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Published: 2010-07-05
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The genus Conocephalus (Orthoptera, Tettigonioidea) in China

Shanghai Entomological Museum, CAS Shanghai 200032
Shanghai Entomological Museum, CAS Shanghai 200032
Shanghai Entomological Museum, CAS Shanghai 200032
Orthoptera Conocephalus revision China new species

Abstract

A revision of Conocephalus Thunberg and its relatives from China is reported. One new combination Conocephalus brevivalva (Shi et al., 2005), one new Chinese record Conocephalus oceanicus (Le Guillou, 1841) and one new species Conocephalus shanghaiensis sp. nov. are presented. The type specimens are deposited in the Shanghai Entomological Museum, CAS.

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