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Asulconotus Ying 1974

Description

Key to the species Asulconotus

1. Upper ovipositor valve stubby, 2.0 times as long as wide, slightly concave near extremity, upper-outer edge indistinctly serrate; lower ovipositor valve slightly concave near extremity, lower-outer edge indistinctly serrate. Distribution in Qinghai (Yushu)............................................................................. A. kozlovi Mistshenko, 1981

–. Upper ovipositor valve slender, length 2.5 times more than the maximum width, observably concave near extremity, upperouter with edge smooth; lower ovipositor valve obviously sunken to form a big tooth near extremity................... 2

2. Pronotum with anterior margin sinuate, lateral carinae blurry. Distribution in Sichuan (Ganzi)........ A. acarinatus, sp. nov.

–. Pronotum with anterior margin straight, lateral carinae distinct................................................. 3

3. Tegmen longer, reaching hind margin of 3 rd abdominal tergite, 4.3 times as long as wide in male, or reaching hind margin of 2 nd abdominal tergite, 4.6 times as long as wide in female; subgenital plate of male shorter, 1.5 times as long as epiproct. Distribution in Qinghai (Jiuzhi)............................................. A. jiuzhiensis Yin, Zheng & Yin, 2012

–. Tegmen shorter, extending over the hind margin of 3 rd abdominal tergite, 3.2 times as long as wide in male, or reaching middle of 2 nd abdominal tergite, 2.6 times as long as wide in female; subgenital plate of male longer, 2.0 times as long as epiproct. Distribution in Qinghai (Qumalai, Maqin, Jiuzhi, Zaduo), Sichuan (Aba, Ganzi).............. A. chinghaiensis Ying, 1974

Notes

Published as part of Mao, Ben-Yong & Huang, Zhi-Pang, 2023, Taxonomy on three allied genera within Arcypterini (Orthoptera: Acrididae) from Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, China, pp. 265-279 in Zootaxa 5239 (2) on page 274, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5239.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/7624313

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Ying
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Orthoptera
Family
Acrididae
Genus
Asulconotus
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Asulconotus Ying, 1974 sec. Mao & Huang, 2023

References

  • Mistshenko. (1981) A new species of the genus Asulconotus Ying (Orthoptera: Acrididae) from Tibet. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 60 (1), 117 - 118.
  • Yin, X. C., Zheng, F. Q. & Yin, Z. (2012) A new species of the genus Asulconotus Ying from Qinghai Province, China (Orthoptera, Acridoidea, Arcypteridae, Arcypterinae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 37 (4), 751 - 753.
  • Ying, C. C. (1974) A new genus and three new species of Acrididae (Orthoptera) from Qinghai-Tibetan plateau of China. Acta Entomologica Sinica, 17 (2), 181 - 187.