Paranothrotes buzuldagi Ünal, 2016

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 : 110-111

Paranothrotes buzuldagi Ünal , sp. nov.

( Figs. 443 , 471–473 , 841 )

Type locality. Turkey: Hakkari, Buzul Dağı. Holotype: female ( NMW).

Material examined. TURKEY: Hakiare [Hakkari], [ Buzul Dağı ], Mia Hvara ( Cennet-Cehennem ) Vadisi , [ca. 3000 m], 1♀ (Holotype) ( NMW) (det. Harz as Paranocarodes sulcatus ) (det. as Nocarodes (s.l.) sp.).

Description. Female (Holotype): Body ( Figs. 471, 472 ) slender, small as for the genus; strongly compressed laterally and body surface almost smooth. Fastigium of vertex ( Fig. 471 ), flat, not sloping, slightly elongated, connected to frontal ridge under right angle. Vertex between the eyes 1.1 times wider than vertical diameter and 1.4 times wider than transversal diameter of eye; convex in lateral view; carinulae on vertex weak; supraocular foveola visible, open type. Frontal ridge strongly narrowed and slightly incised just below the median ocellus, widening towards clypeus. Antennae with 13 segments. Pronotum ( Figs. 471, 472 ) strongly compressed laterally, roofshaped; median carina convex in lateral view, with a distinct longitudinal sulcus along its length, not norrowing backwards; lateral carinae absent; anterior margin protruded wide triangularly, posterior margin slightly protruded in dorsal view. Prosternum triangularly raised with an acute, narrow, triangular median projection. Mesosternal interspace slightly wider than its length and narrower than mesosternal lobes. Arolium ( Fig. 443 ) between the claws quite wide, almost triangular, reaching half of claws. Hind femur narrow, slender, 3 times longer than its height; dorsal margin almost straight in lateral view, very finelly serrated. Hind tibia with 9 inner, 10 outer spines. Abdomen ( Figs. 471, 472 ) strongly compressed laterally, roof-shaped, with smooth surface, median carina of the tergites not raised and without posterior projection. Median carinae of mesonotum and metanotum not grooved. Tympanum slightly more than 2 times of the neighbour stigmal area. Subgenital plate as wide as its length ( Fig. 473 ).

Male: unknown.

Coloration. Body greenish-grey and greyish-brown. Posterior half of head lightened with greenish-grey, anterior part darkened with greyish-brown. Antennae pale green. Typical light bands on paranota reaching to the median carina of pronotum. Posterior margins of the abdominal tergites with a narrow pale green band. All legs and the last abdominal tergite lightened with cream or creamish-grey. Inner and ventral surface of hind femur body color; its inner ventral genicular lobe yellow; inner surface of hind tibia bright lemon yellow with its spines, apical end (the part with the last 2 spines) turning to bright red. Tarsus bright red. Pronotal sternites reenish-brown, abdominal sternites and ovipositor yellowish.

Diagnosis. This new species is different from all known species of the genus by the small body, the large arolium (arolium very narrow and not reaching to half of the claws in all species of the genus), the shorter subgenital plate (much longer than wide in the other species). It is somewhat similar to P. opacus by the body shape compressed laterally and the smooth surface of body. But its elongated and horizontal fastigium of vertex (very wide, short and sloping in P. opacus ), the ungrooved median carinae of mesonotum and metanotum (grooved in P. opacus ), much smaller body, shorter subgenital plate and the larger arolium are different.

Measurements (mm). Holotype (female): body length 27.7; pronotum length 6.5; pronotum height 7; pronotum width anterior 5.2; pronotum width posterior 6.9; hind femur length 10.9; hind femur height 3.6.

Etymology. The “Buzul Dağ” is the type locality of this new species.

Remarks. Although only a single female is available, its unique characters described above and the comparisons of all known taxa in the genus are sufficient to consider it a separate species.

Because of the unique characters of the female it is not possible to include it in any species group. Male is necessary to determine its species group.

Figures

FIGURE 841. Distribution of the species and subspecies of genera Ebnerodes and Paranothrotes.

FIGURES 439 – 460. Body parts. 439 – 442 female hind femur, 439 Paranothrotes dentatus, holotype; 440 Paranothrotes siirt, paratype; 441 Paranothrotes ocellatus; 442 Paranothrotes opacus opacus. 443 – 444 arolium of fore leg in female, 443 Paranothrotes buzuldagi, holotype; 444 Paranothrotes margaritae. 445 – 446 female vertex, 445 Paranothrotes ocellatus, holotype; 446 Paranothrotes opacus rectus, allotype. 447 – 448 dorsal view of abdomen in male, 447 Paranothrotes tenuicornis, holotype; 448 Paranothrotes nigripes. 449 – 450 male hind femur, 449 Paranothrotes gotvendicus, syntype; 450 Paranothrotes siirt, paratype. 451 – 454 longitudinal sulcus of pronotum in male, 451 Paranothrotes eximius eximius, holotype; 452 Paranothrotes eximius bitlis, paratype; 453 Paranothrotes gotvendicus, syntype; 454 Paranothrotes tenuicornis, holotype. 455 – 456 male head, 455 Paranothrotes gotvendicus, syntype; 456 Paranothrotes tenuicornis, paratype. 457 – 458 female vertex, 457 Paranothrotes nigrolobus; 458 Paranothrotes siirt, paratype. 459 – 460 female hind femur, 459 Paranothrotes nigrolobus; 460 Paranothrotes siirt, paratype.

FIGURES 461 – 480. Body parts and habitus. 461 – 462 Paranothrotes siirt, male holotype, 461 typical light band on pronotum; 462 ditto longitudinal sulcus of pronotum; 463 – 466 Paranothrotes citimus, male, 463 pronotum in paratype; 464 longitudinal sulcus of pronotum in holotype; 465 phallus in paratype; 466 epiphallus in paratype. 467 – 468 longitudinal sulcus of pronotum in male, 467 Paranothrotes schelkovnikovi, paralectotype; 468 Paranothrotes nigripes. 469 – 470 epiphallus, 469 Paranothrotes nigripes; 470 Paranothrotes ornatus. 471 – 473 Paranothrotes buzuldagi, female holotype, 471 habitus lateral; 472 ditto dorsal; 473 ditto subgenital plate. 474 – 476 Paranothrotes dentatus, female holotype, 474 habitus lateral; 475 ditto dorsal; 476 head and pronotum. 477 – 480 Paranothrotes sulcatus, habitus, 477 male syntype; 478 male not a type; 479 female syntype; 480 female not a type.