Euxiphidiopsis Gorochov, 1993

Shi, Fu-Ming, Han, Li, Mao, Shao-Li & Bai, Jin-Rong, 2014, Two new species of the genus Euxiphidiopsis Gorochov, 1993 (Orthoptera: Meconematinae) from China, Zootaxa 3827 (3), pp. 387-391 : 387-388

Euxiphidiopsis Gorochov, 1993

Xiphidiopsis (Euxiphidiopsis) Gorochov. 1993 . Zoosyst. Rossica, 2(1): 66; Type species: Xiphidiopsis (Euxiphidiopsis) motshulskyi Gorochov, 1993 .

Euxiphidiopsis Liu & Zhang, 2000 . Entomotaxonomia, 22 (3): 157; Liu, Zhou & Bi. 2010. In: Xu, H.-C. & Ye, T.-X. (Eds.) Insects of Fengyangshan National Nature Reserve, 82.

Paraxizicus Gorochov & Kang, 2005 . In: Gorochov, Liu & Kang, Oriental Insects, 39: 71; Mao & Shi. 2007. Zootaxa, 1474: 63; Shi, Bian & Chang, 2011. Zootaxa, 2896: 37; Type species: Paraxizicus brevicercus Gorochov & Kang, 2005 .

Generic diagnosis. Body medium size in Meconematinae . Head hypognathous; fastigium verticis conical, dorsally furrowed; eyes globular, protruding anteriorly; apical segment of maxillary palpus almost as long as subapical one, apex enlarged. Pronotum with an obviously posterior transverse sulcus, humeral sinus indistinct. Thoracic auditory spiracle completely free. Tegmina long, surpassing apices of postfemora; hind wings a little longer than tegmina.

Male tenth abdominal tergite with one or two posterior process, or without; sclerotized part of tenth tergite separated from epiproct by wide membranous area; epiproct rather small, simple, semimembranous, directed more or less downwards; cerci usually simple, or complex, with one process on baso-ventral area or without; subgenital plate almost trapezoid or rectangle; genitalia membranous. Ovipositor usually long, comparatively curved dorsad, ventral valvulae with hooked apices. Female subgenital plate small or comparatively large; cerci conical, straight or faintly curved. Disc of pronotum usually with a pair of lateral brown stripes.