Orotettix ceballosi, RONDEROS & CARBONELL, 1994

Pocco, Martina E., Minutolo, Carolina, Dinghi, Pablo A., Lange, Carlos E., Confalonieri, Viviana A. & Cigliano, María Marta, 2015, Species delimitation in the Andean grasshopper genus Orotettix Ronderos & Carbonell (Orthoptera: Melanoplinae): an integrative approach combining morphological, molecular and biogeographical data, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 174 (4), pp. 733-759 : 751

OROTETTIX CEBALLOSI RONDEROS & CARBONELL, 1994

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Orotettix ceballosi Ronderos & Carbonell, 1994: 92 (Holotype, male, Peru, Ayacucho, Manzanayoc, FCMU, Montevideo); Donato, 2000: 67; Eades et al., 2015.

Diagnosis Male cerci short, parallel to epiproct ( Fig. 8D ), tapering towards the acute apex ( Fig. 8C ); apical valves of aedeagus with distal half slender, curved inwards, touching each other at apex ( Fig. 10E ). Sheath of aedeagus with well-developed mid-dorsal lobes ( Fig. 10E ), covering most of the apical valves ( Fig. 10D ); dorsal hump slightly prominent ( Fig. 10D ). Lophi of epiphallus widely expanded towards the posterior process of the lateral plates (dorsal view) ( Fig. 10F ). Lateral carinae of pronotum slightly indicated. Hind tibiae greenish or orange ( Fig. 6G ).

Measurements (in mm) Body length: males 13.87 (11– 16), females 19.5 (18–21.5); femur III: males 7.78 (7– 8.2), females 10.84 (10–12); tegmina length: males 2.83 (2.3–4.2), females 3.76 (3.2–4.1).

Distribution Peru: Ayacucho, Junín, Huancavelica, ( Fig. 1 ).

Material examined Peru: 5 males, 3 females, Ayacucho, Manzanayoc , 3200 m, 07/03/1962, Mesa, A., MLPA (paratypes) ; 6 males, 6 females, Ayacucho, Parinococha, Manzanayoc , 3200 m, 07/03/1962, Mesa, MLPA ; 5 males, 5 females, Ayacucho, Manzanayoc , 3200 m, 03/1962, Mesa, MLPA ; 2 males, 3 females, 7 nymps, Ayacucho, between Tambo and Ayacucho, 12°57′49.5″S 74°05′19.5″W, 4121, 18/11/2007, Cigliano & Lange, MLPA ; 8 males, 3 females, Ayacucho, Tambo , 12°57′11.7″S 74°01′09.2″W, 3429 18/11/2007, Cigliano & Lange, MLPA ; 15 males, 14 females, 3 nymphs, Ayacucho between Tambo and Ayacucho, 12°57′58.3″S 74°05′39.6″W, 4144, 18/11/2007, Cigliano & Lange, MLPA ; 13 males, 23 females, Ayacucho between Tambo and Ayacucho, 1 km from mountain pass, 4225 m, 12°58′34.7″ S 74°05′31.8″ W, 19/11/2007 ; 9 males, 3 females, 2 nymphs, Ayacucho, from Toccto to Condorcocha 13°13′04.1″S 74°13′37.1″W, 3268, 18/11/ 2007, Cigliano & Lange, MLPA ; 6 males, 7 females, 5 nymphs, Ayacucho, from Toccto to Condorcocha 13°22′07.42″S, 74°11′14.9″W, 4035 m, 20/11/2007 Cigliano & Lange MLPA ; 5 males, 5 females, Ayacucho, Condorcocha , 13°26′59.6″S 74°11′38.3″W, 3652, 20/11/ 2007, Cigliano & Lange MLPA ; 13 males, 11 females, Ayacucho, from Tambo to San Francisco , 12°56′05.9″S 74°01′29.6″W, 3129 m, 21/11/2007, Cigliano & Lange MLPA ; 5 males, 3 females, 4 nymphs, Ayacucho, 5 km from ‘ Bosque de Piedra’ Huaraca , 13°18′58.3″S 74°26′48.6″W, 3837 m, 23/11/2007, Cigliano & Lange MLPA ; 3 males, 2 females, Junín, 17 km from Tarma to Jauja 11°31′04.5″S 75°38′37.2″W, 3835, 28/04/ 2008, Cigliano & Lange, MLPA ; 9 males, 5 females, Huancavelica, 24 km Huancavelica from Huancayo , 12°42′47.4″S 74°54′04.5″W, 4074 m, 28/04/2008, Cigliano & Lange, MLPA ; 1 male, 1 female, Huancavelica, ‘ Bosque de Piedra’ Sachapite , 4177 m, 29/04/2008, Cigliano & Lange. MLPA ; 2 females, Junín Imperial , 35 km S Huancayo, 12°19′21.3″S 75°04′34.5″W, 3741 m, 30/04/2008, Cigliano & Lange, MLPA .

Figures

Figure 1 Geographical distribution of Orotettix species (except for O. laevis), considering all specimens examined in this study. The map was produced with QGIS 2.4 Chugiak.

Figure 6 Orotettix males, species as indicated. A–J, habitus. Scale bars: 5 mm. Numbers indicate characters and states used in the phylogenetic analyses.

Figure 8 Orotettix males, species as indicated. A, C, E, G, I, distal abdominal segments, lateral view; B, D, F, H, J, distal abdominal segments, dorsal view. Numbers indicate characters and states used in the phylogenetic analyses.

Figure 10 Orotettix males. Phallic complex, species as indicated. A, D, G, J, M, distal portion of aedeagal valves, lateral view; B, E, H, K, N, distal portion of aedeagal valves, dorsal view; C, F, I, L, O, epiphallus, dorsal view. Numbers indicate characters and states used in the phylogenetic analyses.