Neocyrtopsis, Liu & Zhang, 2007

Chen, Po-Wei & Wu, Shipher, 2025, A unique new species of genus Neocyrtopsis Liu & Zhang, 2007 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from Taiwan, Zootaxa 5633 (1), pp. 195-200 : 196

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5633.1.12

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:93F2E2B5-19F4-49C0-A0A8-C7AADB920D5E

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D6AB3F-FFEB-FFEC-7EF1-FD284DABFB67

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Neocyrtopsis
status

 

Key to species of Neocyrtopsis View in CoL

1 Metazona of male pronotum somewhat elevated and expanded, cerci long and visible in dorsal view, genitalia not exposed............................................................................. Neocyrtopsis (Neocyrtopsis) View in CoL ...2

- Metazona of male pronotum not elevated, male cerci short, hidden under the 10 th abdominal tergite, invisible in dorsal view, genitalia exposed......................................................... Neocyrtopsis (Paraneocyrtopsis) View in CoL ...7

2 Genicular lobes with 1 apical spine on each side............................................................. 3

- Genicular lobes without spine at apices.................................................................... 4

3 Metazona of pronotum with three black longitudinal stripes, posterior margin of female subgenital plate arched............................................................ Neocyrtopsis (Neocyrtopsis) tristrigata Bian, Lu & Zhang, 2022 View in CoL

- Metazona of pronotum almost black, posterior margin of female subgenital plate almost straight with shallowly median concavity...................................................... Neocyrtopsis (Neocyrtopsis) variabilis Liu, 2007 View in CoL

4 Male 10 th abdominal tergite forms a pair of slender posterior lateral lobes, extending over the tip of abdomen................................................................ Neocyrtopsis (Neocyrtopsis) longicauda Chen & Wu sp. nov.

- Male 10 th abdominal tergite forms a pair of short posterior lateral lobes, not extending over the tip of abdomen........... 5

5 Body green, male epiproct broadly rounded, posterior margin of male subgential plate roundly angular projected.............................................................. Neocyrtopsis (Neocyrtopsis) unicolor Wang, Liu & Li, 2015 View in CoL

- Body yellowish brown with blackish brown spots, posterior margin of male subgenital plate almost straight............. 6

6 Male epiproct triangular, posterior margin arched.................. Neocyrtopsis (Neocyrtopsis) fallax Wang & Liu, 2012 View in CoL

- Male epiproct obviously prolonged, posterior margin rounded, posterior margin of male subgenital plate straight............................................................. Neocyrtopsis (Neocyrtopsis) shimianensis Wang & Shi, 2019 View in CoL

7 Male cerci with apices obtuse, posterior margin of male subgenital plate straight..................................................................................... Neocyrtopsis (Paraneocyrtopsis) yachowensis ( Tinkham, 1944) View in CoL

- Male cerci with apices acute, posterior margin of male subgenital plate with median concavity........................................................................ Neocyrtopsis (Paraneocyrtopsis) bilobata ( Liu, Zhou & Bi, 2008) View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Orthoptera

Family

Tettigoniidae

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