Asulconotus, Ying, 1974

Mao, Ben-Yong & Huang, Zhi-Pang, 2023, Taxonomy on three allied genera within Arcypterini (Orthoptera: Acrididae) from Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, China, Zootaxa 5239 (2), pp. 265-279 : 274

Key to the species Asulconotus

1. Upper ovipositor valve stubby, 2.0 times as long as wide, slightly concave near extremity, upper-outer edge indistinctly serrate; lower ovipositor valve slightly concave near extremity, lower-outer edge indistinctly serrate. Distribution in Qinghai (Yushu)............................................................................. A. kozlovi Mistshenko, 1981

–. Upper ovipositor valve slender, length 2.5 times more than the maximum width, observably concave near extremity, upperouter with edge smooth; lower ovipositor valve obviously sunken to form a big tooth near extremity................... 2

2. Pronotum with anterior margin sinuate, lateral carinae blurry. Distribution in Sichuan (Ganzi)........ A. acarinatus , sp. nov.

–. Pronotum with anterior margin straight, lateral carinae distinct................................................. 3

3. Tegmen longer, reaching hind margin of 3 rd abdominal tergite, 4.3 times as long as wide in male, or reaching hind margin of 2 nd abdominal tergite, 4.6 times as long as wide in female; subgenital plate of male shorter, 1.5 times as long as epiproct. Distribution in Qinghai (Jiuzhi)............................................. A. jiuzhiensis Yin, Zheng & Yin, 2012

–. Tegmen shorter, extending over the hind margin of 3 rd abdominal tergite, 3.2 times as long as wide in male, or reaching middle of 2 nd abdominal tergite, 2.6 times as long as wide in female; subgenital plate of male longer, 2.0 times as long as epiproct. Distribution in Qinghai (Qumalai, Maqin, Jiuzhi, Zaduo), Sichuan (Aba, Ganzi).............. A. chinghaiensis Ying, 1974