New species and taxonomic rearrangements of Anostostomatid Crickets (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatoidea: Anostostomatidae) from the Neotropics.

Review of the genus Pteranabropsis Gorochov (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatoidea:  Anostostomatidae: Anabropsinae) from China.

A review of the genus Pteranabropsis Gorochov is presented. Five new species are described, namely Pteranabropsis tenchongensis Wang, Liu, Li sp. nov., Pteranabropsis infuscatus Wang, Liu, Li sp. nov., Pteranabropsis karnyi Wang, Liu, Li sp. nov., Pteranabropsis parallelus Wang, Liu, Li sp. nov. and Pteranabropsis tibenensis Wang, Liu, Li sp. nov.. A key to the species of Pteranabropsis is prov...

Diversification of New Zealand weta (Orthoptera: Ensifera: Anostostomatidae) and their relationships in Australasia.

New Zealand taxa from the Orthopteran family Anostostomatidae have been shown to consist of three broad groups, Hemiandrus (ground weta), Anisoura/Motuweta (tusked weta) and Hemideina-Deinacrida (tree-giant weta). The family is also present in Australia and New Caledonia, the nearest large land masses to New Zealand. All genera are endemic to their respective countries except Hemiandrus that oc...

A new species of Apteranabropsis Gorochov, 1988 from Guangxi, China (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Anabropsinae: Anabropsini) with key to known species.

This paper describes and illustrates a new species of the genus Apteranabropsis (Anostostomatidae: Anabropsinae) from Guangxi, China, namely Apteranabropsis guangxiensis Bian & Shi sp. nov. A key to all known species of Apteranabropsis is provided.

Hydrolutos gransabanensis sp.n. (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae), a new semi-aquatic Lutosini species from Gran Sabana (Venezuela).

Hydrolutos gransabanensis, a new species of Lutosini (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) from the cave Cueva El Tigre (Santa Elena de Uairén, SE Venezuela) is described and figured for both sexes. This is the first record of Hydrolutos species out of tepui systems. The genus is recently known by 6 apterous species from Venezuelan Guayana region.

Distribution and conservation status of ground weta, Hemiandrus species (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae)