Iranotmethis cyanipennis iranicus ( Werner, 1939 ) Werner, 1939

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 : 34

Iranotmethis cyanipennis iranicus ( Werner, 1939) comb. nov. et stat. nov.

( Figs. 113, 115 , 172–173 )

Tmethis iranica n. sp.: Werner, 1939: 131.

Iranotmethis cyanipennis cyanipes Bey-Bienko, 1951 syn. nov.

Material examined. IRAN: N. Iran, Teheran, Keredje [ Karaj ], 19.5.1947, 1♂ (Holotype of Iranotmethis cyanipennis cyanipes ) , 1♀ (Paratype of Iranotmethis cyanipennis cyanipes ) ( ZIN); Yazd, Österr. Iran Exped. 1950, 28.2.1950 , 1♀ ( NMW); Ghazvin (Qazvin), 8.1950 , 1♂ (leg. Mirzayans) (NHMUK).

Remarks. Werner (1939) described this taxon in the genus Tmethis , but it can be understood from the description, that it is undoubtedly a member of Iranotmethis . Bey-Bienko describing I. cyanipennis cyanipes Bey- Bienko, 1951 ( Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko 1951: 299) did not know the paper of Werner (1939). The type localities of I. cyanipennis iranicus ( Werner, 1939) and I. cyanipennis cyanipes are the same place, Karaj. The only type specimen of I. cyanipennis iranicus is lost, but the description and the coloration of the hind legs ( Werner 1939: 131) agree with I. cyanipennis cyanipes except for the size of the female.

According to the ICZN (Articles 31.2, 34.2) the subspecies name of this taxon is combined.

Figures

FIGURES 106 – 128. Body parts. 106 – 108 male pronotum, 106 Eremopeza gibbera gibbera; 107 Eremocharis bampura bampura; 108 Asiotmethis limbatus. 109 – 110 male arolium, 109 Prionotropis hystrix; 110 Tuarega insignis. 111 – 114 subtympanal lobe in female, 111 Prionotropis maculinervis; 112 Prionotropis hystrix; 113 Iranotmethis cyanipennis iranicus; 114 Eremocharis subsulcata beccalonii. 115 – 116 female hind femur, 115 Iranotmethis cyanipennis iranicus; 116 Eremotmethis carinatus. 117 – 118 female vertex, 117 Iranotmethis persa zagrosi; 118 Eremopeza reducta. 119 – 120 male pronotum, 119 Eremocharis granulosa brachycera; 120 Tuarega insignis. 121 – 124 male vertex, 121 and 122 Tmethis pulchripennis (asiaticus); 123 and 124 Atrichotmethis semenovi. 125 – 126 female pronotum, 125 Atrichotmethis semenovi; 126 Melanotmethis fuscipennis fuscipennis. 127 – 128 metazona of pronotum in female, 127 Glyphanus obtusus; 128 Pezotmethis tartarus tartarus.

FIGURES 168 – 183. Habitus and body parts. 168 – 171 Eremopeza kashmirensis, male holotype, 168 habitus dorsal; 169 head and pronotum; 170 ditto lateral; 171 head frontal view. 172 – 173 Iranotmethis cyanipennis iranicus (holo- and paratype of the syn. I. cyanipennis cyanipes), 172 male; 173 female. 174 Iranotmethis cyanipennis kurdus, female holotype; 175 – 176 Iranotmethis persa zagrosi, 175 male; 176 female; 177 Eremotmethis carinatus; 178 – 179 Eremocharis subsulcata subsulcata habitus, 178 male; 179 female; 180 – 183 Eremocharis subsulcata beccalonii, 180 male holotype; 181 female paratype; 182 head and pronotum in male; 183 basal part of hind tibia in male.