Pseudokuzicus (Similkuzicus) quadridentatus Shi, Mao & Chang, 2007

Lv, Wenqing, Shi, Fuming & Chang, Yanlin, 2024, Supplement to the genus Pseudokuzicus Gorochov, 1993 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) with one new species from China, Zootaxa 5492 (1), pp. 135-139 : 137-138

Pseudokuzicus (Similkuzicus) quadridentatus Shi, Mao & Chang, 2007

( Fig. 2 A, C – E )

Pseudokuzicus (Similkuzicus) quadridentatus Shi, Mao & Chang, 2007 . Zootaxa, 1546: 29.

Supplementary description. Genitalia sclerotized, trapezoidal, basal area broad; middle area of lateral margin narrow; one-third apical area upcurved, gradually broadened, middle area concave, with 4–6 stout and short spines on both lateral terminals. ( Fig. 2C–E ).

Material examined. Holotype: ♂, Leigongshan, Guizhou, China, 15 September, 2005, coll. Haoyu Liu. Paratypes: 1♂ 1♀, Leigongshan, Guizhou, China, 15 September, 2005, coll. Haoyu Liu. Other specimens: 2♂, Leigongshan, Guizhou, China, 8 August, 2023, coll. Yueting Duan and Yang Wang.

Discussion. In the original description, the apical area of male genitalia with four thin teeth on both terminals, the specimens examined in this paper were collected from the type locality, the number of apical teeth of male genitalia varied, 4 – 6 spines, there is a variation between individuals within the species.

Distribution. China (Guizhou).

Figures

FIGURE 2. Pseudokuzicus (Similkuzicus) quadridentatus Shi, Mao & Chang, 2007, male: A. left cercus in dorsal view; C–E. genitalia: C. apical view; D. dorso-lateral view; E. apex in lateral view; Pseudokuzicus (Similkuzicus) multispinus sp. nov., male: B. left cercus in dorsal view.