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Pygmy grasshoppers of the genus Xistra Bolvar, 1887 (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae: Metrodorinae).

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The genus Xistra Bolvar is reviewed. Two new species from China, Xistra hainanensis Deng, sp. nov. and Xistra nigriabdominis Deng, sp. nov. are described and illustrated. Three new combinations are… Click to show full abstract

The genus Xistra Bolvar is reviewed. Two new species from China, Xistra hainanensis Deng, sp. nov. and Xistra nigriabdominis Deng, sp. nov. are described and illustrated. Three new combinations are established: Xistra emeiensis (Zheng, 1998), comb. nov., Xistra guangxiensis (Zheng, 1998), comb. nov. and Xistra lochengensis (Zheng, 2005), comb. nov. Four new synonyms are established: Bannatettix ruiliensis Zheng, 1993 = Xistra klinnema Zheng Zeng, 2011, syn. nov., Systolederus emeiensis Zheng, 1998 = Xistra yaanensis Zheng, 2009, syn. nov., Systolederus guangxiensis Zheng, 1998 = Xistra longzhouensis Zheng Jiang, 1998, syn. nov., Mazarredia lochengensis Zheng, 2005 = Xistra oculata Li, Deng Zheng, 2014, syn. nov. In addition, an updated key to all species of the genus Xistra is given.

Keywords: syn nov; zheng 1998; zheng; genus xistra; xistra bolvar

Journal Title: Zootaxa
Year Published: 2022

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