A new species of the genus Gomphomastax Brunner von Wattenwyl (Orthoptera: Eumastacidae: Gomphomastacinae) from Indian Kashmir

Authors

• M. Kamil Usmani, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002, India
• Shabir A. Reshi, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-190006, India
• M. Nayyar Azim, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-190006, India

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

March 2008

Comments

Insecta Mundi, published by the Center for Systematic Entomology, is available online at http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/. Copyright © by Usmani, Reshi, and Azim.

Abstract

A new species, Gomphomastax nigrovittata Usmani, from Kashmir is described and illustrated. In addition to conventional morphological characters, genitalic structures are also studied. A key to known species of Gomphomastax from Indian Kashmir is given.