A Review of the Genus Teredorus Hancock(Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) from China and Adjacent Countries with Description Two New Species
CSTR:
Author:
Affiliation:

Clc Number:

Fund Project:

  • Article
  • |
  • Figures
  • |
  • Metrics
  • |
  • Reference
  • |
  • Related
  • |
  • Cited by
  • |
  • Materials
  • |
  • Comments
    Abstract:

    The Teredorus Hancock from China and adjacent countries was reviewed,with 22 species recorded, including two new species: Teredorus taibeiensis sp. nov. and Teredorus brachinota sp.nov.,and a new combination Teredorus graveli(Gunther,1939),com.nov.. The type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Zoology,Shaanxi Normal University.Teredorus taibeiensis Zheng et Xu,sp.nov.(Fig.1)This new species is allied to Teredorus bipulvillus Zheng(2006) and Teredorus bashanensis Zheng(1993). It differs from both in: 1)frontal ridge concave before eyes in profile; 2)vertex and frontal ridge forming right angle and protruding before eye in profile; 3)length of pronotum about 6.5 times as long as length of hind process which is beyond hind femur. It differs from the former in: 1)head protruding above the pronotum; 2)first segment of hind tarsi with three pulvilli. It differs from the latter in:1)length of elytra 3.1 times its width; 2)width of midfemur narrower than the width of elytra.Length of body: ♀14.0~14.2 mm; length of pronotum: ♀13.5~14.0 mm; length of hind femur: ♀7.5~7.7 mm.Holotype ♀,Shaanxi: Taibei, 107°3′ E, 34°N,13-July-2005,collected by Xu Sheng-quan; paratype 1♀, same data as holotype.Etymology: The specific name is derived from the type locality “Taibei”.Teredorus brachinota Zheng et Xu,sp.nov.(Fig.2)This new species is allied to Teredorus guizhouensis Zheng(1993) but differs in : 1)length of body 3.3 times its width; 2)hind process of pronotum surpassing the top of hind femur about 0.4 mm; 3)length of pronotum about 20 times as long as length of hind process which is beyond hind femur; 4)length of elytra 2.14 times its width; 5)width of midfemur larger than the width of elytra; 6)third pulvillus of first segment of hind tarsi larger than the first and second pulvilli; 7)lower outer side of hind femur not black.Length of body: ♂7.5 mm; length of pronotum: ♂8 mm; length of hind femur: ♂8 mm.Holotype ♂, Henan: Neixiang, 111°8′E, 33°1′N,21-July-2004,collected by Xu Sheng-quan.Etymology: The specific name is derived from the Greece “brachy” and “nota”.

    Reference
    Related
    Cited by
Get Citation

郑哲民,许升全. A Review of the Genus Teredorus Hancock(Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) from China and Adjacent Countries with Description Two New Species[J]. Jorunal of Huazhong Agricultural University,2010,29(1):14-20.

Copy
Share
Article Metrics
  • Abstract:
  • PDF:
  • HTML:
  • Cited by:
History
  • Received:June 22,2009
  • Revised:September 28,2009
  • Adopted:
  • Online:
  • Published:
Article QR Code