A new species and a revised key of the genus Thoradonta (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae).

ABSTRACT: A new species of the genus Thoradonta (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae), Thoradonta varispina Zha & Sheng, sp. n., was found in Lengshuihe Nature Preserve, Jinsha, Guizhou, China. It is introduced with a description and photographs and compared with similar taxa. Ecology, habits, and morphological variation of the new species are discussed and illustrated. Generic characteristics of Thoradonta are updated and an updated key to all known species of Thoradonta is given.

SUBMITTER: Zha LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4978027 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature