Three new species of the genus Tachycines Adelung, 1902 (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae) from China
Abstract
The genus Tachycines is one of the most species-rich genera of the family Rhaphidophoridae, with 97 species recorded from China. Herein, three new species of Tachycines from China are described, i.e., Tachycines (Gymnaeta) storozhenkoi sp. nov., T. (G.) wuxiensis sp. nov. and T. (G.) gracilentus sp. nov. Images illustrating the morphology of these species are provided.
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