taxonID	type	description	language	source
03C9F821FFA72278C1C1FA42FDA2FCE5.taxon	description	(Figure 1) Description. Male. Body relatively large for this subfamily. Head. Fastigium verticis conical, slightly projecting forwards, apex rounded with a longitudinal sulcus on the dorsum (Fig. 1 A). Eyes ovoid, protruding forwards. Apical segment of maxillary palpus lightly longer than subapical one, apex faintly inflated (Fig. 1 B). Thorax. Anterior margin of pronotum almost straight, posterior margin rounded; lateral lobe faintly longer than deep, humeral sinus distinct (Fig. 1 A – B). Legs. All femora unarmed on ventral surfaces. Fore coxa with 1 spine on anterior margin. Fore tibia with 3 – 4 internal and 5 external long spines on ventral surface, tibial tympana open on both sides. Middle tibia with 3 – 5 long spines on both sides of ventral surface respectively. Hind tibia with 24 – 29 internal and external short spines of dorsal surface respectively, bearing 1 pair of dorsal apical spurs and 2 pairs of ventral apical spurs. Tegmina and wings. Tegmina elongated, anterior and posterior margins nearly parallel, apices rounded; hind wings lightly longer than tegmina. Abdomen. Tenth abdominal tergite moderately extended backwards, posterior margin with a depressed and downcurved process, which apex divided in the midline (Fig. 1 C – D, F). Cercus stout at base, apical two thirds compressed and incurved, apex lightly narrow, tip rounded; the inner surface of basal third with a broad lobe, it markedly curved inwards, apical area narrow and tip rounded (Fig. 1 D – F). Basal half of subgenital plate broad, apical half narrowing, posterior margin with a acute angle-shaped notch, lateral lobes with apices acute; styli short, inserted on ventral surface of subapical area of subgenital plate (Fig. 1 E). Coloration. Body green. Eyes brown. Female. Unknown.	en	Zhou, Tinghong, Wang, Haijian, Shi, Fuming (2025): One new species of the genus Xiphidiopsis Redtenbacher, 1891 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from Sichuan, China. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 132-136, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.8
03C9F821FFA72278C1C1FA42FDA2FCE5.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype, ♂, Maliugou, Jiguanshan, Chongzhou, Sichuan, China, 15 July, 2016, collected by Hai-Jian Wang. Other specimen: 1 ♂, Tianquan, Sichuan, China, 13 July, 2024, collected by Ya-Fei Zhu.	en	Zhou, Tinghong, Wang, Haijian, Shi, Fuming (2025): One new species of the genus Xiphidiopsis Redtenbacher, 1891 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from Sichuan, China. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 132-136, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.8
03C9F821FFA72278C1C1FA42FDA2FCE5.taxon	description	Measurements (mm). Body length: 14.3 – 14.9; pronotum length: 4.4 – 5.4; hind femur length: 10.4 – 11.2; tegmen length: 18.7 – 20.3.	en	Zhou, Tinghong, Wang, Haijian, Shi, Fuming (2025): One new species of the genus Xiphidiopsis Redtenbacher, 1891 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from Sichuan, China. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 132-136, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.8
03C9F821FFA72278C1C1FA42FDA2FCE5.taxon	discussion	Discussion. The male of this new species can be distinguished from other Xiphidiopsis species by comparing: male cerci, subgenital plate and the posterior process of tenth abdominal tergite.	en	Zhou, Tinghong, Wang, Haijian, Shi, Fuming (2025): One new species of the genus Xiphidiopsis Redtenbacher, 1891 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from Sichuan, China. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 132-136, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.8
03C9F821FFA72278C1C1FA42FDA2FCE5.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name of this new species is derived from the short posterior process of male tenth abdominal tergite, the Latin brachys- meaning short.	en	Zhou, Tinghong, Wang, Haijian, Shi, Fuming (2025): One new species of the genus Xiphidiopsis Redtenbacher, 1891 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from Sichuan, China. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 132-136, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.8
03C9F821FFA72278C1C1FA42FDA2FCE5.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Sichuan (China).	en	Zhou, Tinghong, Wang, Haijian, Shi, Fuming (2025): One new species of the genus Xiphidiopsis Redtenbacher, 1891 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from Sichuan, China. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 132-136, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.8
03C9F821FFA5227BC1C1FF39FD6AFE1E.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 6 ♂, Linggongli, Emei Mountain, Sichuan, 20 August, 2017, collected by Haijian Wang; 9 ♂ 3 ♀, Fanjing Mountain, Jiangkou, Guizhou, 12 September, 2018, collected by Wang Tao.	en	Zhou, Tinghong, Wang, Haijian, Shi, Fuming (2025): One new species of the genus Xiphidiopsis Redtenbacher, 1891 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from Sichuan, China. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 132-136, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.8
03C9F821FFA5227BC1C1FF39FD6AFE1E.taxon	distribution	Distribution: China (Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan).	en	Zhou, Tinghong, Wang, Haijian, Shi, Fuming (2025): One new species of the genus Xiphidiopsis Redtenbacher, 1891 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from Sichuan, China. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 132-136, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.8
