Szekessy Vilmos (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 57. (Budapest 1965)

Steinmann, H.: New Oedaleus Fieb., and Bryoderma Fienb. (Orthoptera) species from Central and East Asia

Tegmen with two darker brown transversal stripes, apical area vitreous, hyaline. Base of hind wing pale yellow, that is, yellowish white. Medial area with a conspicuous, dark brown band, curving toward base along posterior margin of wing, as shown on Fig. 9. Legs pale yellow, with sparsely scattered darker spots, except for vividly orange tibia of hind legs. Inner surface of posterior femur light, ornamented with dark bands, inferior margin orange. Last abdominal sternite of female long, visibly longer than wide, indeed, length twice exceeding width; posterior margin slightly elongate medially. Combined length of head, thorax, and abdomen; 35—39, length of tegmen: 33—34, length of hind femur: 18— 19, and length of hind tibia: 17 mm. Holotype female: „China, Prov. Kiangsi, Lushan Range, 2-6 Sept., 1959, leg. DR. V. SZÉKESS Y et YANG". Paratypes: ditto. Deposited in the Zoological Department of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. In place of differential diagnosis, see the following key of identification : Key of Identification for Central and East Asiatic Species 1 (22) Posterior tibia red or blue. If red, hue may frequently tend toward orange reddish. 2 (17) Base of hind wings pink. 3 (10) Wing of male with a distinct, dark band. Tegmen of females without median spurious vein, or if present, rudimentary and hardly discernible. 4 (7) Posterior tibia red. 5 (6) Inner surface and inferior margin of posterior femora black, a red band anteriorly of knee. Hind tibia blood-red. Length of çfçf: 25 — 26, length of tegmen: 27 — 28, length of 9 9 : 32-33, length of tegmen: 23 — 24 mm

1 diamesum B.-BIENKO 6 (5) Inner surface and inferior margin of posterior femur orange. Wings of female at repose not extending beyond genu of hind legs. a (b) Larger animals. Pronotum longer, male: 8 — 8.5, female: 8.5— 10 mm. rf rf : 29- 31,26- 29; 9 9 : 30 - 36, 15 - 18 mm zaisanicum zaisanicum B.-BIENKO b (a) Smaller animals. Pronotum shorter, male: 6.3 —7.3, female: 7.8 —9 mm. rf rf : 23-29, 26-30, 9 9: 28-33, 14-17 mm zaisanicum fallax B.-BIENKO 7 (4) Posterior tibia blue. 8 (9) Inner surface of posterior femur and lower margin (anteriorly of knee) with a light band, çfçf : 21-26; 24-28; 9 9 : 26-31, 15-17 mm orientale B.-BIENKO 9 (8) Inner surface of posterior femur and inferior margin entirely blue, çfçf: 25 — 27, 26-31; 9 9: 32-37, 18-22 mm semennovi IKONN. 10 (3) Besides pink base, wings of male entirely dark. Tegmen of female with median spurious vein. 11 (16) Inner surface and inferior margin of posterior femur red or dark blue, but not black. 12 (15) Posterior femur above without velutinous black spots. Median ridge of pronotum extremely narrow, locally completely indistinct. 13 (14) Inner surface and inferior margin of posterior femur red or dark blue; in latter case also a light band anteriorly of knee present. a (b) Inner surface of posterior femur red. rfçf : 25 - 32, 32 - 39; 9 9 ; 32 — 42, 20 —25 mm gebleri gebleri F.-W. b (a) Inner surface of posterior femur dark blue, çfçf : 30 — 38, 40 — 46 ; 9 9 : 35 45, 20 — 25 mm gebleri mongolicum ZUB. 14 (13) Inner surface and inferior margin of posterior femur dark blue, without band anteriorly of knee, çfçf: 28-30, 33-38; 9 9 : 32-33, 25 -27 mm heptapotamicum B.-BIENKO » All further measurement data given in this order of sequence.