Studies in Mexican Grasshoppers: Four new species of Reyesacris Fontana Buzzetti & Mariño-Pérez, 2011 (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Ommatolampidinae)
Author
Mariño-Pérez, Ricardo
0000-0002-0566-1372
pselliopus@yahoo.com.mx
Author
Sanabria-Urbán, Salomón
Author
Pocco, Martina E.
0000-0002-3966-4053
martinapocco@fcnym.unlp.edu.ar
Author
Foquet, Bert
0000-0003-1643-6522
bert.foquet@gmail.com
Author
Song, Hojun
0000-0002-0566-1372
pselliopus@yahoo.com.mx
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-09-17
5039
4
518
536
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5039.4.4
1175-5326
5516017
F1612814-C749-4F8E-8330-36061C859F4F
1.
Reyesacris amedegnatoae
Figs. 1A–D
,
3
Diagnosis.
Hind margin of 10
th
abdominal tergite with three large dark knobs. Male supra-anal plate with 2 + 2 large dark knobs. Lophi of epiphallus prominent, anterior portion and surrounding areas well sclerotized; sclerotized area semi-circular in dorsal view. Dorsal valves of aedeagus subtrapezoidal in dorsal view. Dorsal and ventral valves almost covered by the sheath of aedeagus.
Male redescription. External morphology
(
Fig. 1A & C
).
External genitalia
(
Fig. 3A
). Cerci triangular with internal spine in the basal half. Margin of 10
th
abdominal tergite thickened and forming three black projections. Supra-anal plate triangular with dilated margins. Four large and clear knobs in a 2 + 2 pattern.
Internal genitalia
(
Fig. 3B–E
).
Epiphallus
(
Fig. 3B & C
). Well sclerotized, bridge almost straight, anterior projections globose and rounded. Ancorae triangular. Lophi prominent with an anterior portion and surrounding areas well sclerotized. Semi-circular shape of this sclerotized area from dorsal view. Lateral plates poorly developed. Posterior projections enlarged. Oval sclerites semi-triangular.
Ecto + Endophallus complex
(fig 3D & E).
Ectophallus.
Apodemes of cingulum elongated with zygoma and ramus well-developed. Sheath of aedeagus complex and folded at tip.
Endophallus.
Apodemes of endophallus laterally compressed, arch of aedeagus elevated, “L shaped (in lateral view). Dorsal valvae well sclerotized, expanded laterally and subtrapezoidal in dorsal view with anterior outer margin concave and involving laterally ventral ones. Ventral valvae a little longer than dorsal ones, semicircular and with expanded rounded apex. Both valvae almost covered by sheath of aedeagus.
Female description
(
Fig. 1B & D
). See genus description. Cerci small conical and supragenital plate triangular.
Male measurements (15).
Pronotum length 2.98–3.51 (3.35; 0.18); tegmen length 2.27–3.61 (2.8; 0.31); hind femur length 8.19–10.01 (9.07; 0.46).
Female measurements (5).
Pronotum length 4.14–4.48 (4.32; 0.15); tegmen length 3.66–3.97 (3.80; 0.13); hind femur length 10.84–12.10 (11.46; 0.57).
Type material.
Male
holotype
(CNIN-UNAM):
Mexico
,
Oaxaca, Pluma
Hidalgo
W,
Portillo del Rayo
,
1492 m
. (
15.9825°N
;
96.52°W
).
17.XI.2008
,
Legit P. Fontana, F.M
. Buzzetti and
R
.
Mariño-Pérez
; same data, female
Allotype
and
4 paratypes
(
3 males
and
1 female
);
Mexico
,
Oaxaca, Pluma
Hidalgo
(pueblo),
1340 m
. (
15.9255°N
;
96.42°W
),
17.XI. 2008
,
Legit P. Fontana, F.M
. Buzzetti and
R
. Mariño-Pérez,
1 female
paratype
;
Mexico
,
Oaxaca, Portillo
del Rayo, carr. # 175, km 184, 1465 m. (
15.9828°N
;
96.52°W
),
30.IV.2008
,
Legit F.M. Buzzetti
,
7 males
and
1 female
paratypes
;
Mexico
,
Oaxaca, Between Pluma
Hidalgo
and Herradura, km 11/
12, 681 m
, (
15.8826°N
;
96.39°W
),
Legit F.M. Buzzetti
,
1 male
and
1 female
paratypes
;
Mexico
,
Oaxaca, Pluma
Hidalgo
W,
1175 m
,
17.XI.2008
(
15.9397°N
;
96.43°W
),
Legit P. Fontana, F.M
. Buzzetti and
R
.
Mariño-Pérez
,
6 males
and
1 female
paratypes
.
Additional records.
Mexico
,
Oaxaca
,
24–25 mi
N Pto Escondido, rd to
Oaxaca
, mountain national forest, roadside #
45. 775 m
(
16.121°N
;
97.064°W
),
2-IX-1981
, Legit Otte, Azuma, Newlin,
3 males
.
Mexico
,
Oaxaca
,
85 km
N Pto Angel, mountain forest roadside. #
43. 1496 m
(
15.9825°N
;
96.5195°W
),
1-IX-1981
, Legit Otte, Azuma, Newlin,
3 males
and
3 females
.
ANSP
.
Mexico
,
Oaxaca, San Macario Las Trancas, Ca. Pluma
Hidalgo
L
27-2016. 1153 m
. (
15.9398°N
;
96.4299°W
),
7-XI-2016
, Legit Sanabria-Urbán, Cueva del Castillo,
3 males
,
2 females
, 1 nymph male.
CAFESI
.
Mexico
,
Oaxaca, La Soledad, Camino
a Buenavista Loxicha
VHJA
2017. 1801 m
. (
16.0415N
;
96.5058°W
),
X-2017
, Legit Jiménez-Arcos,
1 male
,
1 female
, 1 nymph female.
CAFESI
.
Mexico
,
Oaxaca, La Soledad VHJA
jun
2018
. 1801 m. (
16.0415°N
;
96.5058°W
),
2-XI-2018
, Legit Jiménez-Arcos 1 nymph female.
CAFESI
.
Mexico
,
Oaxaca, Puente Pluma
Hidalgo
L
35-2018. 1153 m
. (
15.9263°N
;
96.4563°W
),
2-XI-2018
, Legit Sanabria-Urbán, Jiménez-Arcos,
1 male
,
3 females
.
CAFESI
.
Mexico
,
Oaxaca, La Soledad
, desviacin, L
36-2018. 1801 m
. (
16.0415°N
;
96.5058°W
),
2-XI-2018
, Legit Sanabria-Urbán, Jiménez-Arcos,
5 males
, 1 nymph male.
CAFESI
.
Geographic distribution
(
Fig. 11
). This species has only been found along the cloud forests of the municipalities of Pluma
Hidalgo
and Candelaria Loxicha,
Oaxaca
, in the southernmost portion of the Sierra Madre del Sur mountain range elevations ranging from
775 to 1801 masl
.