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Issue: Vol. 2784 No. 1: 7 Mar. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-03-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2784.1.6
Page range: 62–68
Abstract views: 44
PDF downloaded: 1

Descriptions of new species of the genus Woznessenskia (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae: Gryllacridinae) from China

College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China
College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China
Orthoptera Gryllacrididae Gryllacridinae Woznessenskia new species China

Abstract

Three new species of the genus Woznessenskia Gorochov, 2002 from China are described in this paper, i.e. W. arcoida sp. nov., W. brevisa sp. nov., W. bimacula sp. nov.. A key to the species of the genus Woznessenskia is provided.

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