Gryllotalpa

Ma, Libin & Zhang, Yalin, 2011, Redescriptions of two incompletely described species of mole cricket genus Gryllotalpa (Grylloidea; Gryllotalpidae; Gryllotalpinae) from China with description of two new species and a key to the known Chinese species, Zootaxa 2733, pp. 41-48 : 42

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.202424

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6192638

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Gryllotalpa
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Key to the known species of Gryllotalpa from China (not including two species, Gryllotalpa formosana Shi-

raki and Gryllotalpa dentista Yang , from Taiwan Island)

1. FWs greater than 10 mm, hind wings long, distinctly extending to the apex of hind femur............................ 2

- FWs less than 10 mm, hind wings vestigial, covered by FWs................................................... 3

2. Ventral margin on outside of fore femur with a deep notch in its distal part, hind tibiae with 0–2 dorsal spurs on internal side.............................................................................. Gryllotalpa unispina Saussure

- Ventral margin on outside of fore femur normally formed, hind tibiae with 3–4 dorsal spurs on internal side......................................................................................... Gryllotalpa orientalis Burmeister

3. FWs less than 6 mm ................................................................................... 4

- FWs greater than 6 mm ................................................................................. 5

4. Smaller (BL 21 mm), FWs normal, with c1 and c2................................. Gryllotalpa jinxiuensis You et Li

- Slightly large (BL 27 mm), FWs nearly rounded when flattened, only with c1 but c2........ Gryllotalpa cycloptera sp. nov.

5. Much smaller (BL 18 mm).................................................. Gryllotalpa breviabdominis sp. nov.

- Median size (BL more than 20 mm)....................................................................... 6

6. Cells c1 and c2 of tegmen closed........................................... Gryllotalpa wudangshanensis Li et al.

- Cells c1 and c2 of tegmen opened distally.................................................................. 7

7. Body brownish, tegmen slightly larger (FWL 8.3, FWW 2.8)........................... Gryllotalpa mabiana Ma et al.

- Body dark brownish, tegmen somewhat small (FWL 7.8, FWW 2.2)..................... Gryllotalpa henana Cai et Niu

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Orthoptera

Family

Lathiceridae

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Orthoptera

Family

Lathiceridae

Genus

Gryllotalpa

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