Prionotropis appula (O.G. Costa, 1836)

Massa, Bruno, Ünal, Mustafa & Verde, Gabriella Lo, 2015, Revision of the genus Prionotropis Fieber, 1853 (Orthoptera: Pamphagidae: Thrinchinae), Zootaxa 4059 (3), pp. 499-524 : 515-517

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Material examined. Italy, Basilicata, Campomaggiore (Potenza) 14.VII.1974 (1♂, 1♀); Italy, Campania, Naples (ex Costa) (2♀); Italy, Apulia, Otranto (ex Costa) (1♂, 2♀) ( MNCN); Italy, Campania, Naples (ex Costa, ex Brunner, 1891, ex Pantel) (2♂, 2♀); Italy (coll. Azam) (4♂, 2♀); Italy, Apulia, Mt. S. Angelo 28.VII.1929, C. Confalonieri (1♂, 1♀); Italy, Basilicata, Matera 18.VI.2003, Delobel (2♂, 1♀) ( MNHN); Italy, Apulia, Mt. S. Angelo 28.VII.1929, C. Confalonieri (23♂, 23♀); Italy, Apulia, Manfredonia 29.VII.1929, C. Confalonieri (3♂, 2♀); Italy, Apulia, Altamura VI.1909, A. Andreini (2♂, 2♀); Italy, Apulia, Foggia VII.1917 (1♂, 1♀); Italy, Apulia, Otranto 12.VI.1929, C. Confalonieri (6♂, 2♀); Italy, Basilicata, Melfi (1♀) ( MSNG); Italy, Calabria 1892 (1♂); Italy, Apulia, Masseria Resecata 12.VI.2007, B. Massa (1♂, 2♀); Italy, Apulia, Manfredonia 14.VI.2007, B. Massa (1♂); Italy, Apulia, Altamura 12.VI.2007, B. Massa (1♂); Italy, Apulia, Alberobello 6.VII.1970 (1♀); Italy, Molise, Macchiav. Fontane (Campobasso) 30.VI.1997, Mancini (1♀) ( BMCP).

Remarks. P. appula differs from P. hystrix by the pronotal shape, the colour of the hind tibia and inner side of the hind femur and the length and the shape of the wings (Figs 8, 10, 16, 18, 24, 26, 32, 34); differences from P. willemsorum n. sp. are reported below. The epiphallus has a longer apex than in P. willemsorum n. sp., but penis valves are very similar ( Figs 37 View FIGURES 34 – 37 , 39, 44 View FIGURES 38 – 44 , 46 View FIGURES 45 – 51 , 52, 53 View FIGURES 52 – 58 ).

Distribution. P. appula occurs in Latium, Molise, Campania, Apulia, Basilicata and Calabria ( Fontana et al. 2005, Massa et al. 2012). It was recorded from Greece by Brunner von Wattenwyl (1882), and recovered in the area of Epirus (Ioannina) by Foucart & Ponel (1999) and Willemse & Willemse (2008). Previous authors did not find differences between Italian and Greek specimens, but a more careful comparison allowed us to find unique characteristics in the Greek population, and we describe it here as a new taxon (see below). In particular, in P. appula the pronotum and tegmina are shorter and posterior edge of epiphallus is longer than in P. willemsorum n. sp.

Measurements. see Table 1 View TABLE 1 . Biometric ratios show that the two species of Italy and Greece are related, and we may consider the Italian P. appula of transjonian origin ( Figs 65–68 View FIGURES 65 – 66 View FIGURE 67 View FIGURE 68 ).

References

Fontana, P., La Greca, M. & Kleukers, R. (2005) Insecta Orthoptera. In: Ruffo, S. & Stoch, F. (Eds.), Checklist e distribuzione della Fauna italiana (with cd Rom). Memorie Museo civico Storia naturale Verona, 2 a Series (Scienze della Vita), 16, pp. 137 - 139

Foucart, A. & Ponel, P. (1999) Redecouverte de Prionotropis appula en Grece occidentale (Orth. Pamphagidae). Bulletin Societe entomologique de France, 104, 465 - 465.

Willemse, F. & Willemse, L. (2008) An annotated checklist of the Orthoptera-Saltatoria from Greece including an updated bibliography. Articulata, 13, 1 - 91.

Figures

FIGURES 34 – 37. Dorsal view of females of Prionotropis appula (34), P. willemsorum n. sp. (35), P. flexuosa (36) and P. maculinervis (37).

FIGURES 38 – 44. Lateral view of the epiphallus of Prionotropis hystrix (38), P. azami (39), P. rhodanica (40), P. appula (41), P. flexuosa (42), P. willemsorum n. sp. (43) and P. maculinervis (44).

FIGURES 45 – 51. Dorsal view of the epiphallus of Prionotropis hystrix (45), P. azami (46), P. rhodanica (47), P. appula (48), P. flexuosa (49), P. willemsorum n. sp. (50) and P. maculinervis (51).

FIGURES 52 – 58. Frontal view of penis valves of Prionotropis hystrix (52), P. flexuosa (53), P. azami (54), P. rhodanica (55), P. appula (56), P. willemsorum n. sp. (57) and P. maculinervis (58).

FIGURES 65 – 66. Biometrics of the genus Prionotropis. Ratio length of pronotum / length of hind femora (PL / HFL), length of hind femora / length of tegmina (HFL / TGL), length of pronotum / length of tegmina (PL / TGL) and total length of body / length of tegmina (TL / TGL) in males (65) and in females (66) of Prionotropis appula, P. willemsorum n. sp., P. rhodanica, P. azami, P. hystrix, P. flexuosa, and P. maculinervis.

FIGURE 67. Scatterplot of the first two factors resulting from the PCA analysis of biometrics of Prionotropis appula, P. willemsorum n. sp., P. rhodanica, P. azami, P. hystrix, its synonym P. sontiaca, P. maculinervis and P. flexuosa males (a) and females (b).

FIGURE 68. Length of tegmina of males and females of Prionotropis appula, P. willemsorum n. sp., P. rhodanica, P. azami, P. hystrix, P. flexuosa and P. maculinervis.