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Issue: Vol. 5481 No. 4: 18 Jul. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-07-18
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.4.5
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A new species of the genus Paraxantia Liu & Kang, 2009—the first record from Hainan Island, China (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)

Key Laboratory of the Zoological Systematics and Evolution; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beichen West Road; Chaoyang District; Beijing 100101; China
Key Laboratory of the Zoological Systematics and Evolution; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beichen West Road; Chaoyang District; Beijing 100101; China
Orthoptera Phaneropterinae taxonomy morphology oriental region China

Abstract

A new species: Paraxantia jianyuni sp. nov., is described based on six specimens collected in Hainan Island, China, representing the first record of this genus for this large island in southern China. Necessary illustrations and life image of the new species are presented, the distribution of the new species is discussed and mapped.

 

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