Two New Species ofSinochloraTinkham (Orthoptera: Tettigonioidea: Phaneropteridae) from China

Revision of the genusSinochloraTinkham (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae, Phaneropterinae)

“…Lee (1990) reported that Holochlora longifissa is also present in Korea. Recently, Shi and Chang (2004) described two new species S. stylosa and S. trispinosa from southwestern China. Thus, eight species of Sinochlora are known, all of which are distributed in China, with one species also in Korea and Japan.…”

“…Shi and Zheng (1998) made a comparative study on the male stridulatory apparatus of three species, S. sinensis, S. szechwanensis, and S. kiangsuensis, described their morphological characters, and considered that male stridulatory apparatus is very similar among different species of Sinochlora. The male epiproct was firstly used as an important taxonomic character by Shi and Chang (2004), but detailed comparative descriptions are scarce.…”

“…Male epiproct bearing three spines consistently directing dorso-caudad at apex (Figure9J-L). Guangxi Province, China Sinochlora trispinosaShi and Chang, 2004 - Male epriproct possessing three spines at apex, among which the longest middle one is directing caudad at the base and curved craniad apically, both lateral ones symmetrically smaller, directing caudad and diverging forth (Figure10C-E). Female unknown.…”