Tuberfemurus Zheng, 1992

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 : 433

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4789.2.4
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5191250
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scientific name	Tuberfemurus Zheng, 1992
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Genus Tuberfemurus Zheng, 1992 View in CoL

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Tuberfemurus Zheng, 1992: 84 View in CoL ; Liang & Zheng, 1998: 30-31; Zheng, 2005: 25; Deng et al., 2009: 211; Storozhenko & Dawwrueng, 2014: 331 View Cited Treatment ; Deng, 2016: 21; Deng, & Lu, 2019: 136.

Type species: Tuberfemurus laminatus Zheng, 1992 View in CoL , by monotypy and original designation.

Description and differential diagnosis. Deng & Lu (2019) provided a detailed redescription of the genus (see Deng & Lu 2019). Tuberfemurus spp. share the following characteristics: median carina of pronotum is strongly lamellate elevated, in profile arch-like; the hind femur has gently serrate upper and lower carinae, lower outer keel with two to three projections, the upper side has a series of thick tubercles; and the tegmina and hind wings absent.

Composition and distribution. Altogether, five species are now assigned to the genus Tuberfemurus . These are distributed in China and Thailand. Four species of the genus Tuberfemurus are found in China

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Orthoptera
Family	Tetrigidae