Abstract
Melanabropsis is a rare genus of Chevron Crickets from East Asia. In this study, Melanabropsis nightfury sp. nov. is described from Hainan Island in China. The new species is the first macropterous species belonging to the genus Melanabropsis, distinctly different from other species of the genus, which are all micropterous. Based on the data of the new species and records on iNaturalist, a suitability distribution map of the genus is generated using the Maxent model. The results indicate that this genus is primarily distributed in islands and mountains with small temperature differences and high precipitation. Taiwan Island in China shows high potential for distribution. Type specimens are deposited in the Museum of Biology, East China Normal University.
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