Six new species of Rhaphidophora from China (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae: Rhaphidophorinae)

Abstract

Six new species of the genus Rhaphidophora Serville, 1838 are described from China: R. hexagoniproctalis Wang, Di & He sp. nov., R. heterodentis Shen, Wang & He sp. nov., R. imbricofurca Shen, Wang & He sp. nov., R. glenoides Qin, Wang & He sp. nov., R. impressa Wang, Qin & He sp. nov., R. stenoterminata Zhang, Wang & He sp. nov. A key with previously described species from China is provided.

Keywords

• Rhaphidophorinae
• Raphidophora
• China
• key to species
• new species