identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
E959021D63305E48B0D5557001635156.text	E959021D63305E48B0D5557001635156.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Bajatettix cabopulmoensis Hill 2025	<div><p>Bajatettix cabopulmoensis sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 2 B, 3 G, 6 A, 8 A–J, 9 A, 10 A–F, 11</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Bajatettix cabopulmoensis is a medium-sized, wingless, gray grasshopper with broad dark-brown stripes on the head, thorax, and hind femurs that is endemic to the Baja peninsula (Figs 2 B, 8 J). The wingless state separates it from other melanoplines on the peninsula with the exception of members of  Psilotettix, which it can be distinguished from by having a combination of a smooth body surface and the dark-brown markings on the head, thorax, and hind femur. While the genus is monotypic, the characters of the male terminalia and genitalia typically used for species-level identification in the  Melanoplinae are detailed in the generic description above and illustrated in Fig. 8 A – I.</p><p>Male measurements</p><p>(mm). (n = 7). Body length 17.2–19.3 (mean = 18.1); pronotum length 3.4–3.9 (mean = 3.6); hind femur length 9.2–10.0 (mean = 9.4); cerci length 0.5–0.7 (mean = 0.6); basal width of cercus 0.3–0.5 (mean = 0.2); mid width of cercus 0.2–0.3 (0.2); cerci apex width 0.1 (mean = 0.1).</p><p>Phallus measurements</p><p>(mm). (n = 1). Length 0.5; dorsal valve apex width 0.1; dorsal valve middle width 0.7; dorsal valve basal width 0.5, ventral valve apex width 0.2, ventral valve middle width 0.2, ventral valve basal width 0.2.</p><p>Female measurements</p><p>(mm). (n = 2). Body length 20.5–22.3 (mean = 21.4); pronotum length 4.5–5.1 (mean = 4.8); hind femur length 11.0–11.7 (mean = 11.4); dorsal ovipositor valve length 1.0–1.3 (mean = 1.2); ventral ovipositor valve length 1.0–1.3 (mean = 1.2).</p><p>Type materials.</p><p>Holotype. Mexico • 1 ♂ Baja Calif Sur; Spring;  15.7 MI S La RIV [B] ERA at KM 41.7, 3; NOV 1985; COLL 7; R. E. LOVE. Deposited in the MEM.</p><p>Paratypes. Mexico • 4 ♂, 2 ♀; same data as for holotype .</p><p>iNaturalist observation numbers.</p><p>197445998, 107386512, 62495147, 50030285, 36764494, 39120245.</p><p>Habitat.</p><p>Most likely sarcocaulescent shrubland.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Bajatettix cabopulmoensis is known only from the Capo Pulmo region of the eastern Cape Region of southern Baja California (Fig. 10).</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>Specific epithet derived from the Cabo Pulmo region where the species is apparently endemic to and the suffix “ - ensis ” (Latin) meaning “ originating from ” or “ inhabiting ”. This name reflects the localized nature of the species and hopefully draws attention to the importance of conservation in this region.</p><p>Suggested common name.</p><p>Capo Pulmo Saltadorito.</p><p>Note.</p><p>I emailed Robert Love to confirm the locality of the type series and he responded, “ In answer to your question, ‘ La Ribera’ is (I guess) the right spelling for the collection site you asked about as it is the local spelling. In a 1972 trip, I found a sign at the junction from route MX 1 that directed to the town of ‘ La Rivera’ while local signs said ‘ La Ribera’. As ‘ v’ and ‘ b’ are pronounced nearly identically and the letters sometimes confounded in local Spanish, I originally listed the town as ‘ Rivera’, but changed it on most later trips. I don’t know why I reverted to the ‘ v’ form on 1985 labels, as this one is La Ribera in my collections database. I made two collections there, 1985 and 1989. ” (R. E. Love pers. com.)</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E959021D63305E48B0D5557001635156	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Hill, JoVonn G.	Hill, JoVonn G. (2025): Two new genera of grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Melanoplinae) from Baja California, Mexico, with a regional key to the genera of Melanoplinae. ZooKeys 1238: 75-97, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1238.147762
3D7A77008B2856EF8AC77343A46B3142.text	3D7A77008B2856EF8AC77343A46B3142.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Bajatettix Hill 2025	<div><p>Bajatettix gen. nov.</p><p>Figs 2 B, 3 G, 6 A, 8 A–D, 9 A, 10 A–F, 11</p><p>Generic description.</p><p>External morphology. Small (17.2–22.3 mm), apterous grasshoppers (Figs 2 B, 6 A). Head moderately sized and equal in width to the anterior edge of the prozona; vertex between the eyes much wider than the basal antennomere; fastigium broadly rounded being more pronounced dorsally than ventrally, with a dorsal shallow medial depression that is broad apically and narrow caudally. Eyes prominent, especially in males. Three ocelli present. Antennae filiform, usually with 20–23 flagellomeres in males, and 21–25 in females, nearly cylindrical, but slightly flattened dorso-ventrally, especially the distal two articles, equal in width throughout, except two basal articles. Clypeus trapezoidal with lateral sulci and a shallow medial notch on the ventral edge. Thorax with prosternal spine short, broad, and bluntly rounded distally. Pronotum convex in cross section, anterior margins broadly rounded, posterior margin truncate, medial carina cut by three sulci, lateral carinae absent and humeral margins rounded. Prozona punctate; lateral lobes with parallel lateral margins and the ventral margin sharply angled caudally. Metazona punctate throughout, with humeral margins rounded and in dorsal view, slightly diverging posteriorly. Median carina low, almost indistinct. Anterior, median, and posterior sulci are apparent, and all dissect the median carina and nearly reach the ventral margin of the lateral lobes. Lateral pronotal margins broadly rounded throughout. Interspace between mesosternal lobes quadrate, being as long as broad. Tegmina absent. Pro- and meso-thoracic legs not robust or inflated appearing. Hind femur enlarged with basal end bi-lobed. Hind tibia with 7 or 8 pairs of spines, but typically 8. Tympanum present, appearing as an opaque whitish disk. Abdomen cylindrical with distal portion distinctly, but not greatly enlarged in males. Terminalia of the male with short furcula that are widely separated at their bases (Fig. 8 A, B). Supra-anal plate (Fig. 8 A, B) broadly triangular, being broader than long, median grove notably indistinct. (Fig. 8 A). Cercus of the male (Figs 3 G, 8 A, B) triangular, being longer than wide, acutely pointed distally. Subgenital plate with a low, but even dorsal margin, and a distinct median carina (Fig. 8 A).</p><p>Phallic structures. The dorsal valves of the aedeagus are produced as broadly rounded plates in lateral view and in dorsal view are slanted caudally approximately 30 degrees medially to distally. The dorsal valves are widest in the middle and taper more sharply toward the distal end than at the base (Fig. 8 C, E). In dorsal view, are parallel and join medially to form a quadrate process that extends slightly beyond the dorsal valves. In lateral view, the ventral valves appear as blunt tipped acutely angled triangle (Fig. 8 D, F). In caudal view, the dorsal valves are broad arches, and the ventral valves meet medially to form a concave channel (Fig. 8 G). Rami of the cingulum expanded into a broad plate in lateral view (Fig. 8 D, F). Zygoma obsolete. The epiphallus is of the typical melanoploid shape, having lophi, ancorae, and an undivided bridge (Fig. 8 H, I). More precisely, the epiphallus of  Bajatettix have a slightly concave bridge, acutely sloping lophi with a broadly rounded apex, convexly curved lateral plates that are subdeltate in shape with a rounded anterior lobe and a rounded caudal tip, and ancora that are triangular, often tapering to a point (Fig. 8 H, I). See Fig. 7 for labeled image.</p><p>Females are similar to the males, but differ in being larger, more robust, and in the shape of the terminalia (Fig. 9 A). Terminalia of female with triangular cerci and ovipositor valves that are subequal in length. The dorsum of the dorsal valves is nodose to slightly serrate proximally and concave and upcurving to a tip distally; the ventral valves have ventral margins curving basally and then about mid-point abruptly straighten distally (Fig. 9 A).</p><p>Coloration overall ecru (grayish yellow) with raw umber (dark brown) bands on the head, mesothorax, abdomen, and hind femur (Figs 6 A, 8 J, 10 A – F). Antenna ecru. Head ecru with a raw umber stripe on the gena. Pronotum with prozona ecru without a post ocular stripe; Mesothorax cinereous raw umber; metathorax ecru. The fore and middle legs ecru and unmarked. Hind femur ecru with an oblique cinereous raw umber band laterally that continues onto the dorsum; a dark crescent at the upper lateral femorotibial joint; hind femur coral red with black tipped spines. Abdomen ecru with a lateral raw umber stripe on some segments, especially in line with the oblique band on the hind femur.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Bajatettix lacks wings which easily differentiates it and  Psilotettix from Oedomeris and other melanoplines on the Baja peninsula. The body surface of  Bajatettix is generally smooth with the mesothorax and metathorax covered with a broad dark band (Figs 2 B, 6 A), whereas the surface of  Psilotettix is rugose and punctate and variously colored.</p><p>Type species.</p><p>Bajatettix cabopulmoensis sp. nov.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>Prefix “ Baja - “ from Baja California, where the genus is endemic, and the suffix “ - tettix ” (Greek) meaning grasshopper.</p><p>Suggested common name.</p><p>Saltadorito from the Spanish meaning tiny leaper.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3D7A77008B2856EF8AC77343A46B3142	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Hill, JoVonn G.	Hill, JoVonn G. (2025): Two new genera of grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Melanoplinae) from Baja California, Mexico, with a regional key to the genera of Melanoplinae. ZooKeys 1238: 75-97, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1238.147762
0DDD69A266FF549C814BBDD690894EC3.text	0DDD69A266FF549C814BBDD690894EC3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ozmacris Hill 2025	<div><p>Ozmacris gen. nov.</p><p>Figs 2 C, 3 H, 6 B, 9 B, 12 A–J, 13 A–E, 14 A–D, 15 A–D, 16</p><p>Generic description.</p><p>External morphology. A genus of small (15.0– 23.5 mm), brachypterous grasshoppers (Figs 2 C, 6 B 12 J). Head moderately sized and in equal in width to the anterior edge of the prozona; vertex between the eyes much wider than the basal antennomere; fastigium broad rounded, being more pronounced dorsally than ventrally, with a narrow deep medial depression dorsally, and a broad, shallow depression anteriorly. Eyes somewhat prominent, especially in males. Three ocelli present. Antennae filiform, usually with 22 flagellomeres in males, and 24–25 in females; nearly cylindrical, but slightly flattened dorso-ventrally; equal in width throughout, except two basal articles. Clypeus trapezoidal with lateral sulci and a shallow medial notch on the ventral edge. Thorax with prosternal spine well developed, broadly rounded distally. Pronotum convex in cross section, anterior margins sub-truncate, posterior margin broadly rounded, medial carina cut by three sulci, lateral carinae absent and humeral margins rounded. Prozona mostly smooth, but with light rugulation dorsally; lateral lobes broadly rounded (more so in females) with parallel lateral margins and the ventral margin sharply angled caudally. Metazona lighly punctate anteriorly and heavily punctate caudally, with humeral margins rounded and in dorsal view, slightly diverging posteriorly. Median carina low, but distinct throughout, except where the sulci cross it. Anterior, median, and posterior sulci are apparent, and all dissect the median carina and nearly reach the ventral margin of the lateral lobes. Lateral pronotal margins broadly rounded throughout. Interspace between mesosternal lobes nearly twice as long as broad. Tegmina elongate lobate with rounded apicies; dorsal margins broadly separated dorsally, strongly veined, and extending little past the anterior margin of the second abdominal tergite. Pro and meso thoracic legs not robust or inflated appearing. Hind femur enlarged with basal end bi-lobed. Hind tibia with 10 or 11 pairs of spines, but typically 10. Tympanum present under tegmina, appearing as an opaque whitish disk. Abdomen cylindrical with distal portion distinctly, but not greatly enlarged in males. Terminalia of the male without furcula (Fig. 12 A, B). Supra-anal plate (Fig. 12 A, B) broadly triangular, being broader than long, with the anterior margin distinctly bi-lobate; the median groove anteriorly distinct with elevated sides but only extending approximately over half the plate (Fig. 12 A). A low carina divides the apical and caudal halves and terminates in mid-distal short lateral spinules. Cercus of the male (Figs 3 H, 12 A, B) subquadrate, but longer than wide, with a small tooth on the ventral apical margin. species, Subgenital plate with a low, but even margin.</p><p>Phallic structures. The dorsal valves of the aedeagus are produced as cuneiform plates that are sculptured with small serrations and are slightly shorter than the ventral valves (Fig. 12 C, E). The ventral valves are linear, parallel plates with distinct angles along the disto-lateral margins. They have a smoother texture and are slightly longer than the dorsal valves (Fig. 12 C – G). The epiphallus is of the typical melanoploid shape, having lophi, ancorae, and an undivided bridge, but more precisely,  Ozmacris has a concave bridge, broadly bidentate lophi, concavely curved lateral plates that are subdeltate in shape with an angular anterior lobe and caudal tip, and ancora that are triangular (Fig. 12 H, I). See Fig. 7 for labeled image.</p><p>Females are similar to the males, but differ in being larger, more robust, and in the shape of the terminalia (Figs 9 B, 13 A – D, 14 B – D, 15 A – C). Terminalia of female with triangular cerci and ovipositor valves that are subequal in length. The dorsal valves with their dorsal margin nodose proximally and slightly serrate distally, and with the distal apices concave and upcurving to a tip. The ventral valves with their ventral margins straight basally and then arching distally (Fig. 9 B).</p><p>Coloration light citron (green with a yellow tinge) overall, with individual variation that can have extremities with a light tan hue (Figs 2 C, 6 B, 9 B, 12 J, 14 A – D, 15 A – D). Antenna light testaceous (dull brick-red). Head citron with black markings, including a dorsal more or less broken, black band which follows the sulcus of the fastigium and broadens caudally, and a broad post-ocular stripe. Genae citron. Pronotum citron with an olivaceous tinge; lateral lobes marked with the post-ocular stripe beginning just behind the anterior border of the prozona across the mesosoma and then disappearing on the metazoa; disk with median carinae and two subdorsal lines. Tegmina black on the lower two-thirds, above third white (3 A, 13 A – E). The fore and middle legs unmarked. Hind femur pallid citron, the entire geniculation except most of the lower lobe black; hind tibia brownish citron to pale blue with black spines. Abdomen with a narrow medial black stripe; medial carinae citron or testaceous depending on the individual.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Ozmacris is a medium-sized, brachypterous green grasshopper with bicolored tegmina, which easily differentiates it from other melanoplines on the peninsula (Figs 2 C, 6 B). It is separated from  Barytettix in having oval tegmina, toothed male cerci, a subgenital plate that is not conical, and a distinct overall aedeagus shape.  Ozmacris differs from  Sinaloa by having bi-colored tegmina, toothed male cerci, less developed furculae, and a distinct overall aedeagus shape.</p><p>Type species.</p><p>Barytettix peninsulae Scudder, 1897 (by original designation).</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>Ozmacris is a combination of “ Ozama ” after Princess Ozma from L. Frank Baum’s Ozma of Oz (Baum 1907) and acris from the Greek word for grasshopper. The name is a reference to the scene where Princess Ozma is transformed by the Nome King into an emerald-green grasshopper ornament beneath the Deadly Desert. Baum (1907: 180) described the scene: “ The room was quite empty of life after that. The Nome King had gained a new ornament, for upon the edge of the table rested a pretty grasshopper, seemingly crafted from a single emerald. It was all that remained of Ozma of Oz ”.</p><p>Suggested common name.</p><p>I designate the word ‘ bauble’ as the common name for this genus of grasshopper. This name evokes the image of the grasshopper as a shiny, jewel-like object or trinket.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0DDD69A266FF549C814BBDD690894EC3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Hill, JoVonn G.	Hill, JoVonn G. (2025): Two new genera of grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Melanoplinae) from Baja California, Mexico, with a regional key to the genera of Melanoplinae. ZooKeys 1238: 75-97, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1238.147762
53EEEDC0B9D956CBB6B7EC18117FF7BC.text	53EEEDC0B9D956CBB6B7EC18117FF7BC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ozmacris peninsulae (Scudder 1897) Hill 2025	<div><p>Ozmacris peninsulae (Scudder) comb. nov.</p><p>Figs 2 C, 3 H, 6 B, 9 B, 12 A–J, 13 A–E, 14 A–D, 15 A–D, 16</p><p>Barytettix peninsulae Scudder, 1897: 28; Rehn and Hebard 1912: 74; Otte and Cohn 2002.</p><p>Sinaloa peninsulae (Scudder): Bruner 1908: 305; Hebard 1925: 288; Otte 1995: 413.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Ozmacris peninsulae is a medium-sized, brachypterous, greenish grasshopper with bicolored (black and white) oval tegmina (Figs 2 C, 6 B). The green coloration and shape and color of the tegmina separate it from most other melanoplines on the Baja peninsula. It can be further distinguished from  Barytettix in having a non-conical subgenital plate and toothed male cerci. While the genus is monotypic, the characters of the male terminalia and genitalia typically used for species-level identification in the  Melanoplinae are detailed in the generic description above and illustrated in Fig. 12 A – I.</p><p>Male measurements</p><p>(mm). (n = 1). Body length 15.0; pronotum length 4.1; tegmen length 2.1; hind femur length 11.6; cerci length 0.9; basal width of cercus 0.3; mid-cercal width 0.3; cerci apex width 0.3.</p><p>Phallus measurements</p><p>(mm). (n = 1). Length 0.6; apex width 0.2; middle width 0.5; basal width 0.5. Because both pairs of valves are largely parallel and fit closely together the structures were measured as a single unit.</p><p>Female measurements</p><p>(mm). (n = 3). Body length 18.6–23.5 (mean = 21.2); pronotum length 4.2–5.0 (mean = 4.6) tegmen length 2.5–3.2 (mean = 2.9); hind femur length 10.5–13.2 (mean = 11.8); dorsal ovipositor valve length 1.7–2.0 (mean = 1.7); ventral ovipositor valve length 1.3–1.7 (mean = 1.7).</p><p>Holotype.</p><p>Lower California • 1 ♀; G. Eisen Deposited in the California Academy of Science.</p><p>Specimens examined.</p><p>Mexico • Baja California Sur, 1 ♀;  Cabo San Lucas; 17 October 1974  •   1 ♂, 1 ♀;  3 km S Todos Santos at Km 55.5; 28 August 1995; el 120 m; DB Weissman, DC Lightfoot (DB Weissman Stop # 95–89)  •   1 ♀  11.2 km S Todos Santos on road to Todos Santos; 27 September 1979, DB Weissman, DC Lightfoot; # 79–208  .</p><p>iNaturalist observation numbers.</p><p>252092963, 191705108, 188043064, 99096505, 98953983, 17968068, 19187122.</p><p>Habitat.</p><p>From personal communication with Dave Weissman: “ At S 95–89, we were specifically looking for  B. peninsulae . The GPS for the near exact spot is 23.418251 - 110.214600, 23 m elevation. The vegetation was scrub thorn but heavily overgrazed. The area had had adequate rain by the vegetation. We searched for 1 hour looking for hoppers. We checked many plants and stomped a lot of bushes. The last instar male and female that we collected were both in bushes, most of which had few leaves. They were a bitch to catch when we saw them and my notes say that we got both that we saw. Nothing on the ground. I had my colleague Bruce Bartholomew (CAS Dept of Botany) ID some branches that I brought back:  Ruellia californica × peninsularis ( Acanthaceae) was his tentative ID but made difficult since I am not sure if there were even leaves present. ”</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Ozmacris peninsulae is known only from the Cape Region of Baja California (Fig. 16).</p><p>Suggested Common Name.</p><p>Baja bauble.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/53EEEDC0B9D956CBB6B7EC18117FF7BC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Hill, JoVonn G.	Hill, JoVonn G. (2025): Two new genera of grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Melanoplinae) from Baja California, Mexico, with a regional key to the genera of Melanoplinae. ZooKeys 1238: 75-97, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1238.147762
