Agroecotettix crypsidomus Hebard, 1922

Hill, JoVonn G., 2024, Desert diversification: revision of Agroecotettix Bruner, 1908 (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Melanoplinae) with descriptions of sixteen new species from the United States and Mexico, ZooKeys 1218, pp. 177-230 : 177-230

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scientific name	Agroecotettix crypsidomus Hebard, 1922
status	stat. nov.

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Agroecotettix crypsidomus Hebard, 1922 stat. nov.

Figs 2 G View Figure 2 , 4 G View Figure 4 , 5 G View Figure 5 , 13 A – J View Figure 13 , 25 View Figure 25 , 26 A View Figure 26 , 31 A – F View Figure 31

Agroecotettix modestus crypsidomus Hebard, 1922 View in CoL . Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 48 (1): 53.

Diagnosis.

Differentiated from other species in the genus by the combination of male cerci with ventral branch equal or subequal in length to dorsal branch as in Fig. 2 G View Figure 2 ; thin and lightly sclerotized sheath (Fig. 5 H View Figure 5 ); valves of the aedeagus that are lobate with the basal lobe more produced in lateral view, extending beyond the sheath as in Fig. 4 G View Figure 4 , and with the dorsal lobe projected laterally in caudal view as in Fig. 5 G View Figure 5 .

Male measurements (mm).

(n = 11) Body length 18.0–21.5 (mean = 23.8); pronotum length 4.2–5.5 (mean = 4.7); tegmen length 2.8–3.9 (mean = 3.3); hind femur length 9.6–11.7 (mean = 11.0); cerci length 1.2–1.5 (mean = 1.4); basal width of cercus 0.5–0.7 (mean = 0.6); mid-cercal width 0.3–0.5 (mean = 0.4); cerci dorsal fork length 0.4–0.6 (mean = 0.5); cerci dorsal fork apex width 0.2 (mean = 0.2) cerci ventral fork length 0.3–0.5 (mean = 0.4); cerci ventral fork apex width 0.1 (mean = 0.1).

Phallus measurements (mm).

(n = 11) Length 1.0–1.1 (mean = 1.1); apex width 0.3–0.7 (mean = 0.5); middle width 0.4–0.5 (mean = 0.4); Basal width 0.6–0.7 (mean = 0.7); lateral apex width 0.4–0.6 (mean = 0.6); lateral medial width 0.5–0.6 (mean = 0.5); lateral basal width 0.5–0.7 (mean = 0.6).

Female measurements (mm).

(n = 14) Body length 21.0–25.7 (mean = 23.8); pronotum length 4.9–6.7 (mean = 5.8) tegmen length 3.1–4.5 (mean = 3.9); hind femur length 11.3–14.8 (mean = 13.2); Dorsal ovipositor valve length 0.9–2.0 (mean = 1.6); ventral ovipositor valve length 0.9–2.0 (mean = 1.6).

Holotype examined.

• 1 ♂, USA, Texas, Marathon , Brewster Co., Sept. 12–13, 1912, Rehn and Hebard, 2000–4160 ft. Deposited in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.

Specimens examined.

USA, Texas: • Garden Springs , 2 September 1912, Rehn and Hebard (1 ♂, 1 ♀) • 4 mi S Marathon , 11 October 1952, M. J. D. White (3 ♀) • 4.3 mi S Marathon , 30.1530, -103.2865, 13 July 2023, J. G. Hill, J. L. Seltzer (2 ♂, 2 ♀) GoogleMaps • Marathon , 12–13 September 1912, Rehn and Hebard (9 ♂, 9 ♀) .

Habitat.

Chihuahuan Desert scrub, often associated with thorny shrubs such as Acacia (Fig. 31 A – F View Figure 31 ).

Distribution.

Found in the vicinity of Marathon, Texas and the Marathon basin (Figs 25 View Figure 25 , 26 A View Figure 26 ).

Note.

Given that the only known specimen of A. modestus is female and it is a distributional outlier, with other species occurring between its distribution and that of its subspecies, A. modestus was raised to species level above. Additionally, due to the differences in the internal male genitalia, A. aristus and A. crypsidomus are each raised to species level.

Etymology.

crypsi Greek = hidden, domus Latin = home: in reference to the cryptic nature of the species living in the inner branches of thorny shrubs.

Suggested common name.

Seclusive aridland scrub jumper.