Pseudepitettix nigritibis Zheng & Jiang, 2000

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 : 428

Pseudepitettix nigritibis Zheng & Jiang, 2000

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Pseudepitettix nigritibis Zheng & Jiang, 2000: 85-86 , figs. 1-4 (holotype— ♀, China, Guangxi prov., Longzhou County, in IZSNU, examined); Zheng, 2005: 33; Deng et al., 2007: 32..

Tuberfemurus liboensis Deng, Zheng & Wei, 2009 (holotype— ♀, China, Guizhou prov., Libo County, in IZSNU, examined); Deng & Lu, 2019:136; syn. nov.

Type material examined. Holotype, ♀, China, Guangxi Prov., Longzhou County, Longhu , 09. X. 1998, IZSNU ; Paratypes, 2♂ 3♀, the same data as holotype . Other material examined. 5♂ 4♀, China, Guangxi Prov., Jinxiu County, Shengtangshan , 03. X. 2018, EMHU . 1♂ 3♀, China, Guizhou Prov., Libo County, Maolan , 02. V. 2008, IZSNU ; 7♂ 8♀, China, Guangxi Prov., Huanjiang County, Mulun , 2. V. 2017, EMHU .

Notes. I have examined the type specimens of Pseudepitettix nigritibis and Tuberfemurus liboensis , and I found that structures and coloration of the body are the same in both taxa. Therefore, T. liboensis is here considered a synonym of P. nigritibis .

Distribution. China (Guizhou and Guangxi).

Figures

FIGURE 10A–D. Pseudepitettix linaoshanensis Liang & Jiang, 2004; Pseudepitettix nigritibis Zheng & Jiang, 2000. A—P. linaoshanensis, lateral view of body; B—P. linaoshanensis, dorsal view of head and pronotum; C—P. nigritibis, dorsal view of body; D—P. nigritibis, lateral view of body. (A–B after Liang & Jiang, C–D photo: Weian Deng).