Pamphagidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) from the Palaearctic Region: taxonomy, classification, keys to genera and a review of the tribe Nocarodeini I. Bolívar
Author
Ünal, Mustafa
text
Zootaxa
2016
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journal article
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Eremocharis granulosa granulosa
(Walker, 1871)
(
Figs. 15
,
189–190
)
Eremocharis granulosa roseipes
Uvarov, 1943
syn. nov.
Material
examined.
PAKISTAN
:
Beloochistan
[
Baluchistan
],
Quetta
,
1♂
,
1♀
(
Syntypes
) (
NHMUK
)
.
W.
Pakistan
,
Lake Hanna
, nr.
Quetta
,
6.6.1963
,
7♂
,
7♀
(leg.
G. B. Popov
) (
NHMUK
)
;
Baluchistan
, nr.
Quetta
,
4.6.1963
,
1♂
(leg.
G. B. Popov
) (
NHMUK
)
;
between
Ziarat
and Quetta,
9.6.1963
,
1♀
(leg.
G. B. Popov
) (
NHMUK
)
;
Baluchistan
,
Khan Mehterzai
,
7000 ft
, 5.1931,
1♂
(
Holotype
of
E. granulosa roseipes
) (leg.
D. Harrison
)
,
Baluchistan
,
13♂
,
1♀
(
Paratypes
of
E. granulosa roseipes
) (
NHMUK
)
;
Baluchistan
,
Wam Kotal
,
7500 ft
,
23.5.1931
,
1♂
(
Paratype
of
E. granulosa roseipes
) (leg.
D. Harrison
) (
ZIN
)
.
Remarks.
Uvarov (1943: 49)
mentioned some transitional forms between the nominotypical subspecies and
E. granulosa roseipes
. This taxon is quite variable in the clarity of the dark band of hind wing, the length of tegmina and somewhat hind tibia colors even in the same habitat. I have concluded that they are synonyms after my study of Uvarov’s specimens and the additional material collected from the
type
locality of the nominotypical taxon. It is also very similar to
E. granulosa brachycera
, but the longer female tegmina (distinctly shorter than abdomen in
E. granulosa brachycera
) and the larger body (see also
E. granulosa brachycera
in
Uvarov 1943
: 50
) are different. Very probably the nominotypical taxon is much variable and
E. granulosa brachycera
may lie within its variability. Further field studies are needed, considering also their distributions.