Paratettix mexicanus ( Saussure, 1861 )

Kasalo, Niko, Naskrecki, Piotr, Rebrina, Fran & Skejo, Josip, 2023, Central American Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838 (Orthoptera): a preliminary catalogue, Zoosystema 45 (7), pp. 177-212 : 198-201

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scientific name	Paratettix mexicanus ( Saussure, 1861 )
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Paratettix mexicanus ( Saussure, 1861) View in CoL View at ENA ( Fig. 31 View FIG )

Tettix mexicana Saussure, 1861: 400 View in CoL (original description of the species, no holotype designated).

Paratettix mexicanus View in CoL – Bolívar 1887: 276 (transferred to the genus Paratetttix). — Rehn & Grant 1957b: 250 (lectotype designated).

Paratettix toltecus View in CoL form extensus Morse, 1899: 198.

Paratettix mexicanus variety abortus Hancock, 1902: 110 View in CoL . Paratettix toltecus View in CoL form arizonus Hancock, 1902: 110.

Paratettix morsei Hancock, 1902: 110 View in CoL .

Paratettix robustus Hancock, 1902: 110 View in CoL .

Paratettix toltecus variety sonorensis Hancock, 1902: 110 View in CoL .

Paratettix tuberculatus Hancock, 1902: 110 View in CoL .

TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Mexico • 1 ♀ lectotype; Tamaulipas, Tampico ; MHNG .

ADDITIONAL DATA. — See Appendix 1.

DISTRIBUTION. — The entirety of Central America. See Figure 2. View FIG

REMARK

Ample synonyms illustrate the morphological variability of the species. In this case, some of the variability overlaps with some characters typically associated with the subfamily Metrodorinae , namely horizontally protruding lateral lobes and robust femora which are typical of the genus Crimisus and the tribe Amorphopini .

References

BOLIVAR I. 1887. - Essai sur les Acridiens de la tribu des Tettigidae. Annales de la Societe entomologique de Belgique 31: 175 - 313. https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / part / 74322

HANCOCK J. L. 1899. - Some Tettigian studies. Entomological News 10, 275 - 282.

HANCOCK J. L. 1902. - The Tettigidae of North America. Chicago, Pub. by special grant of Mrs. Frank G. Logan, 188 p. https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / bibliography / 5539

MORSE A. P. 1899. - New North American Tettiginae. III. Journal of the New York Entomological Society: 198 - 201.

REHN J. A. G. & GRANT JR. H. J. 1957 b. - The genus Paratettix as found in North America (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 109: 247 - 319.

SAUSSURE H. 1861. - Orthoptera Nova Americana (‰ iagnoses praeliminares) Series II. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie 13 (2): 126 - 130.

Figures

FIG. 31. — A living specimen of Paratettix mexicanus (Saussure, 1861). Photo: Karl Kroeker.

FIG. 2. — Distribution maps of Metrodora sinuata (Morse,1900),Metrodora sp.1, Metrodora sp.2,Otumba aciculata Hebard,1924,Otumba dentata Hancock,1907, Otumba scapularis Morse,1900, Platythorus camurus Morse,1900,Scabrotettix biolleyi Bolívar,1909,Clypeotettix schochii (Bolívar,1887),Ochetotettix barretti (Hancock, 1899), Paratettix freygessnerii Bolívar, 1887, Paratettix mexicanus (Saussure,1861),Paratettix toltecus (Saussure,1861),Teredorus aztecus (Saussure,1861),Teredorus stenofrons Hancock,1907,and the undetermined genus resembling Stenodorsus Hancock, 1906 or Danielatettix Cadena-Castañeda, Dávila Gonzalez, Vasquéz Rodríguez & Trujillo Rodríguez, 2021. The maps are based on the maps by OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence, cartography licensed under the CC BY-SA licence.