Amblytropidia paranaensis Matiotti

Costa, Maria Kátia Matiotti Da, Nogueira, Thayla Melissa Gimenez, Prasniewski, Victor Mateus, Zefa, Edison & Szinwelski, Neucir, 2023, Amblytropidia paranaensis n. sp., a new species of grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Gomphocerinae) from Paraná State, Brazil, including new records, a distribution map and a key to the Brazilian’s species, Zootaxa 5361 (1), pp. 74-86 : 76

Amblytropidia paranaensis Matiotti da Costa, n. sp.

( Figs 1A–F ; 4A )

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to Paraná State, where these grasshoppers were first sampled.

Diagnosis: This species is characterized by a combination of the following features: (i) Subtriangular epiproct with distinct median sulci in the apical and lateral portions and a rounded apex; (ii) conical male cerci, elongated and robust at the base, curving inward; (iii) female subgenital plate with a large lobe on both sides of the hind edge; (iv) convex bridge with a median reentrancy; (v) sclerotized anchorae larger than anterior projections; (vi) trilobated and sclerotized lophi.

Figures

FIGURE 1. (A) Amblytropidia paranaensis n. sp., holotype, male, lateral view; (B) Head, male, frontal view; (C) Head and pronotum of Amblytropidia paranaensis n. sp., holotype male, dorsal view; (D) Head and pronotum, male, lateral view; (E) End of male abdomen, holotype, dorsal view; (F) End of male abdomen, holotype, dorsal view.

FIGURE 4. (A) In-life photo of Amblytropidia paranaensis n. sp. male, dorsal-lateral view: (B) Amblytropidia paranaensis n. sp., female, dorsal-lateral view. Photos by Neucir Szinwelski.