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Issue: Vol. 4268 No. 3: 17 May 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-05-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4268.3.8
Page range: 433–438
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One new species and one new recorded species of the genus Kuzicus (Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae: Meconematini) from China

College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
Tettigoniidae Meconematini Kuzicus new species new recorded species China Orthoptera

Abstract

In this paper, a new species of the genus Kuzicus from China, Kuzicus (Kuzicus) leptocercus sp. nov., is described, with a new recorded species, Kuzicus (Kuzicus) koeppeli Sänger & Helfert, 2004 from China. The distribution data and morphological photographs of Kuzicus (Kuzicus) leptocercus sp. nov. and Kuzicus (Kuzicus) koeppeli Sänger & Helfert, 2004 are provided. All specimens are preserved in the Museum of Hebei University.

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