Uvarovistia iraka ( Uvarov, 1934 )

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 : 163-164

Uvarovistia iraka ( Uvarov, 1934)

Pholidoptera iraka Uvarov, 1934: 59

( Figures 12, 17 , 29, 34; Table 5 )

Remarks: For description see Uvarov (1934) and data presented in this study. U. iraka and U. bakhtiara are two most similar species in the Satunini Group. These two species are similar, also can be distinguished from other two species in the group, by asymmetrical apical arms of titillators, relatively stronger tooth of male cerci, and large and furrowed/modified female subgenital plate. The medial transverse sulcus of female subgenital plate and tooth of male cercus located distad of the middle are two main characters distinguishing this species from U. bakhtiara . For further evaluations see Discussion below.

Type information and distribution: Distribution: IRAQ — KURDISTAN — Between Sulaymaniah and Penjwin , 28.5.1932, 10 males (including the type) , 7 females (leg. B.P. Uvarov); WEST PERSIA — Luristan, river Abbasan to r. Kahi-Bamu , 13.5.1914, 1 female ; river Abbasan , 15.5.1914, 1female ; river Abbasan to Sheikh Nazwad, 16.5.I914, 2 females (leg. P. Nesterov); Gotvend , 1 male, 1 female (leg. Escalera) ( Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales , Madrid) ( Uvarov 1934) .

Figures

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)