Diaphanogryllacris Karny, 1937

Du, Bao-Jie, Bian, Xun & Shi, Fu-Ming, 2016, Review of the genus Diaphanogryllacris (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae: Gryllacridinae) with description two new species from China, Zootaxa 4079 (4) : -

Genus Diaphanogryllacris Karny, 1937

Diaphanogryllacris Karny. 1937 . Genera Insectorum, 206: 100; Gorochov & Woznessenskij. 2000. Zoosyst. Rossica, 8(2) [1999]: 257; Otte. 2000. Orthoptera Species File 8: 10.

Type species. Gryllacris translucens (Serville, 1838) .

Generic diagnosis. Size from medium to large. Eyes ovate. Pronotum subsellate, anterior margin slightly protruding, posterior margin subtruncate. Coloration from yellowish to yellowish brown with dark or darkish spots on head and pronotum. Tegmina and hind wings considerably surpassing apex of abdomen. M vein not united with R vein at base of tegmina, almost transparent wings (venation from yellowish to dark). Fore coxae with a small sharp spine. Fore and middle femora unarmed on ventral surface. Fore and middle tibiae with 5 pairs of spines on each side of ventral surface; dorsal surface of middle tibiae with 1 inner apical spine. Hind femora with short ventral spines along both sides; hind tibiae with 2 rows of short spines on dorsal surface and several longer apical and subapical spines. Lateral margins of second and third abdominal tergites with 2 oblique rows of stridulatory teeth. Male. Lateral margins of ninth abdominal tergite with 1 pair of processes, curved downwards. Tenth abdominal tergite short, centre of posterior margin with 1 pair of processes, curved upwards. Female. Seventh abdominal sternite specialized (more or less reduced). Subgenital plate with a pair of styli. Ovipositor long and more or less straight, with smooth margins and narrowly rounded apex.

Species included in China: Diaphanogryllacris annamita (Griffini, 1909) , Diaphanogryllacris laeta ( Walker, 1869) , Diaphanogryllacris panfilovi Gorochov & Woznessenskij, 2000 , Diaphanogryllacris brevispina sp. nov. and Diaphanogryllacris incavatis sp. nov.