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Issue: Vol. 3521 No. 1: 18 Oct. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-10-18
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3521.1.3
Page range: 51–58
Abstract views: 33
PDF downloaded: 22

A new genus and five new species of the Meconematini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae)

School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
Shanghai Entomological Museum, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, 200032, China
School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
Orthoptera Tettigoniidae Meconematinae taxonomy new genus new species

Abstract

In the present paper, one new genus Allocyrtopsis gen. nov. and 5 new species including 1 new in the genus Neocyrtopsisare described. A key to genera and species are provided. All type specimens are deposited in the SEM (Shanghai Entomological Museum, CAS).

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