Pseudepitettix, Zheng, 1995

Deng, Wei-An, 2020, Taxonomic revision of the subfamily Cladonotinae (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) from China with description of three new species, Zootaxa 4789 (2), pp. 403-440 : 423-424

Key to Chinese species of Pseudepitettix

1. Pronotal surface coarse, interspersed with dense protuberances or netted keels and notches; apex of hind pronotal process concave.................................................................................................2

- Pronotal surface smooth, body surface interspersed with granules; apex of hind pronotal process widely or narrowly rounded.................................................................................................... 3

2. In lateral view, frontal ridge and vertex forming an obtuse rounded shape; pronotum with interhumeral carinae................................................................................ P. linaoshanensis Liang & Jiang, 2004

- In lateral view, frontal ridge and vertex forming a right angle shape; pronotum without interhumeral carinae…......................................................................... P. torulosinota ( Zheng & Lin, 2016) comb. nov.

3. Lateral carinae of pronotum obviously constricted backward after shoulders....................................... 4

- Lateral carinae of pronotum straight and not constricted backward after shoulders.................................. 5

4. Width of vertex between eyes 0.8 times width of compound eye; pronotum with straight anterior margin.................................................................................................. P. strictivertex sp. nov.

- Width of vertex between eyes 2.3-2.5 times width of compound eye; pronotum with obtuse anterior margin....................................................................................... P. nigritibis Zheng & Jiang, 2000

5. Width of vertex between eyes 1.3 times width of compound eye; antennal grooves inserted below lower margin of eyes...................................................................................... P. hainanensis sp. nov.

- Width of vertex between eyes 2.3 times width of compound eye; antennal grooves inserted between lower margin of eyes....................................................................... … P. guibeiensis Zheng & Jiang, 1995