Revision of the genera Paramacroxiphus C. Willemse 1961 and Pseudomacroxiphus C. Willemse 1961 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae: Agraeciini) Author Ingrisch, Sigfrid text Zootaxa 2008 2008-04-24 1755 1 1 34 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1755.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.1755.1.1 1175­5334 5123630 Paramacroxiphus tessellatus (Karny, 1912) comb. n. Figs. 5 , 69 , 95 Nicsara tessellata Karny 1912 , Abh. Ber. Zool. Mus. Dresden 14(2): 10 Holotype (female): Papua New Guinea : West Sepik , Toricelli mountains , 720 m , i.1910 , Dr. Schlaginhaufen . Holotype in Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden , Germany . Description. Fastigium verticis: eye length = 1.4: 2.3 mm ; projecting 0.9 mm in front of eyes. Femora with the following number of spines on ventral margins: profemur 6–8 external, 5 internal; mesofemur 6–7 external, 3 internal; postfemur 14–15 external, 13–14 internal. Male. unknown. Female. Subgenital plate divided in middle by a narrow membranous suture; very broad at base with central part elevated and with three shallow impressions at each side; lateral areas at very base forming a deep groove below elevated central part; apical half narrow, forming two acute-triangular projections ( Fig. 69 ). Coloration. Ochre, legs with brown marmoration. Frons with two dark brown bands from antennal scrobae to base of mandibles; tip of fastigium frontis and mandibles dark brown ( Fig. 5 ). Vertex with a brown band behind eyes. Pronotum with a dark brown band in dorsal area of paranota filled with light dots. Tegmen brownish transparent with dark brown spots and most transverse veinlets yellow; dorsal area almost completely pale. Postfemur with three brown marks including pale dots: a large spot in middle at dorsal area, a preapical ring and a spot at hind knee. Subgenital plate black, apical triangular projections light brown. Ovipositor medium brown. Measurements of female: body 28; pronotum 10; tegmen 44; postfemur 22.5; ovipositor 26 mm ; ovipositor-height 3.3. Diagnosis. The species is unique for the female subgenital plate with a broad upcurved base and a narrow remaining area that is triangularly excised at apex. The black vertical bands of the face are shared with P. bifasciatus , of which only the male is known. It differs by the wider face and comparatively longer wings (see above). The species was originally described under Nicsara Walker, 1869 . The general characters fully agree with Paramacroxiphus ; also the shape of the ovipositor and the groundplan of the subgenital plate are those of Paramacroxiphus .