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Three new species of the genus Tachycines Adelung, 1902 (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae) from China

Qi-Di ZHU & Fu-Ming SHI

en European Journal of Taxonomy 1043 (152) - Pages 152-165

Published on 09 March 2026

The genus Tachycines is one of the most species-rich genera of the family Rhaphidophoridae, with 97 species recorded from China. Herein, three new species of Tachycines from China are described, i.e., Tachycines (Gymnaeta) storozhenkoi sp. nov., T. (G.) wuxiensis sp. nov. and T. (G.) gracilentus sp. nov. Images illustrating the morphology of these species are provided.


Keywords:

Cave crickets, China, new species, Rhaphidophoridae, taxonomy

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