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A taxonomic review on the genus Valiatrella Gorochov (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Podoscirtinae) with descriptions of two new species

LIU Hao-Yu, SHI Fu-Ming   

  1. (College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China)
  • Online:2007-03-20 Published:2007-06-20
  • Contact: SHI Fu-Ming

Abstract: The genus Valiatrella Gorochov, 2005 was studied systematically. At present, it includes 3 species, of which only one species was reported from China. In this paper, we described two new species from China, V. multiprotubera sp. nov. (male, China: Yunnan) and V. laminaria sp. nov. (male, China: Guizhou), and a new record of V. sororia (Gorochov, 2002) in China (China: Guizhou). Type specimens of new species are deposited in the Museum of Hebei University.

Key words: Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Podoscirtinae, Valiatrella, taxonomy