TETRIGIDAE, Rambur, 1838

Kasalo, Niko, Naskrecki, Piotr, Rebrina, Fran & Skejo, Josip, 2023, Central American Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838 (Orthoptera): a preliminary catalogue, Zoosystema 45 (7), pp. 177-212 : 182

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scientific name	TETRIGIDAE
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Treatment

TETRIGIDAE View in CoL View at ENA gen. et sp.

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MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Costa Rica • 1 ♀; Cartago, Genesis II Eco Lodge ; Piotr Naskrecki leg. • 1 ♀, 1 ♂; Heredia, Sarapiqui ; Lupoli Roland leg.

DISTRIBUTION. — Costa Rica. See Figure 1. View FIG

REMARK

Three specimens representing an undescribed genus morphologically similar to the Central American genera Cranotettix and Plectronotus , and the South American genus Halmatettix Hancock, 1909 have been observed. It differs from Cranotettix by having a shorter frontomedial projection which is situated closer to the vertex. It differs from Plectronotus by having a smooth median carina and the frontomedial projection situated closer to the vertex. It differs from Halmatettix by having a shorter frontomedial projection and significantly different lateral lobes.

References

HANCOCK J. L. 1909. - Further Studies of the Tetriginae (Orthoptera) in the Oxford University Museum. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 56 (3 - 4): 387 - 426. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1365 - 2311.1909. tb 02160. x

Figures

FIG. 7. — Living specimens of the new genus and species belonging to the subfamily Batrachideinae Bolívar, 1887. Photos: Lupoli Roland, Piotr Naskrecki.

FIG. 1. — Distribution maps of Lophotettix brevicristatus Hancock, 1909, Lophotettix zumbadoi Barranco, 2010, Cranotettix alpha Grant Jr., 1955, Paurotarsus insolitus extremus Grant, 1955, Plectronotus excavatus Grant Jr., 1955, Plectronotus scaber Morse, 1900, Batrachideinae gen. et sp., Scaria fasciata Hancock, 1907, Tettigidea lateralis (Say, 1824), Allotettix otumboides Günther, 1939,Chiriquia serrata Morse,1900,Crimisus costaricensis Günther,1939,Crimisus sp., Metrodora harroweri (Hebard, 1924), Metrodora panamae (Hebard, 1924),and Metrodora simplex (Hebard,1924).The maps are based on the maps by OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence, cartography licensed under the CC BY-SA licence.