The Phaneropterinae, commonly known as the bush katydids, are among the most diverse tettigoniids in the world. A new species Anormalous liu sp. nov. is described from Kashmir, India. This is the second species in the short-winged genus Anormalous. It is differentiated from the other species from China by the absence of posterior apical spurs on the fore and mid tibiae, the male subgenital plate with two long cylindrical lobes fused with each other and blunt at the apices, and the male stridulatory area longer than broad. We include a key to species in the genus Anormalou. The holotype has been deposited in the Museum of Zoology Department, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Uttar Pradesh, India.

Anormalous, India, Kashmir, new species, Phaneropterinae

Katydids show an incredible diversity of forms and species (Heller et al. 2014), with many species reported from India. Some katydids sporadically become very obvious due to a sudden spurt in their population size due to weather conditions (Rentz 2010). Important work on the taxonomy and distribution of the Tettigoniidae (including Phaneropterinae) of India include those of Barman and Srivastava (1976), Shishodia (2000), Barman (2003) and Shishodia et al. (2010). The Phaneropterine occupy a wide range of open habitats (Kocarek and Holusa 2006). Recently, Nagar et al. (2014, 2015) and Farooqi et al. (2021) reported new species of Phaneropterinae from India.

The genus Anormalous most resembles the genera in the tribe Ducetiini in the lateral lobe of the pronotum, the tympanum structure, the fore tibiae, and the absence of styli in male subgenital plate, but differs by the particular tegminal structure (Liu 2011). The genus was established for the species Anormalous zhangi Liu, 2011 from southern China, with only male specimen reported. The new species described herein can be assigned to the genus Anormalous based on similarities of the tegminal structure, but differs in various morphological characters described below.

During a field survey conducted in 2021 at different places in the Kashmir region, the specimens were collected by handpicking or with the help of sweep nets. Out of all collected samples, one male, and three females of the new species were found. They were preserved in alcohol and brought to the laboratory for identification. The specimens were examined under a stereo zoom binocular microscope. Genitalia were observed after cleaning with KOH. Photographic images were done using a DSLR camera with macro-lens. All body parts were measured using a vernier caliper. Both the holotype and paratype have been deposited in the Museum of Zoology Department, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Uttar Pradesh, India.

The authors are very grateful to University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi India for providing financial assistance during the work. Thanks are also due to the Chairman, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, for providing necessary instruments and facilities during the entire work.