Homonemobius Chopard, 1935

Tao, Li-Long, Dai, Jin-Hong & Ma, Li-Bin, 2025, Revision of the Pygmy Cricket genus Homonemobius Chopard, 1935, with description of a new species using integrative taxonomy (Orthoptera: Trigonidiidae; Nemobiinae), Zootaxa 5642 (2), pp. 191-200 : 193-194

Homonemobius Chopard, 1935

Homonemobius Chopard, 1935: 285 ; Otte, 1994: 36

Type species: Nemobius monomorphus Bolívar, 1900

Chinese name: 同n'ēŝ

Diagnosis. Body small with pubescence. Head rounded, as wide as pronotum; frontal rostrum nearly as wide as scape of antenna. Pronotum transversely broad, veins of forewings similar in both sexes, males lacking stridulatory veins. Inner and outer tympanum of anterior tibiae absent; inner dorsal spurs of the posterior tibia numbered four with three on the outer. Epiphallus of male genitalia medially narrowed and laterally expanded; ectoparameres welldeveloped, divided into upper and lower lobes. Female ovipositor arrow-shaped.

Distribution. China (Yunnan).

Key to the known species of Homonemobius from China

1. Pronotum with yellow markings......................................................................... 2

- Pronotum without yellow markings....................................................................... 3

2. Irregular curvature of longitudinal veins in the dorsal field............................................. H. curifolis

- Straight and regular veins in the dorsal field, with 5 longitudinal veins......................... H. brevititilana sp. nov.

3. Body small in genus, not more than 6mm .................................................................. 4

- Body slightly large in genus, more than 7mm ........................................................ H. Amare

4. The base of ectoparameres relatively flat and the end hook-shaped and curved............................... H. nigrus

- The upper lobe of ectoparameres crescent-shaped, the base and apex both curved........................ H. brevipennis