Description of a new species of the genus Woznessenskia from Xizang, China (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae).

The gryllacridid genus Woznessenskia Gorochov, 2002 comprises 13 extant species from Asia, with 8 species reported from China and 5 species reported from Vietnam. A new species from Xizang, China, Woznessenskia lianhua sp. nov., is reported in this paper.

Notes on the taxonomy revision of poorly known of tribe Eremini Cadena-Castañeda, 2019 from China (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae: Gryllacridinae).

The Chinese species of Eremini Cadena-Castañeda (2019) are revised in this study. Eremus rugosifrons Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 is examined. Haplogryllacris bilobulata Ingrish, 2018 is initially recorded from China, and the male morphology and habitus of H. bilobulata are described and illustrated for the first time. Gryllacris (Pardogryllacris) deminuta (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888) becomes a new combination from Haplogryllacris Karny, 1937. Larnaca (Larnaca) lincangensis (Yang, Jing & Bian, 2020) becomes a new combination from Eremus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888, and the female morphology of L. (L.) lincangensis is described and illustrated for the first time.

A new species of the genus Larnaca from Guangxi, China (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae: Gryllacridinae).

Larnaca (Larnaca) lieyongzhou sp. nov. is described from Guangxi, China. This species is characterized by the unique shape of the lobes on females 7th abdominal tergite. Types of the new species in this paper are deposited in Museum of Biology, East China Normal University.

Ptosoproctus gen. nov., a new genus with two new species of Shield-back Katydid, with the first record of genus Eulithoxenus Bey-Bienko, 1951 from China (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Tettigoniinae: Drymadusini).

In this paper, one new genus, Ptosoproctus gen. nov., is established with two new species: P. lanzhouensis sp. nov. and P. baishishanicus sp. nov., described and illustrated based on material collected from northern China. The genus Eulithoxenus Bey-Bienko, 1951 is recorded from China for the first time. E. emeljanovi Mishchenko, 1968 is redescribed. Supplemental description of Uvarovina chinensis Ramme, 1939 is provided. COI and ND2 genes of the three Chinese Drymadusini genera mentioned above were used to reconstruct the phylogenetic tree. Molecular result support the validation of the new genus.

New and little-known Eugryllacris from Yunnan, China (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae: Gryllacridinae).

Eugryllacris species from Yunnan, China were investigated from 2018~2021. A new species, Eugryllacris tiga sp. nov. is described from China. The male morphology and ecology of E. cf. vaginalis Pictet Saussure, 1893 and E. guomashan Ingrisch, 2018 are illustrated for the first time. The type species are deposited in Museum of Biology, East China Normal University (ECNU).

Review of the genus Larnaca Walker, 1869 from China (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae: Gryllacridinae).

The Chinese species of Larnaca are reviewed. A new species, Larnaca (Larnaca) walle sp. nov. is described from China. Female of Larnaca (Larnaca) emarginata Bian, Guo Shi, 2015 is described for the first time. The type specimen is deposited in Museum of Biology, East China Normal University.

Taxonomic revision of the praying mantis subfamily Hierodulinae of China (Mantodea: Mantidae).

Species known from China in the praying mantis subfamily Hierodulinae are revised. A new species, Titanodula menglaensis sp. nov. is described. Hierodula tenuidentata Saussure, 1869 and Dracomantis mirofraternus Shcherbakov Vermeersch, 2020 are newly recorded from China. Two new synonyms are proposed: Titanodula formosana (Giglio-Tos, 1912) = Titanodula fruhstorferi (Werner, 1916), syn. nov. and Hierodula macrodentata Wang, Zhou Zhang, 2020 = Hierodula latipennis Brunner de Wattenwyl, 1893. Ootheca and male genitalia of the Chinese species are described and photographed. An identification key to genera and species of Hierodulinae from China is also provided. The current Chinese checklist contains 21 species.

A new mesopterous species of the genus Phryganogryllacris (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae: Hyperbaeninae) from Shandong, China.

Phryganogryllacris laoshanica sp. nov. is described from Shandong, China. The new species is the first mesopterous species belonging to the genus Phryganogryllacris. Types of the new species in this paper are deposited in Shanghai Entomological Museum, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

A new species of genus Sichuana from Sichuan, China (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Tettigoniinae).

In this study, we describe one new species, Sichuana feicui He sp. nov., from Mao County, Sichuan Province, China. This new species is different from S. cryptospina in the shape of cercus, and the color pattern of hind femur. The type specimens are deposited in Museum of Biology, East China Normal University (ECNU).

A new genus with a new species of Shield-back Katydid, with comments on the phylogeny and diagnosis of the genus Kansua Uvarov and the tribe Drymadusini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Tettigoniinae) from China.

In this paper, a new species, Sichuana cryptospina sp. nov., is described from Sichuan, China. COI genes were used to analyze the phylogenetic relationships with the species belonging to Drymadusini from China. Phylogenetic reconstruction supports the monophyly of Drymadusini while the relationships among genera are still unclear. The new species should be placed in the new genus named Sichuana gen. nov. Additionally, Kansua Uvarov should be moved into this tribe, with supplementary expression of the tribe diagnosis. Types of the new species in this paper are preserved in the Museum of Biology, East China Normal University (ECNU).

Soil bacterial community structure of mixed bamboo and broad-leaved forest based on tree crown width ratio.

Moso bamboo (Phyllostachysheterocycla (Carr.) Mitford cv. Pubescens) is an economically valuable plant in bamboo production areas of southern China, for which the management mode is crucial for improving the comprehensive benefits of bamboo forest stands. In this respect, mixed forested areas of bamboo and broad-leaved tree species can provide sound ecological management of bamboo in forestry operations. To further this goal, an outstanding question is to better understand the spatial distribution of soil bacterial communities in relation to the proportion of mixed in bamboo and broad-leaved forest. We analyzed soil bacterial community diversity and composition along a proportional gradient of 0-40% mixed-ratio (as represented by the width and size of the broad-leaved tree crown over the plot area) of bamboo and broad-leaved forest in Tianbao Yan Nature Reserve using the highthroughputsequencing of the 16S rRNA gene.Specifically, the sampling plots for the mixed proportions were divided according to the percentage of summed projected area of live broadleaf tree crowns. The main broad-leaved species in the five mixed ratio plots are the same. Each plot was 20 m × 20 m in size, and a total of 15 plots were established, three per forest ratio class. From each plot, soil samples were taken at the surface (0-10 cm depth) in December 2017. Our analysis revealed that soil bacterial diversity community structure and dominant flora changed under different mixing ratios of bamboo and broad-leaved trees. In the stand with a mixed ratio of 10-20%, the bacterial diversity index is higher; however, the diversity was lowest in the 20-30% stands. Among the 20-30% forest soil, Acidobacteria (Solibacteria, Solibacteriales, Acidobacteriales) was more abundant than in soils from other mixed-ratio stands.Redundancy analysis showed that mixed forest stand structure, soil pH, organic carbon, total nitrogen, and soil moisture all contributed to shaping the bacterial community structure. Changes in microbial communities were associated with species diversity in tree layers, availability of soil nutrients (SOC and TN), and changes in soil physical properties (MS, pH). Together, these empirical results suggest that different mixing ratios in the bamboo-broad-leaved mixed forest could influence the soil bacterial community structure indirectly, specifically by affecting the soil physical and chemical properties of the forest.