Taxonomy of a katydid genus Mecopoda Serville (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae, Mecopodinae) from East Asia Author Liu, Chun-Xiang Author Heller, Klaus-Gerhard Author Wang, Xue-Song Author Yang, Zhen Author Wu, Chao Author Liu, Fei Author Zhang, Tao text Zootaxa 2020 2020-03-30 4758 2 296 310 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4758.2.5 c198bacd-03af-4af3-9649-310ea6340000 1175-5326 3734484 57D4762E-D629-4E73-A59F-EE6A34DB8AB6 Mecopoda marmorata He, 2019 ( Figs 1 s–u; 5f; 6f) Mecopoda marmorata He, 2019 . In Liu et al ., Zootaxa 4585(3):571 ( Holotype , female, origin. Descript.; type locality: China , China South-central, Yunnan , Menglun; type depository: ECNU, Shanghai ) Examined material. Topotype. 1 male (No. JF511), China : Yunnan Province : Mengla County: Menglun: Wangtianshu Scenic Spot, 21.5998N 101.5869E , 2014.X., T ZHANG . First description of male. The species M. marmorata is distinctly differentiated from other species in the species group “a” by comparatively few file teeth and comparatively large tooth density (see measurements in Tables 5–6). The calling song consists of continuous syllable-groups. Each syllable-group, with a regular period and duration (67.5ms), consists of 5 syllables with gradually decreasing amplitude ( Fig. 1 s–t). The species is recorded to be distributed in South China (only including Yunnan ).