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Issue: Vol. 3174 No. 1: 26 Jan. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-01-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3174.1.6
Page range: 59–64
Abstract views: 42
PDF downloaded: 1

A contribution to the taxonomy of the genus Beybienkoana Gorochov (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Euscyrtinae)

Museum, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
Orthoptera Gryllidae Euscyrtinae Beybienkoana new species China

Abstract

Three new species of the genus Beybienkoana Gorochov, 1988 from China are described and illustrated, B. trapeza sp.nov., B. ditrapeza sp. nov. and B. majora sp. nov. A key to Chinese species of this genus is provided. A distribution map of all species in the world is presented.

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