Alloxiphidiopsis ovalis, Liu & Zhang, 2007

Liu, Xianwei & Zhang, Dingjie, 2007, A new genus of the tribe Meconematini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae), Zootaxa 1581 (1), pp. 37-43 : 42-43

Alloxiphidiopsis ovalis sp. n.

( Figs. 14–16 )

Diagnosis. ♂. Size small. Fore tibiae with ventral spines arranged in type 4, 5 (1, 1). Median process of 9 th abdominal tergite rather short, with ovate apex ( Fig.14 ). Hind margin of last abdominal tergite with a pair of short lobes. Cerci shorter and asymmetrical ( Fig.16 ).

♀. unknown.

Coloration: Brownish yellow(living possibly greenish), unicolourous.

Holotype ♂, Laos: Vientiane Prov. BanVan Eue , 15.XII.1966 (Native collector) ( BMH).

Discussion. This new species is similar to A. irregularis ( Bey-Bienko, 1962) and A. longicauda sp. n., however the shape of median process of 9 th abdominal tergite and cerci may be easily distinguished.

Distribution. Laos.

Etymology: Name “ ovalis ” refers to median process of male 9 th abdominal tergite with ovate apex.

Figures

FIGURES 14–16. Alloxiphidiopsis ovalis sp. n. 14, male abdominal end, dorsal view; 15, male abdominal end, lateral view; 16, male abdominal end, ventral view.