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3.1 Conophyma lini sp. nov. (Figs.1-8) Holotype: ♂, paratypes 1♂, 2♀, Xinjiang, Tekeshi 43º16´N, 81º48´E, 1986-IX-23, collected by Lin Ze-Bin. Male: Body median in size. Head shorter than pronotum, vertex longer, apex narrower. Face slightly oblique in profile. Antennae filiform, 22 segmented, length of joint 1.3 times width in middle part. Eyes ellipse, vertical diameter 1.3 times horizontal diameter and 1.7 times subocular furrow. Pronotum cylindrical, anterior margin straight, median keel indistinct, cut by three transverse sulci, lateral keels indistinct, prozona 2.4 times metazona in length, hind margin excised weakly in middle. Prosternal process conical, apex rounded. Minimum width of interspace of mesosternum 1.6 times its length, maximum width 3.1 times length, the, lateral lobes of metasternum separated. Wings absent. Upper keel of hind femur smooth, length of hind femur 4.0 times its maximum width, the end of lower knee lobes rounded. Hind tibia with 9 spines on inner and 8 spines on outer sides, external apical spine present. Second joint of hind tarsus shorter than first joint. Tympanum absent. Epiproct with longitudinal groove in middle, posterior margin waved, with angular projection in the middle. Furculae small, acute leaf-like. Cercus conical, extending over tip of epiproct, apex rounded. Subgenital plate short-tapered, apex rounded. Epiphallus see fig. 2. Female: Body more robust. Vertical diameter of eyes 1.4 times horizontal diameter and 1.2 times subocular furrow. Prozona 1.9 times metazoan in length. Cercus short-conical, not reaching end of epiproct. Width of subgenital plate larger than length, posterior apical part widened. Ovipositor valve thick at base, apex acute, outer margin almost smooth. Coloration: Body yellowish-green. Antennae yellowish-brown. Eyes brown. Hind femur of yellowish-green, inner knee lobe black. Hind tibia yellow, base black. Abdomen yellowish-green, Subgenital plate of male yellow. Measurement (mm): Length of body: ♂ 18.0–21.1, ♀ 26.9–28.6. Length of pronotum: ♂ 4.9–5.3, ♀ 6.4–6.46. Length of hind femur: ♂ 11.5–11.8, ♀ 13.4–14.5. Diagnosis. The new species Conophyma lini sp. nov. is similar to C. xiai Zhang et al, 2015. The major differences are listed in Table1. Etymology The species is named after Mr. Lin Ze-Bin for commemorating his help to collect the type specimens.

Key to 11 species of Conophyma Zubvsky, 1898 from China 1. Epiproct of male smooth, without tooth raised upward (figs.5,12���18). - Epiproct of male at both sides with a tooth raised upward in the middle(figs.19���21)................................. 9 2. Length of epiproct equal or shorter than width in male. - Length of epiproct longer than width in male (fig. 12).......................................... 1. C. xinjiangensis Huang C.M. 1982 Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 7(2), 214���215. Type locality: China, Xinjiang, Wenquan, Altitude 2240 m. Location of type specimen: Holotype male, paratype female, Zoology Institute, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China. 3. Apical part of epiproct in male widened (figs. 14���16). - Apical part of epiproct in male not widened (fig.13)............................................. 2. C. zhaosuensis Huang C.M. 1982 Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 7 2), 212���213. Type locality: China, Xinjiang, Zhaosu. Location of type specimen: Holotype male, paratype female, Zoology Institute, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China. 4. Hind tibia olive, yellow, purple or blue. - Hind tibia red................................................................................ 3. C. amicus Li, B.P. & Ti, X.N. 1995 Acta Entomologica Sinica, 2(4), 311���313. Type locality: China, Xinjiang, Heqin County. Location of type specimen: holotype male, Department of Plant Protection, Xinjiang August-1 st Agricultural College, Urumqi, China. 5. Furculae on posterior margin of the 10 th abdominal tergite in male larger, acute-leaf like. - Furculae on posterior margin of the 10 th abdominal tergite in male small, obtusely leaf-like.......................... 7 6. Posterior margin of epiproct nearly straight, with small triangular projecting in the middle; both sides slightly projecting, rounded at apex. Hind tibia sordid blue (fig.15)................................................ 4. C. harbaceum Bey-Bienko, G.J, & Mishchenko, L.L. 1951 Locusts and Grasshoppers of the U.S. S.R. and Adjacent Countries 1: 186. Type locality: China, Xinjiang, Yining. Location of type specimen: male, lectotype ZIN St. Petersburg. - Posterior margin of epiproct in male waved, with obtusely angular projecting in the middle; both sides distinctly projecting, rounded at apex. Hind tibia brownish olive-green or yellowish olive-green (fig.16).......................... 5. C. olive Huang, C.M. in Li, et al, 2006 Orthoptera, Acridoidea, Catantopidae. Fauna Sinica, Insecta. 43, 392���393. Type locality: China, Xinjiang, Heqin. Location of type specimen: Holotype male, paratype female, Zoology Institute, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China. 7. Vertex longer, apex projecting (fig. 3). - Vertex shorter, apex not projecting (figs.9).......................................................... 6. C. xiai Zhang, Y.L., Xu, Q. & Zhang, D.C. 2015 Zootaxa, 4039(4), 575���578. Type locality: China, Xinjiang, Xinyuan, 43��41��N, 83��27��E. Location of type specimen: holotype male, paratype female, Hebei University, Baoding, China. 8. Posterior margin of epiproct waved in male, with small acute-angular projecting in the middle (fig. 5)..... 7. C. lini sp. nov. - Posterior margin of epiproct straight in male, with larger curved projecting in the middle (fig.18)....... 8. C. nigrifemora Zhang, Y.L., Xu, Q. & Zhang, D.C. 2015 Zootaxa, 4039(4), 578���579. Type locality: China, Xinjiang, Xinyuan, Xinjiang, 43��41��N, 83��27��E. Location of type specimen: holotype male, Hebei University, Baoding, China. 9. Posterior margin epiproct straight, with larger obtuse-angular projecting; distance between furculae wider, trapezoid. Posterior margin of epiproct waved, with small acute-angular projecting in male, distance between furculae narrower, (fig.19)........................................................................................ 9. C. zubovskii - Uvarov, B.P. 1925 Journal Bombay Natural History Society, 30, 551���552. Type locality: Middle Asia, Central Asia: Ladyjar���Tau. Location of type specimen: holotype, male, ZIN St. Petersburg. 10. Basal part of epiproct in male without longitudinal groove in the middle, posterior margin with curved projection in the middle. Hind tibia red (fig.20)..................................................................... 10. C. rufitibia Li, B.P. & Ti, X.N. 1995 Acta Entomologica Sinica, 2(4), 313���315. Type locality: China, Xinjiang, Wuqia (Yuqitashi) Location of type specimen: holotype male, paratype female, Department of Plant Protection, Xinjiang August-1 st Agricultural College, Urumqi, China. - Basal part of epiproct in male with longitudinal groove in the middle, posterior margin with acute projection in the middle (fig.21). Hind tibia yellow................................................................. 11. C. heqinensis Zhang, Y.L., Xu, Q. & Zhang, D.C. 2015 Zootaxa, 4039(4), 579���580. Type locality: China, Xinjiang, Heqin, 42��31��N, 86��35��E. Location of type specimen: holotype male, Hebei University, Baoding, China., Published as part of Liu, Yu-Sheng, Sun, Daqing, Zhang, Jinyu & Yin, Zhan, 2021, A new species and a key to eleven species of the genus Conophyma Zubovsky, 1898 (Orthoptera, Acridoidea, Catantopidae, Conophyminae) from China, pp. 584-590 in Zootaxa 5061 (3) on pages 585-588, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5061.3.11, http://zenodo.org/record/5649772, {"references":["Li, H. C., Xia, K. L., Bi, D. Y., Jin, X. B., Huang, C. M., Yin, X. C., Zheng, Z. M., Lian, Z. M., You, Q. J., Zhang, F. L. & Li, T. S. (2006) Orthoptera, Acridoidea, Catantopidae. In: Fauna Sinica. Vol. 43. Insecta. Science Press, Beijing, pp. 386 - 396.","Zhang, Y. L., Xu, Q. & Zhang, D. C. 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