Noctitrella Gorochov
Creators: name: Liu, Hao-Yu
name: Shi, Fu-Ming
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Haglotettigoniidae
Noctitrella

description: Key to the species of Noctitrella Gorochov
1 Epiphallus each side with a spine-like projection near apical margin of dorsal surface .............................................. 2
- Epiphallus without any projection near apical margin of dorsal surface...................................................................... 6
2 Ectophallus parameres cystiform at apices; epiphallus each side with a short spine-like projection near apical margin of dorsal surface ............................................................................................................................................................ 3
- Ectophallus parameres unlike above; epiphallus each side with a long spine-like projection near apical margin of dorsal surface ................................................................................................................................................................ 5
3 Epiphallus distinctly narrowed apically, each side with a distinct spine-like projection on dorsal surface; endophallus narrow at apex, with round apical margin..................................................................................................................... 4
- Epiphallus slightly narrowed apically, each side with an indistinct spine-like projection on dorsal surface; endophal- lus wide at apex, with bilobate apical margin ................................................................................... N. hirsuta Ingrisch
4 Epiphallus parameres unidentated at apex; rami without any projection on outer sides .......... N. tranquilla Gorochov
- Epiphallus parameres multidentated at apex; rami each with a projection near apical one-third of outer side ............. .................................................................................................................................................... N. denticulata sp. nov.
5 Epiphallus each side with a spine-like projection near apex of dorsal surface; endophallus with acute apex ............... ...................................................................................................................................................... N. spinosa Gorochov
- Epiphallus each side with a spine-like projection at apical one-third of dorsal surface; endophallus with broadly rounded apex ...................................................................................................................................... N. glabra Ingrisch
6 Endophallus not bifurcated at apex, ectophallus parameres short ................................................................................ 7
- Endophallus bifurcated at apex, ectophallus parameres very long............................................................................... 8
7 Epiphallus narrow at base, slightly narrowed apically; endophallus short, not reaching apex of epiphallus................. ...................................................................................................................................................... N. berezini Gorochov
- Epiphallus wide at base, distinctly narrowed apically; endophallus long, extending over apex of epiphallus ............. ................................................................................................................................................... N. plurilingua Ingrisch
8 Head slightly wider than anterior margin of pronotum ................................................................. N. devexa Gorochov
- Head not wider than anterior margin of pronotum ....................................................................................................... 9
9 Metanotal gland with large and slightly transverse concavity ......................................................... N. ardua Gorochov
- Metanotal gland with small and round concavity..................................................................... N. parardua Gorochov
description: Published as part of Liu, Hao-Yu & Shi, Fu-Ming, 2013, First record of Noctitrella Gorochov from China, with description of a new species (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Podoscirtinae), pp. 95-98 in Zootaxa 3683 (1) on pages 95-96, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3683.1.8, http://zenodo.org/record/284146