Nocaracris niethammeri ( Ramme, 1951 )

Ünal, Mustafa, 2016, Pamphagidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) from the Palaearctic Region: taxonomy, classification, keys to genera and a review of the tribe Nocarodeini I. Bolívar, Zootaxa 4206 (1), pp. 1-223 : 182-183

Nocaracris niethammeri ( Ramme, 1951) sp. rev. et comb. nov.

( Figs. 522–523 , 616 , 721–722 , 846 )

Nocarodes niethammeri n. sp.: Ramme 1951: 279, 297, 427.

Nocarodes niethammeri Ramme, 1951 : Karabağ 1958: 124; Weidner 1969: 162.

Paranocaracris rubripes burri Uvarov, 1949 : Demirsoy 1973: 425, 426, partim; Demirsoy 1977: 83, partim. Paranocaracris rubripes burri f. acarinata f. n.: Demirsoy 1973: 426, partim; Demirsoy 1977: 83, partim. Nocarodes niethammeri Ramme, 1951 : Demirsoy 1973: 426, as syn. of burri ; Demirsoy 1977: 83, as syn. of burri . Paranocaracris elegans tridentatus (Shchelkanovtsev, 1916) : Mol et al. 2014: 138, partim.

Type locality. Turkey, Kastamonu. Holotype: female ( MfN).

Material examined. TURKEY: Anatolien, Kastamuni , 31.5.1933, 1♀ (Holotype) (leg. D. Kummerlöwe & D. Niethammer) ( MfN) ; Kastamonu, Kanlıabat Köyü , 41.32.739 N, 33.47.584 E, 1290–1320 m, 30.5.2006, 5♂, 4♀, plus 1♂, 1♀ in alcohol (leg. M. Ünal) ; Kastamonu, Araç, Pelitözü Köyü , 1100 m, 1.6.2006, 1♂ (leg. M. Ünal) ; Çanırı, Ilgaz Dağı, Anten , 2075 m, 29.5.2006, 1♀ (leg. M. Ünal) (AİBÜEM) ; Kastamonu, Seydiler area , 1000 m, 20.7.1962, 1♀ (leg. K. M. Guichard & D. H. Harvey) ( NHMUK).

Distribution. N.W. Anatolia: Kastamonu, N. of Çankırı provinces ( Fig. 846 ).

Description of male. Body ( Fig. 721 ) stout, compressed laterally. Fastigium of vertex ( Fig. 616 ) short and broad, slightly depressed and sloping. Frontal ridge slightly narrowed just below the median ocellus, but not incised, almost flat, frontal groove weak. Vertex ( Fig. 616 ) narrow, 1.2 times narrower than vertical diameter and almost as wide as transversal diameter of eye; supraocular foveola open type, semiclosed in some males; median carinula long and grooved; convex in lateral view. Antennae with 12–14 segments. Pronotum ( Fig. 721 ) compressed laterally, roof-shaped; lateral carinae weak, indistinct in some males; median carina slightly raised, with a weak longitudinal sulcus, wider and more distinct at anterior end; slightly convex in lateral view. Anterior margin of prosternum raised, with a sharp, narrow triangular, median projection, blunter or sharper in some males but always pointed. Mesosternal interspace almost 2 times longer than its length and clearly narrower than mesosternal lobes. Hind femur ( Fig. 522 ) 2.3 times longer than its height, basal half strongly widened then sharply narrowing towards genicular lobes, forms a weak preapical notch on dorsal margin. Hind tibia with 9 inner, 9–10 outer spines. Arolium very narrow and short. Median carinae of mesonotum and metanotum not raised, weakly grooved. Abdominal tergites ( Fig. 721 ) simple; median carinae slightly raised, without posterior projection. Tympanum absent, or a vestigial one strongly reduced, much smaller than the neighbour stigmal area which visible in some males in the same habitat. The structure of phallus typically belongs to this genus. Arch of zygoma relatively wide, not raised; posterior lobes of zygoma elongated; ventral margins of apical valves of penis turn to lateral sides at apex; apodemes relatively narrow, with apical notch; basal valves of penis long and strongly widened basally; epiphallus short and wide, pseudolophi separated, with 8–15 spines.

Coloration. Body light greyish-brown with cream and black spots and pattern. Ventral part of head cream with sparse, small black spots, dorsal part darkened with much denser black spots. Antenna greyish-brown. Eyes brown. Pronotum light brown with many small cream tubercles and less black spots; typical light bands on paranota weak, cream with small black tubercles and spots. Typical light band on abdomen wide, cream; lateral sides of abdomen brown. Sternites light brown or yellowish-cream; anterior margins of abdominal sternites with large dark brown spots on both sides. Subgenital plate cream with dark brown anterior margin. Outer surfaces of legs creamish milky brown. Inner and venral surfaces of hind femur black, dorsal margin of inner surface body color, in some males only the dorsal carina of inner surface red. Inner surface and inner half of dorsal surface of hind tibia bright red with black tipped inner spines, outer half yellowish with black tipped spines. Tarsus bright red.

Measurements (mm) of both sexes. body length: male 20.9–24.2, female 34.9–41.3; pronotum length: male 5–5.4, female 7.8–9.4; pronotum height: male 5.5–6.1, female 9.4–10.8; pronotum width anterior: male 4.8–5.9, female 7.4–8.4; pronotum width posterior: male 6.8–7.2, female 10.5–11.9; hind femur length: male 8.7–9.4, female 12–14.1; hind femur height: male 3.9–4.1, female 4.8–5.5.

Remarks. The male is first described here. Demirsoy (1973) gave some specimens from Ilgaz Dağı as a new form of Paranocaracris rubripes burri and Mol et al. (2014) recorded Paranocaracris elegans tridentatus (Shchelkanovtsev) from Kastamonu Province. They probably belong to this species.

Figures

FIGURE 846. Distribution of the species of genera Nocaracris and Turkanocaracris.

FIGURES 522 – 554. Body parts. 522 – 527 hind femur, 522 Nocaracris niethammeri, male; 523 ditto female; 524 Nocaracris crassipes, male holotype; 525 ditto female paratype; 526 Nocaracris subrubratus, male paratype; 527 Nocaracris karshitoros, female paratype. 528 – 531 pronotal carinae in female, 528 Nocaracris bicoloripes; 529 Nocaracris dilekensis, holotype; 530 Nocaracris bodenheimeri; 531 Nocaracris burri. 532 – 536 female tympanum, 532 Nocaracris tunceli, paratype; 533 Nocaracris kosswigi; 534 Nocaracris bodenheimeri, without tympanum; 535 Nocaracris judithae; 536 Nocaracris minutus. 537 – 540 longitudinal sulcus of pronotum in female, 537 Nocaracris bulgaricus; 538 Nocaracris furvus furvus; 539 Nocaracris kosswigi; 540 Nocaracris tunceli, paratype. 541 – 544 female tympanum, 541 Nocaracris furvus furvus; 542 Nocaracris furvus kazdagi, paratype; 543 Nocaracris bulgaricus; 544 Nocaracris istanbul, holotype, without tympanum (right side). 545 – 546 Nocaracris istanbul, female holotype, 545 prosternum; 546 fastigium of vertex; 547 – 548 Nocaracris bulgaricus, 547 prosternum; 548 fastigium of vertex. 549 – 552 prosternum, 549 Nocaracris furvus furvus, male; 550 ditto female; 551 Nocaracris furvus kazdagi, male paratype; 552 ditto female paratype. 553 – 554 male fastigium of vertex, 553 Nocaracris rimansonae, lectotype; 554 Nocaracris tunceli, holotype.

FIGURES 611 – 624. Body parts and habitus. 611 – 613 male hind femur, 611 Nocaracris goektepe, holotype; 612 Nocaracris subrubratus, paratype; 613 Nocaracris bicoloripes. 614 – 615 male fastigium of vertex, lateral, 614 Nocaracris bicoloripes, 615 Nocaracris subrubratus, paratype. 616 – 617 male eye, 616 Nocaracris niethammeri; 617 Nocaracris crassipes, holotype. 618 – 620 Nocaracris furvus furvus, 618 male holotype; 619 male, not a type; 620 female, not a type. 621 – 624 Nocaracris furvus kazdagi, 621 male holotype; 622 ditto dorsal; 623 female paratype; 624 ditto dorsal.

FIGURES 709 – 722. Habitus. 709 – 710 Nocaracris karshitoros, 709 male holotype dorsal; 710 female paratype dorsal. 711 – 714 Nocaracris goektepe, 711 male holotype; 712 ditto dorsal; 713 female paratype; 714 ditto dorsal. 715 – 716 Nocaracris subrubratus, 715 male holotype; 716 female paratype. 717 – 718 Nocaracris elegans, 717 male holotype; 718 female allotype. 719 – 720 Nocaracris tridentatus, 719 male holotype; 720 female allotype. 721 – 722 Nocaracris niethammeri, 721 male; 722 female holotype.