›› 2005, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (2): 242-246.

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A taxonomic review of the genus Hexacenthrus Serville from China (Orthoptera: Conocephalidae)

WANG Jian-Feng, SHI Fu-Ming   

  1. College of Life Sciences, Hebei University
  • Online:2005-07-10 Published:2005-11-20

Abstract:

This paper reviewed the species of the genus Hexacentrus Serville from China, listed the key to species of the genus Hexacentrus from China, and described a new species, namely Hexacentrus expansus sp. nov. This new species is close to H. inflatissimus Gorochov & Warcholowska-Sliwa,1999 and H. yunnaneus Bey-Bienko, 1962, but differs from the former in:  1) body obviously small; 2) Cu2 vein of male left tegmen long and straight; 3) Rs vein of male tegmina arising from about the end of R vein; 4) tegmina of female narrow, not reaching the apex of ovispositor; and from the latter in:  1) body yellowish green, the third and fourth joints of tarsi blackish brown; 2) Cu2 vein of male left tegmen strong; 3) Rs vein of male tegmina arising from the end of R vein, at base slightly curved; 4) styli slender, longer than the half length of subgenital plate. The type specimens are deposited in the Museum of Hebei University.  

Key words: Orthoptera, Conocephalidae, Hexacentrus, taxonomic review, new species, China