title: Comments on the status of Xiphidiopsis quadrinotata Bey-Bienko, 1971 and related species with one new genus and species (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae).
abstract: Based on the collections of the Museum of Hebei University, the paper comments Xiphidiopsis quadrinotata Bey-Bienko, 1971 status and reinstates Xizicus (Axizicus) xizangensis Jiao & Shi, 2013 as a valid species. Meanwhile, Alloteratura (Meconemopsis) Karny, 1924 is redefined and one new genus of Meconematinae, Nigrimacula Shi, Bian & Zhou gen. nov., mainly distributed in South China, is erected. The new genus includes three previously known species: Xiphidiopsis quadrinotata Bey-Bienko, 1971, Xizicus (Axizicus) xizangensis Jiao & Shi, 2013 and Meconemopsis paraquadrinotata Wang, Liu & Li, 2015 and one new species, Nigrimacula binotata Shi, Bian & Zhou sp. nov. The male of Xiphidiopsis quadrinotata Bey-Bienko, 1971 and female of Xizicus (Axizicus) xizangensis Jiao & Shi, 2013 are described for the first time. A key to the species based on the morphology and a distribution map are included.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Hebei University Baoding 071002, P. R. China; Email: shif_m@126.com.
authors.forename: Fuming
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Hebei University Baoding 071002, P. R. China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Xun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bian
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Hebei University Baoding 071002, P. R. China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Zhijun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009144:Museums; D009929:Organ Size; D009987:Orthoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development