Studies of Neotropical crickets: New Paragryllina taxa (Orthoptera: Phalangopsidae) with comments on several previously described species Author Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J. 0000-0001-5646-0602 Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. Grupo de Investigación en Artrópodos “ Kumangui ”, Bogotá, Colombia. ojccorthoptera @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5646 - 0602 ojccorthoptera@gmail.com Author Páez, Geraldine 0000-0001-6833-5980 Universidad INCCA de Colombia. Grupo en Biotecnología y Ambiente. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 6833 - 5980 Author Buitrago, Oscar 0000-0001-5155-5805 Universidad INCCA de Colombia. Grupo en Ecología Evolutiva y Biogeografía Tropical ECOBIT. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5155 - 5805 Author Quintana-Arias, Ronald Fernando 0000-0002-3691-3464 Universidad INCCA de Colombia. Grupo en Ecología Evolutiva y Biogeografía Tropical ECOBIT. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3691 - 3464 Author Tavares, Gustavo Costa 0000-0002-1395-7552 Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (ICB), Av. Augusto Correa # 1 66075 - 110, Belém, PA, Brazil. Grupo de Estudos de Artrópodes da Amazônia (GEAA). https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 1395 - 7552 text Zootaxa 2021 2021-12-09 5081 1 60 76 journal article 3042 10.11646/zootaxa.5081.1.2 a7e11d82-798f-44ac-b548-dd4abba61b61 1175-5326 5769299 D4BC5496-7F4C-42C8-8D4E-30C7B12D3A95 Key to Paragryllus subgenera 1. Mirror of the tegmina divided by more than six veins (only P. circularis with five veins); apical area pronounced or moderately reduced. Pseudepiphallic arm mid-sized, branching about at half of its length in lateral view. Endophallic sclerite well developed............................................................................................... 2 - Mirror of the tegmina divided by five veins; apical area slightly pronounced ( Fig. 3A ). Pseudepiphallic arm long, branching at the apex in lateral view. Endophallic sclerite reduced ( Figs. 3B–D ).............................. Melloius n. subgen. 2. Small size ( 15.5 mm ). Harp of the tegmina with 4‒5 veins ( Fig. 3E ). Pseudepiphallic lobes without bristles, poorly pronounced. Ectophallic fold protruding markedly in the middle of the pseudepiphallus ( Figs 3F–H ).............. Souzaius n. subgen. - Medium to large size ( 19‒28 mm .). Harp of the tegmina with 5‒6 veins ( Figs 3I , 4C ). Pseudepiphallic lobes with bristles, well-pronounced and with cylindrical or conical shape in lateral view. Ectophallic fold arising slightly in the middle of the pseudepiphallus ( Figs 3J–L )................................................................. Paragryllus s.s.