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Issue: Vol. 5389 No. 5: 22 Dec. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-12-22
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5389.5.4
Page range: 582-596
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Description of five new species of the subgenus Tachycines (Gymnaeta) (Rhaphidophoridae: Aemodogryllinae: Aemodogryllini) from caves in Guizhou, China

Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management Mountainous Region; Guiyang; Guizhou 550025; China
College of Animal Science; Guizhou University; Guiyang; Guizhou 550025; China
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management Mountainous Region; Guiyang; Guizhou 550025; China
Orthoptera Ensifera Rhaphidophoroidea caves Tachycines

Abstract

The genus Tachycines contains two subgenera: T. (Tachycines) and T. (Gymnaeta), and the species of this genus occur mainly in Southeast and East Asia, including Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam, India, and China. Many species of the subgenus Tachycines (Gymnaeta) are cavernicolous. In this study, five new cave species of this subgenus, namely Tachycines (Gymnaeta) lingulatus sp. nov., Tachycines (Gymnaeta) multispinus sp. nov., Tachycines (Gymnaeta) microtuberculatus sp. nov., Tachycines (Gymnaeta) ovalius sp. nov., and Tachycines (Gymnaeta) conicus sp. nov., from Guizhou Province, China are identified and described. Morphological information of males and females of the five new species are provided.

 

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