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

Paratettix mexicanus ( Saussure, 1861) ( Fig. 31 )

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

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

Paratettix toltecus form extensus Morse, 1899: 198.

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

Paratettix morsei Hancock, 1902: 110 .

Paratettix robustus Hancock, 1902: 110 .

Paratettix toltecus variety sonorensis Hancock, 1902: 110 .

Paratettix tuberculatus Hancock, 1902: 110 .

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

ADDITIONAL DATA. — See Appendix 1.

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

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 .

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.