Oxyina kashmira, Baba & Usmani, 2021

Baba, Tajamul Hassan & Usmani, Hd. Kamil, 2021, A revision and first record of the genus Oxyina Hollis, 1975 (Acrididae: Oxyinae) from India, with description of a new species, Zootaxa 4985 (2), pp. 151-175 : 164-168

Oxyina kashmira sp. n.

( Figure 1 M–N , Figure 9 , Plate 7 )

HOLOTYPE. ♀. INDIA: Kashmir : Baramulla: Eco Park, 34.1925°N, 74.2987°E, 28.viii.2020, Tajamul Hassan & Mehdi Tahir, Sweeping Net, (Zoology Museum, Aligarh Muslim University) [1].

Identification: Larger in size; tegmen well developed and exceeding beyond the tip of abdomen; antennae filliform with 22 segments; dorsum of pronotum moderately flattened, median carina diminutive, lateral carinae absent; apical part of hind femur slightly reddish.

♀ genitalia: Subgenital plate long and broad, ventral surface of subgenital plate with a weak median apical concavity, posterior ventral margin of subgenital plate triangular bearing a comparatively short process; cerci conical with subacute apex, exceeding beyond supra-anal plate; supra-anal plate triangular; the dorsal and ventral valves of ovipositor bear diminutive spines, apodeme of ovipositor comparatively shorter, posterior ventral basivalvular plate without spines; apical diverticulum of spermatheca short and straight, not at all coiled, with an apical bifurcation of apex, apices of apical diverticulum turgid; preapical diverticulum much broader, question mark shaped.

♂ Unknown.

Geographical distribution: India: Kashmir

Morphometry of Oxyina kashmira s p. n.:

Etymology: The species name implies to the distribution of this new species in the Kashmir Valley, a region of Jammu & Kashmir state, India.

Figures

FIGURE 1. A. Oxyina bidentata ♂, dorsal view; B. Same, lateral view; C. Oxyina bidentata ♀, dorsal view; D. Same, lateral view; E. Oxyina sinobidentata ♂, dorsal view; F. Same, lateral view; G. Oxyina sinobidentata ♀, dorsal view; H. Same, lateral view; I. Oxyina javana ♂, dorsal view; J. Same, lateral view; K. Oxyina javana ♀, dorsal view; L. Same, lateral view; M. Oxyina kashmira sp. n. ♀, dorsal view; N. Same, lateral view.

PLATE 7. Genitalia of Oxyina kashmira sp. n. ♀ A. Ovipositor; B. Spermatheca; C. Dorsal view of supra-anal plate and cerci; D. Subgenital plate.

FIGURE 9. Structures of Oxyina kashmira sp. n. ♀ A. Dorsal view, end of abdomen showing supra-anal plate, cerci and ovipositor; B. Dissected, dorsal view of supra-anal plate and cerci; C. Ventral view, end of abdomen showing subgenital plate; D. Ovipositor; E. Lateral view, end of abdomen; F. Spermatheca; G. Subgenital plate.