A review of the Anatolian Gomphocerus Thunberg, 1815 (Orthoptera: Acrididae Gomphocerinae) via morphological and bioacoustics characters: data suggesting a new species, a new subgenus and three new statuses
Author
Mol, Abbas
0000-0003-2582-1377
Department of Emergency Aid and Disaster Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aksaray University, Aksaray, TURKEY abbasmol 19 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2582 - 1377
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Author
Şirin, Deniz
0000-0001-5475-173X
Department of Biology, Faculty of Art & Science, Tekirdag Namık Kemal University, 59030, Tekirdag, TURKEY denizsirin 19 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5475 - 173 X
denizsirin19@gmail.com
Author
Taylan, Mehmet Sait
Department of Biology, Institute of Postgraduate Education, Hakkari University, Hakkari, TURKEY
Author
Sevgili, Hasan
0000-0002-7289-6243
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic, Faculty of Art & Science, Ordu University, Ordu, TURKEY hsevgili @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 7289 - 6243
hsevgili@gmail.com
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Zootaxa
2023
2023-10-12
5353
5
401
429
http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.5.1
journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.5353.5.1
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Gomphocerus
(
Bolivarianus
)
hemipterus
Karabağ, 1953
stat. n.
Gomphocerus sibiricus hemipterus
Karabağ,
1953
in
Karabağ 1953: 186–188
, Figs 37–42 (Type-male,
Giresun
provice and
Samsun province
, Central Institute for Plant Protection,
Ankara
,
Turkey
, not studied)
Gomphocerus sibiricus hemipterus
Karabağ, 1953:186–188
;
Gomphocerus sibiricus hemipterus
Karabağ, 1958: 146
;
Gomphocerus sibiricus hemipterus
Karabağ
: Weidner: 1969: 206;
Gomphocerus sibiricus hemipterus
Karabağ
:
Demirsoy 1977: 225
;
Gomphocerus sibiricus hemipterus
Karabağ
: Çıplak
et al
. 1999: 766;
Gomphocerus sibiricus hemipterus
Karabağ
:
Mol & Zeybekoğlu 2013: 89
.
Diagnosis
. There are differences
G.
(
Bolivarianus
)
hemipterus
Karabağ
and
Gomphocerus
(
Bolivarianus
)
acutus
Karabağ
as follows.
The ratio of the length of tegmina to width of the tegmina
2.12–2.35 in
male (in
G. acutus
2.64–3.33), The ratio of the maximum width of costal field to precostal field
0.78–0.93 in
female (in
G. acutus
1.0–1.25), alae extend to the 2nd abdominal tergum in the female (in
G. acutus
extends end of the 2nd abdominal tergum to middle of the 4th abdominal terguım) (
Uvarov 1931
;
Harz 1975
;
Willemse 1985
;
Mol
2002).
Redescription
.
Head and Pronotum
(
Fig. 7
): Vertex acute angular and smooth fastigium, with median carina and raised in both sexes. Vertical diameter of the eye/minimum width of vertex
1.13–1.56 in
male,
1.12–1.33 in
female, vertical diameter of eye/subocular groove 1.40–1.52 (1.70) in male,
1.25–1.5 in
female. Antennae filiform with apical club, shorter than head plus pronotum in female; its longest medial segment 1.95–3 times as long as wide in male, 1.55–1.77 (2.0) in female; the ratio of the length to width of the sixth segment from the head on the antennae clavatus (
Fig. 7
) is
2.11–3.69 in
males and 1.0–
1.80 in
females. Pronotum widened, its frontal margin indistinctly convex hind margin angular or obtuse angular; median carina distinct and entire. (Typical transversal sulcus (third sulcus) straight or indistinctly curved), located behind middle of the median carina, cut behind the middle of the median carina, length of the in front of the transversal sulcus/length of the behind the transversal sulcus
2.12–2.33 in
male,
1.51–2.03 in
female. The maximum/minimum width between lateral carinae 2.25–3.42 (4) in male,
2.21–2.78 in
female. Front tibia pear-shaped in male (
Fig. 9
), its length 1.75–2.3 times of its maximum width. Hind femur long, its length 3.8–4.56 times of its maximum in male 3.88–4.25 (5.5) in female. Mesosternal interspace wide, (1.2) 1.50–2.16 times wider than long in male,
1.79–2.10 in
female.
Thorax
: Tegmina (
Fig. 8
) reaching from 7th abdominal tergum to cerci basally in male and from middle of the 3
th
abdominal tergum to middle of the 4th abdominal tergum in female; apical portion of the tegmen (from the end of the first radial to the apex) not exist (no apical narrowness); tegmen 2.12–2.35 times as long as maximum width in male, 2.05–2.2.72 in female. The length Pc-field/ the length of tegmen
0.72–0.84 in
male,
0.75–0.97 in
female; the greatest width of costal field/ the greatest width of precostal field 1.0–
1.54 in
male,
0.78–0.93 in
female; the greatest width of costal field/ the greatest width of subcostal field
3–3.4 in
male 5.5–6.0; subcostal and radial vein sinuate
S-shape
and nearly reaching to apex; the greatest width of medial field/ the greatest width of Cubital-1 field
1.8–3.4 in
male,
1.88–2.75 in
female; median field come near to apex in both sexes, Cu-2 distinct in both sexes. Tympanal opening semicircle shaped, its medial height nearly 1.66–2.4 times in male, 1.92–2.14 times female of its medial width. The length of alae half of the length of tegmen in both sexes, it reaching 3th–4th abdominal terga in male, 2th abdominal tergum in female.
Abadomen
(
Fig. 10
): Cerci in male 1.65–2 and in female 1.33–2.17 times as long as wide; reach the apex of anal tergum in male and shorter in female; middle of anal tergum like a channel; ephiphallus two lobes, anterior projection of ephiphallus spicular, cingular valves of penis longer than apical valves.
Distribution in Palaearctic
. Endemic for
Turkey
(
Mol
and Zeybekoğlu 2013
).
Previous
records from
Turkey
.
Giresun
:
Giresun-Şebinkarahisar
road,
Eğribel
pass,
2300 m
.,
7.viii.2004
,
3 males
,
8 females
(
Mol
and Zeybekoğlu 2013
)
Material examined
.
Ordu
: between
Yeşilce-Çambaşı
plateau (
Canik Mountains
),
N 40.622778
,
E 37.965000
,
1841 m
.
4.vii.2013
,
5 males
,
6 females
, (leg. A.
Mol
and
D. Şirin
) (deposited in ASUBTAM)
.
Remarks.
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List (2022-2). The distribution of the
G. hemipterus
is restricted and its habitats are strongly under the threat of the anthropogenic effects such as winter sports activities (several ski resorts), camping areas, picnic areas, mining, and overgrazing. The species should be considered as a
Endangered
(B1ab (i, iii)) status on the basis of the extent of occurrence criteria of IUCN (https:// www.iucnredlist.org/).