Megacnipsomorpha, Ho, 2021

Ho, Wai-Chun George, 2021, Contribution to the knowledge of Chinese Phasmatodea XI: New taxa and new nomenclature of Medaurini (Phasmatidae: Clitumninae) from China, Zoological Systematics 46 (3), pp. 234-239 : 234-235

3.1 Megacnipsomorpha gen. nov.

Type species: Cnipsomorpha wenxuani Ho, 2017: 508 , by present designation.

Diagnosis. Megacnipsomorpha gen nov. is related to Cnipsomorpha Hennemann, Conle, Zhang & Liu, 2008 , but can be separated by the large size of body, the more slender and elongate body, the absence of supra-orbital armature on the head and the well-developed serrations on the legs in the both sexes.

Description. Medium-sized for Clitumninae. Body spinose, slender and elongate. Apterous. Head oval, occiput convex with occipital medial spines, lacking supra-orbital spines. Antennae short, distinctly segmented, not surpassing apices of profemora. Thorax spinose. Pronotum nearly trapezoidal, moderately expanded posteriorly. Mesonotum elongate, moderately expanded posteriorly in both sexes, elongate and obscurely swollen medially in female. Metanotum longer than median segment. Mesopleurae and metapleurae with a supra-coxal spine. Abdomen spinose, cylindrical, with triangularly expanded posterolateral angles from second to eighth tergites. Female with a small and indistinct hump-like praeopercular organ on posteromedian area of seventh sternum. Anal segment with a small emargination on posterior margin in female, dilated into two laterally swollen semi-segments in male. Female with distinct and small supra-anal plate. Cerci cylindrical and short. Legs slender and long, femora armed with serrations, tibiae armed with serrations or unarmed.

Distribution. China.

Remarks. This new genus only contains the type-species, Megacnipsomorpha wenxuani ( Ho, 2017) comb. nov. (transferred from Cnipsomorpha ; type locality from Yunnan, China).

Etymology. The specific epithet of this new genus is derived from the Latin words ‘ Mega ’ (= large) and ‘ cnipsomorpha ’ referring to the close relationship with Cnipsomorpha .