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Issue: Vol. 5653 No. 2: 26 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5653.2.7
Page range: 275-285
Abstract views: 53
PDF downloaded: 89

Eupholidoptera stelae sp. nov. a new bush-cricket from Cyprus (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)

Naturalis Biodiversity Center; P.O.Box 9517; 2300 RA Leiden; Netherlands
Ethnikis Antistaseos 21; 3022 Lemesós; Cyprus
Riethorsterweg 12; 6586 AC Plasmolen; Netherlands
Orthoptera generic assignment new species Pholidopterini taxonomy

Abstract

A small, rather secretive new species of Eupholidoptera, E. stelae sp. nov. (Tettigoniidae, Tettigoniinae, Pholidopterini) from the Troodos Massif in Cyprus is described. The intra- and infra-generic assignment is discussed in detail.

 

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How to Cite

Willemse, L., Makris, C. & Odé, B. (2025) Eupholidoptera stelae sp. nov. a new bush-cricket from Cyprus (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Zootaxa, 5653 (2), 275–285. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5653.2.7