Pseudokuzicus Gorochov, 1993

Di, Juan-Xia, Bian, Xun, Shi, Fu-Ming & Chang, Yan-Lin, 2014, Notes on the genus Pseudokuzicus Gorochov, 1993 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae: Meconematini) from China, Zootaxa 3872 (2), pp. 154-166 : 154-156

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Genus Pseudokuzicus Gorochov, 1993 View in CoL

Pseudokuzicus Gorochov, 1993 View in CoL . Zoosyst. Rossica, 2(1): 72; Otte, 1997. Orthoptera Species File 7: 89; Gorochov, 1998. Zoosyst. Rossica, 7(1): 108; Shi, Mao & Chang, 2007. Zootaxa, 1546: 23.

Type species: Xiphidiopsis pieli Tinkham, 1943 View in CoL

Body small, comparatively short and stout. Fastigium of vertex conical, dorsally furrowed, apex obtuse. Apical segment of maxillary palpi almost as long as subapical one. Pronotum short, with inconspicuous humeral sinus. Thoracic auditory spiracle large, kidney-shaped. Tibial tympana open on both sides. Tegmina abbreviated, not reaching apices of postfemora or slightly surpassing the base of posttibiae, longer or slightly shorter than hind wings. Most part of stridulatory area of male tegmina covered by pronotum. Posterior margin of tenth abdominal tergite with 1 pair of symmetrical processes or small colliculose processes. Male cerci bifurcate, moderately curved inwards; subgenital plate large, styli present or absent. Male genitalia with 1 pair of prominent titillators. Female cerci conical, ovipositor stout at base, apical half moderately curved upwards, apex acute, ventral valvulae with apical hooks. Body multicolored.

Key to known species of Pseudokuzicus

1 Male tenth abdominal tergite with 1 pair of colliculose or short processes, genitalia relatively small, styli absent ( Pseudokuzicus View in CoL (Similkuzicus ))........................................................................... 2

- Male tenth abdominal tergite with 1 pair of long processes, genitalia comparatively large, styli present ( Pseudokuzicus View in CoL ( Pseudokuzicus View in CoL ))...................................................................................... 3

2 Processes of male tenth abdominal tergite colliculose ( Fig. 8C View FIGURE 8 ), titillator with four thin teeth at apex ( Fig. 8G View FIGURE 8 ), subgenital plate relatively broad, posterior margin with 1 slightly broader medial notch ( Fig. 8F View FIGURE 8 ); female subgenital plate wide and long, posterior margin truncate ( Fig. 8J View FIGURE 8 )........................................................... P. (S.) quadridentatus View in CoL

- Processes of male tenth abdominal tergite short ( Fig. 7C View FIGURE 7 ), titillator with two small teeth at apex ( Fig. 7F View FIGURE 7 ), subgenital plate comparatively narrow, posterior margin with 1 slightly narrower medial notch ( Fig. 7E View FIGURE 7 ); female subgenital plate nearly rectangle, broader in median area ( Fig. 7I View FIGURE 7 )........................................................... P. (S.) longidentatus View in CoL

3 Male subgenital plate narrowing in distal half, apex acute; cerci with tubercle in middle portion; genitalia with single titillator, bifurcate at apex............................................................................ P. (P.) tambao View in CoL

- Male subgenital plate unmodified or no distinctly narrowing in distal half; genitalia with paired titillators................ 4

4 Medial area of male cerci with 1 triangular inner lobe on ventral margin, directed inwards ( Fig. 1E View FIGURE 1 ), posterior margin of subgenital plate obtusely rounded, styli short ( Fig. 1F View FIGURE 1 ); female unknown.......................... P. (P.) trianglus View in CoL sp. nov.

- Male cerci obviously bifurcate........................................................................... 5

5 Processes of male tenth abdominal tergite longer, curved downwards ( Fig. 5D View FIGURE 5 ), cerci separated into internal and external lobes on basal area, external lobe distinctly longer than internal one ( Fig 5E View FIGURE 5 ), titillator with dentate dorsal margin ( Fig. 5G View FIGURE 5 ), styli short; female unknown..................................................................... P. (P.) acinacus View in CoL

- Processes of male tenth abdominal tergite directed backwards, male cerci faintly bifurcate at apex...................... 6

6 Male titillators longer, surpassing apices of processes of tenth abdominal tergite.................................... 7

- Male titillators shorter, not reaching apices of processes of tenth abdominal tergite.................................. 8

7 Male genitalia with 1 pair of narrower titillators ( Fig. 4C–E View FIGURE 4 ), posterior margin of subgenital plate with 1 triangular concavity, the lateral lobes obtusely rounded ( Fig. 4F View FIGURE 4 ); female subgenital plate with 1 longitudinal groove, posterior margin with a small concavity ( Fig. 4I View FIGURE 4 )........................................................................... P. (P.) spinus View in CoL

- Male genitalia with 1 pair of broader titillators, broader in middle area, apices acute ( Fig. 2D – E View FIGURE 2 ), subgenital plate with posterior margin nearly straight ( Fig. 2F View FIGURE 2 ); female subgenital plate with posterior margin rounded ( Fig. 2I View FIGURE 2 )...................................................................................................... P. (P.) platynus View in CoL sp. nov.

8 Male subgenital plate longer than wide, posterior margin with 1 small concave in middle, styli located on apices of lateral margins ( Fig 3E View FIGURE 3 ); posterior margin of female subgenital plate obtusely rounded, with 1 small median concavity ( Fig 3L View FIGURE 3 ).................................................................................................... P. (P.) pieli View in CoL

- Male subgenital plate slightly longer than wide, posterior margin arched projecting, styli located on subapical area ( Fig. 6E View FIGURE 6 ); posterior margin of female subgenital plate with 1 triangular concavity, lateral lobes with apices acute ( Fig. 6G View FIGURE 6 )................................................................................................. P. (P.) furcicaudus View in CoL

References

Gorochov, A. V. (1993) A contribution to the knowledge of the tribe Meconematini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Zoosystematica Rossica, 2 (1), 63 - 92.

Gorochov, A. V. (1998) New and little known Meconematinae of the tribes Meconematini and Phlugidini (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae). Zoosystematica Rossica, 7 (1), 101 - 131.

Otte, D. (1997) Orthoptera Species File 7: Tettigonioidea. Published by The Orthopterists' Society at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 373 pp.

Shi, F. - M., Mao, S. - L. & Chang, Y. - L. (2007) A review of the genus Pseudokuzicus Gorochov, 1993 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematidae). Zootaxa, 1546, 23 - 30.

Tinkham, E. R. (1943) New species and records of Chinese Tettigoniidae from the Heude Museum, Shanghai. Notes d'Entomologie Chinoise, 10 (2), 33 - 66.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Pseudokuzicus (Pseudokuzicus) triangulus sp. nov., male: A. pronotum in dorsal view; B. pronotum in lateral view; C. tenth abdominal tergite in dorsal view; D. apex of abdomen in lateral view; E. cerci in ventral view; F. subgenital plate in ventral view.

FIGURE 2. Pseudokuzicus (Pseudokuzicus) platynus sp. nov., A–F. male: A. pronotum in dorsal view; B. pronotum in lateral view; C. tenth abdominal tergite in dorsal view; D. titillator in dorso-apical view; E. titillator in lateral view; F. subgenital plate in ventral view; G–I. female: G. ovipositor in lateral view; H. apex of ovipositor in lateral view; I. subgenital plate in ventral view.

FIGURE 3. Pseudokuzicus (Pseudokuzicus) pieli (Tinkham, 1943), A–I. male: A. pronotum in dorsal view; B. pronotum in lateral view; C. tenth abdominal tergite in dorsal view; D. apex of abdomen in lateral view; E. subgenital plate in ventral view; F. titillator in ventral view; G. titillator in lateral view; H. left tegmen; I. stridulatory file; J–L. female: J. ovipositor in lateral view; K. apex of ovipositor in lateral view, L. subgenital plate in ventral view.

FIGURE 4. Pseudokuzicus (Pseudokuzicus) spinus Shi, Mao & Chang, 2007, A–F. male: A. pronotum in dorsal view; B. pronotum in lateral view; C. tenth abdominal tergite in dorsal view; D. apex of abdomen in lateral view; E. apex of abdomen in dorso-apical view; F. subgenital plate in ventral view; G–I. female: G. ovipositor in ventral view; H. apex of ovipositor; I. subgenital plate in ventral view.

FIGURE 5. Pseudokuzicus (Pseudokuzicus) acinacus Shi, Mao & Chang, 2007, male: A. pronotum in dorsal view; B. pronotum in lateral view; C. tenth abdominal tergite in dorsal view; D. apex of abdomen in ventro-lateral view; E. apex of abdomen in ventral view; F. subgenital plate in ventral view; G.titillator in lateral view.

FIGURE 6. Pseudokuzicus (Pseudokuzicus) furcicauda (Mu, He & Wang, 2000), A–E. male: A. pronotum in dorsal view; B. pronotum in lateral view; C. tenth abdominal tergite in dorsal view; D. apex of abdomen in ventral view; E. subgenital plate in ventral view; F–G.female: F. ovipositor in ventral view; G. subgenital plate in ventral view.

FIGURE 7. Pseudokuzicus (Similkuzicus) longidentatus Chang, Zheng & Wang, 1998, A–F.male: A. pronotum in dorsal view; B. pronotum in lateral view; C. tenth abdominal tergite in dorsal view; D. apex of abdomen in lateral view; E. subgenital plate in ventral view; F. apex of titillator in lateral view; G–I. female: G. ovipositor in ventral view; H. apex of ovipositor in ventral view; I. subgenital plate in ventral view.

FIGURE 8. Pseudokuzicus (Similkuzicus) quadridentatus Shi, Mao & Chang, 2007, A–G. male: A. pronotum in dorsal view; B. pronotum in lateral view; C. tenth abdominal tergite in dorsal view; D. apex of abdomen in lateral view; E. apex of abdomen in ventro-lateral view; F. subgenital plate in ventral view; G. apex of titillator in lateral view; H–J. female: H. ovipositor in lateral view; I. apex of ovipositor in ventral view; J. subgenital plate in ventral view.