Paraxiphidium, Redtenbacher, 1891

Mendes, Diego Matheus De Mello & Oliveira, Jomara Cavalcante De, 2019, The Little Harlequin Katydid-a new species of Paraxiphidium Redtenbacher, 1891 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae; Conocephalini) from the Amazonian Rainforest, Zootaxa 4623 (1), pp. 151-162 : 152

Key to known species of Paraxiphidium

1. Apex of the cercus with lateral projection ensiform ( Fig. 1B ); cercus base with rectangular and straight projection ( Fig. 1B ). Head dorsally with one brown band ( Fig. 1C ). Pronotum dorsally green and with a brown band not reaching anterior pronotal margin ( Fig. 1C ). Hind femur with overall black coloration with beige and blue spots ( Fig. 1C )....................................................................................... Paraxiphidium versicolor Redtenbacher, 1891

- Apex of the cercus with lateral projection triangular ( Fig. 1A ); cercus base with narrow and curved projection ( Fig. 1A ). Head dorsally with two brown bands ( Fig. 1D ). Pronotum dorsally with a black band ( Fig. 1D ). Hind femur with overall reddish coloration and green and blue spots ( Fig. 1D )....................................... Paraxiphidium iriodes sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURE 1. A: Paraxiphidium iriodes sp. nov., right cerci, in dorsal view; B: Paraxiphidium versicolor, right cercus, in dorsal view; C: P. versicolor, lateral habitus; D: P. iriodes sp. nov., lateral habitus.