One new species of the genus Acosmetura (Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from Hubei, China

Abstract

One new species of the genus Acosmetura (Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) is described, namely Acosmetura trigentis Wang, Bian & Shi sp. nov. from Hubei, China. In addition, morphological photographs and a distribution map are provided. The examined specimens are deposited in the Museum of Hebei University.

Three new genera and five new species of the tribe Meconematini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from Southwestern China

“…The original description of the species is exact and the figure is clear (Wang P. et al 2016). Based on the male tenth abdominal tergite with a notch in the middle of the posterior margin and the middle lobe of the subgenital plate distinct, the species should belong to the genus Acosmetides gen. nov.…”

Two new species of the tribe Meconematini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from China and male song characters of Pseudocosmetura yaoluopingensis sp. nov.

“…Wang et al (2018) summarized the taxonomic history of the genus and described one new species Acosmetura longitubera Wang, Shi & Wang, 2018. At the same time, they provided a supplementary description and morphological photographs of Acosmetura emeica Liu & Zhou, 2007. To date, the genus contains 11 species, all endemic to China (Liu 2000, Liu and Zhou 2007, Liu et al 2008, Bian et al 2014, Bian and Shi 2015, Wang et al 2016.…”