Tuberfemurus Zheng, 1992

Deng, Wei-An & Lu, Xiang-Yi, 2019, Description of a new species and a key to species of the genus Tuberfemurus Zheng (Orthoptera: Tetrigoidea: Cladonotinae) from China, Zootaxa 4544 (1), pp. 135-143 : 136

Key to species of the genus Tuberfemurus Zheng, 1992

1. Median carina of pronotum in profile, anterior half arch-like and posterior half depressed to straight; disc of pronotum with a protuberance between shoulders. Distribution: China (Guizhou).......................... T. torulisinotus Deng , sp. nov.

- Median carina of pronotum in profile, arch-like; disc of pronotum without protuberance between shoulders.............. 2

2. Anterior margin of pronotum in dorsal view narrowly triangular projecting and almost reaching the middle of eyes ( Fig 1 ), apex of the posterior process of pronotum in dorsal view truncate with median concavity ( Fig 2 ). Distribution: Thailand (Saraburi)..................................................... T. kanokwanae Storozhenko & Dawwrueng, 2014

- Anterior margin of pronotum in dorsal view truncate or slightly obtuse projecting, apex of the posterior process of pronotum in dorsal view widely rounded or narrowly rounded............................................................ 3

3. Antenna inserted between lower margin of eyes ( Fig 4 ), with abbreviated carinae between shoulders ( Fig 3 ), hind femur normal and without tubercules on lower ridge of outside. Distribution: China (Guizhou)....................................................................................................... T. liboensis Deng, Zheng & Wei, 2009

-. Antenna inserted below lower margin of eyes, without abbreviated carinae between shoulders, hind femur with 2–3 tubercules on lower ridge of outside................................................................................ 4

4. Width of vertex 3 times width of an eye, lateral keels of prozona parallel ( Fig 5 ), upper carinae of hind femur without sawtooth ( Fig 6 ). Distribution: China (Sichuan)................................................. T. laminatus Zheng, 1992

- Width of vertex 2.5 times width of an eye, lateral keels of prozona constricted backwards ( Fig 7 ), upper carinae of hind femur with 3 sawtooth ( Fig 8 ). Distribution: China (Yunnan)................................... T. zhengi Xu & Mao, 2007

Figures

FIGURES 1–8. Tuberfemurus, body, head and pronotum, lateral and dorsal view. 1, 2, T. kanokwanae: 1, head and pronotum, lateral view; 2, the same, dorsal view; 3, 4 T. liboensis: 3, head and pronotum, dorsal view; 4, body, lateral view; 5, 6, T. laminatus: 5, head and pronotum, dorsal view; 6, body, lateral view; 7, 8, T. zhengi: 7, head and pronotum, dorsal view; 8, body, lateral view. (Figs 1, 2 after Storozhenko & Dawwrueng, 2014; Figs 3, 4 after Deng et al., 2009; Figs 5, 6 after Zheng, 1992; Figs 7, 8 after Xu & Mao, 2007).