Neocyrtopsis Liu & Zhang, 2007

Bian, Xun, Lu, Xiangyi & Zhang, Qianwen, 2022, Contribution to the knowledge of Chinese Meconematinae (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) I: One new species of Neocyrtopsis Liu & Zhang, 2007 with key to species, Zootaxa 5099 (2), pp. 279-285 : 279-280

Neocyrtopsis Liu & Zhang, 2007

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Cyrtopsis (Neocyrtopsis) : Liu & Zhang, 2007, Entomotaxonomia, 29 (2): 88;

Neocyrtopsis: Wang, H.Q. et al., 2012 . Zootaxa, 3521: 52; Wang, H.Q. et al., 2013. Zootaxa, 3626: 279.

Type species: Cyrtopsis variabilis Xia & Liu, 2007

Diagnosis. Fastigium verticis conical, dorsal surface with longitudinal furrow in the midline. Male pronotum large, metazona obviously raised or not, lateral lobes narrowing, without humeral sinus. Tegmina almost concealed beneath pronotum or slightly surpassing the posterior margin of pronotum. Genicular lobes with apical spine or not. Protibial tympana opened on both sides. Apices of posttibiae with 1 dorsal and 2 ventral spurs on each side. Posterior margin of male tenth abdominal tergite with large median concavity and 1 pair of lateral lobes, epiproct developed and fused with the preceding tergite, genitalia sclerotized and exposed, posterior margin of subgenital plate straight or with median concavity. Dorsal and ventral margins of ovipositor smooth.

Key to species of Neocyrtopsi s

1 Metazona of male pronotum obviously elevated and expanded, cerci long and visible in dorsal view, genitalia not exposed............................................................................. Neocyrtopsis (Neocyrtopsis) ...2

- Metazona of male pronotum not elevated, male cerci short, hidden under the tenth abdominal tergite, invisible in dorsal view, genitalia exposed........................................................ Neocyrtopsis (Paraneocyrtopsis) ... 6

2 Genicular lobes with 1 apical spine on each side............................................................. 3

- Genicular lobes without spine at apices.................................................................... 4

3 Metazona of pronotum with three black longitudinal stripes ( Figs. 1B , 2B ), posterior margin of female subgenital plate arched ( Fig. 2E )...................................................... Neocyrtopsis (Neocyrtopsis) tristrigata sp. nov.

- Metazona of pronotum almost black, posterior margin of female subgenital plate almost straight with shallowly median concavity........................................................... Neocyrtopsis (Neocyrtopsis) variabilis Liu, 2007

4 Body green, male epiproct broadly rounded, posterior margin of male subgential plate roundly angular projected............................................................. Neocyrtopsis (Neocyrtopsis) unicolor Wang, Liu & Li, 2015

- Body yellowish brown with blackish brown spots, posterior margin of male subgenital plate almost straight............. 5

5 Male epiproct triangular, posterior margin arched................. Neocyrtopsis (Neocyrtopsis) fallax Wang & Liu, 2012

- Male epiproct obviously prolonged, posterior margin rounded ( Wang & Shi, 2019: Fig. 1I ), posterior margin of male subgenital plate straight ( Wang & Shi, 2019: Fig. 1J ).................. Neocyrtopsis (Neocyrtopsis) shimianensis Wang & Shi, 2019

6 Male cerci with apices obtuse, posterior margin of male subgenital plate straight ( Liu & Zhou, 2007: Fig. 18).............................................................. Neocyrtopsis (Paraneocyrtopsis) yachowensis ( Tinkham, 1944)

- Male cerci with apices acute, posterior margin of male subgenital plate with median concavity........................................................................ Neocyrtopsis (Paraneocyrtopsis) bilobata ( Liu, Zhou & Bi, 2008)

Figures

FIGURE 1. Neocyrtopsis (Neocyrtopsis) tristrigata sp. nov.. Male: A. head in frontal view; B–C. head and pronotum: B. dorsal view, C. lateral view; D–I. apex of abdomen: D. lateral view, E, G–H. apico-dorsal view, F. apical view, I. ventral view; J–K. apices of posttibiae: J. internal view, K. external view; L–M. genicular lobes of postfemora: L. external view, M. internal view.

FIGURE 2. Neocyrtopsis (Neocyrtopsis) tristrigata sp. nov.. Female: A. head in frontal view; B–C. head and pronotum: B. dorsal view, C. lateral view; D. apex of abdomen in lateral view; E. subgenital plate in ventral view; F–G. genicular lobes of postfemora: F. internal view, G. external view.