The Chinese cricket genus Truljalia Gorochov (Gryllidae, Podoscirtinae) with description of new species, including morphological and acoustical information

摘要

Members of the genus Truljalia are green and boat-like crickets. They have a similar external appearance and distinct genitalia. Truljalia hibinonis hibinonis (Matsumura, 1917) is suspected to be widespread but has a genital morphology that is too simple to distinguish from similar species. Cricket specimens from central areas of China appeared similar to T. hibinonis hibinonis. When both morphological and acoustical data were integrated, they were found to be new species. The new species, Truljalia panda sp. nov. and Truljalia hubeiensis sp. nov., are described, and the female type of species Truljalia bispinosa Wang and Wu, 1992 is firstly described. A key to Truljalia species worldwide is given and most of Chinese known species are redescribed and illustrated. (C) 2015 Published by Elsevier GmbH.