Pseudophlugiolopsis bitubera gen. nov., sp. nov. and a new species of Allicyrtaspis Shi, Bian & Chang, 2013 (Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae: Meconematini) from China
Author
Wang, Tao
Author
Zhou, Zhijun
Author
Chang, Yanlin
text
Zootaxa
2020
2020-06-22
4802
1
182
188
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4802.1.12
1175-5326
3904850
4F927AF1-A283-42D8-93EA-7E156BD535BE
Genus
Pseudophlugiolopsis
gen. nov.
Generic diagnosis.
Body small. Fastigium verticis conical, apex rounded. Apical segment of maxillary palpus slightly longer than subapical one, apex swollen, truncate. Pronotum slightly elongate; lateral lobe longer than deep, posterior margin oblique, humeral sinus absent. Tegmina short, surpassing posterior margin of pronotum. Fore tibial tympana open on both sides. Male ninth abdominal tergite with posterior margin slightly protruding backwards; tenth abdominal tergite prolonged posteriorly, with a pair of long processes on posterior margin; cerci somewhat long; styli slender; genitalia membranous. Ovipositor stout, apices of ventral valvulae hook-like; dorsal valvulae longer than ventral ones; dorsal and ventral margins smooth.
Discussion.
This new genus is similar to the genus
Phlugiolopsis
Zeuner,1940
, but differs in that the male tenth abdominal tergite prolonged posteriorly and bears a pair of long processes on the posterior margin.
Etymology.
The name of this new genus is derived from the male and female morphological characteristics are similar to the genus
Phlugiolopsis
.
Greek “
pseud
-” means similar, “
phlugiolopsis
” is the scientific name of the genus
Phlugiolopsis
.