Cladonotinae Bolívar, 1887

Deng, Wei-An, 2021, New genus and new species of leaf-mimic pygmy grasshoppers from China (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae: Cladonotinae), Zootaxa 4995 (3), pp. 573-580 : 574

Key to the Chinese genera of Cladonotinae Bolívar, 1887

Modified from Deng (2020)

1. Vertex very strongly narrowed toward the front drawing the eyes together and in front forming a triangular shape.......................................................................................... Hainantettix Deng, 2021

- Fastigium of vertex, seen from above, not narrowed toward the front; anterior margin of fastigium of vertex generally truncate or arched............................................................................................ 2

2. Pronotum with strongly raised median carina, usually with leaf-like compression; dorsal silhouette in profile, never with sharp teeth or saw-edged in profile............................................................................ 3

- Pronotum never evenly compressed in a leaf-like pattern, median carina in profile not regularly elevated, or compressed to the thickness of a leaf.................................................................................... 5

3. Tegmina and hind wings present..................................................... Deltonotusoides gen. nov.

- Tegmina and hind wings absent.......................................................................... 4

4. Anterior margin of pronotum acute angled and produced over the head in profile.............. Deltonotus Hancock, 1904

- Anterior margin of pronotum truncated and not produced forwards....................... … Tuberfemurus Zheng, 1992

5. Tegmina and hind wings present or only with tegmina........................................................ 6

- Tegmina and hind wings absent.......................................................................... 7

6. Tegmina and hind wings present...................................................... Aspiditettix Liang, 2009

- Tegmina present and hind wings absent................................................ Yunnantettix Zheng, 1995

7. Pronotal disc extremely uneven, covered with many large and conspicuous humps.................................. 8

- Pronotal disc relatively flattened, either smooth or interspersed with small and low bulges.......................... 10

8. Body size small; apex of hind process broadly rounded; pronotum between posterior sulcus and humeral angles forming a four nodule-like elevation............................................................... Tetradinodula Zha, 2017

- Body size large and stout; apex of hind process truncated or concave; pronotum between posterior sulcus and humeral angles not forming a four-nodule-like elevation................................................................... 9

9. Anterior margin of pronotum is usually truncate or obtuse angulate, not produced over the head; the anterior half of pronotum not or slightly prominent, only median carina elevated before shoulder; humeral angles and metalateral projections significantly projected................................................................... Austrohancockia Günther, 1938

- Anterior margin of pronotum distinctly produced over the head; the anterior half of pronotum distinctly prominent, hump-back like, posterior half flat; humeral angles and metalateral projections not significantly projected...... Gibbotettix Zheng, 1992

10. Fastigium of vertex in dorsal view distinctly surpassing the anterior margin of eyes as an evenly broad, distinctly blunt, triangular, or rounded process; humeral angles of pronotum not distinctly visible.................... Epitettix Hancock, 1907b

- Fastigium of vertex in dorsal view not surpassing or lightly surpassing the anterior margin of eyes, anterior margin of fastigium of vertex nearly straight; humeral angles of pronotum distinctly visible..................... Pseudepitettix Zheng, 1995