title: Taxonomic review of the katydid genusAlloteratura(Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae; Meconematinae) with the description of one new species from Thailand.
abstract: Alloteratura Hebard, 1922 is a genus of katydid from the speciose Meconematinae, most easily characterised by maxillary palpi with extremely short apical segment. Currently, two subgenera exists: subgenus Alloteratura Hebard, 1922 (33 species) and Meconemopsis Karny, 1922 (11 species). In this taxonomic review, one new species of the subgenus Meconemopsis from Thailand is described: A. (M.) dawwruengi sp. nov. Illustrated keys to species for both subgenera are also presented here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore.. orthoptera.mingkai@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ming Kai
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Taksin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Artchawakom
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D009987:Orthoptera; D013785:Thailand
keywords: Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Meconematini, Meconemopsis, key to species, Southeast Asia