Conocephalus (Anisoptera) shanghaiensis sp. nov (Figs. 7–10, D–E, I) Male Body small, usually less than 20mm. Eyes round, project. Vertex fastigium apart from frontal fastigium, and slightly shorter than the 1st antennal segment. Prosternum bispinoes. Tegmina distinctly shorter than hind wings, but surpass hind femora. Tympanum on fore tibiae closed. Mid femora with two spines on knees. Hind femora without spines. There’re 30–32 spines on each side of dorsal hind tibiae. The 10th tergite with a tiny triangular notch in the middle of its hind margin. Cerci cylindrical-shaped, comparatively slim, and with one big internal teeth with gently curved apex. Subgenital plate trapezoid, with style. Female Similar with male. Ovipositor shorter than hind femora. Subgenital plate near quadrate. Body light green, unicolor. Measurement (mm): body length male 13–19, female 16–22; pronotum male 3.1–3.7, female 3.4–3.8; tegmina male 14.5–19.5, female 16.5–22.5; male 13–19, female 16–22; hind femora male 11.5–13.5, female 13.9–16.5; ovipositor 9.5–11.9. Material studied. Holotype: male, Jiuduansha Marsh Nature Reserve, Shanghai, China, July 23rd 2009, Wu et al. leg.; paratype: 6 males, 6 femals, same data as holotype; 18 males, 12 females, same data as holotype. Distribution: China (Shanghai).

Published as part of Zhou, Min, Bi, Wen-Xuan & Liu, Xia-Wei, 2010, The genus Conocephalus (Orthoptera, Tettigonioidea) in China, pp. 49-60 in Zootaxa 2527 on page 59, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196452