Acosmetura Liu 2000

1. Acosmetura Liu, 2000 Acosmetura Liu, 2000, Zoological Research, 21(3): 220. Type species: Acosmetura brevicerca Liu, 2000. Generic characters. Body small. Pronotum short, posterior area of lateral lobe narrowing, humeral sinus absent. Tegmina short, completely covered by pronotum or slightly surpassing posterior margin of pronotum; hind wings absent. Hind tibia with 1 pair of dorsal apical spurs and 2 pairs of ventral apical spurs. Male tenth abdominal tergite with a small notch in the middle of posterior margin, subgenital plate broad; styli stout; genitalia sclerotized. Female subgenital plate with a membranous area near base, ovipositor strongly curved dorsally, dorsal and ventral margins smooth, apices of ventral valvulae often with some small teeth.