The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species
Author
Hemp, Claudia
Author
Heller, Klaus-Gerhard
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Zootaxa
2017
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
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Phlesirtes limuru
Hemp
n. sp.
(
Fig. 2
;
Fig. 5
. H;
Fig. 10
A, B;
Fig.
11
I, J;
Fig. 16
)
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Holotype
male.
Kenya
, near
Limuru
, montane grassland,
2100 m
,
May 2006
. Depository
MfN
.
Paratypes
.
1 female
, same data as holotype. Depository
MfN
.
1 male
,
1 female
, same data as holotype. Depository
EDNMK
.
1 male
,
1 female
, same data as holotype. Depository
BMNH
.
Additional
paratype
material.
17 males
,
10 females
, same data as holotype
.
19 males
,
6 females
,
Kenya
, near
Limuru
, montane grassland, 37 M 0 237188 9870544,
2200 m
,
December 2006
.
Collection C.
Hemp.
Description.
Male. Mix of brown and green colours.
Abdomen
. Incision of 10th abdominal tergite angular and similar as in the morphologically and molecularly closely related
P. elgonensis
n. sp.
The processes on the posterior margin of the 10th tergite are straight (
Fig.
11
I). Differences between both species are seen in the stoutness of the processes:
P. limuru
n. sp.
has longer and more slender processes while in
P. elgonensis
n. sp.
these processes are stouter, broader and shorter. Male cercus with stout outer branch and comparatively short and little curved inner branch (
Fig. 11
J)
Female. Colour pattern as in male. Ovipositor typical for genus. Subgenital plate with two lobes at posterior margin which is not found in any other
Phlesirtes
species at present (
Fig. 5
H).
Measurements male (mm) (N=10). Length of body 8.8–10.5 (mean: 9.4), length of pronotum 4.5–4.7 (mean: 4.6), length of anterior femur 2.1–2.2 (mean: 2.1), length of posterior femur 8.3–9.6 (mean: 9.2), visible part of elytra from above 0.4–1.5 (mean: 0.8).
Measurements female (mm) (N=10). Length of body 8.7–11.5 (mean: 10.3), length of pronotum 3.6–4.1 (mean: 3.8), length of anterior femur 2.3–2.6 (mean: 2.4), length of posterior femur 9.8–11.0 (mean: 10.3), ovipositor 9.0–10.2 (mean: 9.9).
Diagnosis.
Morphologically related to
P. elgonensis
n. sp.
(distinguishing characters see at
P. elgonensis
n. sp.
and above).
Habitat and distribution.
Kenya
, lower slopes of Aberdare Range around town
Limuru
. Montane grasslands
2100–2200 m
.