Aphonodiacanthus Tonon & Campos, 2025

Almeida, Vitor Tonon De, Souza-Dias, Pedro G. B., Nihei, Silvio Shigueo & Campos, Lucas Denadai De, 2025, Silent crickets: A new genus of Neometrypini from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Orthoptera: Oecanthidae: Tafaliscinae), Zootaxa 5729 (2), pp. 315-334 : 330

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5729.2.5
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C88A1006-F31D-4AB5-9D90-F7E96D0699A4
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BF87F7-FFBF-7579-FF15-FAF9FA4AF826
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Aphonodiacanthus Tonon & Campos
status	gen. nov.

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Key for the identification of Aphonodiacanthus Tonon & Campos gen. nov. species

1. General coloration yellowish-brown to reddish-brown, mostly uniform; head strongly more darkened than body coloration ( Figs. 2A, H, E View FIGURE 2 ); FIII posterior region darker than median and anterior region ( Figs. 2A–C. H–J View FIGURE 2 ); supra anal plate posterior margin with V-shaped laterally ( Figs. 2F, K View FIGURE 2 ). Male genitalia: PsP outer lobe less sclerotized than inner lobe ( Fig. 3B View FIGURE 3 ); endophallic sclerite: heart-shaped ( Fig. 3B View FIGURE 3 )............... Aphonodiacanthus melanocephalus Tonon, Campos & Souza-Dias sp. nov.

- General coloration yellowish-brown, with a few maculae or bands on tergites; head coloration similar to the body; FIII coloration uniform; supra anal plate posterior margin with V-shaped laterally or other shape; male genitalia: PsP lobes equally sclerotized; Endophallic sclerite: not heart shaped..................................................................... 2

2. Body and legs covered with maculae ( Figs. 5A–C View FIGURE 5 ), tergites with uniform coloration ( Fig. 5A View FIGURE 5 ); sternites pale yellow ( Fig. 5C View FIGURE 5 ); supra anal plate posterior margin with V-shaped laterally ( Figs. 5F, H View FIGURE 5 ). Male genitalia: pseudepiphallic sclerite straight in dorsal view ( Fig. 6A View FIGURE 6 ); anterior portion upcurved to dorsal face in lateral view, sub 90° angle ( Fig. 6C View FIGURE 6 ); PsP inner lobe reeaching the inner lobe of opposite side ( Fig. 6B View FIGURE 6 ); ectophallic invagination: Ectophallic apodeme posterior margin not rounded ( Fig. 6B View FIGURE 6 ); endophallic sclerite: posterior region surpassing PsP apex ( Fig. 6B View FIGURE 6 )..................................................................................................... Aphonodiacanthus maculatus Tonon & Campos sp. nov.

- Body not completely covered with maculae ( Figs. 8A–C View FIGURE 8 ), tergites with a darkened band on posterior margins ( Fig. 8A View FIGURE 8 ); sternites dark yellow ( Fig. 8C View FIGURE 8 ); supra anal plate posterior margin beveled medially ( Fig. 8F View FIGURE 8 ); male genitalia: pseudepiphallus sclerite sub-straght in dorsal view ( Fig. 9A View FIGURE 9 ); anterior portion upcurved to dorsal face in lateral view, almost right angled ( Fig. 9C View FIGURE 9 ); PsP inner lobe not reaching the inner lobe of opposite side ( Fig. 9B View FIGURE 9 ); ectophallic invagination: Ectophallic apodeme posterior margin rounded ( Fig. 9B View FIGURE 9 ); endophallic sclerite: posterior region not surpassing PsP apex ( Fig. 9B View FIGURE 9 )...................................................................... Aphonodiacanthus chlorops Tonon & Campos sp. nov.