taxonID	type	description	language	source
03A187A2FF88FFBA1392FDDEFA11A4DC.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Melanabropsis tianmuica Wang & Liu	en	Chen, Po-Wei (2024): Macropterous species of genus Melanabropsis Wang & Liu, 2020 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsini) from the localities predicted in a previous study. Zootaxa 5538 (5): 457-464, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5
03A187A2FF88FFB91392FAA4FB4FA744.taxon	description	Fig. 1	en	Chen, Po-Wei (2024): Macropterous species of genus Melanabropsis Wang & Liu, 2020 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsini) from the localities predicted in a previous study. Zootaxa 5538 (5): 457-464, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5
03A187A2FF88FFB91392FAA4FB4FA744.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: male, Tachiangshan, Huahsi, Guiyang C., Guizhou prov., CHINA. 22 - VIII- 2001, Coll. C. S. Lin & W. T. Yang, Sweeping Net. Type specimen is deposited in National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan (NMNS).	en	Chen, Po-Wei (2024): Macropterous species of genus Melanabropsis Wang & Liu, 2020 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsini) from the localities predicted in a previous study. Zootaxa 5538 (5): 457-464, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5
03A187A2FF88FFB91392FAA4FB4FA744.taxon	description	Male: Body medium sized for the genus. Fastigium of vertex narrow, compressed dorsal-frontally, strongly narrowed between compound eyes, apex with a longitudinal furrow from dorsal view. (Fig. 1 A) Pronotum saddle shaped, extend posteriorly. Dorsal anterior margin straight, dorsal median and postal transversal groove shallow, barely visible. (Fig. 1 B) Posterior margin broadly rounded. Both Lateral lobes with a shallow lateral concave, margin rounded. (Fig. 1 C) Prosternum unarmed, meso- and metasternum with a pair of trapezoidal shaped lobe. (Fig. 1 D) Fore- and midcoxae armed with a spine; Fore femur ventrally armed with a few spinule; Fore tibia without tympana on both sides, dorsally unarmed except a pair of apical spurs, ventrally armed with 4 pairs of movable spines and a pair of apical spurs; Mid femur ventrally armed with a few spinules, mid tibia dorsally armed with 2 internal and 2 – 3 external movable spines and a pair of apical spurs, ventrally with 3 internal and 3 – 4 external movable spines and a pair of apical spurs; Hind femur ventrally armed with a few spinules, external surface with a series of parallel ridges, genicular lobes rounded, unarmed on both sides, hind tibia dorsally armed with 8 ~ 10 internal and 9 external spines and a pair of apical spurs, ventrally with 3 pairs of apical spurs, with the uppermost pair of the 3 ventral pairs of apical spurs longest in length. Numbers of spines and spurs on the appendages are shown in Table 1. Tegmina wide and long, almost reaching apex of hind femur, caudal apex wide and round. 10 th abdominal tergite armed with a pair of barbs pointed foreword, tergite lobe between the barbs compressed downward, epiproct wide and short. Cerci long and slender, cylindrical, surface evenly setose. Paraproct straight, surface sparsely and evenly setose, apex with a lamellar lobe and a pointy tip bended upward. (Fig. 2 E) Subgenital plate wide at base and gradually narrower toward the apex, with a medium longitudinal ventral groove in the posterior half, hind margin concave, width of posterior end of subgenital plate is around 1 / 2 the width at base. Styli long and wide, almost as long as the length of subgenital plate, overall long elliptic shaped, dorsally compressed after dried or preserved in ethanol. (Fig. 1 F) Female: Unknown. Coloration: Body overall brown dorsally. Head, pronotum and tegmen shiny dark brown. Antennal sockets, clypeus, mouthpart palps, coxae, basal part of fore and mid femur, distal part of tibiae, tarsi and styli somewhat pale yellow.	en	Chen, Po-Wei (2024): Macropterous species of genus Melanabropsis Wang & Liu, 2020 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsini) from the localities predicted in a previous study. Zootaxa 5538 (5): 457-464, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5
03A187A2FF88FFB91392FAA4FB4FA744.taxon	diagnosis	Comparison: This species is overall similar to M. nightfury Yin, 2024, but differs in the following characteristics: body size overall larger, paraprocts are sparsely setose on the inner side, unlike the densely setose paraprocts in M. nightfury.	en	Chen, Po-Wei (2024): Macropterous species of genus Melanabropsis Wang & Liu, 2020 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsini) from the localities predicted in a previous study. Zootaxa 5538 (5): 457-464, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5
03A187A2FF88FFB91392FAA4FB4FA744.taxon	description	Measurements (in mm): Body length (with wings): ♂ 34.3; length of pronotum: ♂ 8.7; length of tegmina: ♂ 24.0; length of fore femur: ♂ 10.4; length of mid femur: ♂ 10.8; length of hind femur: ♂ 24.1; length of fore tibia: ♂ 11.4; length of mid tibia: ♂ 12.0; length of hind tibia: ♂ 22.5; length of subgenital plate: 3.5; length of styli: 3.3.	en	Chen, Po-Wei (2024): Macropterous species of genus Melanabropsis Wang & Liu, 2020 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsini) from the localities predicted in a previous study. Zootaxa 5538 (5): 457-464, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5
03A187A2FF88FFB91392FAA4FB4FA744.taxon	biology_ecology	Habitat: Unknown.	en	Chen, Po-Wei (2024): Macropterous species of genus Melanabropsis Wang & Liu, 2020 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsini) from the localities predicted in a previous study. Zootaxa 5538 (5): 457-464, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5
03A187A2FF88FFB91392FAA4FB4FA744.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The name guizhouensis refers to the type locality, Guizhou province of China.	en	Chen, Po-Wei (2024): Macropterous species of genus Melanabropsis Wang & Liu, 2020 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsini) from the localities predicted in a previous study. Zootaxa 5538 (5): 457-464, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5
03A187A2FF8AFFBE1392F882FA96A6CC.taxon	description	Figs 2 – 4	en	Chen, Po-Wei (2024): Macropterous species of genus Melanabropsis Wang & Liu, 2020 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsini) from the localities predicted in a previous study. Zootaxa 5538 (5): 457-464, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5
03A187A2FF8AFFBE1392F882FA96A6CC.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: male, Northern Cross-Island Highway, Datong Township, Yilan County, Taiwan, 14 - vii- 2019, coll. Zhen-Yi Chen. Paratype: female, locality same as holotype. 27 - VIII- 2023, Coll. Yen-Min Lin. Type specimens will be deposited in National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan (NMNS).	en	Chen, Po-Wei (2024): Macropterous species of genus Melanabropsis Wang & Liu, 2020 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsini) from the localities predicted in a previous study. Zootaxa 5538 (5): 457-464, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5
03A187A2FF8AFFBE1392F882FA96A6CC.taxon	description	Male: Body small for the genus. Fastigium of vertex narrow, compressed dorsal-frontally, strongly narrowed between compound eyes, apex with a longitudinal furrow from dorsal view. (Fig. 2 A) Pronotum saddle shaped, extend posteriorly. (Fig. 2 B) Dorsal anterior margin straight, with a pair of arc shaped striae behind dorsal anterior margin. Dorsal median and postal transversal groove shallow, barely visible. Posterior margin broadly rounded. (Fig. 2 C) Both Lateral lobes with a broad lateral concave, margin rounded. Prosternum unarmed, meso- and metasternum with a pair of processive lobe, near triangular shaped. (Fig. 2 D) Fore- and mid coxae armed with a spine; Fore femur ventrally unarmed or with a spinule; Fore tibia without tympana on both sides, dorsally unarmed except a pair of apical spurs, ventrally armed with 4 pairs of movable spines and a pair of apical spurs; Mid femur ventrally unarmed or with a few external spinules, mid tibia dorsally armed with 3 internal and 1 – 3 external movable spines and a pair of apical spurs, ventrally with 3 internal and 3 – 4 external movable spines and a pair of apical spurs; Hind femur ventrally armed with a few spinules, external surface with a series of parallel ridges, genicular lobes rounded, unarmed on both sides, hind tibia dorsally armed with 8 ~ 10 internal and 7 ~ 10 external spines and a pair of apical spurs, ventrally with 3 pairs of apical spurs, with the uppermost pair of the 3 ventral pairs of apical spurs longest in length. Numbers of spines and spurs on the appendages are shown in Table 1. Tegmina wide and long, almost reaching apex of hind femur, nearly rectangular in cross section, caudal apex wide and round. (Fig. 2 G) 9 th abdominal tergite notched shallowly in the central posterior margin; 10 th abdominal tergite armed with a pair of barbs pointed foreword, tergite lobe between the barbs compressed downward, posterior margin rounded. Epiproct wide and short, posterior margin rounded. Cerci long and slender, cylindrical, surface evenly setose. Paraproct straight, surface sparsely and evenly setose, apex truncated with a pointy and compressed tip bended upward. (Fig. 2 E) Subgenital plate trapezoidal shaped, short and robust, with a medium longitudinal ventral groove in the posterior half, width of posterior end of subgenital plate is around 1 / 2 the width at base. Styli long and wide, overall oval shaped, dorsally compressed after dried or preserved in ethanol. (Fig. 2 F). Female: Generally similar to male, body size slightly larger than male, subgenital plate broad, triangularshaped, both sides slightly concave the base, apex sharp. (Fig. 2 I) Ovipositor sickle shaped, apex acute, dorsal valves longer. (Fig. 2 H) Coloration: Body overall dark brown to black dorsally and pale yellow ventrally. Head, pronotum and tegmen shiny black. Antennal sockets, clypeus, mouthpart palps, coxae, distal part of tibiae, tarsi and cerci somewhat pale yellow. Apical half of ovipositor red brown. (Fig. 3).	en	Chen, Po-Wei (2024): Macropterous species of genus Melanabropsis Wang & Liu, 2020 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsini) from the localities predicted in a previous study. Zootaxa 5538 (5): 457-464, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5
03A187A2FF8AFFBE1392F882FA96A6CC.taxon	diagnosis	Comparison: This species is overall similar to M. nightfury Yin, 2024, but differs in the following characteristics: mid tibia dorsally armed with 3 internal movable spines, the subgenital plate is trapezoidal and stout in ventral view, and the paraprocts are sparsely setose on the inner side, unlike the densely setose paraprocts in M. nightfury. This species is also similar to the preceding species M. guizhouensis, but differ in overall smaller size, and the length of male styli shorter than subgenital plate.	en	Chen, Po-Wei (2024): Macropterous species of genus Melanabropsis Wang & Liu, 2020 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsini) from the localities predicted in a previous study. Zootaxa 5538 (5): 457-464, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5
03A187A2FF8AFFBE1392F882FA96A6CC.taxon	description	Measurements (in mm): Body length (with wings): ♂ 28.3 ~ 30.5, ♀ 32.8 ~ 33.4; length of pronotum: ♂ 7.5 ~ 8.6, ♀ 8.3 ~ 9.6; length of tegmina: ♂ 19.8 ~ 21.6, ♀ 22.3 ~ 23.7; length of fore femur: ♂ 9.0 ~ 10.3, ♀ 10.0 ~ 10.6; length of mid femur: ♂ 9.6 ~ 10.1, ♀ 10.1 ~ 11.30; length of hind femur: ♂ 21.6 ~ 23.9, ♀ 22.4 ~ 23.9; length of fore tibia: ♂ 10.1 ~ 11.0, ♀ 10.2 ~ 11.9; length of mid tibia: ♂ 10.8 ~ 11.7, ♀ 11.0 ~ 12.4; length of hind tibia: ♂ 20.7 ~ 23.4, ♀ 21.5 ~ 22.7; length of subgenital plate: ♂ 3.4 ~ 3.8; length of styli: ♂ 2.1 ~ 2.8; length of ovipositor: ♀ 12.1 ~ 12.3.	en	Chen, Po-Wei (2024): Macropterous species of genus Melanabropsis Wang & Liu, 2020 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsini) from the localities predicted in a previous study. Zootaxa 5538 (5): 457-464, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5
03A187A2FF8AFFBE1392F882FA96A6CC.taxon	biology_ecology	Habitat: This species was found in mountains areas with elevation from 600 to 1200 m above sea level in the northern part of Taiwan, where mature forest is frequently shrouded by fog and rainy clouds. (Fig. 4).	en	Chen, Po-Wei (2024): Macropterous species of genus Melanabropsis Wang & Liu, 2020 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsini) from the localities predicted in a previous study. Zootaxa 5538 (5): 457-464, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5
03A187A2FF8AFFBE1392F882FA96A6CC.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The name formosensis refers to the island of Formosa, a former name of Taiwan.	en	Chen, Po-Wei (2024): Macropterous species of genus Melanabropsis Wang & Liu, 2020 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsini) from the localities predicted in a previous study. Zootaxa 5538 (5): 457-464, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5
03A187A2FF8AFFBE1392F882FA96A6CC.taxon	discussion	Note: It appears that the adults of M. formosensis occur in summer from July to October, mostly seen moving around on the ground or tree trunks. (Fig. 3) Some individuals were seen scavenging on dead animals, in an incident a female was lured by leftover bones of Taiwanese deep-fried chicken cutlet (Ming-Chung Chiu, personal communication), indicating that M. formosensis are carnivorous opportunists and potentially predators.	en	Chen, Po-Wei (2024): Macropterous species of genus Melanabropsis Wang & Liu, 2020 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsini) from the localities predicted in a previous study. Zootaxa 5538 (5): 457-464, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.5
