A proposal towards classification of the Raspy Crickets (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatoidea: Gryllacrididae) with zoogeographical comments: An initial contribution to the higher classification of the Gryllacridines
Author
Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J.
text
Zootaxa
2019
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10.11646/zootaxa.4605.1.1
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Bianigryllacris
Cadena-Castañeda
n. gen.
Diagnosis:
Small to medium size for the family (
14–25 mm
.) (
Fig. 156
). Megacephalic condition present, space between antennal sockets 2.5–3 times as wide as scape, without lateral carinae, ocelli inconspicuous (
Fig. 157
). Fore coxa with an unarticulated spine, legs moderately short and robust with four or five pairs of movable ventral spines on fore and middle tibiae (that spines are rather short and including a pair of apical spurs). Wingless species. Second and third abdominal tergites with stridulatory teeth on lateral margins; 9
th
tergite enlarged, cucculliform, apex split (
Fig. 158
); subgenital plate without styli (
Fig. 159
); cerci short. Female abdomen with unspecialized tergites; genital plate broad and long; ovipositor very short (as long as the half of hind femora), thin, smooth and curved upwards (
Fig. 160
).
Included species:
Type
species:
Bianigryllacris trilobus
(Bian & Shi, 2014)
n. comb.
(Before in
Apotrechus
) and seven additional species:
B. bilobus
(Guo &
Shi, 2012
)
n. comb.
,
B. digitatus
(
Liu & Bi, 2008
)
n. comb.
,
B. fallax
(
Liu & Bi, 2008
)
n. comb.
,
B. nigrigeniculatus
(
Liu & Yin, 2002
)
n. comb.
,
B. parvospinus
(
Liu & Yin, 2002
)
n. comb.
,
B. quadratus
(
Li & Liu, 2015
)
n. comb.
and
B. transversus
(
Liu, Bi & Zhang, 2010
)
n. comb.
(all this species before in
Apotrechus
).
Etymology:
Dedicated to Xun Bian as a recognition to his contributions to Chinese raspy crickets, plus typical termination—
gryllacris
common to genera of this family.
Comparison:
This new genus is very close with
Apotrechus
and
Apterolarnaca
; these three genera have a short ovipositor (
Figs. 160
), and male terminalia with modifications, subgenital plate without styli and the species are wingless.
Apotrechus
and
Bianigryllacris
n. gen.
have megacephalic condition present (
Figs. 157, 161
) and
Apterolarnaca
not (
Fig. 165
); these two genera differ by: the genital plate of
Apotrechus
males does not have a deep notch, and the 10
th
tergite is as in
Bianigryllacris
(
Figs. 158, 162
). Female ovipositor of
Apotrechus
species is shorter and less thin than in the new genus (
Fig. 164
).
Distribution:
China
.
Comments:
The species included in this new genus are all the known
Apotrechus
species from continental Asia, to date only recorded to
China
. The diagnosis here provided was compiled from
Guo
et al.
, 2012
; Bian
et al.
, 2014 and
Li
et al
., 2015
and complemented with other additional characters.