Patiscus Stal, 1877

Yang, Jeng-Tze & Yang, Ching-Shan, 2012, The slim mute crickets, Euscyrtinae (Orthoptera: Grylloidea; Gryllidae; Euscyrtinae) of Taiwan with three new species and lectotype designations of three of Shiraki’s species, Zootaxa 3226, pp. 1-45 : 12

Genus Patiscus Stal, 1877

Patiscus Stal, 1877 . Oefv. Vet. Akad. Forh. 34:51.

Body slender, rostrum long, eyes large, oceli arranged triangular; antenna socket extremely large, occupied the area in front of eyes, terrace like, dosally wider than ventrally. Tegmen reaching abdominal segment VI or VII; Longitudinal veins parallel, only slightly apically divergent. Metanotum with concavities, borders indistinct; Fore- and middle legs short; fore tibia with tympana on both sides; hind tibia with lateral spines i/o= 10/7–8; inner apical spur long, outer one short, sub equally in length; claw with teeth. Epiphallus with cornua bi-lobed; subgenital plate truncate at apex. Ovipositor slender, acute at apex.

Type species: Patiscus dorsalis Stal, 1877