Revision of the Chinese species of the genera Genimen and Genimenoides (Orthoptera, Acrididae)

By

Li, Fang-Ting
Li, Miao
Song, Hong
Mao, Ben-Yong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-9-4

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1251

Pages

131--147

Subjects

Grasshoppers , identification key , Morphology , new combination , new synonym , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1251.150870

 

Abstract

Based on an examination of types and additional materials, Chinese species in the genera Genimen and Genimenoides were reviewed. As a result of our study, Genimen burmanum Ramme, 1941 was shown not to occur in China, the species Genimen zhengi Mao, Ren & Ou, 2010, syn. nov. was synonymized under Genimen yunnanensis Zheng, Huang & Liu, 1988, and Genimenoides vittatum Mao, Ren & Ou, 2010 was transferred to Genimen, as the new combination Genimen vittatum (Mao, Ren & Ou, 2010), comb. nov. An updated species key for Genimen is provided.