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A new species of Asiophlugis (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phlugidini) from Misamis Oriental (Philippines, Mindanao).

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A new species of Asiophlugis Gorochov, 1998 (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Phlugidini) is described from southern Philippines, in Mindanao, Misamis Oriental, Gingoog City: Asiophlugis spatulata sp. nov. This new species is characterised… Click to show full abstract

A new species of Asiophlugis Gorochov, 1998 (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Phlugidini) is described from southern Philippines, in Mindanao, Misamis Oriental, Gingoog City: Asiophlugis spatulata sp. nov. This new species is characterised by the long, slender and flattened male cercus, with a basal process spatulated at the apex, and with a tooth-like medial process produced along the inner margin; as well as the male tenth abdominal tergite with two long cylindrical latero-apical processes pointing dorsad and externally. This new species represents the second species of Asiophlugis to be recorded from the Philippines.

Keywords: philippines mindanao; species asiophlugis; new species; tettigoniidae phlugidini; misamis oriental; orthoptera tettigoniidae

Journal Title: Zootaxa
Year Published: 2023

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