Cestrophorus Redtenbacher, 1891

Braun, Holger & Morris, Glenn K., 2022, New species of awl-head katydids, Cestrophorus and Acanthacara, from the Andes of Ecuador (Orthoptera, Conocephalinae, Cestrophorini), Journal of Orthoptera Research 31 (2), pp. 143-156 : 143

Cestrophorus Redtenbacher, 1891

Etymology. -

From original description: Greek κέστρο - Latin subula [ shoemaker’s awl] and ϕέρω - fero [bear, carry], surely referring to the notable fastigium: " fastigium verticis articulo primo antennarum fere duplo longius, subulatum, decurvum " ( Redtenbacher 1891).

Diagnosis. -

Small, robust to moderately compact. In males, pronotum posteriorly widened and metazona usually at least slightly elevated; male tegmina covering abdomen completely or leaving only tip exposed, left tegmen uniformly with coarse venation and long cubital vein occupying considerably more than half of total width. Male cerci short, broad, dorsally with obtuse medial lobe, below that terminating in acuminate inward curved spine, and ventrally at the base with another upcurved spine. Male subgenital plate with very short styli, almost looking like latero-terminal tips rather than separately articulated styli, sometimes completely reduced.