New taxa and notes of katydids from the tribe Meconematini (Orthoptera: Meconematinae) from Brunei Darussalam

Zootaxa. 2017 Oct 19;4337(3):390-402. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4337.3.4.

Abstract

Based on the new material collected in Kuala Belalong in Brunei Darussalam, four new taxa of Meconematini katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) are described here. Three new species from three previously known genera are described: Alloteratura (Alloteratura) belalongensis sp. nov., Leptoteratura (Rhinoteratura) chela sp. nov., and Pseudoteratura (Pseudoteratura) kenuan sp. nov. Moreover, one new genus is erected based on the unique type species which is also new to science: Pulchroteratura huiqing gen. et sp. nov.

Keywords: Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Meconematini, new species, new genus, new record, Kuala Belalong, taxonomy, Southeast Asia.

MeSH terms

  • Animal Distribution
  • Animals
  • Brunei
  • Orthoptera*