsencesofexternalapi-
Photoshopversion9.0software. cal spine on hind tibia, well defined lateral
carinaeonpronotumandlackoftympanum,Zu-
bovskyamongolicaStorozhenko,1986ismoved
3.Taxonomy
toKingdonellaUvarov,1933.Thereforetwonew
3.1.GenusZubovskyaDovnar-Zapolskij, combinationsareproposedhere:Podismamorii
Bey-Bienko,1931=Bienkoamorii(Bey-Bienko,
1932
1931), comb. n.; Zubovskya mongolica Storo-
ZubovskyaDovnar-Zapolskij,1932:255,258. zhenko, 1986 = Kingdonella mongolica (Storo-
Zubovskia Bey-Bienko & Mishchenko, 1951: zhenko,1986),comb.n.
139.
Type species. Podisma parvula Ikonnikov,
3.2.Listofspecieswithdescription
1911, by original designation. = Zubovskya
ofnewtaxa
parvula(Ikonnikov,1911).
Diagnosis.Bodysmalltomiddlesized;head Zubovskyakoepenni(Zubowsky,1900)
shorterthanlengthofpronotum;anteriormargin Podisma koeppeni Zubowsky, 1900: 20
offastigiumintactindorsalview,withoutemar- (lectotype male, Russia: Transbaikalia,
gination; antennae filiform, in both sexes long, Tylnoi River; deposited in Zoological Insti-
extendingfarbeyondpostermarginofpronotum, tute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Pe-
reaching or not base of hind femora; pronotum tersburg(ZIN)).
cylindrical, posterior margin ofpronotumintact Zubovskya koeppeni: Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932:
orslightlyconcaved;lateralcarinaeabsent,me- 265,261,267.
dian carina low, slightly cut by three transverse Distribution. Russia (Siberia from Altai Moun-
sulci; prozona about 2.0–3.5 times longer than tainstoTransbaikalia).
metazona; prosternal process conical, apex
pointedorslightlypointed;laterallobesofmeso- Zubovskyaparvula(Ikonnikov,1911)
sternumwiderthanlong,mesosternalinterspace PodismaparvulaIkonnikov,1911:260(neotype
squarish; metasternal lobes widely separated; male, Russia: Primorye, 20 km E Spassk-
tegminaandwingsabsent;upperkeelofhindfe- Dalny;depositedinZIN).
mursmooth,kneelobesrounded;externalapical Zubovskya parvula: Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932:
spine of hind tibia absent; tympanumabsent on 256,261,267.
firstabdominaltergite;tenthtergitewithdistinct Distribution.Russia(FarEast),China(Heilong-
furculae and epiproct triangular with rounded jiang,Jilin).
apex in male; cerci of male slightly s-shaped in
dorsalview,widenedatbaseandapexpartinlat- Zubovskyabrachycercata(Huang,1987)
eralview;ovipositorwith2teethontipofvalves. ZubovskiabrachycercataHuang,1987:309(ho-
Species composition. The genus consists of lotypemale,China:Heilongjiang,Jingpohu;
fourspecies,namelyZubovskyaparvula(Ikonni- deposited in Institute of Zoology, Chinese
kov, 1911), Z. dolichocercata Huang, 1987, Z. AcademyofSciences,Beijing(IZCAS)).
koeppeni (Zubovsky, 1900), and Z. brachycer- Distribution.China(Heilongjiang).
112 Lietal. (cid:127) ENTOMOL.FENNICAVol.26
Fig.1.PhotoofZubovskyaxiaisp.n.–a.Malebodyinlateralview.–b.Maleheadandpronotumindorsalview.
–c.Malemesosternuminventralview.–d.Epiphallus.–e.Endofmaleabdomenindorsalview.–f.Female
antenna,middlepart.–g.Femalebodyindorsalview.–h.Endoffemaleabdomeninventralview.
Zubovskyadolichocercata(Huang,1987) Zubovskyaxiaisp.n.(Fig.1,Table1)
ZubovskiadolichocercataHuang,1987:308(ho- Type material. Holotype male: China, Dailing,
lotypemale,China:Heilongjiang,Wuchang; Heilongjiang province; 47°12’18” N,
depositedinIZCAS). 128°54’34”E,800ma.s.l.,21.VIII.1984,Xiang-
Distribution.China(Heilongjiang). Chu Yin and Bao-Ping Li leg. Paratypes, one
ENTOMOL.FENNICAVol.26 (cid:127) AreviewofthegenusZubovskya 113
Table1.ComparisonbetweenZubovskyaxiaisp.n.andZ.parvula.
Characters Z.xiaisp.n. Z.parvula
Lengthofprozona/lengthofmetazona 3.0 2.6–2.7
Posteriormarginofepiproctinmale Almoststraight Projectinginthemiddle
Distancebetweentwofurculae Twiceofwidthofafurcular Narrowerthanwidthofafurcula
Length/widthofhindfemur 4.6 5.0–5.4
maleandtwofemales:thesamedataasforholo- platelongerthanwidth,posteriorapicalpartwid-
type.HolotypeandparatypesdepositedinNorth- ened, hind margin acute in middle (Fig. 1h).
westPlateauInstituteofBiology,ChineseAcad- Ovipositorvalvewidenedinmiddle,apexacute,
emyofSciences(NPIBCAS),Xining. uppervalvewithteethonuppermargin.
Diagnosis. The new species is similar to Z. Coloration: General appearance yellowish
parvula (Ikoninikov, 1911). The major differ- green. Antennaeyellowish brown. Eyesbrown.
encesarelistedinTable1. Black postocular band present in both sexes.
Description.Male:Bodymediuminsize(Fig. Hind femur yellowish green, inner knee lobe
1a).Headshorterthanpronotum(Fig.1b),vertex black.Hindtibiayellow,basallyblack.Abdomen
shorter,apexwider.Faceslightlyobliqueinpro- yellowishgreen.Malesubgenitalplateyellow.
file.Antennaefiliform,with22segments,itslon- Measurements (in mm): Body length: male
gest medial segment 3.3 times as long as wide 16.2–16.5, female 20.3–21.1. Length of prono-
(Fig.1f).Eyesellipse,verticaldiameterofeyes tum: male 3.8–4.2, female 4.3–4.5. Length of
1.4 times horizontal diameter of eyes and 1.5 hindfemur:male9.0–10.4,female11.2–12.8.
times subocular furrow. Pronotum cylindrical, Etymology.Thespeciesisnamedinhonorof
anterior margin straight, hind margin almost Prof.KailingXia(1916–2013)onhiscentenary
straight;medianandlateralcarinaindistinct,pro- birthanniversary.Hewasourcareermentorand
notumcutbythreetransversesulci,prozona3.0 aneminentinsecttaxonomist.
times longer than metazona. Prosternal process
conical, apex rounded. Mesosternal interspace Zubovskyaeyouqiensissp.n.(Fig.2,Table2)
wide,1.3timeswiderthanlong(Fig.1c)andlat- Type material. Holotype male: China, Inner
eral lobes of metasternumseparated. Wings ab- Mongolia Autonomous Region, Eyouqi,
sent.Upperkeelofhindfemursmooth,itslength 50°23’24” N, 120°18’43” E, 700 m a.s.l.,
4.6 times of its maximum width, end of lower 14.VIII.1984, Xiang-Chu Yin and Bao-Ping Li
kneelobesrounded.Hindtibiawith11spineson leg. Paratypes, one male and two females: the
innersideand10spinesonoutersides,external samedataasforholotype.Holotypeandparaty-
apical spine absent. First tarsus segment about pes deposited in Northwest Plateau Institute of
three times longer than second one. Tympanum Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
absent. Basal part of epiproct with longitudinal (NPIBCAS),Xining.
grooveinmiddle,furculaesmall,separated,dis- Diagnosis. The new species is similar to Z.
tance between two furculae twice as width of a koepenni (Zubowsky, 1900). The major differ-
furcula. Cercus conical with rounded apex, ex- encesarelistedinTable2.
tending over tip of epiproct. Subgenital plate Description.Male:Bodymediumsized(Fig.
short, apex conical and acute (Fig. 1e). 2b).Headshorterthanpronotum,vertexshorter
EpiphallusshowninFig.1d. (Fig.2d),apexstraight.Facedistinctlyobliquein
Female: Body (Fig. 1g) more robust than in profile. Antennaefiliformwith20segments, its
male.Verticaldiameterofeyes1.4timeslonger longestmedialsegment2.2timesaslongaswide
than horizontal diameter and 1.2 times longer (Fig.2a).Eyesellipse,verticaldiameter1.3times
thansubocularfurrow.Prozona2.7timeslonger longer than horizontal diameter and 1.4 times
than metazoan. Cercus short and conical, not suboculargroove.Pronotumcylindrical,anterior
reaching end of epiproct. Length of subgenital marginexcisedslightlyinmiddle(Fig.2d),hind
114 Lietal. (cid:127) ENTOMOL.FENNICAVol.26
Fig.2.PhotoofZubovskyaeyouqiensissp.n.–a.Maleantenna,middlepart.–b.Malebodyinlateralview.–c.
Epiphallus.–d.Maleheadandpronotumindorsalview.–e.Malemesosternuminventralview.–f.Endofmale
abdomenindorsalview.g.–Endoffemaleabdomeninventralview.–h.Femalebodyinlateralview.
marginconcaveinmiddle;medianandlateralca- metazona. Prosternal process conical, apex
rinaindistinct,pronotumcutbythreetransverse rounded.Mezosternalinterspacewide1.3times
sulci, length of prozona 2.6 times length of widerthanlong(Fig.2e),laterallobesofmeta-
ENTOMOL.FENNICAVol.26 (cid:127) AreviewofthegenusZubovskya 115
Table2.ComparisonbetweenZubovskyaeyouqiensissp.n.andZ.koepenni.
Characters Z.eyouqiensissp.n. Z.koepenni
Lengthofprozona/lengthofmetazona 2.6–3.0 2.3–2.5
Length/maxwidthofhindfemur 4.6 4.8–5.4
Longitudinalgrooveofmaleepiproct Longinmiddle, Shortinmiddle,
overallwidened overallnarrower
Lengthoffurculaeinrelationtoepiproct 1/12 1/6
sternumseparated.Wingsabsent.Upperkeelof 3.3.KeytospeciesofZubovskya
hind femur smooth, its length 4.3 times of its
maximum width, end of lower knee lobes 1. Furculaeinmaleverylarge,aboutequalto1/4
rounded.Hindtibiawith10spinesoninnerand9 lengthorslightlylessthan1/4ofepiproct 2
spines on outer sides, external apical spine ab- – Furculaeinmalesmaller,aboutequalto1/6–
sent.Firsttarsussegmentaboutthreetimeslonger 1/5ofepiproct 3
thansecond.Tympanumabsent.Epiproctwitha 2. Antennae slender, reaching base of hind fe-
longitudinalgroovein middle, overallwidened, mur,lengthofasegmentinmiddleofanten-
nearmiddleonbothsideswithwideprojections. nae about 3.1–3.8 times width. Hind femur
Furculaesmall,separated,distancebetweentwo relativelyslender,lengthabout5.3–6.1times
furculaeequaltowidthofafurcula.Cercusconi- width.Cerciofmalenarrowandlong,length
cal(Fig.2f),basedistinctlywide,extendingover 2.8–3.4timesmaximumwidth
tipofepiproct.Subgenitalplateshortandconical, Z.dolichocercata
apexobtuse.EpiphallusasinFig.2c. – Antennaenotreachingbaseofhindfemur,the
Female:Bodymorerobust(Fig.2h).Vertical length of a segment in middle of antennae
diameter of eyes 1.3 times horizontal diameter about4.3–5.1timeswidth.Cerciofmalestout
and 1.1 times subocular groove. Length of pro- and short, length 2.1–2.7 times maximum
zona3.0timeslengthofmetazona.Cercusshort width Z.brachycercata
and conical, not reaching tip of epiproct. Sub- 3. Antennae slender, reaching base of hind fe-
genitalplatelongerthanwide,hindmarginwith mur,lengthofasegmentinmiddleofanten-
an acute projection in middle (Fig. 2g). Ovi- naeabout2.5–3.3timeswidth 4
positorvalveslender,apexacute,outermarginal- – Antennaerelativelystoutandshort,farfrom
mostsmooth. reachingbaseofhindfemur,lengthofaseg-
Coloration:Ingeneralappearancebodygreen ment in middle of antennae about 2.0–2.5
inmale.Headgreen.Eyesbrown.Antennaeyel- timeswidth 5
lowishbrown.Postocularblackbandpresent,ex- 4. Hind femur slender, length about 5.5–6.2
tendingtoabdomen.Outerofhindfemurgreenin times width. Prozona of pronotum 2.6–2.7
middleareaanddarkblackgreeninupperarea, timesmetazonainlength.Posteriormarginof
inner knee lobe black. Hind tibia yellow, base epiproctinmaleprojectedinthemiddle,dis-
black.Abdomengreen.Subgenitalplateyellow- tance between two furculae narrower than
ish brown. Female without postocular black widthofafurculainmale Z.parvula
band,otherwiseasmale. – Hind femur slender, length about 4.6 times
Measurements(inmm):Lengthofbody:male width. Prozona of pronotum 3.0 times
17.1,female26.1.Lengthofpronotum:male3.5, metazona in length. Posterior margin of
female5.1.Lengthofhindfemur:male10.3,fe- epiproctinmalealmoststraight,distancebe-
male13.6. tweentwofurculae2timeswidthofafurcula
Etymology.Thespeciesisnamedforthetype inmale Z.xiaisp.n.
locality, Eyouqi, Inner Mongolia Autonomous 5. Prozonaofpronotumlonger,itslengthabout
Region. 2.5–3.0 times metazona. Length of hind fe-
116 Lietal. (cid:127) ENTOMOL.FENNICAVol.26
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longitudinal groove in middle, overall wid- bovskiaDovnar-Zapolskij.1932fromChina(Acridi-
dae; Catantopinae). — Acta Entomologica Sinica
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