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

  • Hanqiang Wang
  • , Xianwei Liu
  • , Kai Li*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Two new species of the new genus Athaumaspis gen. n., Athaumaspis minutus sp. n. and Athaumaspis tibetanus sp. n. from Vietnam and China are described. The subgenus Pseudothaumaspis of Thaumaspis is elevated to generic status and another two new species Pseudothaumaspis bispinosus sp. n. and Pseudothaumaspis furcocercus sp. n. are described, the remaining species of Thaumaspis are reviewed and keyed with the four new species.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11-33
Number of pages23
JournalZooKeys
Issue number443
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

Keywords

  • Athaumaspis
  • Meconematinae
  • New species
  • Orthoptera
  • Pseudothaumaspis
  • Taxonomy
  • Tettigoniidae
  • Thaumaspis

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