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Plazi
Diagnosis . Belongs to the group of willow-dwelling uniformly green cryptic species. Differs from all other Central Asian members of this group by slender sternal apodemes separated by a broad U-shaped notch. In addition, distinguishable from M. abdullaevi Dubovskiy, 1966 , M. ibragimovi Dubovskiy, 1966 , and M. asiatica Dubovskiy, 1966 by more narrow penis stem in lateral view, larger size and host specialization. Differs from M. iliensis Mityaev, 1971 and M. tarbagataica Mityaev, 1971 by longer abdominal apodemes of 2nd tergite. Very similar to M. ocellata Provancher, 1872 dwelling on the same host, but can be distinguished from latter by almost parallel-sided sternal apodemes (strongly convergent in M. ocellata ). Totally different from all green willowdwelling Macropsis species from Russia , Kazakhstan and Central Asia in the temporal pattern of calling signals. Host. Salix alba (section Salix ). FIGURES 125–154. Macropsis tienschanica sp. n. : 125–127―male abdominal apodemes of the 2nd tergite; 128–130―the 2nd sternite; 131–133―penis, lateral view; 134–136―end of style; 137–139―pygofer process, lateral view; 140–141―the 2nd valvulae of ovipositor; M. elaeagnicola Dubovsky : 142–144―male abdominal apodemes of the 2nd tergite; 145–146―the 2nd sternite; 147–148―end of style; 149–150―penis, lateral view; 151–152―pygofer process, lateral view; 153–154―the 2nd valvulae of ovipositor. Calling signal. Signal is a succession of phrases lasting from 2–4 up to 7–8 s each ( Figs. 155–163 ). Typically the phrase includes one or two low-amplitude syllables, one high-amplitude one and several discrete highamplitude pulses repeated with a period 1– 1.5 s ( Figs. 155–157, 159–162 ). Occasionally, it reduces to highamplitude syllable and one or two pulses ( Figs. 158, 163 ). Males usually sing unceasingly for several minutes.