Review of the subfamily Tripetalocerinae Bolívar, 1887 (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae)
Author
Storozhenko, Sergey Yu.
text
Zootaxa
2013
3718
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158
170
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3718.2.4
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1175-5326
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Tribe
Tripetalocerini Bolívar, 1887
Tripetalocerae Bolívar, 1887: 310.
Tripetalocerini
: Kirby, 1914: 11.
Type
genus:
Tripetalocera
Westwood, 1834
.
Diagnosis.
Head conically produced in profile (
Fig. 3
). Fastigium of vertex short, not produced beyond anterior margin of eyes (
Figs. 2
,
11
). Lateral ocelli in frontal view situated just under the anterior margin of fastigium (
Fig. 4
). Antennae 8-segmented; sixth and seventh segments are triangular in cross-section; only one apical segment is small and narrow (
Figs. 1
,
10
). Lower side of lateral lobes of pronotum with short triangular spine (
Figs. 19, 20
). Fore and mid femora not sulcate above, upper carinae with three serrated teeth, lower carinae with two teeth (
Fig. 5
).
Hind
femora elongated; upper and lower carinae with teeth (
Fig. 12
). Upper side of hind tibiae with lateral carinae armed by numerous teeth; outer carina with 15–25 almost equal teeth, inner carina with 19–23 teeth grouped in 5 series (
Fig. 13
). First segment of hind tarsi 1.1–1.25 times longer than 3rd segment (without claws); third segment is not swollen (
Fig. 13
). Upper side of upper valve of ovipositor with 4–6 blunt teeth; lower valve tuberculate, without teeth (
Figs. 6
,
14
).
Composition.
Two monotypic genera, one of which is described below.