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Issue: Vol. 5793 No. 1: 15 Apr. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-04-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5793.1.16
Page range: 298-300
Abstract views: 62
PDF downloaded: 2

First record of the genus Tridactylus Olivier, 1789 (Orthoptera, Tridactylidae) from China, with description of a new species

Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application; College of Life Sciences; Hebei Basic Science Center for Biotic Interactions; Hebei University; Baoding 071002; China
Yunnan Nangunhe National Nature Reserve Management and Protection Bureau; Cangyuan; 677400; China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application; College of Life Sciences; Hebei Basic Science Center for Biotic Interactions; Hebei University; Baoding 071002; China
Orthoptera Tridactylus Tridactylus lincangensis Yunnan China

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How to Cite

Liu, J.-H., Yang, Q.-P. & Li, X.-J. (2026) First record of the genus Tridactylus Olivier, 1789 (Orthoptera, Tridactylidae) from China, with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 5793 (1), 298–300. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5793.1.16