title: Taxonomic Study of the Genus Apalacris Walker (Orthoptera: Catantopidae).
abstract: The research history of the genus Apalacris is reviewed; a key to all known species of the genus is given, and one new species, Apalacris eminifronta n. sp., and one new combination, Apalacris maculifemura (Lin & Zheng), are described. The new species is very closely related to Apalacris antennata Liang, but differs in the following characters: (1) tegmen longer, reaching apex of hind femur; (2) basal part of inner side of hind femur orange red; (3) frontal ridge more protruded, obviously depressed under median ocellus in lateral view; and (4) epiphallus bridge prominent, ancora shorter than anterior projection.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Zoology, Shaanxi Normal Univ, Xi'an, People's Republic of China. zhengzhemin@163.com.
authors.forename: Z M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Institute of Zoology, Shaanxi Normal Univ, Xi'an, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal Univ, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Niu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006110:Grasshoppers / Q000145:classification*
keywords: Acridoidea; diversity; grasshopper; taxonomy