Eremus elegantulus Bolívar, 1900

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 : 177-178

Eremus elegantulus Bolívar, 1900

Figs. 62 E–G

Diagnosis. The male ninth abdominal tergite is similar to that of E. rugosifrons , but the apical margin of the subgenital plate is projecting between styli and reaching to tip of styli while in E. rugosifrons it is concave, not projecting.

Material examined. India: Tamil Nadu, Kodaikanal, leg. Decoly— 1 male (syntype) (Paris MNHN) .

Additional Description. Medium sized species. Tegmen reduced to a small convexity at ventral margin of mesonotum ( Fig. 62G ).

Male. Eighth abdominal tergite dorsally prolonged. Ninth abdominal tergite down-curved; apical margin in middle with a pair of acute teeth that are longer and stouter than in E. rugosifrons ( Figs. 62 E–F). Subgenital plate at base rather wide; after about basal third constricted; prolonged central part lobular with rounded tip; the laterally inserted styli reaching to about tip of subgenital plate ( Fig. 62E ).

Female not seen.

Figures

FIGURE 62. Genus Eremus: A–D, E. (?) decolyi Bolivar, 1900 male type (A–B) and female (C–D); E–G, E. elegantulus Bolivar, 1900 male type; H–L, E. oberthuri Griffini, 1913 male (H–J) and female (K–L).—Male abdominal apex in apical (A, J), ventral (E, I), lateral (F) and dorsal view (H), pro- and mesonotum with reduced tegmen in dorsal view (B), pro-, meso- and metanotum in lateral view (G), ventral base of female ovipositor and recurved subgenital plate (C), subgenital plate in anterior view (D), female subgenital plate and tip of seventh abdominal sternite (K), ovipositor with tip of abdomen in lateral view (L). Long scales 5 mm, short scales 1 mm.