ORTHOPTERA

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ORTHOPTERA [Responsible: D.M.M. Mendes and M.A. Monné]

This order is represented by five families and 11 species. Four species, described from local specimens, seem to be endemic. One family is a new record.

Acrididae

Orphulella punctata (De Geer, 1773)

Orphulella punctata : Carbonell (1996).

Material examined. 6♂, 1♀.

Orthoscapheus noronhensis Carbonell, 1996 *

Remarks. Specimens were found in the beach (Boldró) vegetation, in dense growths of the herbaceous plant, Philoxerus portulacoides ( Amaranthaceae ), but we have no evidence of it feeding on it ( Carbonell, 1996).

Stenopola dorsalis (Thunberg, 1827)

Stenopola dorsalis : Kirby (1890); Alvarenga (1962); Carbonell (1996).

Remarks. “Specimens collected on Main and Rat islands, but especially common on the latter” ( Kirby, 1890).

Gryllidae

Gryllus (Gryllus) assimilis (Fabricius, 1775)

Gryllus assimilis : Kirby (1890); Alvarenga (1962).

Material examined. 1♂, 1♀.

Remarks. “It is very common in the central district on the paths, and makes a great noise, especially about 4 o’clock in the afternoon” ( Kirby, 1890).

Miogryllus verticalis (Serville, 1838)

Gryllus forticeps Saussure, 1874: Kirby (1890); Alvarenga (1962). Material examined. 3♀.

Tafalisca pallidocincta ( Kirby, 1890)*

Oecanthus (?) pallidocincta: Kirby (1890); Alvarenga (1962). Material examined. 2♂, 1♀.

Gryllotalpidae

Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus (Scudder, 1869)

Scapteriscus abbreviatus : Kirby (1890).

Remarks. “Larva found in burrows in the sand under a Conferva (Enteromorpha) [Algae], in salt water, on the shore of San Antonio Bay, a little above high water. Perfect insect in and about the yards of the house” ( Kirby, 1890). Adult specimens from Fernando de Noronha must be collected and examined in order to confirm/correct this species identity.

Tettigoniidae

Anaulacomera harpago Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878

Oecella furcifera Kirby, 1890 : Alvarenga (1962).

Material examined. 14♂, 6♀.

Remarks.“In all the specimens from Fernando de Noronha the green colour has more or less faded to yellowish brown. When fresh this insect is bright green. It was common on Main Island, and especially on Rat Island” ( Kirby, 1890).

Neoconocephalus vernalis ( Kirby, 1890) *

Conocephalus vernalis var. frater : Kirby, 1890.

Material examined. 2♂.

Remarks.“This grasshopper species was very common everywhere in the Main and Rat Island. It makes a great noise at night. The brown form [ = var. frater ], which flew about with it, was not so common” ( Kirby, 1890).

Parapleminia viridinervis ( Kirby, 1890)*

Meroncidius viridinervis: Kirby, 1890; Alvarenga (1962). Material examined. 3♂, 2♀.