A new species and a revised key of the genus Thoradonta (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae)

By

Zha, Ling-Sheng
Sheng, Maoyin
Wen, Ting-Chi
Hyde, Kevin D

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

607

Pages

69-79

Subjects

Ecology , habits , morphological variation , Scelimeninae , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.607.9056

 

Abstract

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.