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Issue: Vol. 3177 No. 1: 30 Jan. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-01-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3177.1.5
Page range: 52–58
Abstract views: 34
PDF downloaded: 1

Notes on the Genus Apotrechus (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae: Gryllacridinae) from China

College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, P. R. China
College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, P. R. China
Orthoptera Stenopelmatoidea Gryllacridinae Apotrechus new species new combination China

Abstract

A key to the species of the genus Apotrechus Brunner von Wattenwyl from China is presented. A new species and a newcombination are reported: A. bilobus sp. nov., A. parvospinus (Liu & Yin, 2002) com. nov. The specimens recorded here are deposited in the Museum of Hebei University.

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