Pseudepitettix Zheng, 1995

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Genus Pseudepitettix Zheng, 1995

Type species: Pseudepitettix yunnanensis Zheng, 1995 , by original designation.

Composition. Genus Pseudepitettix consists of five species distributed in China: P. yunnanensis Zheng, 1995 , P. guangxiensis Zheng et Jiang, 1994 , P. guibeiensis Zheng et Jiang, 1995 , P. nigritibis Zheng et Jiang, 2000 and P. linaoshanensis Liang et Jiang, 2004 ( Zheng, 1995; Zheng & Jiang, 1994; Zheng & Jiang, 2000; Liang & Jiang, 2004).

Notes. It should be stressed that the description and type fixation of Pseudepitettix was published by Zheng (1995) a year after the description of P. guangxiensis Zheng et Jiang, 1994 . The diagnosis of this genus, as well as a key to species, the descriptions and illustrations of all included species were given by Zheng (2005). Pseudepitettix is closely related to Epitettix , but easy distinguished by the broad frontal ridge, the width of which near the base of antennae is 2.3–2.5 times more than width of 1st antennal segment ( Fig. 16 ), while in Epitettix the width of this ridge only 1.5–1.8 times more than width of 1st antennal segment ( Fig. 3 ).

Figures

FIGURES 14 – 24. Pseudepitettix pimkarnae sp. nov.: 14 — female head and pronotum, lateral view; 15 — female head and pronotum, dorsal view; 16 — female head, frontal view; 17 — male fore leg, lateral view; 18 — male mid femur, lateral view; 19 — female hind tarsus, lateral view; 20 — female apex of abdomen, lateral view; 21 — the same, ventral view; 22 — male apex of abdomen, lateral view; 23 — the same, dorsal view; 24 — the same, ventral view. Scale bars 1 mm.

FIGURES 1 – 10. Epitettix obtusus sp. nov.: 1 — male head and pronotum, lateral view; 2 — male head and anterior part of pronotum, dorsal view; 3 — female head, frontal view; 4 — female fore leg, lateral view; 5 — male fore femur, lateral view; 6 — female hind tarsus, lateral view; 7 — male apex of abdomen, lateral view; 8 — the same, ventral view; 9 — female apex of abdomen, lateral view; 10 — the same, ventral view. Scale bars 1 mm.