Notes on the genus Microtachycines Gorochov, 1992 and establishment of a new genus from China (Rhaphidophoridae: Aemodogryllinae)

  • Qi-Di Zhu Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, 071002, Baoding, P. R. China. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8187-1286
  • Fu-Ming Shi Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, 071002, Baoding, P. R. China. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4885-9012
  • Zhi-Jun Zhou Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, 071002, Baoding, P. R. China. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2625-6189
Keywords: Rhaphidophoridae, Microtachycines, Megatachycines, new genus, China

Abstract

This paper reviews the genus Microtachycines and establishes a new genus, Megatachycines gen. nov. One new species and two new combinations of the genus Megatachycines are recorded, i.e., Megatachycines pentus gen. et sp. nov., Megatachycines elongatus (Qin, Liu & Li, 2017) comb. nov., and Megatachycines trispinosus (Qin & Li, 2020) comb. nov. Images illustrating the morphology of all species of the genera Microtachycines and Megatachycines are provided.

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Published
2022-04-26
How to Cite
Zhu, Q.-D., Shi, F.-M., & Zhou, Z.-J. (2022). Notes on the genus Microtachycines Gorochov, 1992 and establishment of a new genus from China (Rhaphidophoridae: Aemodogryllinae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 817(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.817.1757
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Research article