taxonID	type	description	language	source
038F87B1760FCF14FF1F36C3FAC6A92B.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Acosmetura emarginata Liu, 2000, here designated.	en	Guo, Qi, Wang, Tao, Shi, Fu-Ming (2021): Chuanicosmetura gen. nov. of the tribe Meconematini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from southwest China and Chuanicosmetura emarginata (Liu, 2000) comb. nov. Zootaxa 4981 (2): 393-397, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.2.11
038F87B1760FCF14FF1F36C3FAC6A92B.taxon	description	Description. Body small and stout. Head short and stout. Fastigium verticis conical, furrowed in the midline, apex rounded. Apical segment of maxillary palpus slightly longer than subapical one. Male pronotum slightly protruding posteriorly, anterior margin straight, posterior margin obtusely rounded, metazona slightly raised, lateral lobe of pronotum narrowing, without humeral sinus. Female pronotum shorter than that of male, metazona flat. Tibial tympana open on both sides. Pro- and mesotibia with spines on ventral surfaces. Posttibia with a pair of dorsal apical spurs and two pairs of ventral apical spurs. Male tegmina not reaching, or slightly surpassing posterior margin of pronotum; female tegmina squamiform, laterally; hind wings absent. Posterior margin of male tenth abdominal tergite with a triangular concavity; cerci relatively long, subgenital plate distinctly curved dorsad, without styli. Genitalia sclerotized and exposed. Basal area of genitalia broad, narrowing.	en	Guo, Qi, Wang, Tao, Shi, Fu-Ming (2021): Chuanicosmetura gen. nov. of the tribe Meconematini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from southwest China and Chuanicosmetura emarginata (Liu, 2000) comb. nov. Zootaxa 4981 (2): 393-397, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.2.11
038F87B1760FCF14FF1F36C3FAC6A92B.taxon	discussion	Discussion. The new genus is very similar to the genus Sinocyrtaspiodea Shi & Bian, 2013 and Acosmetura Liu, 2000. It differs from Sinocyrtaspiodea in: male subgenital plate without styli; pronotum short. It is different from Acosmetura in: male subgenital plate distinctly curved dorsad, without styli.	en	Guo, Qi, Wang, Tao, Shi, Fu-Ming (2021): Chuanicosmetura gen. nov. of the tribe Meconematini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from southwest China and Chuanicosmetura emarginata (Liu, 2000) comb. nov. Zootaxa 4981 (2): 393-397, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.2.11
038F87B1760FCF14FF1F36C3FAC6A92B.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name of the new genus is from ‘ Chuan ’ (abbreviate from Sichuan Province) and the genus Cosmetura name. By reason of the new genus is similar to Acosmetura and the type locality is Ya’an, Sichuan.	en	Guo, Qi, Wang, Tao, Shi, Fu-Ming (2021): Chuanicosmetura gen. nov. of the tribe Meconematini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from southwest China and Chuanicosmetura emarginata (Liu, 2000) comb. nov. Zootaxa 4981 (2): 393-397, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.2.11
038F87B1760ECF17FF1F3250FD21AC90.taxon	description	Description. Male. Body small and stout. Head short and stout. Fastigium verticis conical, apex rounded, protruding forward, furrowed in the midline. Eyes globular, protruding laterally. Apical segment of maxillary palpus slightly longer than subapical one, apex swollen. Pronotum short, anterior margin straight, posterior margin obtusely rounded, transversal sulci indistinct; metazona slightly raised, posterior area of lateral lobe narrowing, without humeral sinus. All femora without spines on ventral surfaces. Procoxa with a spine, protibia with 5 pairs of short spines on ventral surface; tibial tympana ovoid, open on both sides. Mesotibia with 5 pairs of short spines on ventral surface. Posttibia with 21 – 27 spines on inner and outer sides of dorsal surface, a pair of dorsal apical spurs and 2 pairs of ventral apical spurs. Tegmina brachypterous, concealed beneath pronotum or slightly surpassing posterior margin of pronotum; hind wings absent. Posterior margin of tenth abdominal tergite with a triangular concavity. Cerci cylindrical, hirsute, relatively straight and long, apex of cercus with a small incurved denticle. Epiproct tongue-shaped. Basal area of subgenital plate broad, middle part narrow and distinctly curved dorsad, lateral angles of posterior margin acute, the middle of posterior margin protruding backward, without styli. Genitalia sclerotized and exposed, basal area broad, narrowing, apex truncate or rounded. Female. Pronotum shorter than male, not reaching posterior margin of first abdominal tergite, metazoan flat, posterior area of lateral lobe narrowing, without humeral sinus. Tegmina concealed beneath pronotum, laterally; hind wings absent. Middle of posterior margin of tenth abdominal tergite concave. Cerci cylindrical, comparatively long, apical one-third suddenly narrow, apex acute. Epiproct triangular. Subgenital plate nearly hexagon, longer than wide, posterior margin concave. Ovipositor relatively broad, slightly upcurved, dorsal and ventral margins smooth. Coloration. Body green when alive. Eyes dark brown. Disc of pronotum with a longitudinal broad brown stripe, outer margins with narrow longitudinal yellow stripes. Dorsal surface of abdomen with a longitudinal brown stripe, reaching posterior margin of tenth abdominal tergite. All tibial spines and spurs with apices brown. Measurements (mm). Body: ♂ 8.8 – 10.4, ♀ 8.6 – 10.1; pronotum: ♂ 3.6 – 4.4, ♀ 3.6 – 4.0; postfemora: ♂ 8.5 – 9.8, ♀ 8.6 – 9.5; ovipositor: 4.6 – 5.3.	en	Guo, Qi, Wang, Tao, Shi, Fu-Ming (2021): Chuanicosmetura gen. nov. of the tribe Meconematini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from southwest China and Chuanicosmetura emarginata (Liu, 2000) comb. nov. Zootaxa 4981 (2): 393-397, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.2.11
038F87B1760ECF17FF1F3250FD21AC90.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype. ♀, Ya’an, Sichuan, China, 1988.4.10, collected by Yan Feng. Paratypes. 2 ♀, Zhougongshan, Ya’an, Sichuan, China, 2006.8.2, collected by Shun Zhou. Other specimens: 21 ♂ 6 ♀, Leidongping, Emeishan, Sichuan, China, 2011.8.2, collected by Fu-Ming Shi and Le-Hong Zhao. 4 ♀, Jiulaodong, Emeishan, Sichuan, China, 2011.8.4, collected by Fu-Ming Shi and Le-Hong Zhao. 1 ♀, Leiyinsi, Emeishan, Sichuan, China, 2011.8.12, collected by Fu-Ming Shi and Le-Hong Zhao. 10 ♂ 9 ♀, Zhougongshan, Ya’an, Sichuan, China, 2015.8.15, collected by Hai-Jian Wang. 8 ♂ 4 ♀, Yiliang, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China, 2020.8.11, collected by Tao Wang and Qi Guo. 2 ♂ 6 ♀, Yongshan, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China, 2020.8.19, collected by Tao Wang and Qi Guo.	en	Guo, Qi, Wang, Tao, Shi, Fu-Ming (2021): Chuanicosmetura gen. nov. of the tribe Meconematini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from southwest China and Chuanicosmetura emarginata (Liu, 2000) comb. nov. Zootaxa 4981 (2): 393-397, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.2.11
038F87B1760ECF17FF1F3250FD21AC90.taxon	discussion	Discussion. This species is very similar in size and body shape to Sinocyrtaspiodea longicercus Shi & Bian, 2013 in female. Chuanicosmetura emarginata comb. nov. differs from Sinocyrtaspiodea. longicercus in: male subgenital plate without styli, middle part distinctly curved dorsad; pronotum not obviously projecting caudad; apex of cercus with a small incurved denticle. There is geographic variation in male genitalia of Chuanicosmetura emarginata. The apex of genitalia is truncate in specimens collected from Zhougongshan, Ya’an, Sichuan, China (Fig. 1 C), and the apex of genitalia is rounded in specimens collected from Emeishan, Sichuan, China and Zhaotong, Yunnan, China (Fig. 1 F).	en	Guo, Qi, Wang, Tao, Shi, Fu-Ming (2021): Chuanicosmetura gen. nov. of the tribe Meconematini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from southwest China and Chuanicosmetura emarginata (Liu, 2000) comb. nov. Zootaxa 4981 (2): 393-397, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.2.11
038F87B1760ECF17FF1F3250FD21AC90.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Yunnan, Sichuan).	en	Guo, Qi, Wang, Tao, Shi, Fu-Ming (2021): Chuanicosmetura gen. nov. of the tribe Meconematini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from southwest China and Chuanicosmetura emarginata (Liu, 2000) comb. nov. Zootaxa 4981 (2): 393-397, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.2.11
