Grasshoppers of the Andes: new Melanoplinae and Gomphocerinae taxa (Insecta, Orthoptera, Acrididae) from Huascarán National Park and Callejón de Huaylas, Ancash, Peru Author Cigliano, María Marta Author Pocco, Martina E. Museo de La Plata, División Entomología, Paseo del Bosque 1900, La Plata (Argentina) cigliano @ fcnym. unlp. edu. ar martinapocco @ fcnym. unlp. edu. ar Author Lange, Carlos E. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas (CIC) de la provincia de Buenos Aires, CCT La Plata, CEPAVE, CONICET-UNLP, calle 2 # 584,1900, La Plata (Argentina) carlosl @ cepave. edu. ar text Zoosystema 2011 2011-12-31 33 4 523 544 http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2011n4a5 journal article 10.5252/z2011n4a5 1638-9387 5166897 Maeacris saytu n. sp. ( Figs 2 L-P; 6D-F; 10) TYPE MATERIAL . — Peru . Ancash , 17 km N Conococha, 3947 m , 09°59’48.0”S , 77°20’11.8”W , 29.II.2008 , Cigliano & Lange, holotype ♂ , allotype ♀ ( MLPA ). PARATYPES . — Peru . Ancash , 17 km north of Conococha, 3947 m , 09°59’48.0”S , 77°20’11.8”W , 29.II.2008 , Cigliano & Lange, 2 ♂♂ , 1 ♀ ( MNHN ), 3 ♂♂ , 2 ♀♀ ( MLPA ). — Ancash , Pque. Nac. Huascarán, Laguna Querococha, 4168 m , 09°43’06.3”S , 77°18’55.2”W , 15. V .2004 , Cigliano & Lange, 1 ♂ ( MLPA ). — Ancash , Pque. Nac. Huascarán, Sector Carpa, 5 km before Nevado Pastoruri, 4660 m , 09°53’00”S , 77°12’04.2”W , 14. V .2004 , Cigliano & Lange, 1 ♂ ( MLPA ). TYPE LOCALITY . — Peru , Ancash , 17 km N Conococha, 3947 m , 09°59’48.0”S 77°20’11.8”W . ETYMOLOGY. — “Sayt’u” means long, slender, rectangular shape in native Quechua language, and it refers to the shape of the valves of the aedeagus. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. — Same as described for Maeacris chilikuti n. sp. ( Fig. 10 ). DIAGNOSIS. — Similar to Maeacris chilikuti n. sp. from which it is distinguished by characters of the phallic complex ( Figs 2 L-P; 6D-F). DESCRIPTION Males Similar to those of Maeacris chilikuti n. sp. from which they can only be distinguished by the following characters of the phallic complex: aedeagal valves straight in lateral view ( Fig. 2L ), with blunt apex ( Fig. 2N ); arch of cingulum entire ( Fig. 2M ); sheath of aedeagus with longitudinal median excision without basal lobes. Measurements (in mm): body length to apex of hind femur 10.75 (10-11); hind femur length: 5.8 (5.5-6). Females Similar to males but with fastigium more prominent; eyes subtrigonal; ovipositor valves long, slender, without pre-apical tooth. Measurements (in mm): body length to apex of hind femur: 13.5 (13-14); hind femur length: 7.25 (7-7.5).