Paraxantia Liu & Kang, 2009

Wu, Chao & Liu, Chun-Xiang, 2023, The genus Paraxantia Liu & Kang (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae Vosiini) in Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains, revealing high diversity of species, Zootaxa 5306 (3), pp. 367-376 : 368

Key to species group of Paraxantia Liu & Kang

1. Basal half of hind tibia swollen ( Fig. 2 )................................................. P. rubripes species group

- Basal half of hind tibia normal ( Fig. 1 ).................................................................... 2

2. Male cerci without dorsal furca ( Fig. 4A ).............................................. P. tibetensis species group

- Male cerci with dorsal furca ( Fig. 4C ).................................................... P. sinica species group

Figures

FIGURE 1. Paraxantia spp. in Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains, body in lateral view. A–B: P. angustipennis sp. nov. (Holotype and Paratype); C: P. tibetensis; D: P. nujiangensis sp. nov. (Holotype). A, C, D: males; B: female.

FIGURE 2. Holotypes of Paraxantia spp. A: P. rubripes; B: P. kaquewa.

FIGURE 4. Male right side of the cerci and external genitalia of Paraxantia spp.. A–C: cercus; D–F: male external genitalia; G– J: titillator. A, D, G: P. tibetensis; B, E, H: P. angustipennis sp. nov.; C, F, I: P. nujiangensis sp. nov.; J: P. daweishanensis.