© Entomologica Fennica. 20 December 2011 Review and key of East Palaearctic species of the genus Podismopsis Zubovsky (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) with description of a new species from China YingLu,LimingWang&BingzhongRen* Lu, Y., Wang, L. M. & Ren, B. Z. 2011: Review and key of East Palaearctic spe- cies of the genus Podismopsis Zubovsky (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) with descrip- tion of a new species from China. — Entomol. Fennica 22: 199–208. In this paper, a list and key of all East Palaearctic Podismopsis species are pre- sented. In addition, Podismopsis squamopennis sp. n. is described from the Small Northern Lake of Heilongjiang province in China. It mostly resembles P. gynaemorpha Ikonnov. Lu, Y. & Ren, B. Z.*, Jilin Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Renmin Street 5268, Changchun, China, 130024; E-mails: [email protected] & *corre- sponding author’s [email protected] Wang, L. M., School of Life Sciences, Xinyang Normal University, Chang’an road 237, Xinyang, China, 464000; E-mail: [email protected] Received 12 May 2010, accepted 11 April 2011 1. Introduction China, North Korea, Far East Russia and central and southern Europe. Storozhenko (2007) con- The genus Podismopsis was established by Zu- sidered P. maximpennis Zhang & Ren, 1992 as a bovsky (1900). It was attributed to the genus synonym of P. shareiensis Shiraki, 1930. Among Chrysochraon as a subgenus. However, it was the 38 species, 22 species are distributed in north- raised to the genus level by Uvarov (1925). Three eastern China and Sino-Russian and Sino-Korean subgenera (Eurasiobia, Podismacris and Podis- border areas. In addition, a new species was dis- mopsis) were established by Bei-Bienko (1932). covered during a survey of Podismopsis in North- But the subgenus Eurasiobia was considered as a eastern China from July to September in 2009. synonym of Podismopsis by Bei-Bienko & Mist- shenko (1951). Jago (1971) considered Podis- macris as a synonym of Podismopsis.Harz 2. Methods (1975) considered Podismopsis as a subgenus of Chrysochraon. Yin (1984) did not devide Podis- In the following we describe how different mea- mopsis into subgenera. From that time, more and surements have been applied in this paper: more scientists considered Podismopsis consis- tently as a separate genus. – Interocular width and width of the frontal So far, according to the specimen identifica- ridge between the antennae (Fig. 1a). tion and literature search, 38 species of the genus – Triangular, central part of epiproct with a Podismopsis are distributed in northeastern wide longitudinal groove (Fig. 1b). 200 Lu et al. • ENTOMOL. FENNICA Vol. 22 Fig. 1. Depiction of selected measurements applied in this paper. – a. Interocular width (A) and width of the fron- tal ridge between the antennae (B). – b. Triangular, central part of epiproct with a wide longitudinal groove (from Podismopsis. quadrasonita). – c. Top of the tegmen flat cut-off (from P. maximpennis). – d. Top of the tegmen oblique cut-off (from P. dolichocerca). – e. Frons slightly oblique (from P. altaica). – f. Frons clearly oblique (from P. quadrasonita). – g. Between lateral carinae of pronotum (from P. maximpennis): the widest part (A) and the narrowest part (B). – Top of the tegmen flat cut-off (Fig. 1c). 3. Podismopsis Zubovsky – Top of the tegmen oblique cut-off (Fig. 1d). – Frons slightly oblique (Fig. 1e). 3.1. Characteristics – Frons clearly oblique (Fig. 1f) – Between lateral carinae of pronotum: the wid- Body. Medium-sized. Vertexshort, triangular and est and narrowest part (Fig. 1g). no fastigial foveolae. Frons oblique in profile. Frontal ridge with longitudinal groove, lateral margin gradually expanded downwards to reach ENTOMOL. FENNICA Vol. 22 • East Palaearcrtic Podismopsis species 201 Table 1. Eastern Palaearctic Podismopsis species of these species in the key. Lengths of the body with inadequate descriptions: female or male not and tegmina and the distributions of 34 species of known (or with inadequate morphologica description). Podismopsis in East Palaearctic are presented in Species Condition Table 2. P. altaica ($) 1. Male, tegmen long, connected on back, top P. bisonita $ cut-off like 2 P. dailingensis $ Male, tegmen short, separated from back, not P. frontalis # adjoining on back part, top acute or scale-like P. gynaemorpha (#) P. konakovi # 33 P. mongolica $ 2. Male, tegmen with wide costal area, widest P. planicaudata $ part of costal area approximately 2.3–3.3 P. rufipes $ times that of sub-costal area 3 P. squamopennis sp. n. $ Male, tegmen with narrow costal area, widest P. ussuriensis ($) part 1.5–2 times that of sub-costal area 16 3. Female, valve of ovipositor thick and short, lower-outer margin of lower valve with big or do not reach clypeus. Antennae filiform, reach- tooth 4 ing or exceeding posterior margin of pronotum. Female, valve of ovipositor long and narrow, Compound eyes oblong oval. Anterior margin of lower-outer margin of lower valve straight pronotum horizontal, posterior margin straight, and with fine teeth, basal part without big circular or in middle part with a small triangle- teeth 15 shaped notch. Lateral carinae clearly curved in 4. Male, length of tegmen 1.7–2.4 times its prozona. Median carina slender, only incised by width 5 posterior transverse sulcus with a clear cut. Male, length of tegmen 2.4–3.1 times its Male. Tegmina usually developed, reaching width 9 hind femur 2/3; top oblique cut-off, and none of 5. Male, width of costal area of tegmen 3–3.3 intercalary vein. In some peculiar kinds, apex of times that of sub-costal area 6 male tegmina not oblique (such as Podismopsis Male, width of costal area of tegmen 2.3–3 gynaemorpha Ikonnov) or scale-like (such as times that of sub-costal area 7 Podismopsis squamopennis sp. n.) and hind 6. Male, lower side of hind femur orange, length wings degraded, very small. of tegmen 1.9 times width. P.rufipes Female. Tegmina flaky, their length 1.3–2 Male, lower side of hind femur not red, length times width. Lower carina in inner side of hind fe- of tegmen 1.7 times width P.amplipennis mur with stridulatory pegs; apex of kneelobes tri- 7. Male, width of radial area of tegmen 1.2 times angular or circular. Inner and outer side of hind that of sub-costal area, length of subgenital tibia both with 13–15 spines, but none of barbed- plate 1.5 times width of basal part P.jinbensis end. Tympanic cavity developed, oval. Upper- Male, width of radial area of tegmen 2–2.5 outer margin of upper valve with a notch or not. times that of sub-costal area, length of subgenital plate 2 times width of basal part 8 3.2. Key to the East Palaearctic species 8. Body smaller, interocular width 1.8 times width of frontal ridge between antennae (Fig. In the process of editing the key, we found that for 1a) P.bisonita some species very little data is available. The rel- Body larger, interocular width 2.7–3 times evant morphological descriptions of the females width of frontal ridge between antennae of some species are not sufficient (e.g. P. ussuri- P.juxtapennis ensis), and in some species females (e.g. P. squa- 9. Male, width of radial area of tegmen 3–3.5 mopennis sp. n.)ormales(e.g.P. konakovi)have times that of sub-costal areaP.ampliradiareas not yet be found (Table 1). Therefore, there are no Male, width of radial area of tegmen 1.5–2 corresponding search entries for females or males times that of sub-costal area 10 202 Lu et al. • ENTOMOL. FENNICA Vol. 22 Table 2. Length (mm) of body and tegmina and distribution of Eastern Palaearctic Podismopsis species. Name Length of body (1st row) Distribution1 and tegmina (2nd row) P. altaica (Zubovsky, 1900) #13.516.0; $17.024.0 Siberia. (Russia: W. Siberia, Karysh River, Altai Mts) #6.58.5; $2.54.0 P. amplimedius Zheng & Shi, 2010 #18.019.0; $22.0 Mohe Co., Heilongjiang Pr. #9.010.0; $7.0 P. amplipennis Zheng & Lian, 1988 #25.0; $27.030.0 Jingbo Lake, Ningan C., Heilongjiang Pr. #15.0; $5.06.0 P. ampliradiareas Zheng, #19.022.0; $25.030.0 Jingbo Lake, Ningan C., Heilongjiang Pr. Cao & Lian, 1991 #12.013.0; $5.66.0 P. angustipennsis Zheng & Lian, 1988 #16.017.0; $23.026.0 Yichun C., Jiayin Co., Huma Co. #9.011.0; $5.05.5 P. bisonita Zheng, Cao & Lian, 1991 #17.019.0 Jiagedaqi District, Heilongjiang Pr.; Helong C., #11.011.5 Changbai Mountain, Jilin Pr. P. brachycaudata Zhang & Jin, 1985 #17.317.5; $22.723.5 Mangui T., Inner Mongolia Pr.; Mohe Co., Xilinji T., #9.310.7; $3.84.6 Heilongjiang Pr. P. dailingensis Zheng & Shi, 2010 #16.0 Dailing District, Yichun C., Heilongjiang Pr. #9.0 P. dolichocerca Ren, #16.319.4; $2528.7 Jingbo Lake, Ningan C., Heilongjiang Pr.; Benxi C., Zhang & Zheng, 1994 #12.613.5; $4.76.0 Fushun C., Fengcheng C., Hengren Co., Liaoning Pr.; Changbai Mountain, Dunhua C., Wangqing Co., Song Jianghe T., Jilin Pr. P. frontalis Mistshenko, 19512 $21.625.8 Europe, East Europe, Russia East, [Russia: Bash- $3.64.9 kiria, Urgizla] P. gelida Miram, 1931 #15.016.8; $19.022.7 Europe, East Europe (Russia: Jakutia, Verkhojansk) #9.09.5; $3.13.5 P. genicularibus (Shiraki, 1910) #19.022.0; $25.032.0 Eastern Asia, Japan, Sakashitaana Cave, Kawano- #11.512.0; $5.27.0 becho, Kagoshima Pref. P. gynaemorpha Ikonnikov, 1911 #22.323.8; $21.327.5 Russian Far East, Primorye #8.19.3; $5.05.9 P. humengensis Zheng & Lian, 1988 #17.019.0; $23.030.0 Genhe C., Ergunazuoqi, Inner Mongolia Pr.