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The Genus Conocephalus Thunberg (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae) in Hainan, China with Description of One New Species Zootaxa 3994 (1): 142–144 ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ Correspondence ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2015 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3994.1.8 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8A7E90C7-F766-4B4B-A9F3-08F1ABD158AC The genus Conocephalus Thunberg (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae) in Hainan, China with description of one new species FU-MING SHI & PING WANG College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China. E-mail: [email protected] Abstract. This paper reports four species of the genus Conocephalus from Hainan, China, including Conocephalus (Xiphidion) hainanensis sp. nov. and two new records: C. (Anisoptera) maculatus (Le Guillou, 1841) and C. (Conocephalus) bambusanus Ingrisch, 1990. Key words. Tettigoniidae, Conocephalus, new species, record species, Hainan, China. Three species of the genus Conocephalus Thunberg have been reported from Hainan, China. These are Conocephalus (Anisoptera) exemptus (Walker, 1869), Conocephalus (Anisoptera) melaenus (Haan, 1842) and Conocephalus (Anisoptera) longipennis (De Haan, 1842). We collected some specimens which belong to the genus Conocephalus from Hainan in 2014. They are the following species: C. (Anisoptera) melaenus (Haan, 1842), C. (Anisoptera) maculatus (Le Guillou, 1841), C. (Conocephalus) bambusanus Ingrisch, 1990, and one new species, i.e. Conocephalus (Xiphidion) hainanensis sp. nov. Conocephalus is represented in Hainan by 6 species. The material examined is deposited in the Museum of Hebei University. Conocephalus (Anisoptera) maculatus (Le Guillou, 1841) Specimens examined. 1♂, Hainan: Wuzhishan (Shuiman), 13 May 2014, collected by Jiao Jiao; 5♀3♂, Hainan: Baisha (Yashicun), 20 May 2014, collected by Jiao Jiao; 1♂, Hainan: Baisha (Yinggezui), 22 May 2014, collected by Jiao Jiao; 1♀, Hainan: Changjiang (Bawangling), 30 May 2014, collected by Guang-Lin Xie. Distribution. Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Xizang, Shaanxi, Hong Kong, Taiwan; Japan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Australia, Africa. Conocephalus (Anisoptera) melaenus (Haan, 1842) Specimens examined. 1♀, Hainan: Lingshui (Diaoluoshan), 10 May 2014, collected by Jiao Jiao; 1♀, Hainan: Wuzhishan (Shuiman), 12 May 2014, collected by Jiao Jiao; 1♂7♀, Hainan: Baisha (Yashicun), 19–21 May 2014, collected by Jiao Jiao; 1♂1♀, Hainan: Baisha (Yinggezui), 21–23, May 2014, collected by Jiao Jiao; 5♂2♀, Hainan: Changjiang (Bawangling), 30 May 2014, collected by collected by Jiao Jiao. Distribution. Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Fujian, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Taiwan; Japan, Nepal, India, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia. Conocephalus (Conocephalus) bambusanus Ingrisch, 1990 Specimens examined. 2♂3♀, Hainan: Baiaha (Yinggezui) , 21–23 May 2014, collected by Jiao Jiao; 5♂3♀, Hainan: Changjiang (Bawangling), 26–29 May 2014, collected by collected by Jiao Jiao. 142 Accepted by D. Rentz: 8 Jul. 2015; published: 30 Jul. 2015 .
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