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| Nigrimacula laminoprotubera, N. dentiprotubera Ren, Xu, Zhu & Chang, 2025 |
Abstract
This paper reports two new species of the genus Nigrimacula Shi, Bian & Zhou, 2016 from China, i.e. Nigrimacula laminoprotubera sp. nov. and Nigrimacula dentiprotubera sp. nov. In addition, we provide the morphological photographs. All type specimens are preserved in the Museum of Hebei University.
Orthoptera, Meconematini, Nigrimacula, new species, China
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| Nigrimacula laminoprotubera sp. nov., male: A–B. head and pronotum: A. dorsal view; B. lateral view; C–F.apex of abdomen: C. ventral view; D, F. dorso-lateral view; E. dorsal view. |
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| Nigrimacula dentiprotubera sp. nov., male: A–B. head and pronotum: A. dorsal view; B. lateral view; C–F. apex of abdomen: C. ventro-lateral view; D, F. dorso-lateral view; E. dorsal view. |
Nigrimacula laminoprotubera sp. nov.
片突斑背螽
Etymology. The name of new species is derived from male cercus with a narrow lamellate expansion near the middle of dorsal inner margin, from Latin ‘lamino-’ (lamellate) and ‘protuber-’(process).
Nigrimacula dentiprotubera sp. nov.
齿突斑背螽
Etymology. The name of new species is derived from apical and subapical dentoid processes on the internal surface of the male cercus, from Latin ‘denti-’ (dentoid) and ‘protuber-’ (process).
Bibgyu REN, Hao XU, Qidi ZHU and Yanlin CHANG. 2025. Two New Species of the Genus Nigrimacula Shi, Bian & Zhou, 2016 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from China. Zootaxa. 5679(3); 447-450. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5679.3.9 [2025-08-14]
