title: A new species and a revised key of the genus Thoradonta (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae).
abstract: A new species of the genus Thoradonta (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae), Thoradonta varispina Zha & Sheng, sp. n., was found in Lengshuihe Nature Preserve, Jinsha, Guizhou, China. It is introduced with a description and photographs and compared with similar taxa. Ecology, habits, and morphological variation of the new species are discussed and illustrated. Generic characteristics of Thoradonta are updated and an updated key to all known species of Thoradonta is given.
authors.affiliation: School of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, 550001, China; School of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, 235000, China; Institute of Excellence in Fungal Research, and School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand.
authors.forename: Ling-Sheng
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Zha
authors.affiliation: School of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, 550001, China; School of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, 235000, China; National Engineering Research Center for Karst Rocky Desertification Rehabilitation, Guiyang, 550001, China.
authors.forename: Maoyin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.affiliation: Institute of Excellence in Fungal Research, and School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand.
authors.forename: Ting-Chi
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.affiliation: Institute of Excellence in Fungal Research, and School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand.
authors.forename: Kevin D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Hyde
keywords: Ecology; Scelimeninae; habits; morphological variation; taxonomy