title: A note on the new species of the genus Isopsera (Orthoptera: Phaneropteridae: Phaneropterinae) from India.
abstract: A new species of the genus, Isopsera: Isopsera arcuata Nagar, Mal, Swaminathan sp. nov. (Orthoptera:Phaneropteridae Burmeister, 1838; Phaneropterinae Burmeister, 1838) is described. The holotype (♂) was collected from South India: Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu). The geographical location had the following specifications: 12⁰58 N 77⁰35E 930MSL South India. The described species differs from the two closely related species, I. caligula Ingrisch and I. spinosa Ingrisch, based on the structure of the male sub-genital plate, cerci and stridulatory file on the left tegmen.
authors.affiliation: ICAR Network Project on Insect Biosystematics, Department of Entomology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur -313001, Rajasthan, India.; Email: rajendranagar86@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rajendra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nagar
authors.affiliation: ICAR Network Project on Insect Biosystematics, Department of Entomology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur -313001, Rajasthan, India.; Email: udaiswami57@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jhabar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mal
authors.affiliation: ICAR Network Project on Insect Biosystematics, Department of Entomology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur -313001, Rajasthan, India.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Swaminathan
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D009987:Orthoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development