Review of genus Nicephora Bolívar (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Meconematinae) Author Wang, Hanqiang Author Li, Miaomiao Author Liu, Xianwei Author Li, Kai text Zootaxa 2013 3737 2 154 166 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3737.2.4 ee9b04b9-b430-432b-a167-65d1a08caba5 1175-5326 223748 854CA9FF-606A-43D8-A72E-3925840DF82E Nicephora ? forficulata Carl, 1921 ( Figs. 15–17 ) Nicephora forficulata Carl, 1921 . Revue Suisse de Zool ., 28(14): 308; Henry, 1932. Ceylon Sci. J. (Biol. Sci.) , 16 (3): 254; Hollier, 2010. Revue Suisse de Zool , 117 (1): 29. Description. Male. Pronotum short and wide with hind margin rounded. Tegmina reaches the last segment of the abdomen, with venation reticulated and clear, apex truncate. 10th abdominal tergite longer, with hind margin deeply notched ( Fig. 15 ). Cerci base with a compressed process, produced upwards; apical part in and down curved, with a wide flat lobe on the inner side subapically, apex pointed, with sub-anal lamina below ( Figs. 15–17 ). Subgenital plate narrow, base wider, infra part slender, apex with 2 pointed spines, just like the snake’s tongue, styli adjacent between 2 spines ( Figs. 16–17 ). Female unknown. Coloration. Body pale yellowish. Measurement. (length in mm) Body: ♂8.5; pronotum: ♂3.5; tegmina: ♂3.5; hind femora: ♂6.0. Discussion. This species differs from known species distribute in India by elongate 10th abdominal tergite, cerci without denticulate process but with lobe, existence of sub-anal lamina and subgenital plate acerose. Distribution. Sri Lanka .