identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
E541879BE7055072FF0BFEB45339F9F2.text	E541879BE7055072FF0BFEB45339F9F2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudepitettix Zheng 1995	<div><p>Genus Pseudepitettix Zheng, 1995</p> <p>http:// orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1102868</p> <p>Pseudepitettix Zheng, 1995: 343; Liang &amp; Zheng, 1998: 34; Jiang &amp; Zheng, 1998: 273; Liang &amp; Jiang, 2004: 117; Zheng, 2005: 28; Deng et al., 2007: 28; Storozhenko &amp; Dawwrueng. 2014: 329; Deng, 2016: 23; Deng, 2020: 423.</p> <p>Type species: Pseudepitettix yunnanensis Zheng, 1995 by original designation.</p> <p>Redescription. General characters and coloration. Body generally small in size, short and smooth or coarsely interspersed with granules. Coloration uniformly dark brown or yellow.</p> <p>Head. Head is not exserted or a little exserted above pronotal surface. Fastigium of vertex short; in dorsal view, fastigium of vertex between eyes of variable width – either 1) narrower than or 2) wider than width of compound eye; anterior margin of fastigium nearly truncate, not surpassing or slightly surpassing anterior margin of eye; median carina visible anteriorly; lateral margins turned backward. In lateral view, frontal ridge and vertex forming a rounded shape or angle shape, frontal costa is nearly straight or concave between eyes, protruded anteriorly and broadly rounded between antennal grooves. In frontal view, frontal costa bifurcated above lateral ocelli, scutellum (longitudinal furrow) is widely forked between antennae, the rami strongly divergent, width of longitudinal furrow of frontal ridge distinctly wider than (about 2–3 times) antennal groove diameter. Antennae short, filiform, antennal grooves inserted far below or between inferior margin of compound eyes. Eyes globose, lateral (paired) ocelli located between middle of compound eyes to inferior margin of compound eyes.</p> <p>Thorax. Pronotum is wide and short, smooth or coarsely interspersed with granules. In dorsal view, dorsum of pronotum slightly tectiform or distinctly tectiform, with truncate or angular anterior margin, lateral carinae of prozona parallel or constricted backward, median carina of pronotum entire and arch-like or straight in profile; humeral angles conspicuous; hind pronotal process is wide, not reaching apex of hind femur and its apex concave or widely (or narrowly) rounded. Posterior angles of lateral lobes produced outwards, end of posterior angles slightly truncate, posterior margins of lateral lobes of pronotum only with ventral sinus. Tegmina and hind wings are absent.</p> <p>Legs. Fore and middle femora slightly compressed, margins finely serrated, with carinated and undulated or straight ventral margins. Hind femora robust and short, with carinated margins and margins finely serrated; length of the first segment of hind tarsi longer than the third segment.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Closely related to Epitettix Hancock, 1907. However, the species of Epitettix Hancock, 1907 are larger and fastigium of vertex in dorsal view distinctly surpassing the anterior margin of the eyes as an evenly broad, distinctly blunt, triangular, or rounded process (Deng, 2020); humeral angles of pronotum are not distinctly visible.</p> <p>Composition and distribution. The genus consists of nine species including a new one described below (Cigliano et al., 2021). These are distributed in China and Thailand (Storozhenko &amp; Dawwrueng, 2014; Deng, 2020).</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/E541879BE7055072FF0BFEB45339F9F2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Huang, Chao-Mei;Deng, Wei-An	Huang, Chao-Mei, Deng, Wei-An (2021): Description of a new species of the genus Pseudepitettix Zheng (Orthoptera Tetrigoidea: Cladonotinae) from China. Zootaxa 4990 (1): 182-191, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4990.1.12
E541879BE7055071FF0BF95753DCFD4B.text	E541879BE7055071FF0BF95753DCFD4B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudepitettix Modified	<div><p>Key to Chinese species of Pseudepitettix Modified from Deng (2020).</p> <p>1. Median carina of pronotum distinctly arch-like before shoulders and suddenly depressed to straight behind shoulders in profile (Figure 1A–B) (Distribution: China).................................................. P. convexa Deng, sp. nov.</p> <p>- Median carina of pronotum slightly arch-like or straight in profile............................................... 2</p> <p>2. Pronotal surface coarse, interspersed with dense protuberances or netted keels and notchs............................ 3</p> <p>- Pronotal surface smooth, body surface interspersed with granules............................................... 5</p> <p>3 In dorsal view, anterior margin of pronotum angularly projecting; apex of hind pronotal process rounded (Figure 4A–B) (Distribution: China)........................................................... P. nigritibis Zheng &amp; Jiang, 2000</p> <p>- In dorsal view, anterior margin of pronotum truncate; apex of hind pronotal process with weak excision................. 4</p> <p>4. In lateral view, frontal ridge and vertex forming an obtuse rounded shape; pronotum with interhumeral carinae (Figure 4C–D) (Distribution: China)................................................... P. linaoshanensis Liang &amp; Jiang, 2004</p> <p>- In lateral view, frontal ridge and vertex forming a right angle shape; pronotum without interhumeral carinae (Figure 4E–F) (Distribution: China)..................................................... P. torulosinota (Zheng &amp; Lin, 2016)</p> <p>5. Width of vertex between eyes 2.3 times width of compound eye; in dorsal view, anterior margin of pronotum angularly projecting................................................................................................. 6</p> <p>- Width of vertex between eyes 0.8–1.3 or 2.8 times width of compound eye; in dorsal view, anterior margin of pronotum truncate................................................................................................ 7</p> <p>6 Interhumeral carina of pronotum absent; middle femora with straight ventral margins (Figure 4G–H) (Distribution: China)......................................................................... P. guibeiensis Zheng &amp; Jiang, 1995</p> <p>- Pronotum with one pair of interhumeral carinae between shoulders; middle femora with undulated ventral margins (Figure 4I–J) (Distribution: Thailand)..................................... P. pimkarnae Storozhenko &amp; Dawwrueng, 2014</p> <p>7. Width of vertex between eyes 2.8 times width of compound eye; apex of hind pronotal process truncate (Figure 4K–L) (Distribution: China).................................................................. P. yunnanensis Zheng, 1995</p> <p>- Width of vertex between eyes 0.8–1.3 times width of compound eye; apex of hind pronotal process rounded............. 8</p> <p>8. Width of vertex between eyes 0.8 times width of compound eye; lateral carinae of pronotum obviously constricted backward after shoulders (Figure 5A–B) (Distribution: China)...................................... P. strictivertex Deng, 2020</p> <p>- Width of vertex between eyes 1.3 times width of compound eye; lateral carinae of pronotum straight and not constricted backward after shoulders (Figure 5C–D) (Distribution: China)................................ P. hainanensis Deng, 2020</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/E541879BE7055071FF0BF95753DCFD4B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Huang, Chao-Mei;Deng, Wei-An	Huang, Chao-Mei, Deng, Wei-An (2021): Description of a new species of the genus Pseudepitettix Zheng (Orthoptera Tetrigoidea: Cladonotinae) from China. Zootaxa 4990 (1): 182-191, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4990.1.12
E541879BE7065076FF0BFD0F50C3F94B.text	E541879BE7065076FF0BFD0F50C3F94B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudepitettix convexa Deng 2021	<div><p>1. Pseudepitettix convexa Deng, sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figures 1–3)</p> <p>Description. Female. Small size, short, body surface interspersed with coarse protuberances and carinae.</p> <p>Head. Head and eyes not exserted above pronotal surface. Fastigium of vertex short; in dorsal view, width of vertex between eyes 2.2–2.5 times width of compound eye; anterior margin of fastigium straight, slightly surpassing anterior margin of eye; median carina visible anteriorly and slightly lamellar; lateral margins turned backward; vertex uneven with paired fossulae. In lateral view, frontal ridge and vertex form obtuse rounded angle, frontal costa slightly concave between lateral ocelli, protruded anteriorly and broadly rounded between antennal grooves. In frontal view, frontal costa bifurcated above lateral ocelli, scutellum (longitudinal furrow) widely forked between antennae, the rami strongly divergent, width of longitudinal furrow of frontal ridge 2.2 times antennal groove diameter. Antennae short, filiform, antennal grooves inserted between inferior margin of compound eyes, 14-segmented, the 10th and 11th segment are the longest, about 3 times longer than its width. Eyes globose, lateral (paired) ocelli located middle of compound eye height.</p> <p>Thorax. Pronotum with coarse dorsum; in dorsal view, anterior half of pronotal disc compressed, median carina lamellate elevated and tectiform; posterior half of pronotal disc suddenly depressed to flat, with coarse protuberances and notchs. Pronotum with nearly truncate anterior margin; median carina entire and distinctly arch-like before shoulders and suddenly depressed to straight behind shoulders in profile; lateral carinae of prozona distinct and slightly contracted backward; humeral angle indistinct; hind pronotal process wide, reaching knee of hind femur and its apex broadly rounded or nearly truncate. Lower margin of hind process curved, lateral carinae of metazona curved too, width of the area between the two is 0.8 mm. Posterior angles of lateral lobes produced outwards, end of posterior angles slightly truncate, posterior margins of lateral lobes of pronotum only with ventral sinus. Tegmina and hind wings absent.</p> <p>Legs. Fore and middle femora slightly compressed, margins finely serrated, with carinated and undulated ventral margins. Hind femora robust and short, 2.2 times as long as wide; with carinated and margins smooth; antegenicular denticles and genicular denticles acute. Outer side of hind tibia with 5–6 spines, inner side with 7–8 spines. Length of first segment of posterior tarsi distinctly longer than third, three pulvilli of first segment of posterior tarsi are increased in turn, apices acute.</p> <p>Abdomen. Ovipositor narrow and long, length of upper valvulae 2.7 times its width, upper and lower valvulae with slender saw-like teeth. Length of subgenital plate longer than its width, middle of posterior margin of subgenital plate triangular projecting.</p> <p>Coloration. Body dark brown; antennae dark brown. Hind black, with two light rings in the middle.</p> <p>Male. Similar to female, but smaller and narrower. Width of vertex between eyes 2.0 times width of compound eye. Subgenital plate short, cone-shaped, apex bifurcated.</p> <p>Measurements (mm). Length of body: ♂ 6.5–7.0, ♀ 7.5–8.0; length of pronotum: ♂ 6.0–6.5, ♀ 6.5–7.0; length of hind femur: ♂ 3.8–4.0, ♀ 4.2–4.5.</p> <p>Type material. Holotype: ♀, China, Yunnan prov., <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=103.69028&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.9425" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 103.69028/lat 22.9425)">Pingbian</a> (Daweishan), 22°56ʹ33ʹʹ N, 103°41ʹ25ʹʹ E, 1700m alt., 15 June 2020, collected by Wei-An DENG, GNUMBD. Paratypes. 1♂, 2♀, same data, GNUMBD; 2♂, China, Yunnan prov., <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=102.63583&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=23.16861" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 102.63583/lat 23.16861)">Yuangyang</a> (Niujiaozai), 23°10ʹ7ʹʹ N, 102°38ʹ9ʹʹ E, 1850m alt., 16 June 2020, collected by Wei-An DENG, GNUMBD.</p> <p>Diagnosis. New species can be easily distinguished from other species of the genus by median carina of pronotum distinctly arch-like before shoulders and suddenly depressed to straight behind shoulders in profile. Traits allowing to determine species of Pseudepitettix and diagnosis of Pseudepitettix convexa Deng, sp. nov. are summarized in Table 1.</p> <p>Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from “ convexa ”, meaning median carina of pronotum distinctly arch-like convex before shoulders.</p> <p>Distribution. P. R. CHINA: Yunnan.</p> <p>Note: V/E: Vertex wide/eye diameter; AMFV:Anterior margin of fastigium of vertex; SFV: Shape of frontal ridge and vertex; FRE: Frontal ridge before eyes; PS: Pronotal surface; MCPP: Median carina of pronotum in profile; AMPD: Anterior margin of pronotum in dorsal view; SAHPP: Shape of apex of hind pronotal process; ICP: Interhumeral carinae of pronotum; LMHPP: Lower margin of hind process of pronotum; LCP: Lateral carinae of prozona; VMMF: Ventral margins of middle femora.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/E541879BE7065076FF0BFD0F50C3F94B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Huang, Chao-Mei;Deng, Wei-An	Huang, Chao-Mei, Deng, Wei-An (2021): Description of a new species of the genus Pseudepitettix Zheng (Orthoptera Tetrigoidea: Cladonotinae) from China. Zootaxa 4990 (1): 182-191, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4990.1.12
