Uvarovistia munzurensis Uluar&Yahyao, 2021

Uluar, Onur, Yahyaoğlu, Özgül & Çiplak, Battal, 2021, Review of Uvarovistia (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae; Tettigoniinae): genetic data indicate a new cryptic species, Uvarovistia munzurensis sp. n., Zootaxa 4952 (1), pp. 152-168 : 161-162

Uvarovistia munzurensis Uluar&Yahyao ğ lu sp. n.

( Figures 1 , 2 , 5 , 8 , 11, 15, 20, 24 , 27, 32 , 34; Tables 1-5 )

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Material examined: Holotype male, TURKEY —road between Erzincan and Tunceli, 10 km to Pülümür, N: 39 53 224, E: 39 90 079, 1697 m, 08.07.2010 (leg E.M. Korkmaz) ( AUZM); paratypes 2 males, 3 females, same data as holotype; paratypes 2 males 4 females, TURKEY-Tunceli, road to Mazgirt, N: 39 03 53, E: 39 33 43, 1111 m 19.06.2014, (leg. S. Kaya & D. Chobanov) ( AUZM); paratype 1 female, TURKEY-Tunceli, Pülümür, Kayaçlɪ Köyü, N: 39 44 286, E:39 85 005, 08.07.2010 (leg E.M. Korkmaz). The record “ Tunceli, Ovacɪk, Karaoğlan Ormanɪ, 27.7.1954, 1 female (leg. T. Karabağ)” by Karabağ (1958) possibly indicate to this species.

Description and diagnosis: The new species shows general features of Uvarovistia as robust body, the rounded and elongated pronotum and almost totally concealed male tegmina and shares the unique homologies of the genus black abdominal terminal, genus specific titillators (with roundly curved basal arms and long and long twice curved apical arms, thick ovipositor, and large transversal female subgenital plate). Further description of the species can be found in Figures 1 , 2 , 3 , 8 , 11, 15, 20, 24 , 27, 32 , 34; Tables 1-4 .

The new species is considered as a cryptic species that hardly can be distinguished from U. satunini by morphological features generally regarded in previous literature. It differs from the sister species mainly by the rudimentary processes of male anal tergum and weaker tooth of male cerci. But, genetic data of three mitochondrial genes clearly support it as a distinct species.Additionally, the molecular clock estimation suggests that U. munzurensis and U. satunini share a common ancestor around two million years ago and remained isolated since then (see Discussion below).

Etymology. The new species named after the type locality, Munzur Mountain Range.

Figures

FIGURE 1. The networks of four single gene markers (a-COI, b—NAD2, c-VAL and d-ITS) prepared using the haplotypes determined in three species of Uvarovistia as U. zebra (Uz), U. satunini (Us), U. munzurensis sp. n.(Um) (the number along the species abbreviations indicates to the unique haplotype determined in the species; dashed lines indicate to phylogroups obtained by ML and BI phylogenetic analyses (posterior probality/bootstrap support from each are indicated; the number of mutation between haplogroups and haplotypes are indicated by numbers (for>2) or by line(s) (for ≤ 2).

FIGURE 2. Phylogenetic tree, chronogram and taxonomic pattern obtained from the matrix constituted by concatenation of COI+NAD2+VAL sequences. The bootstrap (ML)/ posterior probability (BI) supports to the node are given above the node and the time to most recent common ancestor (TMRCA) and the 95% HPD as million years below the node. The results from species delimitation test indicated by a single bar line as all support the same species pattern. Supports to each scenario proposed in BPP species delimitation test shown in dashed box.

FIGURES 3-5. General habitus in Uvarovistia. 3—U. zebra, 4—U. satunini, 5—U. munzurensis sp.n. (for U. bakhtiara and U. iraka see photos in OSF2, Cigliano et al. (2020))

FIGURES 6–8. Head, pronotum and tegmina from above (A) and profile (B) in Uvarovistia. 6—U. zebra, 7—U. satunini, 8—U. munzurensis sp.n. (for U. bakhtiara and U. iraka see photos in OSF2, Cigliano et al. (2020))

FIGURES 9–12. Male anal tergum in Uvarovistia. 9—U. zebra, 10—U. satunini, 11—U. munzurensis sp.n., 12-U. iraka (Figure 12 from Uvarov, 1934) FIGURES 13–17. Male cerci in Uvarovistia. 13—U. zebra, 14—U. satunini, 15—U. munzurensis sp.n., 16—U. bakhtiara, 17- U. iraka (Figures 16 and 17 from Uvarov, 1934) FIGURES 18–21. Male subgenital plate in Uvarovistia. 18—U. zebra, 19—U. satunini, 20—U. munzurensis sp.n., 21—U. bakhtiara (Figure 21 from modified from the photos in OSF2, Cigliano et al. (2020)) FIGURES 22–24. Titillators (dorsal and lateral view) in Uvarovistia. 22—U. zebra, 23—U. satunini, 24—U. munzurensis sp.n. (for U. bakhtiara see Ünal, 2012)

FIGURES 30–33. Ovipositor in Uvarovistia. 30—U. zebra, 31—U. satunini, 32—U. munzurensis sp.n., 33—(for U. bakhtiara and U. iraka see the photos in OSF2, Cigliano et al. (2020))