Eoxizicus (Axizicus) bifurcatus Liu, 2020

Jin, Xingbao, Liu, Xianwei & Wang, Hanqiang, 2020, New taxa of the tribe Meconematini from South-Pacific and Indo-Malayan Regions (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Meconematinae), Zootaxa 4772 (1), pp. 1-53 : 28-29

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4772.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F0641A6C-D049-4CD1-BEA5-5E09F3B01923

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3815292

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Eoxizicus (Axizicus) bifurcatus Liu
status

sp. nov.

38) Eoxizicus (Axizicus) bifurcatus Liu View in CoL sp. n.

Holotype ♂: TAIWAN N.: Tsaoshan / (Sozan) 200–300 m / 4–5.VIII.1963 / J. L. Gressitt / Collector

Diagnosis. General appearance typical of the genus. But male 10 th tergite with a small posteromedian notch, without a pair of median process ( Fig. 18b View FIGURE 18 ). Male cerci with basal one third widen, apical two thirds bifurcated into 2 narrowed lobes in almost equal length, bending slightly upwards. Subgenital with 2 distinct longitudinal keels in bracket shape ( Fig. 18d View FIGURE 18 ), posterior margin smooth, styli moderate long ( Fig. 18d View FIGURE 18 ).

Female unknown.

Measurements (mm). Body: ♂ 12.1; Pronotum: ♂ 4.1; Tegmina: ♂ 17.7; Hind femora: ♂ 11.0.

Comparison. This species is very similar to Xizicus (Axizicus) falcatus Chang, Du & Shi, 2013 ( Figs.1 View FIGURE 1 –8) from Taizhong, Taiwan, China, but male cerci is quite different, bifurcated much deeper, at one third of base (one third of apex in falcatus ), 2 branches nearly equal in length (inner branch much longer than outer one in falcatus ). Subgenital plate quite narrow with distinct keels, styli short. Epiproct short lobe with a distinct median furrow (long tongue shaped in falcatus ).

Etymology. Name referring to male cerci in bifurcated fork shape.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Orthoptera

Family

Tettigoniidae

Genus

Eoxizicus

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