Abstracts of Volume 18 Number 4, 2007
Wang, Y. & Zheng, Z. 2007: A new species of Confusacris (Orthoptera: Acrididae), with a key to the known species. - Entomol. Fennica 18: 206-210.
The genus Confusacris Yin & Li, 1987 belongs to Acrididae: Chrysochraontinae with 4 described species. It is readily distinguished from the related genera as follows: the antennae sharply ensiform, especially in the female; elytra of male with irregular quadrilateral cell, and the apex of the elytra being concave; lateral carinae of pronotum distinct or more distinct; first segment of hind tarsus longer than third one distinctly. All species of the genus are distributed in northern China. A new species, Confusacris xinjiangensis Wang & Zheng sp. n. is described in this paper. A key to the known species of the genus is given.