Jurachresmoda, Zhang, Xin-Wen, Ren, Dong, Pang, Hong & Shih, Chung-Kun, 2008

Zhang, Xin-Wen, Ren, Dong, Pang, Hong & Shih, Chung-Kun, 2008, A water-skiing chresmodid from the Middle Jurassic in Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, China (Polyneoptera: Orthopterida), Zootaxa 1762, pp. 53-62 : 54

Genus Jurachresmoda gen. nov. Zhang, Ren and Shih

Type species. Jurachresmoda gaskelli sp. nov. Zhang, Ren and Shih

Etymology. The generic name is a combination of the Jurassic and Chresmoda (the type genus of this family). Gender: feminine.

Diagnosis. Antennae, filiform, with more than 18 segments, are shorter than the fore femora, and covered with short hairs. Mid femora are the longest. Mesothorax is elongated, length ratio of prothorax: mesothorax: metathorax is approximately 3.0: 5.6: 3.3. Female possesses long wings, which exceeding the body length (included the ovipositor).

Comparison. Jurachresmoda is closely related to Chresmoda Germar, 1839 , but can be distinguished by the following characters: elongate mesothorax and long and segmented cerci in the nymph are absent in Chresmoda .

Saurophthiroides Ponomarenko, 1986, is represented only by one specimen (probably a nymph) without wings. The nymph of the new genus differs from it by larger body size, longer antennae, wings buds and segmented cerci.

Sinochresmoda Zhang, Ren & Pang, 2008 , can be distinguished from Jurachresmoda by characters that the fore tibia is shorter, approximately 40% of the femur length. Wings are short in Sinochresmoda , not exceeding the length of abdomen; but long in Jurachresmoda , exceeding the length of the abdomen. In addition, the shape of antenna and fringing hairs along the wings are unique in Sinochresmoda .