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Issue: Vol. 4820 No. 3: 29 Jul. 2020
Type: Article
Published: 2020-07-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4820.3.9
Page range: 563–571
Abstract views: 69
PDF downloaded: 2

Three new cave species of the subgenus Tachycines (Gymnaeta) (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae: Aemodogryllinae) from northern Guizhou, China

Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University; The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management Mountainous Region, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China.
College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China.
Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University; The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management Mountainous Region, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China.
Ensifera Aemodogryllinae Aemodogryllini karst caves new species Orthoptera

Abstract

Some species of the subgenus Tachycines (Gymnaeta) are cavernicolous. In this paper, three new species of this subgenus, namely Tachycines (Gymnaeta) zaoshu sp. nov., Tachycines (Gymnaeta) shuangcha sp. nov., and Tachycines (Gymnaeta) tongrenus sp. nov., from karst caves in Guizhou Province, China are described. The results of this study expand our knowledge of the geographical distribution of the cave species of the subgenus Tachycines (Gymnaeta) in China. The morphological photographs of the three new cave species are provided.

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