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A review of the genus Chrysacris Zheng (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) with the description of one new species

ZHENG Zhe-Min, ZHANG Hong-Li, ZENG Hui-Hua, SU Yun   

  1. 1. Institute of Zoology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710062, China; 2. Administration Bureau for Helan Mountain National Nature Reserve in Inner Mongolia, Bayalhot, Inner Mongolia 750306, China
  • Received:2010-11-08 Online:2011-04-20 Published:2011-04-20
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Abstract:  This paper reports one new species of the genus Chrysacris from Helan Mountain, namely Chrysacris albonemus Zheng, Zhang et Zeng sp. nov. The new species is allied to Chrysacris montanis Zhang et Zheng, 1993, but differs in: 1) with a median keel in vertex and back of head; 2) length of prozona 1.6-1.8 times that of metazona; 3) width of costal area of tegmina 1.5-2 times that of medial area. Type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Shaanxi Normal University.

Key words: Orthoptera, Acrididae, Chrysacris, taxonomy, new species, China

CLC Number: 

  • Q969