Paragryllus, Guerin-Meneville, 1844

Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J., Páez, Geraldine, Buitrago, Oscar, Quintana-Arias, Ronald Fernando & Tavares, Gustavo Costa, 2021, Studies of Neotropical crickets: New Paragryllina taxa (Orthoptera: Phalangopsidae) with comments on several previously described species, Zootaxa 5081 (1), pp. 60-76 : 64

Key to Paragryllus subgenera

1. Mirror of the tegmina divided by more than six veins (only P. circularis with five veins); apical area pronounced or moderately reduced. Pseudepiphallic arm mid-sized, branching about at half of its length in lateral view. Endophallic sclerite well developed............................................................................................... 2

- Mirror of the tegmina divided by five veins; apical area slightly pronounced ( Fig. 3A ). Pseudepiphallic arm long, branching at the apex in lateral view. Endophallic sclerite reduced ( Figs. 3B–D ).............................. Melloius n. subgen.

2. Small size (15.5 mm). Harp of the tegmina with 4‒5 veins ( Fig. 3E ). Pseudepiphallic lobes without bristles, poorly pronounced. Ectophallic fold protruding markedly in the middle of the pseudepiphallus ( Figs 3F–H ).............. Souzaius n. subgen.

- Medium to large size (19‒28 mm.). Harp of the tegmina with 5‒6 veins ( Figs 3I , 4C ). Pseudepiphallic lobes with bristles, well-pronounced and with cylindrical or conical shape in lateral view. Ectophallic fold arising slightly in the middle of the pseudepiphallus ( Figs 3J–L )................................................................. Paragryllus s.s.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Tegmina, epiproctus and male genitalia of Paragryllus subgenera (Paragryllae genera group). A–D. Paragryllus (Melloius) temulentus Saussure, 1878. E–H. Paragryllus (Souzaius) minutus Gorochov, 2009 (After Gorochov, 2009). I. Paragryllus (Paragryllus) circularis circularis Gorochov, 2007. J–L. Paragryllus (Paragryllus) circularis multinervis Gorochov, 2007 (After Gorochov, 2007). M. Bolivacla sp. N. Paragryllus (Paragryllus) martinii Guérin-Méneville, 1844. A, E, I. Male tegminae. B, F, J. male genitalia in dorsal view. C, G, K. ventral view. D, H, L. lateral view. M, N. male epiproctus.

FIGURE 4. Paragryllus (Paragryllus) lyrae n. sp. male. A. Habitus in lateral view. B. Frons. C. Habitus in dorsal view. D. Epiproctus. E. Stridulation file.