| This paper deals with the taxonomic studies of the subfamily Phaneropterinae (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). There are over 2000 species belonging to 313 genera of the subfamily worldwide. In China, this subfamily is represented by 140 species belonging to 33 genera. Some species are important agricultural and forestry pests. Some species are significant ecological indicating species, due to their sensitiveness to environmental change. Species of Phaneropterinae are not only of distinct economic values, and some also are important parts of the biodiversity. The insect group is ideal model of studying behavior, as they have complex behavior traits.Taxonomic status and system, study history, comparative morphology and biology of the subfamily are presented. In addition, geographical distributions of some genera are detailedly studied in order to get more information and provide more evidence for further systematic evolution and biogeography. Geographical distribution map of China of each group is drawn by GIS techniques. Distributional pattern and character is also discussed.130 species belonging to 44 genera of Phaneropterinae in China are recorded in the thesis. The genus Sinochlora Thinkham, which is distributed in Oriental region and East Asia, and the genus Parapsyra Carl, which is distributed in Oriental region, are revised. The genera and species of the tribe Holochlorini distributed in China are reviewed.In the thesis, 7 new genera and 26 species are described (Semicarinata gen. nov., Qinlingea gen. nov., Funingea gen. nov., Pronotisulcata gen. nov., Rectimarginalis gen. nov., and Conversifastigia gen. nov.; Semicarinata colorous sp. nov., Funingia gani sp. nov., Pelerinus emarginatus sp. nov., Pronotisulcata latiplata sp. nov., Arnobia hainanensis sp. nov., Arnobia guangxiensis sp. nov., Rectimarginalis profunda sp. nov., Rectimarginalis virgata sp. nov., Holochlora jinuoensis sp. nov., Holochlora cephalica sp. nov., Holochlora broada sp. nov., Sinochlora deflexis sp. nov., Sinochlora guangxiensis sp. nov., Sinochlora tibetensis sp. nov., Sinochlora hunanensis sp. nov., Sinochlora fujianensis sp. nov., Sinochlora tripronga sp. nov., Paprapsyra midcarina sp. nov., Parapsyra nigrocornis sp. nov., Parapsyra fuscomarginalis sp. nov., Psyrana magna sp. nov., Psyrana heptagona sp. nov., Tapiena minor sp. nov., Tapiena parapentagona sp. nov., T. bilobata sp. nov., and Conversifatigia grassitti sp. nov.). The first descriptions of females of Indogneta lata Ingrisch et Shishodia, Holochlora venusa Carl, Holochlora fruhstorferi Carl, Tapiena spinicaudata Liu et Xia, and those of malesof Holochlora lancangensis Liu, Zheng et Xi, Sinochlora hainanensis Tinkham, Parapsyra notablis Carl are provided.6 genera {Trigonocorypha Stal, 1874, Indogneta Ingrisch et Shishodia, 2000, Perlerinus Bolivar, 1906, Tamdaopteron Gorochov, 2005, Arnobia Stal, 1876, Psyrana Uvarov, 1940, and Zulpha Walker, 1870) and 4 species [Trigonocorypha unicolor (Stoll, 1787), Indogneta lata Ingrisch et Shishodia, 2000, Tamdaopteron majora Gorochov, 2005, and Holochlora nigrospinulosa Brunner, 1893), Zulpha perlaria (Westwood, 1848)] are firstly recorded in China.At the same time, some new combinations to science are given [Isopsera brachyptera Liu et Wang was transferred into Qinlingea gen. nov.; Poecilopsyra brevis Liu et al was transferred into Stictophaula Hebard; Holochlora ensis (De Haan), Holochlora fuscospinosa Brunner, and Holochlora traba Ingrisch et Shishodia were transferred into Rectimarginalis gen. nov.; Holochlora semirotunda Xia et Liu is synonymized with Holochlora nigrotympana Ingrisch, Holochlora tumida Ingrisch et Shishodia is synonymized with Holochlora bilobata (Karny), Sinochlora kiangsuensis Thinkham and Sinochlora gracisulcata Shi et Zheng were synonymized with Sinochlora szechwanensis Thinkham].Male stridulatory organs of some genera are firstly studied in detail, and relative pictures and photos are attached. Previously unnoticed structure of male epiproct in the genus Sinochlora is considered fully relied to determined species, and firstly utilized, and its morphological descriptions and drawings are made.In the thesis, the keys to families, subfamilies, genera and species are provided. Two keys on all species of genus Sinochlora Thinkham, 1945 and genus Parapsyra Carl, 1914 in the world are firstly supplied. With respect to all taxa, main cited references, synonyms, examined specimens, data on distribution are listed. For new species, morphological description, diagnosis characters, and morphological figures are also given. Depositories of all specimens are marked.
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