Modicogryllini Otte & Alexander 1983
Creators: name: Ma, Libin
name: Zheng, Yanna
name: Qiao, Min
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Gryllidae

description: Key for Modicogryllini and regarding species from China (based on adult males)
1. Clypeus integrated, not divided.......................................................................... 2
- Clypeus divided as anteclypeus and postclypeus............................................................. 3
2. Lower margin of frontal rostrum straight or slightly concave.................. Genus Eumodicogryllus Gorochov, 1986 .................................................................... E. chinensis (Weber, 1801) comb. nov.
- Lower margin of frontal rostrum convex......................................... Genus Gryllodinus Bolívar, 1927 .................................................................................... G. jijilacus sp. nov.
3. Maxillary broad, outer margin curved....................................... Genus Modicogryllus Chopard, 1961 ................................................. Subgenus Modicogryllus (Promodicogryllus) Gorochov, 1986 ..................................................................... M. (P.) consobrinus (Saussure, 1877)
- Maxillary narrow, outer margin straight.................................................................... 4
4. Anterior margin of clypeus convex at the middle; no distinct yellowish transverse stripe between lateral ocelli............................................................................... Genus Turanogryllus Tarbinsky, 1940 ... 5
- Anterior margin of clypeus straight; ornamented with distinct yellowish transverse stripe between lateral ocelli................................................................................ Genus Svercacheta Gorochov, 1993 ... 7
5. Head without distinct stripes, dorsal disc of pronotum with large reddish-brown area......... T. rufoniger (chopard, 1925)
- Head with distinct stripes, dorsal disc of pronotum without large reddish-brown area................................ 6
6. Middle of frontoclypcal suture strongly convex; frontal rostrum wide, about four times wider than antennal scape......................................................................................... T. lateralis (Fieber, 1853)
- Middle of frontoclypcal suture slightly convex; frontal rostrum slightly narrow, about two times wider than antennal scape.............................................................................. T. eous Bergfy-Bienko, 1956
7. Apical field long, almost as long as pronotum, bearing more wing chambers.............. S. siamensis (Chopard, 1961)
- Apical field short, is about 2/3 the length of pronotum, bearing few wing chambers................................................................................................. S. semiobscurus (Chopard, 1961) comb. nov.
description: Published as part of Ma, Libin, Zheng, Yanna & Qiao, Min, 2021, Revision of Chinese crickets of the tribe Modicogryllini Otte & Alexander, 1983 with notes on relevant taxa (Orthoptera: Gryllidae; Gryllinae), pp. 227-252 in Zootaxa 4990 (2) on pages 228-229, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4990.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/5026190