title: New Acosmetura species (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from China, with notes on their distribution.
abstract: One new species of Acosmetura (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) is described from China, namely Acosmetura listrica Bian & Shi, sp. nov. and distinctive characters are illustrated. In addition, a key to the known species with morphological photographs of Acosmetura longicercata Liu, Zhou & Bi, 2008 from Tianmushan, Zhejiang is provided in this paper. Based on the comprehensive physical geographical regionalization, Acosmetura listrica sp. nov. is distributed in Huinan and the middle and lower reaches of Changjiang River, which belongs to the Northern Subtropical Humid Climate Zone.
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Xun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bian
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China; Email: shif_m@126.com.
authors.forename: Fu-Ming
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D009987:Orthoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development