Paranothrotes margaritae ( Miram, 1938 )

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 : 123-125

Paranothrotes margaritae ( Miram, 1938)

( Figs. 60 , 357, 360 , 444 , 499–500 , 842 )

Nocarodes straubei Fieb. : Stshelkanovtzev 1916: 1, 2.

Paranocarodes straubei Fieber, 1853 : Tarbinsky 1940: 34.

Nocaracris margaritae sp. n.: Miram 1938: 51.

Nocaracris armeniaca Bey-Bienko, 1941: 157 , sensu Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko 1951; Avakyan 1968: 94, as syn. of P. opacus margaritae .

Paranocarodes armeniacus Bei-Bienko : Ramme 1951: 278, 427.

Paranocarodes aserbeidshanicus n. sp.: Ramme 1951: 278, 285, 427. syn. nov.

Paranocarodes aserbeidshanicus Ramme, 1951 : Presa & Garcia 1983: 24; Otte 1994: 184; Stolyarov 1997: 69.

Paranocarodes margaritae (Miram) : Ramme 1951: 278, 427.

Paranothrotes opacus margaritae ( Miram, 1938) : Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko 1951: 346; Mirzayans 1959: 16; Avakyan 1968: 94; Presa & Garcia 1983: 26; Otte 1994: 186; Stolyarov 1997: 69; Hodjat 2012: 267.

Paranothrotes margaritae ( Miram, 1938) : Shumakov 1963: 54; Mirzayans 1998: 19, partim; Hodjat 2012: 267.

Type locality. Nakhichevan: Paşalı. Holotype: female (ZIN).

Material examined. NAKHICHEVAN: Pashalu [ Paşalı ] 40 km, S. Nakhich., 11.7.1934, 1♀ (Holotype), 2♀ (Paratypes) (leg. Margarita Ter-Minasiyan) ( ZIN) ; AZERBAIJAN: Vadi Araxia, Ara , 25.5.1923, 1♀ (Holotype of Paranocarodes aserbeidshanicus ), 1♀ (Paratype of Paranocarodes aserbeidshanicus ) (Mus. Armen. Exped. Arax. 1923) ( MfN) ; ARMENIA: pr. Arzakend , 27.7.1930, 4♂, 5♀ ; Zangezur, pr. Astazur , 8000 ft, 9.7.1929, 1♂, 2♀ ; Prov. Megry, prope Karčevan , 27.6.1929, 1♂ ; Kegart , 29.5.1927, 1♂, 4♀ ; Armenia, Zangezur, Baštan , 6500 ft, 13.6.1929, 1♂ ; Armenia, Kotaik, Mt. Gadia , 6000 ft, 1.7.1926, 4♀ ; Armenia, Megry, prope Bugakiar , 6000 ft, 2.7.1926, 2♀ ; Megry, prope Lišvas , 3.7.1929, 4♀ (all leg. A. Schelkovnikov) (all in NHMUK); Nr. Gegard, 8.6.2013, 1♀ (leg. A. G. Bugrov & I. E. Jetybayev) (AİBÜEM) ; Armenia, Arax , 8.7.1931, 3♀ (leg. Rjabov) ( ZIN).

Distribution. Nakhichevan: Paşalı, Armania: Zangezur, Kotaik, Megry, Gegard, Arax Valley, Azerbaijan: Arax Valley, N.W. Iran: Azerbaijan, Ardebil provinces and Georgia ( Fig. 842 ).

Remarks. Ramme (1951) described Paranocarodes aserbeidshanicus after two females. I had the opportunity to compare it with the rich material of P. margaritae in the ZIN. P. aserbeidshanicus Ramme has a slightly smaller body and yellow hind tibia, but some specimens of P. margaritae collected from Arax Valley have a similar body size and yellow tibia or basal half of the tibia yellow, turning to reddish apically in some. Moreover both taxa are found in the same valley Arax, Nakhichevan. After the comparison with the type specimens I have concluded that both taxa are synonyms.

On the label of P. aserbeidshanicus there is the word “ara”. Ramme (1951) correctly recorded it as “Aza (Arastal)” in Nakhichevan.

Figures

FIGURE 842. Distribution of the species of genera Paranothrotes, Pseudonothrotes and Eunothrotes.

FIGURES 55 – 68. Male phallic complex. a phallus lateral, b phallus dorsal, c epiphallus, d phallus posterior view. 55 Paranothrotes sulcatus; 56 Paranothrotes opacus opacus; 57 Paranothrotes eximius bitlis; 58 Paranothrotes gotvendicus; 59 Paranothrotes tenuicornis; 60 Paranothrotes margaritae; 61 Paranothrotes siirt; 62 Pseudonothrotes levis; 63 Eunothrotes derjugini; 64 Neoparanothrotes borumandi; 65 Nocaracris furvus kazdagi; 66 Nocaracris tunceli; 67 Nocaracris tardus; 68 Nocaracris emirdagi. Scales 1 mm (short scale for a, b, c; long scale for d).

FIGURES 344 – 374. Body parts. 344 – 353 tympanum, 344 Paranocarodes straubei, male; 345 ditto female; 346 Paranocarodes anatoliensis anatoliensis, male; 347 Paranocarodes chopardi, male; 348 ditto female; 349 Paranocarodes karabagi, female; 350 Nocaracris bodenheimeri, female without tympanum; 351 Nocaracris subrubratus, female without tympanum; 352 Nocaracris kosswigi, female; 353 Nocaracris judithae, female. 354 – 355 female abdominal tergites, 354 Paranocarodes karabagi; 355 Nocaracris judithae. 356 – 357 female vertex, 356 Neoparanothrotes borumandi; 357 Paranothrotes margaritae. 358 – 360 vertex dorsal view, 358 Pseudonothrotes levis, male; 359 ditto female; 360 Paranothrotes margaritae, female. 361 – 362 arolium of fore leg in male, 361 Eunothrotes dejugini; 362 Paranocarodes turkmen. 363 – 364 longitudinal sulcus of pronotum in male, 363 Paranothrotes gotvendicus, syntype; 364 Paranocarodes anatoliensis anatoliensis. 365 – 366 fastigium of vertex in female, 365 Paranothrotes siirt; 366 Paranocarodes turkmen. 367 – 370 head and pronotum, 367 Ebnerodes toelgi, male; 368 ditto female; 369 Paranocarodes straubei, male; 370 ditto female. 371 – 374 head and pronotum, dorso-lateral, 371 Turkanocaracris levigatus, male holotype; 372 ditto female paratype; 373 Nocarodes balachowskyi, male; 374 ditto female. Abbreviations: nsa: neighbour stigmal area, s: stigma, t: tympanum.

FIGURES 439 – 460. Body parts. 439 – 442 female hind femur, 439 Paranothrotes dentatus, holotype; 440 Paranothrotes siirt, paratype; 441 Paranothrotes ocellatus; 442 Paranothrotes opacus opacus. 443 – 444 arolium of fore leg in female, 443 Paranothrotes buzuldagi, holotype; 444 Paranothrotes margaritae. 445 – 446 female vertex, 445 Paranothrotes ocellatus, holotype; 446 Paranothrotes opacus rectus, allotype. 447 – 448 dorsal view of abdomen in male, 447 Paranothrotes tenuicornis, holotype; 448 Paranothrotes nigripes. 449 – 450 male hind femur, 449 Paranothrotes gotvendicus, syntype; 450 Paranothrotes siirt, paratype. 451 – 454 longitudinal sulcus of pronotum in male, 451 Paranothrotes eximius eximius, holotype; 452 Paranothrotes eximius bitlis, paratype; 453 Paranothrotes gotvendicus, syntype; 454 Paranothrotes tenuicornis, holotype. 455 – 456 male head, 455 Paranothrotes gotvendicus, syntype; 456 Paranothrotes tenuicornis, paratype. 457 – 458 female vertex, 457 Paranothrotes nigrolobus; 458 Paranothrotes siirt, paratype. 459 – 460 female hind femur, 459 Paranothrotes nigrolobus; 460 Paranothrotes siirt, paratype.

FIGURES 495 – 508. Habitus. 495 – 496 Paranothrotes tenuicornis, 495 male holotype; 496 female allotype. 497 – 498 Paranothrotes demawendi, 497 male holotype, mirror view; 498 female allotype. 499 – 500 Paranothrotes margaritae, 499 male; 500 female paratype. 501 Paranothrotes citimus, male holotype. 502 – 505 Paranothrotes siirt, 502 male holotype; 503 ditto dorsal; 504 female paratype; 505 ditto dorsal. 506 Paranothrotes nigrolobus, female. 507 – 508 Paranothrotes schelkovnikovi, 507 male lectotype; 508 female paralectotype.