Contribution to the Chinese subfamily Rhaphidophorinae Walker, 1869 (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae; Rhaphidophorinae): New additions to the genera Eurhaphidophora and Stonychophora

Zootaxa. 2016 May 5;4109(1):46-58. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4109.1.4.

Abstract

A key to the genera of Rhaphidophorinae is present. One new species of Eurhaphidophora, E. truncata Bian & Shi sp. nov., and the female sex of E. visibilis Gorochov, 2010 are described from China. Meanwhile, Stonychophora is recorded for the first time in the Chinese fauna and a new species viz., Stonychophora hainanensis, is described from Hainan. The voucher material is deposited in the Museum of Hebei University.

MeSH terms

  • Animal Distribution
  • Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
  • Animal Structures / growth & development
  • Animals
  • Body Size
  • China
  • Female
  • Male
  • Museums
  • Organ Size
  • Orthoptera / anatomy & histology
  • Orthoptera / classification*
  • Orthoptera / growth & development