Xun Bian

One new species of the Genus Apotrechus (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae), with provided morphological photographs for five Chinese species

One new species of the genus Apotrechus from China is described, i.e. Apotrechus trilobus Bian & Shi sp. nov.. Meanwhile, a key to the species and the morphological photographs for five Chinese known species are provided in this paper. All material is deposited in the Museum of Hebei University.

Notes on the genus Larnaca Walker, 1869 (Orthoptera: Gryllacridinae) from China

Walker (1869) proposed the genus Larnaca with type species Larnaca fasciata Walker, 1869. Karny (1937) gave the characters of the genus and listed 8 species. Gorochov (2003) subdivided the genus into two subgenera: Larnaca and Paralarnaca, and their type species are Larnaca (Larnaca) fasciata Walker, 1869 (Malesia) and Larnaca (Paralarnaca) johni (Griffini, 1911) (Malesia) respectively, and described 2 new species, i.e. Larnaca (Larnaca) vietnamensis Gorochov, 2003 (type locality: Vietnam) and Larnaca (Larnaca) phetchaburi Gorochov, 2003 (type locality: Thailand). Bian et al. (2015) firstly reported Larnaca Walker, 1869 from China, and described 1 new species, i.e. Larnaca (Larnaca) emarginata Bian, Guo & Shi, 2015. So far, the genus Larnaca includes 13 species.

Comments on the genus Zalarnaca Gorochov, 2005 (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae: Gryllacridinae) with two new combinations and two new synonyms

Two new combinations of the genus Zalarnaca Gorochov, 2005 are reported and illustrated, i.e. Zalarnaca (Glolarnaca) sinica (Li, Liu & Li, 2016) com. nov.; Zalarnaca (Glolarnaca) hainanica (Li, Liu & Li, 2016) com. nov. Also two synonyms are confirmed: Prosopogryllacris chinensis Li, Liu & Li, 2016 synonymized with Eugryllacris elongata Bian & Shi, 2016, and Prosopogryllacris incisa Li, Liu & Li, 2016 synonymized with Eugryllacris longifissa Bian & Shi, 2016. All material examined is deposited in the Museum of Hebei University.

Notes on the genus Homogryllacris Liu, 2007 (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae: Gryllacridinae) with description of two new species from China

Two new species of the genus Homogryllacris Liu, 2007 are described and illustrated, i.e. Homogryllacris brevipenna sp. nov. (type locality: Yunnan), Homogryllacris curvicauda sp. nov. (type locality: Guangxi). A key to the species, additional bionomics and a distribution map for the genus Homogryllacris are provided. All material examined is deposited in the Museum of Hebei University.

Review of the genus Diaphanogryllacris (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae: Gryllacridinae) with description two new species from China.

Two new species of the genus Diaphanogryllacris from China are described, i.e. Diaphanogryllacris brevispina sp. nov. and Diaphanogryllacris incavatis sp. nov.. In addition, a distribution map of the species of the genus Diaphanogryllacris from China is presented. All material examined is deposited in the Museum of Hebei University.

Review of the genus Pteranabropsis Gorochov, 1988 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsinae) with description of two new species from China

This paper describes two new species of the genus Pteranabropsis Gorochov, 1988 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsinae) from China, i.e. Pteranabropsis crenatis Song, Bian & Shi sp. nov. and Pteranabropsis incisa Song, Bian & Shi sp. nov. Meanwhile, the photos of important morphological features and a distribution map of the genus Pteranabropsis Gorochov, 1988 are provided. Also, a key to the species of Pteranabropsis is provided. The examined specimens are deposited in the Museum of Hebei University.

A new addition to the subfamily Anabropsinae (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) from China

The paper describes one very interesting genus and species, Brevipenna Shi & Bian gen. nov. and B. falcata Shi & Bian sp. nov.. The genus shares similar characters with macropterous genus Pteranabropsis Gorochov, 1988 and apterous or subapterous genus Apteranabropsis Gorochov, 1988 in following: distributed in Asia, presence both tympana, male ninth abdominal tergite with 1 pair of lobes, which continue with the paired hooks of tenth abdominal tergite, and paraproct specialized with 2 long sclerotized processes. The tegmina and hind wings are short, and right and left ones overlapped. Therefore, we conclude the new genus may be intermediate state between the Pteranabropsis and Apteranabropsis. Perhaps, future study will suggest the three genera be combined. All the material is deposited in the Museum of Hebei University.

Review of the genus Eugryllacris Karny, 1937 (Orthoptera: Gryllacridinae) from China

The Chinese species of Eugryllacris are reviewed. One new combination and six new species from China are described: Eugryllacris cylindrigera (Karny, 1926) com. nov., Eugryllacris bifoliata Bian & Shi sp. nov., Eugryllacris elongata Bian & Shi sp. nov., Eugryllacris fanjingshanensis Bian & Shi sp. nov., Eugryllacris lobulis Bian & Shi sp. nov., Eugryllacris longifissa Bian & Shi sp. nov. and Eugryllacris xiei Bian & Shi sp. nov.. A key to the species of Eugryllacris from China and a distribution map are presented. This paper is based on the material from the collection of the Museum of Hebei University.

One new species of the genus Acosmetura (Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from Hubei, China

One new species of the genus Acosmetura (Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) is described, namely Acosmetura trigentis Wang, Bian & Shi sp. nov. from Hubei, China. In addition, morphological photographs and a distribution map are provided. The examined specimens are deposited in the Museum of Hebei University.

Comments on the status of Xiphidiopsis quadrinotata Bey-Bienko, 1971 and related species with one new genus and species (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae).

Based on the collections of the Museum of Hebei University, the paper comments Xiphidiopsis quadrinotata Bey-Bienko, 1971 status and reinstates Xizicus (Axizicus) xizangensis Jiao & Shi, 2013 as a valid species. Meanwhile, Alloteratura (Meconemopsis) Karny, 1924 is redefined and one new genus of Meconematinae, Nigrimacula Shi, Bian & Zhou gen. nov., mainly distributed in South China, is erected. The new genus includes three previously known species: Xiphidiopsis quadrinotata Bey-Bienko, 1971, Xizicus (Axizicus) xizangensis Jiao & Shi, 2013 and Meconemopsis paraquadrinotata Wang, Liu & Li, 2015 and one new species, Nigrimacula binotata Shi, Bian & Zhou sp. nov. The male of Xiphidiopsis quadrinotata Bey-Bienko, 1971 and female of Xizicus (Axizicus) xizangensis Jiao & Shi, 2013 are described for the first time. A key to the species based on the morphology and a distribution map are included.