Tibetxya, Cao & Yang & Shen & Yin, 2021

Cao, Cheng-Quan, Yang, Kai-Yan, Shen, Zi-Hao & Yin, Zhan, 2021, A new genus and a new species of pygmy mole cricket from China (Orthoptera: Tridactylidae), Zootaxa 5005 (1), pp. 91-94 : 91

Tibetxya gen. nov.

Type species: Tibetxya motuoensis sp. nov. ( Fig.1 A–E , Fig. 2 A–H ).

Diagnosis: The new genus lacking swimming plates at metatibia and metatarsus degenerated is allied to Paraxya Cao, Chen & Yin, 2019 , but differs from latter by length of head and pronotum longer than tegmen, tegmen with Sc vein and R vein, length of metatibia 2.3 times length of apical spurs and 8 th segment of antennae not narrow in base. The new genus is also allied to Xya Latreille, 1809 , but differs from latter by the metatibia lacking swimming plates.

Etymology: The new genus is name Tibet, Tibetxya showing the new genus from Tibet, China.

Figures

FIGURES 1. A–E Tibetxya motuoensis gen. and sp. nov. A. Antennae; B. Body lateral view; C. Tegmen; D. Head, pronotum and tegmen; E. hind wing; F. Xya sichuanensis Cao, Shi & Yin, 2018, metatibia; G. Paraxya hui Cao, Chen & Yin, 2019 Body lateral view (after Cao et al, 2019).

FIGURES 2 Tibetxya motuoensis gen. and sp. nov. A. Holotype Body, dorsal view♂; B. Head frontal view♀; C. Epiproct♂; D. End of abdomen dorsal view♂; E. Body lateral view♀; F. End of abdomen ventral view♀; G. Subgenital plate♀; H. Subgenital plate♂.