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- This paper explores the diversity of Tetrigidae, a family of cricket-like insects, in Shiwanshan, Guangxi, China, identifying 7 subfamilies, 30 genera, and 82 species.
- It introduces three new species from the Metrodorinae subfamily: Mazarredia convexaoides, Mazarredia shiwanshanensis, and Bolivaritettix shiwanshanensis.
- Additionally, it reclassifies Miriatroides quadrivertex as a synonym of Spadotettix hainanensis, merging the two genera, and provides insights on the faunistic characteristics of the Tetrigidae in the region.
Article Abstract
This paper deals with 7 subfamilies, 30 genera and 82 species of Tetrigidae from Shiwanshan, Guangxi in China. Among them three new species of the subfamily Metrodorinae are described, namely Mazarredia convexaoides Deng & Zheng sp. nov., Mazarredia shiwanshanensis Deng & Zheng sp. nov. and Bolivaritettix shiwanshanensis Deng & Zheng sp. nov. Also, new synonyms are presented: Miriatroides quadrivertex Zheng & Jiang, 2002 syn.nov. is synonymized with Spadotettix hainanensis Günther, 1939, thus genus Miriatroides Zheng & Jiang, 2002 with the genus Spadotettix Hancock, 1910. Finally, brief comments on faunistic characters of Tetrigidae from Shiwanshan are given.
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