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Pseudoxistrella eurymera Liang 1991

Description

Pseudoxistrella eurymera Liang, 1991

Pseudoxistrella eurymera Liang, 1991: 95, figs. 1–5 (holotype—male, China: Hainan Province, Mt. Diaolou, Lingshi County; in Research Institute for Entomology, Zhongshan University, China; not studied); Blackith, 1992: 153; Liang & Zheng, 1998: 128, fig. 89.

Pseudoxistrella eumera (lapsus calami): Otte, 1997: 140.

Notes. This species was described based on 7 males and 4 females from Hainan Island (Mt. Diaolou – the type locality and Mt. Jianfeng in Ledong County). The description and illustration see Liang (1991).

Measurements (in mm). Length of body (from the anterior margin of head to the apex of abdomen) male 9.0–11.8, female 11.0–16.5; antenna male 10.0–11.0, female 10.0–11.0; pronotum male 16.7–18.0, female 17.0–18.5; hind femur male 7.2–8.1, female 8.0–8.3.

Distribution. People Republic of China: Hainan Island (Fig. 16, b).

Notes

Published as part of Yu, Sergey & Omelko, Mikhail M., 2012, Review of the genus Pseudoxistrella Liang, 1991 (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae, Metrodorinae), pp. 59-65 in Zootaxa 3573 on page 60, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.210291

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Liang
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Orthoptera
Family
Tetrigidae
Genus
Pseudoxistrella
Species
eurymera
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Pseudoxistrella eurymera Liang, 1991 sec. Yu & Omelko, 2012

References

  • Liang, G. (1991) A new genus and a new species of Tetrigidae (Orthoptera) from Hainan Province, China. Oriental Insects, 25: 95 - 97.
  • Blackith, R. E. (1992) Tetrigidae (Insecta: Orthoptera) of South-East Asia: Annotated catalogue with partial translated keys and bibliography. Ashford Co., Ireland: JAPAGA, Rockbottom, 248 pp.
  • Liang, G. & Zheng, Zh. (1998) Orthoptera. Tetrigoidea. Fauna Sinica. Insecta. Vol. 12. Science Press, Beijing, 272 pp. (In Chinese with English summary).
  • Otte, D. (1997) Orthoptera Species File 6. Tetrigoidea and Tridactyloidea (Orthoptera: Caelifera) and Addenda to OSF Vols 1 - 5. Orthopterists' Society & Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 261 pp.