Shoveliteratura triangula Shi, Bian & Chang

Shi, Fu-Ming, Bian, Xun & Chang, Yan-Lin, 2011, New bushcrickets of the tribe Meconematini (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Meconematinae) from China, Zootaxa 2981, pp. 36-42 : 38

2. Shoveliteratura Shi, Bian & Chang gen. nov.

Generic diagnosis. Body medium. Fastigium verticis obviously protruding forward, basal area moderately broad, tapering apically, apex slightly truncate, shovel-shaped, dorsal surface concave ventrad. Pronotum broad, protruding posteriorly, anterior margin straight, posterior margin bluntly rounded; disc flat, lateral carinae distinct; lateral lobe long and low, longer than high, humeral sinus distinct. Tegmina surpassing apices of postfemora, hind wings longer than tegmina. Tibial tympana open on internal and external sides, oval. Male tenth abdominal tergite enlarged caudad, swelling; cerci symmetric, stout; subgenital plate with styli; genitalia sclerotized.

Discussion. The new genus is allied the genus Leptoteratura Yamasaki, 1982 , but it differs from the latter in: fastigium verticis obviously concave ventrally; male tenth abdominal tergite enlarged caudally; genitalia sclerotized; cerci symmetric, stout.

Type species. Shoveliteratura triangula Shi, Bian & Chang sp. nov.

Etymology. The name of the new genus refers to the morphology of fastigium verticis, and the relative genus name Teratura .