Longchuanacris Zheng et Fu, 1989

Mao, Ben-Yong, Ren, Guo-Dong & Ou, Xiao-Hong, 2007, A taxonomic review of Longchuanacris Zheng et Fu (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Catantopinae), with descriptions of two new species from Yunnan, China, Zootaxa 1467, pp. 51-62 : 52

Longchuanacris Zheng et Fu, 1989

Longchuanacris Zheng et Fu 1989: 305 , figs 1–7; Yin, Shi & Yin 1996: 379; Li & Xia 2006: 100 –101, figs a–g.

Generic diagnosis

Size small. Head shorter than pronotum; Fastigium weakly convex; interocular distance larger than width of frontal ridge between antennae; face oblique in lateral view. Pronotum cylindrical, anterior margin broad round, posterior margin with a triangular breach; median carina present, intersected by three sulci, lateral carinae absent. Prosternal spine conical. Squamipterous. Hind femora with upper carina smooth; lower genicular lobes spinous. Hind tibiae cylindrical; external apical spine present. 10th abdominal tergite with furculae large, upright or curving. Subgenital plate short conical. Epiphallus with lophi large, crescent or oblong, dorsad projecting in a 90° angle from bridge; bridge divided in middle.

Type species

Longchuanacris macrofurculus Zheng et Fu, 1989 .

Distribution

China (Yunnan).