Nocaracris goektepe Ünal, 2016

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 : 178-179

Nocaracris goektepe Ünal , sp. nov.

( Figs. 77 , 604–606 , 611 , 711–714 , 846 )

Type locality. Turkey: Karaman, Ermenek , Göktepe. Holotype: male (AİBÜEM).

Material examined. TURKEY: Karaman, Ermenek, Göktepe , 36.37.374 N, 32.34.377 E, 1925–1980 m, 5.6.2012, 6♂ (including Holotype), 2♀, plus 3♂, 3♀ in alcohol (leg. M. Ünal) ; Ermenek, Karamanbey Geçidi , 1893 m, 36.49.536 N, 32.57. 0 15 E, 6.6.2012, 1♂, plus 1♂, 3♀ in alcohol (leg. M. Ünal) (AİBÜEM).

Description. Male (Holotype): Body ( Figs. 711, 712 ) compressed laterally. Fastigium of vertex clearly depressed and sloping. Vertex swollen with distinct sharp carinulae; supraocular foveola open type; median carinula long, weakly grooved; distinctly convex in lateral view; vertex between the eyes narrow, 1.1 times narrower than vertical diameter and 1.3 times narrower than transversal diameter of eye. Frontal ridge narrow, indistinctly narrowed just below the median ocellus. Antennae with 12 segments. Pronotum ( Figs. 711, 712 ) compressed laterally, almost roof-shaped; lateral carinae very weak; median carina very slightly raised, with a distinct longitudinal sulcus wider in anterior part; straight in lateral view, slightly convex in some males; anterior and posterior margins slightly protruded. Anterior margin of prosternum ( Fig. 605 ) raised, broad collar-shaped, slightly sinuous, narrowed as a broad triangular in some males, not pointed. Mesosternal interspace 2.3 times wider than its length and narrower than mesosternal lobes. Mesonotum and metanotum with slightly grooved median carinae. Hind femur ( Fig. 611 ) short and broad, 2.4 times longer than its height, basal half widened, then sharply narrowing towards genicular lobes, but not form a preapical notch on dorsal margin which finelly serrated. Hind tibia with 8–9 inner, 9–10 outer spines. Abdominal tergites ( Figs. 711, 712 ) simple, indistinctly raised median carinae, not protruded posteriorly. Tympanum practically absent, a vestigial one visible, much smaller than the neighbour stigmal area. Arch of zygoma wide, elongated; posterior lobes of zygoma very narrow and short; apodemes narrow, with indistinct apical notch; basal valves of penis wide ( Figs. 77 a, b); pseudolophi ( Fig. 77 c) separated with 11–17 spines.

Female: Body ( Figs. 713, 714 ) compressed laterally. Fastigium of vertex depressed and sloping. Frontal ridge as in male but with wider frontal groove. Vertex as in male but wider, between the eyes 1.1 times wider than vertical diameter and 1.5 times wider than transversal diameter of eye. Antennae with 12–13 segments. Pronotum ( Figs. 713, 714 ) compressed laterally, roof-shaped; lateral carinae almost absent; median carina not raised or slightly raised, with a distinct longitudinal sulcus, slightly wider in anterior part. Mesonotum and metanotum with grooved median carinae, more distinct anteriorly. Prosternum ( Fig. 606 ) as in male, not pointed. Mesosternal interspace 3 times wider than its length and as wide as mesosternal lobes. Hind femur ( Fig. 713 ) 2.7 times longer than its height, dorsal margin very slightly convex (almost straight) and finelly serrated, these denticles more distinct than that of male. Hind tibia with 9–10 inner, 10 outer spines. Abdominal tergites ( Figs. 713, 714 ) as in male. Tympanum ( Fig. 604 ) practically absent. Subgenital plate longer than wide.

Coloration. Male: Blackish brown, with black and creamish pattern. Gena to clypeus, middle part of frons and eyes creamish light brown, eyes with small brown spots. Dorsal surface of head blackened, carinulae partly cream. Pronotum blackish-brown, typical light bands on paranota yellowish-cream. Fore legs light brown; mid legs brown with black spots. Outer surface of hind femur creamish light brown with irregular black spots, much denser on genicular lobes; inner surface of hind femur black including genicular lobes, its ventral margin dark red, dorsal margin mainly body color with red tinge along its length; inner and outer margins of ventral surface dark red, between them black. Inner surface of hind tibia completely black with inner spines, outer side of dorsal surface body color with outer spines. Tarsus body color, in some males indistinctly red tinge. Female: Body unicolor brown, with weak black spots. Outer surface of hind legs body color with sparse black spots, in the other female lighter and much denser black spots. All sternites pale dark yellow. Inner surface of hind femur black, its ventral margin dark red, dorsal margin body color; inner margin of vetral surface red, outer margin body color between them black. Inner surface of hind tibia black slightly turning to dark bluish-green dorsally, outer half of dorsal surface yellowish-cream, all spines yellow with black tips. Tarsus body color with red tinge.

Diagnosis. This new species is clearly a member of the N. tridentatus sp. group by the distinctly compressed body and the absence of lateral carinae of pronotum and the tectiform pronotum. It is near to N. subrubratus Ramme by the male hind leg coloration and less similar female leg coloration. But it is different by the shape of fastigium (less depressed and horizontal in N. subrubratus ), strongly swollen vertex (slightly convex in N. subrubratus ), the stouter body (clearly slender in N. subrubratus ), the shape of hind femur (more slender, much less widened proximal part in N. subrubratus ), the broad collar-like prosternum (sharply pointed in N. subrubratus ). It has similar shape of prosternum, hind femur and the black legs in both sexes with N. bodenheimeri (Uvarov) and somewhat with N. cejchani sp. nov. both of which are in the N. bodenheimeri sp. group, but have compressed body (body clearly more depressed dorso-ventrally in these two species), tectiform pronotum and absence of lateral carinae (pronotum not tectiform and lateral carinae distinct in both species). Additionally it is very different from N. cejchani by the wider apodemes almost without apical notch (narrower and with apical notch in N. cejchani ), the narrow posterior lobes of zygoma (distinctly wider in N. cejchani ) (see also key and the Diagnosis of N. cejchani sp. nov.).

Measurements (mm). Holotype (male): body length 22; pronotum length 4.9; pronotum height 5.3; pronotum width anterior 4.8; pronotum width posterior 6.7; hind femur length 9.2; hind femur height 3.8. Paratypes: body length: male 20–22, female 32.8–37.7; pronotum length: male 4.4–4.9, female 7–7.7; pronotum height: male 4.8– 5.3, female 8.7–9; pronotum width anterior: male 4.4–4.8, female 6.8–7.3; pronotum width posterior: male 6.1–6.7, female 10.3–10.6; hind femur length: male 8.5–9.5, female 12.8–13.8; hind femur height: male 3.3–3.8, female 4.7–5.1.

Etymology. “Göktepe” is the type locality of this new species.

Figures

FIGURE 846. Distribution of the species of genera Nocaracris and Turkanocaracris.

FIGURES 69 – 82. Male phallic complex. a phallus lateral, b phallus dorsal, c epiphallus, d phallus posterior view. 69 Nocaracris cejchani; 70 Nocaracris cyanipes; 71 Nocaracris judithae; 72 Nocaracris karadagi; 73 Nocaracris palandoken; 74 Nocaracris monticolus; 75 Nocaracris van; 76 Nocaracris karshitoros; 77 Nocaracris goektepe; 78 Nocaracris crassipes; 79 Turkanocaracris levigatus; 80 Turkanocaracris davisi; 81 Araxiana woronowi; 82 Nocarodes serricollis. Scales 1 mm (short scale for a, b, c; long scale for d).

FIGURES 584 – 610. Body parts. 584 – 585 female hind femur, 584 Nocaracris karadagi, paratype; 585 Nocaracris monticolus, paratype. 586 – 587 Nocaracris karadagi, female paratype, 586 longitudinal sulcus of pronotum; 587 pronotal carinae. 588 – 589 Nocaracris palandoken, female paratype, 588 longitudinal sulcus of pronotum; 589 pronotal carinae. 590 – 591 male hind femur, 590 Nocaracris latipes, paratype; 591 Nocaracris monticolus, holotype. 592 – 593 Nocaracris elegans, female, 592 vertex and eye; 593 prosternum. 594 – 595 Nocaracris tridentatus, female, 594 vertex and eye; 595 prosternum. 596 – 597 Nocaracris tecticollis, female holotype, 596 body high; 597 head frontal view; 598 Nocaracris citripes, paratype, body low. 599 – 600 female vertex, 599 Nocaracris citripes; 600 Nocaracris karshitoros, paratype. 601 – 602 male pronotal carinae, 601 Nocaracris sabulosus; 602 Nocaracris karshitoros. 603 Nocaracris dilekensis, female tympanum. 604 – 606 Nocaracris goektepe, 604 without tympanum, female; 605 male prosternum; 606 female prosternum. 607 – 609 Nocaracris bicoloripes, 607 without tympanum, female; 608 male prosternum; 609 female prosternum. 610 Nocaracris subrubratus, female prosternum.

FIGURES 611 – 624. Body parts and habitus. 611 – 613 male hind femur, 611 Nocaracris goektepe, holotype; 612 Nocaracris subrubratus, paratype; 613 Nocaracris bicoloripes. 614 – 615 male fastigium of vertex, lateral, 614 Nocaracris bicoloripes, 615 Nocaracris subrubratus, paratype. 616 – 617 male eye, 616 Nocaracris niethammeri; 617 Nocaracris crassipes, holotype. 618 – 620 Nocaracris furvus furvus, 618 male holotype; 619 male, not a type; 620 female, not a type. 621 – 624 Nocaracris furvus kazdagi, 621 male holotype; 622 ditto dorsal; 623 female paratype; 624 ditto dorsal.

FIGURES 709 – 722. Habitus. 709 – 710 Nocaracris karshitoros, 709 male holotype dorsal; 710 female paratype dorsal. 711 – 714 Nocaracris goektepe, 711 male holotype; 712 ditto dorsal; 713 female paratype; 714 ditto dorsal. 715 – 716 Nocaracris subrubratus, 715 male holotype; 716 female paratype. 717 – 718 Nocaracris elegans, 717 male holotype; 718 female allotype. 719 – 720 Nocaracris tridentatus, 719 male holotype; 720 female allotype. 721 – 722 Nocaracris niethammeri, 721 male; 722 female holotype.