Nocarodes nodosus Mistshenko, 1951

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 : 202

Nocarodes nodosus Mistshenko, 1951

( Figs. 89 , 746 , 772 , 810–811 , 848 )

Nocarodes nodosus Mistshenko sp. n.: Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko 1951: 359.

Nocarodes nodosus Mistshenko, 1951 : Avakyan 1968: 102, 104; Presa & Garcia 1983: 17; Otte 1994: 174; Stolyarov 1997: 69.

Type locality. Turkey: Iğdır, Tuzluca, Gaziler , Tekaltı Dağı. Holotype: male ( ZIN).

Material examined. TURKEY: [Iğdır, Tuzluca], mons Takältu [ Tekaltı Dağı ], prope Kulp [ Gaziler ], 27.5.1913, 1♂ (Holotype) (leg. A. Vasilinin) ( ZIN) ; ARMENIA: Oktemberyan , stone semidesert, 24.4.1975, 1♂, 1♀ (leg. Prisny) ( ZIN) .

Description of female. Body ( Fig. 811 ) stout, depressed dorso-ventrally, with distinct tubercles. Fastigium of vertex ( Fig. 746 ) very short and broad, slightly depressed and sloping. Frontal ridge narrow, strongly narrowed and incised just below the median ocellus. Vertex ( Fig. 746 ) broad between the eyes, 1.5 times wider than vertical diameter and 1.6 times wider than transversal diameter of eye; supraocular foveola very distinct and deep, closed type; median carinula very short, without groove. Eye small and rounded, almost as wide as long. Antennae with 11 segments (12 segments in male). Pronotum ( Fig. 811 ) depressed dorso-ventrally, with strong tubercles; lateral carinae distinct; median carina slightly raised, without longitudinal sulcus; concave in the middle in lateral view (possibly deformed). Metanotum and first 2 abdominal tergites depressed dorso-ventrally, with strong tubercles. Prosternum slightly raised, anterior margin with a spiniform median projection (in male blunter tongue-shaped). Mesosternal interspace ( Fig. 772 ) very broad, 3 times wider than its length and slightly wider than mesosternal lobes. Hind femur ( Fig. 811 ) 2.7 times longer than its height, dorsal margin sharp, almost straight in proximal part, finelly serrated, with a very distinct, deep and short preapical notch; ventral margin irregularly undulate; dorsal surface of genicular lobes carinate with small denticles. Hind tibia short and thick, with 8 inner, 9 outer strong spines. Arolium very narrow and small. Median carinae of abdominal ( Fig. 811 ) tergites slightly raised, not grooved, with small and wide posterior projection, not surpassing beyond hind margin of tergite. Tympanum absent. Subgenital plate almost as wide as long. Apical curved parts of ovipositor sharp and long; ventral valves with 2 basal denticles.

Coloration. Body unicolor creamish light grey. Below parts of eyes and antenna cream with small sparse spots. Dorsal surface of head darkened with dense grey spots. Typical light bands on paranota and abdomen absent. Sternites pale cream. Inner surface of hind femur black, dorsal margin body color with pale red tinge; inner half of ventral margin black, outer half pale reddish. Inner surface of hind tibia black, turning to pale blue dorsally with black tipped cream spines; outer half of dorsal surface body color with outer spines. Tarsus body color.

Measurements (mm) of both sexes. body length: male 20, female 38.2; pronotum length: male 4.8, female 8.4; pronotum height: male 4.9, female 8.4; pronotum width anterior: male 4.8, female 8.6; pronotum width posterior: male 6.8, female 12.9; hind femur length: male 8.1, female 13.6; hind femur height: male 3.6, female 5.1.

Distribution. E. Turkey: Iğdır Province, Armenia: Oktemberyan ( Fig. 848 ). New for Turkey.

Remarks. Mistshenko (1951b) in describing this species gave its type locality as “ Armenia: Kulpi ”, but Kulpi [Kulp] is the former name of Gaziler village of Iğdır province in Turkey (Ahmet Ö. Koçak, pers. comm.). Moreover, there is one more word on the label of holotype, “mons Takältu” that corresponds to the actual “ Tekaltı Mountain ” in Gaziler village of Iğdır Province . Therefore this species is added to Turkish fauna for the first time. Also a new record for Armenia is given here.

This species and N. aserbus Mistshenko are closely related, and it is possible to belong to the same taxon. Both were described after opposite sexes. It is needed to compare the male phallic complex, but the male genitalia of holotype of N. nodosus is lost and the male genitalia of N. aserbus was not described by Salman (1978).

The previously unknown female is described from Armenia.

Figures

FIGURE 848. Distribution of the species of genera Nocarodes and Iranacris.

FIGURES 83 – 92. Male phallic complex. a phallus lateral, b phallus dorsal, c epiphallus, d phallus posterior view. 83 Nocarodes sactidavidi; 84 Nocarodes balachowskyi; 85 Nocarodes pullus; 86 Nocarodes znojkoi; 87 Nocarodes nanus; 88 Nocarodes ebneri; 89 Nocarodes nodosus; 90 Nocarodes iranicus; 91 Bufonocarodes tumulosus; 92 Bufonocarodes mistshenkoi mistshenkoi. Scales 1 mm (short scale for a, b, c; long scale for d).

FIGURES 743 – 759. Habitus and body parts. 743 – 744 Araxiana woronowi, 743 male, mirror view; 744 female. 745 – 746 female fastigium of vertex, 745 Nocarodes balachowskyi; 746 Nocaodes nodosus. 747 – 748 Nocarodes serricollis, male, 747 hind femur; 748 mesosternal lobes. 749 – 750 Nocarodes znojkoi, male, 749 hind femur; 750 mesosternal lobes. 751 – 752 female hind femur, 751 Nocarodes sanctidavidi; 752 Nocarodes balachowskyi. 753 – 754 frons, lateral view, 753 Nocarodes serricollis, holotype; 754 Nocarodes daghestanicus daghestanicus, paratype. 755 – 757 female hind femur, 755 Nocarodes serricollis; 756 Nocarodes geniculatus, holotype; 757 Nocarodes daghestanicus daghestanicus, paratype. 758 – 759 female vertex and pronotum, lateral view, 758 Nocarodes daghestanicus loripes; 759 Nocarodes daghestanicus daghestanicus.

FIGURES 760 – 781. Body parts and habitus. 760 – 762 male hind femur, 760 Nocarodes corrugatus; 761 Nocarodes scabiosus mistshenkoi; 762 Nocarodes pullus. 763 – 764 male head lateral, 763 Nocarodes scabiosus mistshenkoi; 764 Nocarodes corrugatus. 765 – 766 male head dorsal, 765 Nocarodes scabiosus mistshenkoi; 766 Nocarodes corrugatus. 767 – 768 male habitus dorsal, 767 Nocarodes pullus; 768 Nocarodes balachowskyi. 769 – 770 longitudinal sulcus of pronotum in female, 769 Nocarodes ebneri; 770 Nocarodes znojkoi, without sulcus. 771 – 772 female mesosternum, 771 Nocarodes aserbus, holotype; 772 Nocarodes nodosus. 773 – 774 female hind femur, 773 Nocarodes crispus, paratype; 774 Nocarodes humerosus. 775 – 776 posterior part of phallus, 775 Nocarodes urmianus; 776 Nocarodes humerosus. 777 Nocarodes keredjensis, female holotype pronotum; 778 – 780 Nocarodes iranicus, female holotype, 778 pronotum; 779 ditto dorsal; 780 ditto hind femur. 781 Nocarosed humerosus, female holotype pronotum, dorsal view.

FIGURES 810 – 823. Habitus. 810 – 811 Nocarodes nodosus, 810 male holotype; 811 female. 812 – 813 Nocarodes crispus, 812 female holotype; 813 ditto dorsal. 814 – 815 Nocarodes keredjensis, 814 female holotype; 815 ditto dorsal. 816 – 817 Nocarodes iranicus, 816 male (paratype of N. specialis); 817 female holotype. 818 – 819 Nocarodes humerosus, 818 male; 819 female holotype. 820 – 821 Nocarodes urmianus, 820 male holotype; 821 female allotype. 822 – 823 Bufonocarodes robustus, 822 male holotype; 823 female allotype.