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Issue: Vol. 4612 No. 1: 28 May 2019
Type: Article
Published: 2019-05-28
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4612.1.7
Page range: 103–108
Abstract views: 53
PDF downloaded: 1

A new species of Velarifictorus Randell, 1964 (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Gryllnae: Modicoryllini) bearing similarities to the Landrevinae from China

College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China, 710119
College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China, 710119
College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China, 710119
Orthoptera field crickets Grylloidea Modicogryllini taxonomy

Abstract

Three species of Velarifictorus bear similarities to those of the Landrevinae. They are V. elephas Gorochov, 1992, V. bubalus Gorochov, 1992 and V. gradifrons Ingrisch, 1998. They are stout, reddish or chocolate brown colored. Here, another similar new species is described from China.

 

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    https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent961565-12