6. Conocephalus (Anisoptera) melaenus (Haan, 1843)

Locusta (Xiphidium) melaena Haan, 1843 . Temminck [Ed.] Ƒerhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlansche Overzeesche Bezittingen, 19/20: 188, 189.

Xiphidium melaenum: Walker, 1869 . Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum, 2: 275.

Anisoptera melaenum: Kirby, 1906 . A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera, 2: 278.

Conocephalus (Xiphidion) melan: Karny, 1912 . Genera Insectorum, 135: 11.

Conocephalus melaenus: Ingrisch, 1990 [1989]. Senckenbergiana Biologica, 70(1–3): 112.

Conocephalus melas: Jin & Xia, 1994 . Journal of Orthoptera Research, 3: 32.

Conocephalus (Xiphidion) melas: Otte, 1997 . Orthoptera Species File, 7: 46.

Conocephalus (Anisoptera) melanus: Zhou, Bi & Liu, 2010 . Zootaxa, 2527: 58.

Material examined. 3♂ 1♀, Luofushan, Boluo, Guangdong, 26–28 July, 2018, coll. Yanqing Li and Yarui Xin ; 11♂, Shimentai, Yingde, Guangdong, 5– 7 August, 2018, coll. Yanqing Li and Yarui Xin ; 5♂ 3♀, Danxiashan, Renhua, Guangdong, 9–11 August, 2018, coll. Yanqing Li and Yarui Xin.

Distribution. China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shanghai, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand.