Taxonomic study of Mexican Phalangopsinae (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)

A.V. Gorochov

Abstract. Two new genera, 20 new species, and 4 new subspecies of spider-like crickets (tribes Luzarini and Paragryllini) are described from the following Mexican states: Veracruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Tabasco. Keys to Mexican species of the genera studied are given.

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2007, 16(2): 177-200 ▪ Published in print 20 December 2007

https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2007.16.2.177 ▪ Open full article

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