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| Neorhaphidophora siamensis sp. nov., male (46) and female (47); Eurhaphidophora tarasovi doitungensis ssp. nov., male (48); Minirhaphidophora (Condylophora) ophioglossa subgen. et. sp. nov., female (51); Eurhaphidophora pawangkhananti sp. nov., male (49) and female (50); in Dawwrueng, Gorochov, Tanomtong & Suwannapoom, 2020 |
Abstract
A new subgenus, three new species and a new subspecies of the rhaphidophorines are described from Thailand: Minirhaphidophora (Condylophora) ophioglossa subgen. et sp. nov., Neorhaphidophora siamensis sp. nov., Eurhaphidophora pawangkhananti sp. nov., and Eurhaphidophora tarasovi doitungensis ssp. nov. Keys to all known species with regard to the genera Neorhaphidophora and Minirhaphidophora, as well as a key to the Thai species of the genus Eurhaphidophora, are provided.
Keywords: Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae, taxonomy, Thailand, new taxa
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| In-situ: Neorhaphidophora siamensis sp. nov., male (46) and female (47); Eurhaphidophora tarasovi doitungensis ssp. nov., male (48). |
Genus Neorhaphidophora Gorochov, 1999
Neorhaphidophora siamensis Dawwrueng, Gorochov et Suwannapoom sp. nov.
Etymology The new species is named after “Siam” (the old name of Thailand).
Genus Eurhaphidophora Gorochov, 1999
Thai species of Eurhaphidophora
Eurhaphidophora pawangkhananti sp. nov.
Eurhaphidophora bispina Gorochov, 2010
Eurhaphidophora tarasovi doitungensis ssp. nov.
Eurhaphidophora tarasovi doitungensis Dawwrueng, Gorochov et Suwannapoom ssp. nov.
Etymology The new species is named after the location from where it was collected, Doi Tung Development Project Area.
Eurhaphidophora pawangkhananti Dawwrueng, Gorochov et Suwannapoom sp. nov.
Etymology The new species is named after Mr. Parinya Pawangkhanant, a young Thai herpetologist who assisted in collecting specimens during fieldwork.
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| In-situ: Eurhaphidophora pawangkhananti sp. nov., male (49) and female (50); Minirhaphidophora (Condylophora) ophioglossa subgen. et. sp. nov., female (51). |
Genus Minirhaphidophora Gorochov, 2002
Subgenus Condylophora Dawwrueng, Gorochov et Suwannapoom subgen. nov.
Type species Minirhaphidophora (Condylophora) ophioglossa sp. nov.
Etymology The new subgeneric name originated from the Latinized Greek word “condylus” (tubercle) and the generic name “Rhaphidophora”. This is because the male of this subgenus has a pair of characteristic tubercles on its tenth abdominal tergite.
Minirhaphidophora (Condylophora) ophioglossa Dawwrueng, Gorochov et Suwannapoom sp. nov.
Etymology The name of the new species originates from the Latinized Greek words “ophis” (snake) and “glossa” (tongue). This is because the apical part of the male epiproct in this species is more or less similar to a snake’s tongue in shape.
Pattarawich Dawwrueng, Andrei V. Gorochov, Alongklod Tanomtong and Chatmongkon Suwannapoom. 2020. Contribution to the Knowledge of Rhaphidophorinae (Orthoptera: Ensifera: Rhaphidophoridae) from Thailand: Three Genera Neorhaphidophora, Eurhaphidophora and Minirhaphidophora. Zootaxa. 4853(2); 235–253. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4853.2.5
