Austrohancockia, Gunther, 1938

Deng, Wei-An, 2020, Taxonomic revision of the subfamily Cladonotinae (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) from China with description of three new species, Zootaxa 4789 (2), pp. 403-440 : 406

Key to Chinese species of Austrohancockia

Modified from Deng & Lei (2019)

1. Frontal ridge in lateral view above lateral ocelli having two concavities.......................................... 2

- Frontal ridge in lateral view above lateral ocelli having one concavity............................................. 5

2. Apex of humeral angle of pronotum with one white tubercle............................. A. albitubercula Deng, 2019

- Apex of humeral angle of pronotum without white tubercle.................................................... 3

3. The width of longitudinal furrow of frontal ridge 1.5 times the width of basal segment of antenna; paired ocelli inserted below lower margins of the eye…............................................. A. yuexiensis Zha, Deng & Zheng, 2014

- The width of longitudinal furrow of frontal ridge 2-2.5 times the width of basal segment of antenna; paired ocelli inserted between lower margins of the eye...........................................................................4

4. The width of vertex 3.3 times the width of an eye; upper edge of pronotum near the anterior margin not concave.................................................................................. A. gressitti ( Zheng & Liang, 1987)

- The width of vertex 2.5 times the width of an eye; upper edge of pronotum near the anterior margin distinctly concave…........................................................................ A. wuyishanensis Zheng & Zhao, 2009

5. Humeral angles of pronotum very prominent............................................................... 6

- Humeral angles of pronotum not prominent, arched or obtusely angular.......................................... 7

6. In profile, upper margin of pronotum distinctly concave in prozona; top of hind angle of lateral lobe of pronotum acute; upper margin of middle femora with two large teeth................................. ... A. kwangtungensis ( Tinkham, 1936)

- In profile, upper margin of pronotum not concave in prozona; top of hind angle of lateral lobe of pronotum obtusely angular; upper margin of middle femora with three large teeth............................... A. gutianshanensis Zheng, 1995

7. Pronotum elevated and lamellar before shoulders, upper edge with one or two concavities.............................8

- Pronotum strongly elevated and lamellar before shoulders, upper edge not concave...................................9

8. Frontal ridge before eyes in profile visible; median carina of pronotum entire before shoulders in dorsal view and absent behind shoulders....................................................................... A. platynota ( Karny, 1915)

- Frontal ridge before eyes in profile invisible; median carina of pronotum entire in dorsal view..................................................................................................... … A. hubeiensis Zheng, 1992

9. In profile, frontal ridge not seen before eyes.................................................................10

- In profile, frontal ridge distinctly seen before eyes............................................................11

10. Median carina of pronotum completed behind shoulders; the width of fore femora distinctly wider than the width of middle femora; lower margins of fore and middle femora with two large teeth............... A. guangxiensis Zheng & Jiang, 1998

- Median carina of pronotum interrupted behind shoulders; the width of fore femora equal to the width of middle femora; lower margins of fore and middle femora with one large tooth..................... A. tuberfemora Deng, Zheng & Wei, 2008

11. Upper margin of pronotum near the anterior margin distinctly concave.......................................... 12

- Upper margin of pronotum near the anterior margin not concave................................................14

12. The width of vertex 3.6 times the width of an eye; paired ocelli inserted lower one-third of an eye; lower median carina of hind femur straight..................................................... A. jiugongshanensis Zheng & Zhong, 2005

- The width of vertex 2.5–3 times the width of an eye; paired ocelli inserted between lower margins of an eye; lower median carina of hind femur undulated.......................................................................... 13

13. The width of vertex 2.5 times the width of an eye; median carina of pronotum interrupted behind shoulders; the width of fore femora distinctly wider than the width of middle femora................................... A. latifemora Deng, 2019

- The width of vertex 3 times the width of an eye; median carina of pronotum completed behind shoulders; the width of fore femora equal to the width of middle femora......................................... A. longidorsalis Zheng, 2008

14. Posterior process of pronotum reaching the apex of hind femur; median carina of pronotum entire................................................................................................ A. qiyunshanensis Zheng, 1998

- Posterior process of pronotum reaching the knee of hind femur; median carina of pronotum interrupted.................15

15. The width of longitudinal furrow of frontal ridge slightly wider than the width of basal segment antenna; humeral angles of pronotum arched; the width of fore femora equal to the width of middle femora.............................................................................................................. ... A. gibba Liang & Zheng, 1991

- The width of longitudinal furrow of frontal ridge 2 times the width of basal segment of antenna; humeral angles of pronotum obtuse angular; the width of fore femur distinctly wider than the width of middle femora….......................................................................................... … A. fengyangshanensis Zheng & Zhao, 2009