Epitettigini Storozhenko, 2023

Damien, Niko Kasalo, Laure, Damien Brouste, Christophe, Laure Desutter-Grandcolas, Domagoj, Christophe Hervé, Josip, Domagoj Bogić & Skejo, Josip, 2025, Atlas of New Caledonian Tetrigidae with preliminary suprageneric classification of Batrachideinae, Zoosystema 47 (18), pp. 327-397 : 346-347

Tribe Epitettigini Storozhenko, 2023

TYPE GENUS. — Epitettix Hancock, 1907 .

COMPOSITION. — Epitettix Hancock, 1907 , Ingrischitettix Tumbrinck, 2014 , Pseudohyboella Günther, 1938 , Yunnantettix Zheng, 1995 , Vilma Steinmann, 1973 , Yintettix Kasalo & Skejo , n. gen.

DISTRIBUTION. — Madagascar, SE Asia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia.

DIAGNOSIS. — Frontal costa bifurcation around middle of eye height. Paired ocelli between half and ventral quarter of eye height. Antennal grooves at level of ventral margin of eyes or lower. Antennae filiform, composed of around 14-16 visible segments. Vertex wide and weakly to strongly bulging, rounded, rectangular, or triangular. Anterior margin of pronotum rounded or projected in form of spine. Median carina usually elevated more strongly in anterior half, forming small crest. Margins of anterior and middle femora a little wavy. First segment of anterior tarsus elongated, third segment of hind tarsus short. Hind femur robust. Paranota with deep ventral sinus.

REMARKS

Generally, the representatives of this tribe have a more or less bulging vertex with clearly visible carinae and a slight bulge in the anterior part of the pronotum. However, there are many different variations on this basic morphology so it is not clear how the included genera and the species within them relate to each other. The New Caledonian genus Yintettix Kasalo & Skejo , n. gen. is tentatively placed in this tribe, but it is entirely possible that Epitettigini encompass several separate evolutionary lines. The entire tribe, especially the type genus Epitettix should be reviewed in detail.

Ingrischitettix Tumbrinck, 2014 differs from the basic morphology attributed to this tribe, most notably by the morphology of the vertex. Special attention should be given to identifying its true taxonomic place.