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discussion · 
Plazi
Remarks. Recent studies of Mecopoda elongata ( Gorochov, 2020 ; Heller et al. , 2021 ) have made it difficult to identify species from the Philippines confidently. Gorochov (2020) reported Mecopoda fallax oceanica Gorochov, 2020 in the Philippines and resurrected Mecopoda tenebrosa (Walker, 1869) described from the Philippines . However, it remains difficult to delimit these very similar-looking taxa, owing to the variations of seemingly important characters (such as those in the stridulatory area). In Heller et al. (2021) , very few specimens from the Philippines were also examined. Calling song ( 5 ♂, 28.4°C). Two song types were documented from Sulu Island : (1) continuous trills made up of isolated syllables (or hemisyllables) and (2) echemes of syllables (or hemisyllables). For the continuous trill, the average syllable duration is 60.3 ms and the average silent interval between consecutive syllables is 46.8 ms. For the echeme, average echeme duration is 1.7 s and the average silent interval between consecutive echemes is 0.3 s .
description · Plazi
Note. The type species is from India . Without DNA data or songs data, it is difficult to confirm the state of this species. Judging by the COI genes data, the species from southern China , Malaysia and Indonesia are same ( Fig. 6 ). Thus we identified this wide distributed species as M . elongata elongata provisional. This species has narrower wing from lateral view, compared with M . niponensis ( Fig. 2 A–C).
distribution · Plazi
Distribution. China ( Fujian , Guangdong , Guangxi , Hainan , Yunnan ); Malaysia , Indonesia , India . Song. The song is distinct from other species with 5.98± 0.17s duration and 12.59± 0.50s interval ( Fig. 5A ).
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