A revision and first record of the genus Oxyina Hollis, 1975 (Acrididae: Oxyinae) from India, with description of a new species
Author
Baba, Tajamul Hassan
Section of Entomology, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002
Author
Usmani, Hd. Kamil
text
Zootaxa
2021
2021-06-14
4985
2
151
175
journal article
5871
10.11646/zootaxa.4985.2.1
5c192143-9df8-4464-a090-dc535a3a9cda
1175-5326
4942792
F4615E06-D269-466D-977F-DFB2151D5BA4
Oxyina kashmira
sp. n.
(
Figure 1 M–N
,
Figure 9
,
Plate 7
)
HOLOTYPE
.
♀
.
INDIA
:
Kashmir
:
Baramulla
:
Eco Park
,
34.1925°N
,
74.2987°E
,
28.viii.2020
,
Tajamul Hassan
&
Mehdi Tahir
,
Sweeping Net
, (Zoology Museum, Aligarh Muslim University) [1].
Identification:
Larger in size; tegmen well developed and exceeding beyond the tip of abdomen; antennae filliform with 22 segments; dorsum of pronotum moderately flattened, median carina diminutive, lateral carinae absent; apical part of hind femur slightly reddish.
FIGURE 7
. Genitalia of
Oxyina javana
♂.
A.
Phallic complex, dorsal view;
B.
Phallic complex, ventral view;
C.
Phallic complex, lateral view;
D.
Cingulum, ventral view;
E.
Apex of aedeagus;
F.
Epiphallus;
G.
Aedeagus.
PLATE 5.
Genitalia of
Oxyina javana
♂.
A.
Phallic complex, dorsal view;
B.
Epiphallus;
C.
Apex of aedeagus;
D.
Phallic complex, ventral view;
E.
Cingulum, ventral view;
F.
Subgenital plate;
G.
Dorsal view of supra-anal plate and cerci;
H.
Phallic complex, lateral view;
I.
Aedeagus, lateral view.
FIGURE 8.
Structures of
Oxyina javana
♀.
A.
Dorsal view, end of abdomen showing supra-anal plate, cerci and ovipositor;
B.
Dissected, dorsal view of supra-anal plate and cerci;
C.
Ventral view, end of abdomen showing subgenital plate;
D.
Ovipositor;
E.
Lateral view, end of abdomen;
F.
Spermatheca;
G.
Subgenital plate.
♀
genitalia:
Subgenital plate long and broad, ventral surface of subgenital plate with a weak median apical concavity, posterior ventral margin of subgenital plate triangular bearing a comparatively short process; cerci conical with subacute apex, exceeding beyond supra-anal plate; supra-anal plate triangular; the dorsal and ventral valves of ovipositor bear diminutive spines, apodeme of ovipositor comparatively shorter, posterior ventral basivalvular plate without spines; apical diverticulum of spermatheca short and straight, not at all coiled, with an apical bifurcation of apex, apices of apical diverticulum turgid; preapical diverticulum much broader, question mark shaped.
♂
Unknown.
Geographical distribution:
India
: Kashmir
Morphometry of
Oxyina kashmira
s
p. n.:
| Measurements (mm) |
No males found |
2♀ |
| Range |
Average |
Range |
Average |
| Length of body |
31.00–31.08 |
31.04 |
| Length of pronotum |
5.28–5.30 |
5.29 |
| Length of tegmen |
23.98–24.00 |
23.99 |
| Length of hind femur |
15.39–15.41 |
15.40 |
| Width of hind femur |
3.02–3.08 |
3.05 |
| Ratio of length of tegmen to length of pronotum |
4.53 |
| Ratio of length of tegmen to length of hind femur |
1.55 |
Etymology:
The species name implies to the distribution of this new species in the Kashmir Valley, a region of Jammu & Kashmir state,
India
.