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Issue: Vol. 5666 No. 2: 28 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-28
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.8
Page range: 279-286
Abstract views: 44
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Two new species of the genus Xizicus Gorochov, 1993 (Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from China with description of the female of Acosmetides dilobosa Chang, Wang & Shi, 2021

College of Life Sciences; Hebei University; 071002; Baoding; P. R. China
College of Resources and Environment Sciences; Baoshan University; Baoshan 678000; China
College of Life Sciences; Hebei University; 071002; Baoding; P. R. China
Orthoptera Tettigoniidae Meconematini new species China Guangxi Sichuan

Abstract

This paper describes two new species of the genus Xizicus Gorochov, 1993 (Tettigoniidae: Meconematini) from China (Guangxi and Sichuan), i.e. Xizicus (Xizicus) rectangulatus sp. nov., Xizicus (Haploxizicus) carinicaudatus sp. nov., reports Xizicus (Xizicus) daedalus Gorochov, 2011 from China for the first time. In addition, the first description of the female of Acosmetides dilobosa Chang, Wang & Shi, 2021 is presented.

 

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How to Cite

Wang, Y., Zheng, X. & Chang, Y. (2025) Two new species of the genus Xizicus Gorochov, 1993 (Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from China with description of the female of Acosmetides dilobosa Chang, Wang & Shi, 2021. Zootaxa, 5666 (2), 279–286. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.8