中国眼斑螳属新种记述(螳螂科:花螳螂亚科)

眼斑螳属Creobroter Serville,1839隶属于花螳螂亚科Hymenopodinae。迄今已知19种,主要分布于印度、锡金、泰国、菲律宾、斯里兰卡,印度尼西亚和爪哇,我国已记载2种,分布于四川和广东(梅县)。我们在整理本属标本时,发现二新种及一新记录。新种、新记录记述如后,并列出种检索表。 模式标本均保存在中国科学院上海昆虫研究所。

DESCRIPTION OF TWO NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS CREOBROTER SERVILLE FROM CHINA (Mantodea: Hymenopodinae)

The present paper describes two new species and a new record of the genus Creobroter Serville from China. The type specimens are deposited in Shanghai Institute of Entomology, Academia Sinica.Creobroter nebulosus, sp. nov.This new species is closely related to C. vitripennis Beier, but differs from the latter in the following points, 1. In male, the lenth of elytra less than 30mm, elytra with the eye-like spot smaller and anal membrane colourless, transparent. 2. The posterior margin of the eighth abdominal sternum protuberance-shaped (fig. 2) . 3. The teeth on front coxae slightly smaller. 4. The width of abdomen of female distinctly smaller than that of C. vitripennis Beier.Holotype (?), Fujians Nanping (150m), 1963-X-28, collected by Jin Gentao. Allotype (?), Fujian: Nanping, 1963-X-29, collected by Jin Gen-tao. Paratypes. 3(?), Fujian, 1963-X-26 (Jin Gentao); Guangxi, 1938-X- 5; Yunnan, 1983-V, (Shen Yunchang). 1(?), Guangxi, 1938-VI-10. Creobroter jiangxiensis, sp. nov.The new species is allied to C. gemmatus (Stoll) and C. nebulosus, but differs from the latter two by the following characters: Pronotum with pitchy macula, wings colourless and hyaline, Posterior margin of the eighth abdominal sternum with medial concavity (fig. 3) , size of abdomen wider.Holotype (?), Jiangxi: Shicheng, 1979-XI-5, Collected by Zhao Yong-xiang.