Luzarida Hebard, 1928

Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure & Faberon, Léo, 2020, Phalangopsidae crickets (Orthoptera, Grylloidea) from the Mitaraka biological survey, French Guiana, Zoosystema 42 (32), pp. 739-797 : 760

Genus Luzarida Hebard, 1928

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TYPE SPECIES. — Luzarida annuliger Hebard, 1928a by original designation.

DIAGNOSIS. — See Hebard (1928a) and Desutter-Grandcolas (1992a).

DISTRIBUTION. — Northwest South America ( Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil, Trinidad).

HABITAT. — Species most often found at ground level, active at night, or hiding during the day. They may perched at night on diverse low structures, such as fallen dead trunks, raised twigs or leaves, or low plants.

Figures

FIG. 12. — Luzarida grandis Desutter-Grandcolas, 1992a from the Mitaraka: A, male specimen SH308 photographed in its natural environment; B, C, male specimen SH622 photographed in its natural environment (B) and singing (C); D-G, male genitalia of L. grandis specimen SH308, in dorsal (D), ventral (E) and side (F) views. Abbreviations: see Material and methods. Photos: Sylvain Hugel.