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Plazi
Male Body small in size. Head shorter than pronotum. Face oblique in profile. Frontal ridge nearly parallel. Antennae ensiform, 20 segmented, extending distinctly over hind margin of pronotum. Eyes oval, vertical diameter 2.0 times horizontal diameter and 1.4 times length of subocular furrow. Pronotum median keel visible, distinctly cut by hind transverse sulcus, lateral keels almost parallel, prozona 1.3 times of metazona in length. Tegmina longer, reaching of 6 th abdominal tergum, apically concave in the middle, maximum width of cubital area 2.0 times maximum width of medial area. Interspace of mesosternum slightly narrowed in the middle, Length of interspace of mesosternum 3.0 times minimum width. Lateral lobes of metasternum separated. Upper keel of hind femur smooth, length of hind femur 5.6 times its maximum width, end of lower knee lobes angular, inner side with 105 stridulatory pegs. Hind tibia with 13-14 spines on inner and outer sides, external apical spine absent. Second metatarsomere shorter than the first. Tympanum large and round. Cercus long conical, almost reaching tip of epiproct. Subgenital plate long conical. Epiphallus without acute projection on both outer sides. Female: Body more robust than male. Vertical diameter of eyes 1.5 times horizontal diameter and 1.5 times the length of subocular furrow. Prozona 1.3 times metazoan in length. Tegmina short, reaching the middle of 2nd abdominal tergite, length 2.8 times its maximum width. Length of hind femur 5.8 times its maximum width. Cercus short-conical, not reaching end of epiproct. Hind margin of tergum of periproct with circular furculae. Upper ovipositor valve longer, length 3.1 times maximum width. Coloration: Body brown. Antennae yellow. Pronotum yellowish-brown. Tegmina of male without a white stripe on the fore margin at base. Tegmina of female with a black longitudinal stripe in the middle. Abdomen yellowish-brown, with a broad dark longitudinal stripe on both sides. Subgenital plate brown. Diagnosis. The new species is similar to M. hubeiensis Zheng et al , 2017 . The major differences are listed in Characters M. jigongshanensis sp. nov. M. hubeiensis Zheng et al , 2017 . Eye of male Vertical diameter 2.0 times horizontal Vertical diameter of eye 1.8 times horizontal diameter diameter Tegmen of male Cubital vein reaching the apex Cubital vein not reaching the apex, Epiphallus With distinct projection on both inner With indistinct projection on inner outer sides sides Eye of female Vertical diameter 1.5 times the horizontal Vertical diameter 2.1 times horizontal diameter diameter and length of subocular furrow. and 1.2 times length of subocular furrow. Reaching the middle of 2nd abdominal Extending slightly over the hind margin of 1st Tegmina of female tergite abdominal tergite Measurement (in mm): Length of body: ♂ 22.1, ♀ 28.0. Length of tegmina: ♂ 11.7, ♀ 4.2. Length of hind femur: ♂ 11.9, ♀ 14.2.