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Issue: Vol. 4121 No. 4: 10 Jun. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-06-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4121.4.7
Page range: 473–484
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Review of the genus Pteranabropsis Gorochov, 1988 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsinae) with description of two new species from China

College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China
College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China
College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China
College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China
Orthoptera Anostostomatidae Anabropsinae Pteranabropsis new species China

Abstract

This paper describes two new species of the genus Pteranabropsis Gorochov, 1988 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsinae) from China, i.e. Pteranabropsis crenatis Song, Bian & Shi sp. nov. and Pteranabropsis incisa Song, Bian & Shi sp. nov. Meanwhile, the photos of important morphological features and a distribution map of the genus Pteranabropsis Gorochov, 1988 are provided. Also, a key to the species of Pteranabropsis is provided. The examined specimens are deposited in the Museum of Hebei University.

 

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