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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Zha LS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4978027 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zha Ling-Sheng LS Sheng Maoyin M Wen Ting-Chi TC Hyde Kevin D KD
ZooKeys 20160727 607
A new species of the genus Thoradonta (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae), Thoradonta varispina Zha & Sheng, sp. n., was found in Lengshuihe Nature Preserve, Jinsha, Guizhou, China. It is introduced with a description and photographs and compared with similar taxa. Ecology, habits, and morphological variation of the new species are discussed and illustrated. Generic characteristics of Thoradonta are updated and an updated key to all known species of Thoradonta is given. ...[more]