Allicyrtaspis Shi, Bian & Chang 2013
Creators: name: Wang, Tao
name: Zhou, Zhijun
name: Chang, Yanlin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Tettigoniidae
Allicyrtaspis

description: Allicyrtaspis ? phryganis sp. nov.   
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 Description. Male. Body small, slim. Fastigium verticis conical, rounded apically and grooved dorsally. Eyes faintly globular, obviously protruding forwards. Apical segment of maxillary palpus strongly longer than subapical one, apex swollen, truncate.   
Pronotum slightly long, reaching middle area of second abdominal tergite; anterior margin roughly straight while posterior arc-shaped (Fig. 2A), metazona somewhat raised (Fig. 2B); lateral lobe longer than deep, and posterior area extended ventrally, without humeral sinus (Fig. 2B).  
Tegmina short, covered by pronotum, visible in lateral view; hind wings absent.  
All femora unarmed ventrally, genicular lobes with apices obtuse. Fore coxa with 1 short spine; tibia with 3 long spines and 1 short apical spine respectively on both sides of ventral surface, tibial tympana open on both sides, ovoid. Middle tibia with 4–5 long spines and 1 short apical spine respectively on both sides of ventral surface. Hind tibia with 1 inner and 2 outer short spines on ventral surface as well as 18–20 short spines respectively on both sides of dorsal surface, bearing 2 pairs of ventral apical spurs and 1 pair of dorsal apical spurs.  
Tenth abdominal tergite prominently prolonged posteriorly, basal half broad, apical half lateral compressed, slightly robust (Fig. 2C, H), ventral surface longitudinal concave in the midline, lateral margins of apical half somewhat expanded outwards; apical area split, lateral angles rounded (Fig. 2J). Cercus faintly short, robust at base, inner margin of basal area expanded inwards (Fig. 2I) while inner margin of subapical area with 1 process, terminal rounded (Fig. 2 G–H); subapical area strongly bent inwards and dorsad, compressed, apex subacute (Fig. 2G). Genitalia sclerotized, apical area expanded dorsad with margins rolled backward (Fig. 2J). Basal half of subgenital plate nearly rectangular, basal margin with an arc-shaped depression (Fig. 2I), lateral margin expanded dorsad (Fig. 2J); apical half long and slender, rod-shaped, compressed (Fig. 2C, I); styli slightly slender, inserted on apical area of subgenital plate.  
 Female. Pronotum shorter than male, reaching middle part of first abdominal tergite; lateral lobe feebly extended ventrally at metazona (Fig. 2E). Lateral margins of ninth abdominal tergite slightly prolonged posteriorly (Fig. 2F) and posterior margin arc-shaped (Fig. 2K). Tenth abdominal tergite short, gently protruding backwards, posterior margin faintly concave (Fig. 2K). Cercus conical, apex somewhat acute. Subgenital plate slightly rectangular, wider than long, lateral margins strongly extended dorsad, posterior margin straight, or faintly concave (Fig. 2 L–N). Ovipositor robust at base, apical half moderately bent dorsad, ventral valvulae shorter than dorsal ones; dorsal and ventral margins smooth (Fig. 2F).   
 Coloration. Body green when alive, yellowish brown when dried and pinned. Eyes brown. Lateral margins of occiput with 1 yellowish white stripe respectively. Disc of pronotum with 1 somewhat broad longitudinal light brown stripe, lateral margins with 1 longitudinal yellowish brown stripe severally, of which not reaching posterior margin of pronotum. Apical area of male cercus brown. Apices of all third segment of tarsi and claws black brown.   
 Measurements (mm). Body: ♂ 9.6–12.6, ♀ 10.3–10.9; pronotum: ♂ 3.8–4.7, ♀ 3.7–4.5; hind femora: ♂ 7.1–8.1, ♀ 7.7–9.2; ovipositor: 5.4–6.3.   
 Material examined. Holotype: ♂, Fangxiang, Leishan, Guizhou, 29 July, 2017, coll. Qidi Zhu. Paratypes: 2♂ 1♀, Fangxiang, Leishan, Guizhou, 29 July, 2017, coll. Qidi Zhu; 1♀, Fangxiang, Leishan, Guizhou, 30 July, 2017, coll. Qidi Zhu. Other specimens: 3♂ 9♀, Fangxiang, Leishan, Guizhou, 29 July, 2017, coll. Qidi Zhu; 3♀, Fangxiang, Leishan, Guizhou, 30 July, 2017, coll. Qidi Zhu; 1♂ 2♀, Leigongshan, Leishan, Guizhou, 5 September, 2018, coll. Tao Wang; 2♀, Leigongshan, Leishan, Guizhou, 6 September, 2018, coll. Tao Wang.   
 Distribution. China (Guizhou).   
 Etymology. The name of this new species is derived from apical half of male subgenital plate rod-shaped. Latin “ phrygan ” means rod-shaped.   
 Discussion. Apical area of male abdomen of this new species is similar to the genus Cyrtopsis, while genicular lobes of hind tibiae with apices obtuse. This new species differs from the known species of the genus Allicyrtaspis in the following: body small, slim; male genitalia short, not surpassing posterior margin of subgenital plate; apical half of subgenital plate rod-shaped, somewhat compressed. There are some differences between the characteristics of this new species and generic diagnosis of the genus Allicyrtaspis, and this new species is temporarily placed in the genus Allicyrtaspis.
description: Published as part of Wang, Tao, Zhou, Zhijun & Chang, Yanlin, 2020, Pseudophlugiolopsis bitubera gen. nov., sp. nov. and a new species of Allicyrtaspis Shi, Bian & Chang, 2013 (Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae: Meconematini) from China, pp. 182-188 in Zootaxa 4802 (1) on pages 185-187, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4802.1.12, http://zenodo.org/record/3904850