identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
8A1F9D478C61E112BAD897A8D9D6FBCA.text	8A1F9D478C61E112BAD897A8D9D6FBCA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conocephalus Thunberg 1815	<div><p>Conocephalus Thunberg, 1815</p><p>Conocephalus Thunberg, 1815 . Mem. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersburg 5:214, 271.</p><p>Diagnosis. Small size with slender body; tegmina usually shorter than hind wings; antenna as long as longer than body; fastigium broad, obtuse, ventral part not produced or forming a hook, vertex flat, apex of vertex rounded, not surpassing the frontal fastigium; lateral lobe of pronotum more or less rounded or triangular shaped hind margin with a translucent secondary tympanum above auditory organ; prosternum with two spines; sword shaped ovipositor; male cercus with tooth inwardly directed. Concealed genitalia bearing distinctive titillators.</p><p>The genus is represented by six species from the Kashmir region.</p><p>Key to species of Conocephalus Thunberg, 1815</p><p>1. Fastigium of vertex moderately narrow (Plate 2, Fig. 2); hind femur unarmed on ventral side (Plate 2, Fig. 16)........... 2</p><p>- Fastigium of vertex moderately broad (Plate 2, Fig. 6); hind femur armed on ventral side. (Plate 4, Fig. 15)............. 3</p><p>1. Male cercus with internal tooth present (Plate 7, Fig. 8; Plate 5, Fig. 7).......................................... 4</p><p>- Male cercus with internal tooth absent (Plate 6, Fig. 13); stridulatory file with 34 teeth; cerci spindle-shaped, apices narrow and slightly rounded.......................................................... Conocephalus nagariensis sp. nov.</p><p>1. Stridulatory file with 50 teeth; male cerci thick basally, tapering towards apex; tooth at middle, thick at base, apex with a spine-like projection Plate 2, Fig. 13)........................................ Conocephalus maculatus (Le Guillou,1841)</p><p>- Hind femur ventrally unarmed (Plate 5, Fig. 16)............................................................. 5</p><p>1. Stridulatory file with 36 teeth; subgenital plate flat and longer than broader, basal to apical region uniform, apical margin without any median excision; cerci long, basally narrow and apically thick and broad, apices thick and rounded (Plate 5, Fig. 7); internal tooth positioned medially.............................................. Conocephalus usmanii sp. nov.</p><p>- Stridulatory file with 28 teeth; male subgenital plate elongate, apical margin with a median small V-shaped incision; cerci cylindrical, apices narrow and slightly rounded; internal tooth small at a distal end Plate 7, Fig. 8).............................................................................................. Conocephalus ganderbali sp. nov.</p><p>1. Tegmina ending before the mid of hind tibiae in situ (Plate 1, Fig. C); stridulatory file with 34 teeth; male internal cercal tooth without a globular apex (Plate 4, Fig. 13)................... Conocephalus kwasiphaiensis Nagar &amp; Swaminathan, 2016</p><p>- Tegmina reaching mid of hind tibiae in situ Plate 1, Fig. E); stridulatory file with 65 teeth; male internal cercal tooth with a globular apex (Plate 3, Fig. 13)........................................... Conocephalus longipennis (Haan, 1843)</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8A1F9D478C61E112BAD897A8D9D6FBCA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shah, Muzamil Syed;Majeed, Aamir;Bashir, Ishart;Hassan, Khalida	Shah, Muzamil Syed, Majeed, Aamir, Bashir, Ishart, Hassan, Khalida (2025): Three new species and new records of the genus Conocephalus Thunberg, 1815 (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Conocephalinae) from Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir), India. Zootaxa 5737 (4): 533-550, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5737.4.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5737.4.4
8A1F9D478C62E115BAD89465D863FB1D.text	8A1F9D478C62E115BAD89465D863FB1D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conocephalus (Anisoptera) maculatus (Le Guillou 1841)	<div><p>Conocephalus (Anisoptera) maculatus (Le Guillou, 1841)</p><p>Plate 1, Figs A–B; Plate 2, Figs 1 –17</p><p>Redescription</p><p>Male: Small size and slender body. Head: fastigium compressed laterally; base of fastigium wider than scapus and apex rounded; eyes globular and bulging outward; Thorax: Pronotum with disc slightly raised; anterior margin weakly concave, posterior margin rounded; median carina indistinct; lateral lobes triangular, deeper than long with secondary tympanum present on posterior edge; humeral sinus indistinct; prosternum with a pair of spines; mesosternal lobes elongated and triangular; metasternal lobes rounded; thoracic auditory spiracle large, partially hidden under the lateral lobe of pronotum. Tegmina shorter than hind wings, apex rounded; hind wings not surpassing the middle of hind tibia; stridulatory file with 50 teeth on the ventral side of left tegmen, teeth of file with rough surface, evenly spaced, gradually decreasing in size towards the distal end, file gradually narrow and sulcate towards distal end; Legs: Genicular lobes of fore femora armed with a single spine on inner side and unarmed on outer side; mid and hind genicular lobes with a single spine on both inner and outer sides; fore coxae with a single spine; all femora dorsally and ventrally spineless; tympanum present on fore tibia, the opening is directed towards dorsal side with a pair of small pits laterally just below the tympanum; fore and mid tibiae dorsally unarmed; fore tibiae ventrally armed with 6 spines on inner margin; 6 spines on outer margin; mid tibiae ventrally armed with 6 spines on inner margin; 6 spines on outer margin; hind tibiae dorsally with variable number of small spines both inner and outer spines; ventrally hind tibiae with 7 spines on inner margin; 11 small to moderate sized spines arranged on outer margin; single dorsal pair of spurs and two ventral pairs (outer large and inner being small) of spurs present on apical region of hind tibiae. Abdomen: tenth tergite relatively broad with distinct median carina, basal margin concave, apical margin with a pair of obtuse lobes; supra-anal plate triangular, apex sub-obtuse; subgenital plate long with indistinct median carina, apical margin with rounded excision; styles long, cylindrical; cerci thick basally, tapering towards apex; tooth at middle, thick at base, apex with a spine like projection.</p><p>Female: Last abdominal tergite with median incision, apical margin rounded; supra-anal plate triangular, with basal groove, apex sub obtuse; subgenital plate as long as broad, apical margin with weak rounded excision; cerci conical, slightly thick, weakly up curved; ovipositor regularly upcurved, slightly surpassing the wings; ovipositor shorter than hind femur.</p><p>Material examined: India, Jammu and Kashmir; Kashmir: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.8289&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.86" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.8289/lat 33.86)">Pulwama</a>: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.8289&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.86" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.8289/lat 33.86)">Rahmoo</a> (33.8600°N, 74.8289°E), 05.08.2019, on grass, (coll. Muzamil Syed Shah). Malangpora (33.8918°N, 74.9811°E), 21.08.2019, on grass, (coll. Muzamil Syed Shah). Tral (33.9342°N, 75.1137°E), 12.09.2021, on grass, (collected by Muzamil Syed Shah). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.8938&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.7317" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.8938/lat 33.7317)">Shopian</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.8938&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.7317" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.8938/lat 33.7317)">Now Pora</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.8938&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.7317" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.8938/lat 33.7317)">Allowpora</a> (33.7317°N, 74.8938°E), 20.09.2019, on grass, (coll. Muzamil Syed Shah). Kulgam, 33.6450°N, 75.0180°E, 20.09.2019, on grass, (coll. Muzamil Syed Shah). Srinagar: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.774666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.07655" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.774666/lat 34.07655)">Bemina</a> 34.076550 ° N, 74.774666°E, on grass, (coll. Muzamil Syed Shah), Zakura 34.1617°N, 74.8317°E, 20.09.2019 <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.5636&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.8568" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.5636/lat 33.8568)">Budgam</a>: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.5636&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.8568" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.5636/lat 33.8568)">Doodhpathri</a>, (33.8568°N, 74.5636°E), 20.09.2019, (collected by Muzamil Syed Shah). Kupwara, (34.5262°N, 74.2546°E), 16.08.2021, on grass, (collected by Muzamil Syed Shah). Baramulla, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.3805&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.0484" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.3805/lat 34.0484)">Gulmarg</a> (34.0484°N, 74.3805°E), 20.08.2021, on grass, (collected by Muzamil Syed Shah). Bandipora 34.5052°N, 74.6869°E, 22. 08. 2021, (coll. Muzamil Syed Shah). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.6869&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.5052" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.6869/lat 34.5052)">Anantnag</a>, Chandanwarri (34.0145°N, 75.3186°E), 24.08.2021, (coll. Muzamil Syed Shah). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.7719&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.2165" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.7719/lat 34.2165)">Ganderbal</a> 34.2165°N, 74.7719°E 25.08.2021, (collected by Muzamil Syed Shah).</p><p>Distribution: India-Andaman &amp; Nicobar Island, Arunachal Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.</p><p>Elsewhere: Africa, Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Java, Malaysia, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines and Sierra Leone.</p><p>Remarks: Conocephalus maculatus were found on tall grasses and mixed deciduous forest areas adjacent to agricultural fields. The specimens were collected from these areas during the day.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8A1F9D478C62E115BAD89465D863FB1D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shah, Muzamil Syed;Majeed, Aamir;Bashir, Ishart;Hassan, Khalida	Shah, Muzamil Syed, Majeed, Aamir, Bashir, Ishart, Hassan, Khalida (2025): Three new species and new records of the genus Conocephalus Thunberg, 1815 (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Conocephalinae) from Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir), India. Zootaxa 5737 (4): 533-550, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5737.4.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5737.4.4
8A1F9D478C65E117BAD8952AD829FA1C.text	8A1F9D478C65E117BAD8952AD829FA1C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conocephalus (Anisoptera) longipennis Haan 1843	<div><p>Conocephalus (Anisoptera) longipennis Haan, 1843</p><p>Plate 1, Figs E–F; Plate 3, Figs 1 –16</p><p>Redescription</p><p>Male: Body small-sized and slender. Head: fastigium compressed laterally, wider than scapus with apex rounded; eyes globular and bulging outward. Tegmina and wings: tegmina shorter than hind wings, apex rounded; wings reaching middle of hind tibia in situ; Thorax: Pronotum raised posteriorly, median carina indistinct; anterior dorsal margin weakly concave, posterior margin rounded, lateral lobes triangular, higher than long with secondary tympanum covering partially thoracic auditory spiracle, humeral sinus weak; prosternum with a pair of spines; mesosternal lobes triangular; metasternal lobes rounded; thoracic auditory spiracle large, oval, partially hidden under lateral lobe of pronotum; stridulatory file slightly curved with 65 teeth which are evenly arranged, middle teeth large and gradually decreasing in length at distal end; legs: Legs: All tibia dorsally sulcate. Genicular lobes of fore femora with two spines on inner side and spineless on outer side; mid genicular lobes armed with a single spine on inner side and bispinose on outer side; hind genicular lobes with two spines on both inner and outer side; fore coxae with a spine; all femora dorsally spineless; fore and mid femora ventrally spineless; hind femora ventrally armed with a single sub-basal spine on inner margin; 4 small, black spines arranged on outer margin; tympanum present on fore tibia bilaterally closed, the opening is directed towards dorsal side with a pair of small pits laterally just below the tympanum; fore and mid tibiae dorsally without spines; ventrally fore tibiae with 6 small spines on inner margin; 6 small spines on outer margin; ventrally mid tibiae with 6 small spines on inner margin, 6 small spines on outer margin; hind tibiae dorsally with variable number of minute to small sized, thick black spines on inner margin and outer margin; ventrally hind tibiae with 6 small spines on inner margin, 9 on outer margin; single dorsal pair of spurs and two ventral pairs (outer larger and inner being small) of spurs present on the apical region of hind tibiae. Abdomen: tenth tergite nearly unmodified, median carina present with apical projection, depressed medially, apical margin rounded. supra-anal plate triangular with basal groove, apex rounded; subgenital plate slightly longer than broad; median carina visible at apical half; apical margin with slight median V-shaped excision; styles small, cylindrical; apex blunt; cerci cylindrical, compressed apically on dorsal side; two-third apical half with internal tooth, internal cercal tooth broad and tapering towards apex, apices knob like.</p><p>Female: Tenth abdominal tergite with short, triangular median excision, apical margin rounded; supra-anal plate triangular, apex sub-obtuse; subgenital plate triangular slightly broader than long, apex with moderately rounded excision; cerci conical; ovipositor weekly upcurved, dorsal valve longer than ventral; weakly surpassing the wings when straightened; length of ovipositor shorter than hind femur.</p><p>Material Examined: India, Jammu and Kashmir; Kashmir, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.8289&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.86" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.8289/lat 33.86)">Pulwama</a>: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.8289&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.86" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.8289/lat 33.86)">Rahmoo</a> (33.8600°N, 74.8289°E), 05.08.2019, on grass, (coll. Muzamil Syed Shah). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.9811&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.8918" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.9811/lat 33.8918)">Malangpora</a> (33.8918°N, 74.9811°E), 21.08.2019, on grass, (coll. Muzamil Syed Shah). Tral (33.9342°N, 75.1137°E), 12.09.2021, on grass, (collected by Muzamil Syed Shah). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=75.1137&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.9342" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 75.1137/lat 33.9342)">Shopian</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=75.1137&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.9342" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 75.1137/lat 33.9342)">Now Pora</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.8938&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.7317" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.8938/lat 33.7317)">Allowpora</a> (33.7317°N, 74.8938°E), 20.09.2019, on grass, (coll. Muzamil Syed Shah). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=75.018&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.645" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 75.018/lat 33.645)">Kulgam</a>, 33.6450°N, 75.0180°E, 20.09.2019, on grass, (coll. Muzamil Syed Shah). Srinagar: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.774666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.07655" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.774666/lat 34.07655)">Bemina</a> 34.076550 ° N, 74.774666°E, on grass, (coll. Muzamil Syed Shah), <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.8317&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.1617" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.8317/lat 34.1617)">Zakura</a> 34.1617°N, 74.8317°E, 20.09.2019 Budgam: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.5636&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.8568" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.5636/lat 33.8568)">Doodhpathri</a>, (33.8568°N, 74.5636°E), 20.09.2019, (collected by Muzamil Syed Shah). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.2546&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.5262" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.2546/lat 34.5262)">Kupwara</a>, (34.5262°N, 74.2546°E), 16.08.2021, on grass, (collected by Muzamil Syed Shah). Baramulla, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.3805&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.0484" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.3805/lat 34.0484)">Gulmarg</a> (34.0484°N, 74.3805°E), 20.08.2021, on grass, (collected by Muzamil Syed Shah). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.6869&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.5052" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.6869/lat 34.5052)">Bandipora</a> 34.5052°N, 74.6869°E, 22. 08. 2021, (coll. Muzamil Syed Shah). Anantnag, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=75.3186&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.0145" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 75.3186/lat 34.0145)">Chandanwarri</a> (34.0145°N, 75.3186°E), 24.08.2021, (coll. Muzamil Syed Shah). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.7719&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.2165" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.7719/lat 34.2165)">Ganderbal</a> 34.2165°N, 74.7719°E 25.08.2021, (collected by Muzamil Syed Shah).</p><p>Distribution: India-Andaman &amp; Nicobar Island, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh.</p><p>Elsewhere: Northwestern Pacific, Caroline, Sumatara and Philippines.</p><p>Remarks: Conocephalus longipennis were found on tall grasses and mixed deciduous forest areas adjacent to agricultural fields. The specimens were collected from these areas during the day time.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8A1F9D478C65E117BAD8952AD829FA1C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shah, Muzamil Syed;Majeed, Aamir;Bashir, Ishart;Hassan, Khalida	Shah, Muzamil Syed, Majeed, Aamir, Bashir, Ishart, Hassan, Khalida (2025): Three new species and new records of the genus Conocephalus Thunberg, 1815 (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Conocephalinae) from Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir), India. Zootaxa 5737 (4): 533-550, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5737.4.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5737.4.4
8A1F9D478C67E118BAD89615DCAAF8F4.text	8A1F9D478C67E118BAD89615DCAAF8F4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conocephalus (Anisoptera) kwasiphaiensis Nagar & Swaminathan 2016	<div><p>Conocephalus (Anisoptera) kwasiphaiensis Nagar &amp; Swaminathan, 2016 .</p><p>Plate 1, Figs C–D; Plate 4, Figs 1 –17</p><p>Conocephalus (Anisoptera) kwasiphaiensis Nagar &amp; R. Swaminathan. 2016 . Zootaxa . 4126(1):8.</p><p>Redescription</p><p>Male: Body small sized and slender. Head: fastigium compressed laterally; base of fastigium 2 times as wide as scapus, apex rounded; eyes globular and bulging outward. Tegmina and wings: tegmina shorter than hind wings, apex rounded; wings just surpassing the hind femur in situ. Thorax: pronotal disc raised posteriorly; anterior margin weakly concave, posterior margin rounded; median carina indistinct; lateral lobes of pronotum more or less rounded, higher than long; posterior edge of lateral lobe with secondary tympanum, slightly raised, elliptical area of thinner cuticle covering partially thoracic auditory spiracle; humeral sinus very weak; prosternum with a pair of spines; mesosternal lobes triangular; metasternal lobes more or less rounded; thoracic auditory spiracle medium, oval, partially hidden under lateral lobe of pronotum;. stridulatory file with 34 teeth present on the ventral side of left tegmen, 24 large teeth, 10 small teeth, file narrow on both ends, file produced upwards proximally and downwards distally; Legs: genicular lobes of fore femora with two spines on inner side and a single spine on outer side; mid genicular lobes armed by a single spine on inner side and two spines on outer side; hind genicular lobes with two spines on both inner and outer side; fore coxae with a spine; all femora dorsally spineless; fore and mid femora ventrally unarmed; hind femora ventrally spineless on inner margin; 6 small, black spines on outer margin; an oval shaped tympanum present on fore tibiae, the opening with a pair of small pits laterally just below the tympanum; fore and mid tibiae dorsally spineless; ventrally fore tibiae with 6 small spines on inner margin, 6 small spines on outer margin; mid tibiae ventrally with 6 small spines on inner margin, 6 small spines on outer margin; dorsally hind tibiae with variable number of black spines on inner margin outer margin; hind tibiae ventrally with 6 small spines on inner margin, 9 small sized spines on outer margin; single dorsal pair of spurs and two ventral pairs (outer large and inner being small) of spurs present on the apical region of hind tibiae. Abdomen: 10 th abdominal tergite broad; apical margin with a deep, rounded median excision; apical margin triangularly rounded; supra-anal plate triangular with basal groove; subgenital plate broader than long, basal region raised, apical margin with median triangular excision; styles short and cylindrical; apex blunt; cerci cylindrical, apices narrow and slightly rounded; two-third apical half with a thick internal tooth, basally broad, acute and tapering towards apex, the dorsal process slightly shorter than ventral one, apices curved forward in spine-like projection.</p><p>Female: Tenth abdominal tergite with a partial longitudinal median incision; supra-anal plate triangular, with a basal groove in the middle; paraproct lobes large and exposed. Subgenital plate broader than long; apical margin with moderately rounded excision; cerci conical, straight or slightly upcurved; ovipositor weekly upcurved; moderately surpassing the wings when straightened; length of ovipositor shorter than hind femur.</p><p>Distribution: India-Manipur, Jammu and Kashmir (Kashmir) and Uttar Pradesh.</p><p>Material Examined: India-Jammu and Kashmir; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.8289&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.86" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.8289/lat 33.86)">Kashmir</a>: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.8289&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.86" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.8289/lat 33.86)">Pulwama</a>: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.8289&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.86" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.8289/lat 33.86)">Rahmoo</a> (33.8600°N, 74.8289°E), 05.08.2019, on grass, (coll. Muzamil Syed Shah). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.9811&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.8918" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.9811/lat 33.8918)">Malangpora</a> (33.8918°N, 74.9811°E), 21.08.2019, on grass, (coll. Muzamil Syed Shah). Shopian: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.77&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.68" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.77/lat 33.68)">Hirpora</a> (33.68°N 74.77°E). Kulgam: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.7776&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.6441" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.7776/lat 33.6441)">Aharbal</a> (33.6441°N, 74.7776°E) 15.08.2019, on grass, (coll. Muzamil Syed Shah). Anantnag: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=75.0996&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.7869" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 75.0996/lat 33.7869)">Bijbehara</a> (33.7869°N, 75.0996°E), 05.08.2020, on grass, (coll. Muzamil Syed Shah). Budgam: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.7966&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.9451" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.7966/lat 33.9451)">Chadoora</a> (33.9451°N, 74.7966°E), 01.08.2020, on grass, (coll. Muzamil Syed Shah) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8A1F9D478C67E118BAD89615DCAAF8F4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shah, Muzamil Syed;Majeed, Aamir;Bashir, Ishart;Hassan, Khalida	Shah, Muzamil Syed, Majeed, Aamir, Bashir, Ishart, Hassan, Khalida (2025): Three new species and new records of the genus Conocephalus Thunberg, 1815 (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Conocephalinae) from Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir), India. Zootaxa 5737 (4): 533-550, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5737.4.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5737.4.4
8A1F9D478C69E11BBAD89731DEB6FF1C.text	8A1F9D478C69E11BBAD89731DEB6FF1C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conocephalus (Anisoptera) usmanii Shah & Majeed & Bashir & Hassan 2025	<div><p>Conocephalus (Anisoptera) usmanii Shah sp. nov.</p><p>Plate 1, Figs G–H; Plate 5 Figs. 1 –16; Plate 8, Figs A–B</p><p>Description</p><p>Male: Body small and slender. Head: fastigium compressed laterally; base of fastigium 2.5 times as wide as scapus, apex rounded; eyes globular and bulging outward. Tegmina and wings: tegmina shorter than hind wings, apex rounded; wings ending before the middle of hind tibia. Thorax: pronotal disc raised posteriorly; anterior margin weakly concave, posterior margin rounded; median carina indistinct; lateral lobes of pronotum more or less rounded, deeper than long; posterior edge of lateral lobe slightly raised, elliptical area of thinner cuticle covering partially the thoracic auditory spiracle; humeral sinus very weak; prosternum with a pair of spines; mesosternal lobes triangular; metasternal lobes more or less rounded; thoracic auditory spiracle medium, oval, partially hidden under lateral lobe of pronotum. Stridulatory file with 36 teeth, file narrow on both ends, file directed upwards proximally and downwards distally. Legs: genicular lobes of fore femora with two spines on inner side and a single spine on outer side; mid genicular lobes armed by a single spine on inner side and two spines on outer side; hind genicular lobes with two spines on both inner and outer side; fore coxae with a spine; all femora dorsally spineless; fore and mid femora ventrally unarmed; hind femora ventrally spineless on inner margin; 6 small, black spines on outer margin; an oval shaped tympanum present on fore tibiae, the opening laterally side with a pair of small pits laterally just below the tympanum; fore and mid tibiae dorsally spineless; ventrally fore tibiae with 6 small spines on inner margin, 6 small spines on outer margin; mid tibiae ventrally with 6 small spines on inner margin, 6 small spines on outer margin; dorsally hind tibiae with variable number of black spines on inner margin outer margin; hind tibiae ventrally with 6 small spines on inner margin, 9 small sized spines on outer margin; single dorsal pair of spurs and two ventral pairs (outer large and inner being small) of spurs present on the apical region of hind tibiae; 10 th abdominal tergite broad; apical margin with a deep, rounded median excision; apical margin triangularly rounded; supra-anal plate triangular with basal groove; subgenital plate flat and longer than broader, basal to apical region uniform, apical margin without any median excision; styles short and wide; apex blunt; cerci laterally compressed, basally narrow and cylindrical, apically thick and broad, apices rounded; internal tooth triangular, directed outwards, apex pointed.</p><p>Female: Tenth abdominal tergite with a partial longitudinal median incision; supra-anal plate triangular, with a basal groove in the middle; paraproct lobes large and exposed. Subgenital plate broader than long; apical margin with moderately rounded excision; cerci conical, straight or slightly upcurved; ovipositor weekly upcurved; moderately surpassing the wings when straightened; length of ovipositor shorter than hind femur.</p><p>Etymology: The name of the new species refers to Prof Mohd Kamil Usmani, who has made a major contribution on Orthoptera of India.</p><p>Material Examined: Holotype, male (01). India - Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir: Kulgam: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.7776&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.6441" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.7776/lat 33.6441)">Aharbal</a> (33.6441°N, 74.7776°E) 15.09.2020, on grass, (coll. Muzamil Syed Shah).</p><p>Paratype- Female (03) and male (2).</p><p>Remarks: The new species Conocephalus usmanii sp. nov. is characterized by the following morphological characters; subgenital plate flat and longer than broad, basal to apical region unmodified, apical margin without a median excision; styles short and wide; apex blunt; male cerci laterally compressed, basally narrow and cylindrical, apically thick and broad, apices rounded; internal tooth triangular, directed outwards, apex pointed.. The male subgenital plate is flat and longer than broader, basal to apical region uniform, apical margin without any median excision. The number of teeth in male stridulatory file.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8A1F9D478C69E11BBAD89731DEB6FF1C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shah, Muzamil Syed;Majeed, Aamir;Bashir, Ishart;Hassan, Khalida	Shah, Muzamil Syed, Majeed, Aamir, Bashir, Ishart, Hassan, Khalida (2025): Three new species and new records of the genus Conocephalus Thunberg, 1815 (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Conocephalinae) from Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir), India. Zootaxa 5737 (4): 533-550, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5737.4.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5737.4.4
8A1F9D478C6BE11CBAD8971BDDB2FB20.text	8A1F9D478C6BE11CBAD8971BDDB2FB20.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conocephalus (Anisoptera) nagariensis Shah & Majeed & Bashir & Hassan 2025	<div><p>Conocephalus (Anisoptera) nagariensis Shah sp. nov.</p><p>Plate 1, Figs. I–J, Plate 6, Figs 1 –17; Plate 8, Figs C–D</p><p>Description</p><p>Male: Body small size and slender. Head: fastigium compressed laterally; base of fastigium twice as broad as scapus, apex rounded; eyes globular and bulging outward; tegmina shorter than hind wings, apices rounded; wings slightly surpassing the hind femur. Thorax: pronotal disc raised posteriorly; anterior margin weakly concave, posterior margin rounded; median carina indistinct; lateral lobes of pronotum more or less rounded, higher than long; posterior edge of lateral lobe slightly raised, elliptical area of thinner cuticle covering partially thoracic auditory spiracle; humeral sinus very weak; prosternum with a pair of spines; mesosternal lobes triangular; metasternal lobes more or less rounded; thoracic auditory spiracle medium, oval, partially hidden under lateral lobe of pronotum;. stridulatory file with 34 teeth present on the ventral side of left tegmen, file narrow at distal end, file directed upwards proximally and downwards distally. Legs: genicular lobes of fore femora with two spines on inner side and a single spine on outer side; mid genicular lobes armed by a single spine on inner side and two spines on outer side; hind genicular lobes with two spines on both inner and outer side; fore coxae with a spine; all femora dorsally spineless; fore and mid femora ventrally unarmed; hind femora ventrally spineless on inner margin; 6 small, black spines on outer margin; an oval shaped tympanum present on fore tibiae, the opening laterally side with a pair of small pits laterally just below the tympanum; fore and mid tibiae dorsally spineless; ventrally fore tibiae with 6 small spines on inner margin, 6 small spines on outer margin; mid tibiae ventrally with 6 small spines on inner margin, 6 small spines on outer margin; dorsally hind tibiae with variable number of black spines on inner margin outer margin; hind tibiae ventrally with 6 small sized spines on inner margin, 9 small spines on outer margin; single dorsal pair of spurs and two ventral pairs (outer large and inner being small) of spurs present on the apical region of hind tibiae; 10 th abdominal tergite broad more or less rounded without any incision; supra-anal plate triangular with basal groove; subgenital plate broader than long, basal region raised, apical margin without any median excision; styles short and cylindrical; apex blunt; cerci spindle shaped, apices narrow and slightly rounded; internal tooth altogether absent.</p><p>Female: Tenth abdominal tergite with a partial longitudinal median incision; supra-anal plate triangular, with a basal groove in the middle; paraproct lobes large and exposed. Subgenital plate broader than long; apical margin with moderately rounded excision; cerci conical, straight or slightly upcurved; ovipositor weekly upcurved; moderately surpassing the wings when straightened; length of ovipositor shorter than hind femur.</p><p>Material Examined: Holotype, male. India, Jammu and Kashmir; Kashmir, Budgam: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.7966&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.9451" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.7966/lat 33.9451)">Chadoora</a> (33.9451°N, 74.7966°E), 01.08.2020, on grass, (coll. Muzamil Syed Shah).</p><p>Paratype- Female (02), male (01)</p><p>Remarks: The new species is differentiated from other species in different morphological characters: the shape of fastigium; male cerci without tooth; male last abdominal tergite; and number of teeth in male stridulatory file.</p><p>Etymology: The name of new species is dedicated to Dr. Rajendra Nagar, who has discovered several new species of Katydids from India.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8A1F9D478C6BE11CBAD8971BDDB2FB20	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shah, Muzamil Syed;Majeed, Aamir;Bashir, Ishart;Hassan, Khalida	Shah, Muzamil Syed, Majeed, Aamir, Bashir, Ishart, Hassan, Khalida (2025): Three new species and new records of the genus Conocephalus Thunberg, 1815 (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Conocephalinae) from Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir), India. Zootaxa 5737 (4): 533-550, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5737.4.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5737.4.4
8A1F9D478C6DE11FBAD89721D805FBB4.text	8A1F9D478C6DE11FBAD89721D805FBB4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conocephalus (Anisoptera) ganderbali Shah & Majeed & Bashir & Hassan 2025	<div><p>Conocephalus (Anisoptera) ganderbali sp. nov. Shah M. S</p><p>Figs. I–J, 1 –17 &amp; E–F</p><p>Description</p><p>Material Examined: Holotype-male (01). India- Jammu and Kashmir; Kashmir, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.7719&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.2165" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.7719/lat 34.2165)">Ganderbal</a> 34.2165°N, 74.7719°E 25.08.2021, (collected by Muzamil Syed Shah) .</p><p>Paratype- Female (03), male (03).</p><p>Male: Body small and robust; light green or yellow with a dorsal longitudinal brown band. Head: fastigium compressed laterally, dorsally subrectangular, not surpassing the first antennal segment; ventral side of fastigium of vertex rounded, hardly protruding over the separation with frontal fastigium; frons weakly convex; eyes large, spherical and bulging outwards. Tegmina and wings: tegmina shorter than hind wings, apex rounded; wings surpassing the hind femur in situ; dorsal surface of pronotum smooth, concave with anterior and posterior margin weakly concave; transverse section of pronotum cylindrical; lateral carinae absent; lateral lobes subtriangular with posterior margin almost straight; humeral sinus indistinct, anterior margin of lateral lobes convex. pronotal disc raised posteriorly posterior edge of lateral lobes slightly raised, elliptical area of thinner cuticle covering partially thoracic auditory spiracle; humeral sinus very weak; prosternum with a pair of spines; mesosternal lobes triangular; metasternal lobes more or less rounded; thoracic auditory spiracle oval, partially hidden under lateral lobe of pronotum. Stridulatory file with 28 teeth, file narrow and straight on both ends. Legs: genicular lobes of fore femora with two spines on inner side and a single spine on outer side; mid genicular lobes armed with a single spine on inner side and two spines on outer side; hind genicular lobes with two spines on both inner and outer side; fore coxae with a spine; all femora dorsally spineless; fore and mid femora ventrally unarmed; hind femora ventrally spineless on inner margin; 6 small, black spines on outer margin; an ovoid tympanum present on fore tibiae, the opening laterally side with a pair of small pits laterally just below the tympanum; fore and mid tibiae dorsally spineless; ventrally fore tibiae with 6 small spines on inner margin, 6 small spines on outer margin; mid tibiae ventrally with 6 small spines on inner margin, 6 small spines on outer margin; dorsally hind tibiae with variable number of black spines on inner margin outer margin; hind tibiae ventrally with 6 small spines on inner margin, 9 small spines on outer margin; single dorsal pair of spurs and two ventral pairs (outer large and inner being small) of spurs present on the apical region of hind tibiae. Abdomen: 10 th abdominal tergite broad; apical margin with a small median excision; apical margin triangularly rounded; supra-anal plate triangular with basal groove; subgenital plate elongate, apical margin with a median small V-shaped excision; styles short and cylindrical; apex blunt; cerci cylindrical, apices narrow and slightly rounded; internal tooth small at distal end.</p><p>Female: Tenth abdominal tergite with a longitudinal median incision; supra-anal plate straight, with a basal groove in the middle; paraproct lobes large and exposed. Subgenital plate broader than long; apical margin blunt without any excision; cerci conical and straight; ovipositor more or less straight; half the body size, not surpassing the wings when straightened.</p><p>Remarks: The new species Conocephalus ganderbali sp. nov. is characterised by its small and slender body size. The new species differs from other species in various morphological characters: shape of female subgenital plate, ovipositor; shape and number of teeth in male stridulatory file; male subgenital plate and cerci.</p><p>Etymology: The species is named after the locality where species was collected.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8A1F9D478C6DE11FBAD89721D805FBB4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shah, Muzamil Syed;Majeed, Aamir;Bashir, Ishart;Hassan, Khalida	Shah, Muzamil Syed, Majeed, Aamir, Bashir, Ishart, Hassan, Khalida (2025): Three new species and new records of the genus Conocephalus Thunberg, 1815 (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Conocephalinae) from Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir), India. Zootaxa 5737 (4): 533-550, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5737.4.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5737.4.4
