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Issue: Vol. 5828 No. 1: 8 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5828.1.2
Page range: 38-58
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Three new species and a newly discovered male of the genus Caryanda (Orthoptera: Acrididae) from Yunnan, China

College of Agriculture and Biological Science; Dali University; Dali; Yunnan 671003; China
College of Agriculture and Biological Science; Dali University; Dali; Yunnan 671003; China
Qujing 655000; Yunnan Province; China
College of Agriculture and Biological Science; Dali University; Dali; Yunnan 671003; China
College of Agriculture and Biological Science; Dali University; Dali; Yunnan 671003; China
Orthoptera grasshoppers Acridoidea Caryanda taxonomy new species

Abstract

By careful examination, three new species, i.e. Caryanda bicornuta Mao et Yin sp. nov., Caryanda yuanyangensis Mao et Yin sp. nov. and Caryanda shizongensis Mao et Song sp. nov., and a newly discovered male of Caryanda gulinensis Zheng, Shi & Chen, 1994 from Yunnan, China were detailedly described and illustrated in color. Type specimens are deposited in the Biological Sciences Museum, Dali University (BMDU), Yunnan Province, China.

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How to Cite

Song, H., Li, F.-T., Yin, Z.-L., Li, M. & Mao, B.-Y. (2026) Three new species and a newly discovered male of the genus Caryanda (Orthoptera: Acrididae) from Yunnan, China. Zootaxa, 5828 (1), 38–58. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5828.1.2