Proposal of the Caryanda amplexicerca-species group (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) with description of two new species from China

Ben-Yong Mao; Miao Li

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Zoological Systematics ›› 2015, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (4) : 451-458. DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150403

Proposal of the Caryanda amplexicerca-species group (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) with description of two new species from China

Ben-Yong Mao; Miao Li

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Two new species, Caryanda cyanonota sp. nov. and C. shuangjianga sp. nov. are described and illustrated. The male genitalia of C. amplexicerca Ou, Liu & Zheng, 2007 is complementally described. A new species group of Caryanda amplexicerca-species group is proposed to contain the above three allied species. A key to the species group is provided. Type specimens are deposited in the Biological Science Museum, Dali University (BMDU), Yunnan Province, China.

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Caryandinae / Acrididae / Caryanda / new species

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Ben-Yong Mao; Miao Li. Proposal of the Caryanda amplexicerca-species group (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) with description of two new species from China[J]. Zoological Systematics. 2015, 40(4): 451-458 https://doi.org/10.11865/zs.20150403