Mecopoda crescendo sp. nov. Liu

(Figs 1 k–o; 5c; 6c)

Holotype. male, CHINA: Yunnan, Mengla County, Wangtianshu Scenic Spot, 21.5998N 101.5869E, 2014.X., T ZHANG.

Paratypes. 14 males, 1 female, same data as in holotype; CHINA: Yunnan, Mengla County, 6 males, 2 females, Menglun Botanic Garden, 21.9237N 101.2711E, 2014.X., T ZHANG; Menglun, 5 females, 795m, 2014.X.; 1 female, 2014.IV. 28–30, C WU .

Diagnosis. M. crescendo is distinguished from the species in the species group niponensis by the silent phases between two neighboring song units (Fig. 1k). The species is distributed in South China (only in Yunnan Province).

Etymology. The species name indicates that it sings in a crecendo.