A synoptic review of the genus Thaumaspis Bolívar (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Meconematinae) with the description of a new genus and four new species

By

Wang, Hanqiang
Liu, Xianwei
Li, Kai

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

443

Pages

Nov-33

Subjects

Athaumaspis , Meconematinae , new species , Orthoptera , Pseudothaumaspis , taxonomy , Tettigoniidae , Thaumaspis

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.443.7529

 

Abstract

Two new species of the new genus Athaumaspisgen. n., Athaumaspis minutussp. n. and Athaumaspis tibetanussp. n. from Vietnam and China are described. The subgenus Pseudothaumaspis of Thaumaspis is elevated to generic status and another two new species Pseudothaumaspis bispinosussp. n. and Pseudothaumaspis furcocercussp. n. are described, the remaining species of Thaumaspis are reviewed and keyed with the four new species.