Gryllacris maindroni Ingrisch, 2018

Ingrisch, Sigfrid, 2018, New taxa and records of Gryllacrididae (Orthoptera, Stenopelmatoidea) from South East Asia and New Guinea with a key to the genera, Zootaxa 4510 (1), pp. 1-278 : 201

Homogryllacris ? maindroni ( Griffini, 1913a) comb. nov.

Figs. 70 K–M

Material examined. India: Tamil Nadu, Nilghiri, Nilghiri, Coonoor , (11°21'N, 76°49'E), 1.i.–31.xii.1902, leg. M. Maindron— 1 male (holotype) (Paris MNHN) .

Diagnosis. Wings little surpassing hind knees and abdomen. Tegmen with media anterior free from base; cubitus anterior divides behind basal third, the anterior branch receives an oblique branch from MA and shortly after divides into MP and CuA1. Male ninth abdominal tergite globular, at hind margin with a short triangular but obtuse projection. From below ninth abdominal tergite, probably from tenth tergite, with soft, light projections that terminate into sclerotised black upcurved teeth ( Figs. 70K, M ). Male subgenital plate with convex lateral margins, apical margin slightly concave in middle; styli rather short and little curved ( Fig. 70L ).

Measurements after Griffini (1913a) (2 males).—body w/o wings: 16.0–17.7; pronotum: 4.6–4.8; tegmen: 16.6–17.3; hind femur: male 11.0– 11.5 mm.

Links to photographs at MNHN Paris: http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/eo/ensif1148.

Figures

FIGURE 70. A–C, Homogryllacris artinii (Griffini, 1913) male (A–B) and female (C); D–G, Homogryllacris buyssoniana (Griffini, 1912) male; H–J, Homogryllacris kurseonga (Griffini, 1913) male (H–I) and female (J); K–M, Homogryllacris? maindroni (Griffini, 1913) male; N–P, Niphetogryllacris succinea (Bolivar, 1900) male.—Male abdominal apex in apical (A, F, I, M), ventral (B, E, L, O), dorsal (D, N), and lateral view (G–H, K); female subgenital plate (C, J); male subgenital plate (P). Abbreviations: 9th ninth abdominal tergite; ce cercus; pr projection of tenth tergite; sg subgenital plate; st stylus.