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Issue: Vol. 5845 No. 3: 7 Jul. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-07-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5845.3.7
Page range: 563-576
Abstract views: 32
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Revision of the genus Paraguelus Günther, 1939 (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae)

Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity; Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Vladivostok 690022; Russia
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum; Faculty of Science; National University of Singapore; 2 Conservatory Drive; Singapore 117377; Republic of Singapore
Orthoptera pygmy grasshoppers Criotettiginae Metrodorinae Cladonotinae taxonomy new species oriental region

Abstract

Four species of the genus Paraguelus Günther, 1939 are known from the Philippines (Palawan Island) and Malaysia (Borneo Island), of them P. sabahensis sp. nov., P. philippinensis sp. nov., and P. gorochovi sp. nov. are described and illustrated. A key to species of Paraguelus is provided. Based solely only morphology, the genera Paraguelus, Edentatettix Deng, 2025 and Tondanotettix C. Willemse, 1928 are tentatively transferred from subfamily Metrodorinae to Criotettiginae and genus Hainantettix Deng, 2020 is tentatively transferred from subfamily Cladonotinae to Criotettiginae. The position of these genera in the modern system of the family Tetrigidae is briefly discussed.

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How to Cite

Storozhenko, S.Y. & Tan, M.K. (2026) Revision of the genus Paraguelus Günther, 1939 (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae). Zootaxa, 5845 (3), 563–576. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5845.3.7