Revision of Paraloxoblemmus Karny (Orthoptera: Gryllidae; Gryllinae) with a new combination, Paraloxoblemmus longifrons (Chopard 1969), and lectotype designation for Paraloxoblemmus loxoblemmoides (Karny)
Author
Yang, Jeng-Tze
text
Zootaxa
2015
3914
3
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journal article
42262
10.11646/zootaxa.3914.3.7
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Paraloxoblemmus loxoblemmoides
Karny, 1907
(
Fig. 1
.)
Paraloxoblemmus loxoblemmoides
Karny, 1907
. Sb. Akad. Wiss.Wien 116: 285–286.
Paraloxoblemmus loxoblemmoides
:
Chopard, 1967
. Orth. Cat. 10: 130–131.
General color dark brown, frons pale brown to brown.
Frons with lateral carinae sinuate; anterior part of face produced, triangular, lateral carinae expands distinctly. Pronotum quadrate, as wide as head, lateral margins parallel; anterior and posterior margins straight; lateral lobe with ventral margin ascending caudad; anterior angle distinct. Tegmen almost cover abdomen (
Fig. 1
A, B, D); tympanum complete.
Female with head short, round; anterior part of frons not produced. Abdomen with lateral margins straight posteriorly, terminal segments broad, not gradually reduced in size. Tegmen minute, triangular; hind wing absent. Ovipositor and cerci of equal lengths. (
Karny, 1907
) (
Fig. 1
C)
Lectotype
male, here designated: (
Fig. 1
A, middle) “
Type
”; “
Paraloxoblemm. loxobl.”
; “Khor Attar b. Faschoda
8.II.
[19]05”. in NHMW.
Paralectotypes
: male, (
Fig. 1
A left one)“
Type
”; “
Paraloxoblemm. loxobl.
“; “Khor Attar b. Faschoda
8.II.
[19]05”. female, (
Fig. 1
A, right) “
Type
”; “
Paraloxoblemm. loxobl.
Type
. determ Karny “; coll. Karny. in NHMW.
Measurements (in mm) Body length: 18.5. Tegmen length: 9.5. Tegmen width: 5.0. Head length: 5.0. Head width: 5.0. Distance between antennae: 3.0. Distance between eyes: 4.0. Pronotum length: 3.5. Length hind femora: 10.0. Length cerci: 9.5.
Distribution.
AF/ Africa, SE
Sudan
(
Chopard, 1967
), Kodok (N Upper Nile prov. of SE
Sudan
) (
Karny, 1907
);
Congo
.