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New species of flightless katydids from South Africa (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae)

Piotr Naskrecki, Corinna S. Bazelet, Lauren A. Spearman

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Four new species (Amyttacta marakelensis n. sp., A. farrelli n. sp., Paracilacris mordax n. sp., and P. periclitatus n. sp.) of South African Meconematinae (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) are described, and keys to genera Amyttacta and Paracilacris are provided.

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Four new species (Amyttacta marakelensis n. sp., A. farrelli n. sp., Paracilacris mordax n. sp., and P. periclitatus n. sp.) of South African Meconematinae (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) are described, and keys to genera Amyttacta and Paracilacris are provided.

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Four new species (Amyttacta marakelensis n. sp., A. farrelli n. sp., Paracilacris mordax n. sp., and P. periclitatus n. sp.) of South African Meconematinae (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) are described, and keys to genera Amyttacta and Paracilacris are provided.

Key concepts: Tettigoniidae, Orthoptera, Biology, Zoology

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