Rhaphidophora condoprocera, Yu & Liu & Bian & Zhang, 2025

Rhaphidophora condoprocera sp. nov.

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Description. Male. Body medium. Head. Face smooth ( Fig. 1A View FIGURE 1 ). Fastigium verticis projecting forward in lateral view ( Fig. 1B View FIGURE 1 ), dorsal surface with a longitudinal median furrow, apices which divide fastigium verticis into 2 distinct rostral tubercles and slightly separated from each other ( Fig. 1B View FIGURE 1 ). Eyes ovoid, protruding forward; median ocellus slightly larger than lateral ocelli ( Fig. 1A View FIGURE 1 ); lateral ocelli large, nearly occupying all the lateral margins of rostral tubercles ( Fig. 1B View FIGURE 1 ). Apical segments of maxillary palpi about two times as long as subapical ones ( Fig. 1B View FIGURE 1 ).

Thorax. Anterior margin of pronotum slightly projecting, posterior margin widely rounded, protruding backward ( Fig. 1C View FIGURE 1 ); lateral lobes longer than high, ventral margin undulate ( Fig. 1D View FIGURE 1 ). Posterior margin of mesonotum protruding backward, posterior margin of metanotum faintly protruding. Legs. Fore coxae swollen with 1 stout spine; femora with 1 internal spine; tibiae ventrally with 1 internal and 1–2 external spines, apices with 1 pair of spines on ventral surface. Middle femora with 1 pair of apical spines; tibiae dorsally with 2 pairs of spines, ventral surface with 1–3 pairs of spines, apices with 1 pair of spines on dorsal and ventral surfaces separately. Apices of hind femora with 1 short internal spine ( Fig. 1E View FIGURE 1 ); tibiae dorsally with 21–23 internal spines, 19–25 external spines and 1 pair of small subapical spines, apices with 1 pair of dorsal and 2 pairs of ventral spines; basitarsi with 4–6 small spines and 1 large apical spine on dorsal surface along the midline ( Fig. 1G View FIGURE 1 ).

Abdomen. Apex of abdomen curving downwards. Posterior margin of ninth abdominal tergite concave, tenth abdominal tergite narrow. Epiproct prolonged and gradually curving downward, basal half with lateral margins convex and converging, apical area slightly widened, bilobate in dorsal view ( Fig. 1H View FIGURE 1 ), its ventral surface with 1 depressed process ( Fig. 1L View FIGURE 1 ); ventral surface of epiproct with 1 pair of stout spines, its apices directing outwards and faintly curved forward ( Fig. 1K View FIGURE 1 ). Paraprocts prolonged into a spine, the apical half incurved. Subgenital plate wider than long, posterior margin almost straight; styli gradually upcurved before the middle ( Fig. 1I View FIGURE 1 ), inserted on posterolateral areas of the plate ( Fig. 1L View FIGURE 1 ), apices obtuse.

Female. Tenth abdominal tergite with posterior margin concave in middle ( Fig. 2F View FIGURE 2 ). Epiproct semielliptical, dorsal surface furrowed along the midline, posterior margin obtuse ( Fig. 2F View FIGURE 2 ). Cerci slender. Subgenital plate transverse, posterior margin undulating and faintly projecting in middle ( Fig. 2H View FIGURE 2 ). Ovipositor about half as long as hind femora, gradually upcurved, apices acute ( Fig. 2G View FIGURE 2 ).

Coloration. Male body brown, Face and eyes black ocelli pale yellow, disc of abdomen nearly black, apices of femora and apices of tibiae darker. Female abdomen with irregularly pale spots.

Measurements (mm). BL: ♂ 17.4–17.8, ♀ 15.7–18.6; PL: ♂ 5.0–5.2, ♀ 5.1–5.7; FFL: ♂ 6.0–6.1, ♀ 5.7–7.7; MFL: ♂ 5.9–6.0, ♀ 6.0–6.4; HFL: ♂ 14.6–15.7, ♀ 14.7–16.0; HTL: ♂ 12.8–13.5, ♀ 12.8–13.5; HBL: ♂ 2.8–2.9, ♀ 2.4–3.0; OvL: 6.5–9.2.

Material examined. Holotype: male, Pianma, Lushui , Yunnan, August 17, 2024, coll. by Ting Luo and Yanting Qin . Paratypes: 1 male and 1 female, male, Pianma, Lushui, Yunnan, August 17, 2024, coll. by Ting Luo and Yanting Qin ; 3 females, Pianma, Lushui, Yunnan, August 17, coll. by Ting Luo and Yanting Qin ; 1 male, Pianma, Lushui, Yunnan, August 21, 2024, coll. by Mingyu Liu .

Distribution. Yunnan (Lushui).

Discussion. The new species differs from other species of Rhaphidophora by male epiproct prolonged downwards and backwards apical area with three swellings: two dorsad and one ventrad, apical margin of each swelling undulant ( Fig. 1I View FIGURE 1 ), ventral surface of epiproct with 1 pair of stout and widely separated spines; posterior margin of female subgenital plate faintly projecting in middle ( Fig. 2H View FIGURE 2 ).

Etymology. The name of the new species derives from the Latin words “ cond ” and “ procer ” referring to the male epiproct with 1 subcylindrical process on ventral surface of the upper plate.