›› 2013, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (12): 1464-1468.

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A taxonomic study of the genus Erianthella Descamps, 1975 (Orthoptera, Eumastacoidea, Chorotypidae) with descriptions of two new species from China (In English)

YIN Xiang-Chu1,2,3,*, ZHENG Fang-Qiang2, YIN Zhan1   

  1. (1. College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China;
    2. College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, China;
    3. Northwest Plateau Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China)
  • Online:2013-12-20 Published:2013-12-20

Abstract: Three species of the genus Erianthella Descamps, 1975 are described and illustrated, including two new species Erianthella lini sp. n. and Erianthella chani sp. n. The new species E. chani sp. n. is similar to E. formosana Shiraki, 1910, but differs from the latter by the R vein of tegmen with 1 branch, M area of tegmen with intercalary vein, and tegmen with 1 small white spot. The new species E. lini sp. nov. is similar to E. chani sp. nov., but differs from the latter by the R vein of tegmen without branch, M vein of tegmen with 3 branches, and M area of tegmen without intercalary vein. A key to species of the genus is given.

Key words: Orthoptera, Eumastacoidea, Chorotypidae, Erianthella, new species, China