Gryllacrididae and Tettigoniidae (Insecta, Orthoptera, Ensifera) from Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu Author Hugel, Sylvain INCI, UPR 3212 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 21 rue René Descartes, F- 67084 Strasbourg cedex (France) hugel @ neurochem. u-strasbg. fr text Zoosystema 2009 2009-09-30 31 3 525 576 http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5252/z2009n3a10 journal article 10.5252/z2009n3a10 1638-9387 5397541 Phisis pseudopallida Jin, 1992 ( Fig. 21B, D ) Phisis pseudopallida Jin in Jin & Kevan 1992: 119 . TYPE MATERIAL. — New Hebrides , Epi Island , Vaemali , 150 m , 9-20.VIII.1967 , J. & M. Sedlack Collectors [all printed], ♂ holotype ( BPBM ) ; ♀ allotype ( BPBM ) . TYPE LOCALITY. — Southwestern Pacific, Vanuatu , Epi Island. MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Vanuatu . ( 3 ♂♂ , 2 ♀♀ ), Sanma Province , Espiritu Santo Isl., Penaoru, camp de base, ortho16, Exped. Santo 2006, 17.XI.2006 , 1♂ (SH-132), 1 ♀ (SH-133) (MNHN-ENSIF2284, 2285). Peavot, 14°59’09”S , 166°47’39”E , végétation arbustive en arrière de plage, nuit, Exped. Santo 2006, 24.X.2006 , coll. S. Hugel, 1 ♀ (SH-134) (MNHN-ENSIF2286).— Peavot, 14°59’37”S , 166°47’04”E , 38 m alt., forêt secondaire, ancien jardin, rive S de la rivière principale, terrasse haute, Exped. Santo 2006, 21.X.2006 , coll. S. Hugel, nuit, 1 ♂ (SH-135) (MNHN-ENSIF2287). — Peavot, 14°59’09”S , 166°47’39”E , végétation arbustive en arrière de plage, nuit, Exped. Santo 2006, 24.X.2006 , coll. S. Hugel, 1 ♂ (SH-136) (MNHN-ENSIF2288). DISTRIBUTION. — Known from Vanuatu (Epi, Ambrym, Aneityum, Efate, Malekula, Espiritu Santo) and Solomon. HABITAT AND LIFE HISTORY TRAITS. — We recorded this species often near P. holdhausi on trees or shrubs of anthropized areas near the shore. Is seems less widespread than P. holdhausi . DESCRIPTION COMPLEMENT Stridulatory file with 57 lamellar teeth and few spinules on basal and distal file ends anterior sides ( Fig. 21D ). A B C FIG. 22. — Calling of Phisis holdhausi Karny, 1926 : A , specimen MNHN-ENSIF2296 recorded in situ ; 21°C, 22H00 ( Lebinthus sp. [Eneopterinae crickets] specimens are singing on the ground all around); B , C , specimen MNHN-ENSIF2291 (other specimen responding, not collected) in situ , 21°C, 22H00. TAXA MENTIONED AS OCCURRING IN NEIGHBOURING ISLANDS AND NOT OBSERVED IN SANTO Some species are lacking in our samples and might occur in Espiritu Santo: the Phisidini Biproctis anatomensis Jin, 1992 , described after five specimens collected in Aneityum (south of the archipelago); Segestidea leefmansi (Willemse, 1940) is mentioned in Orthoptera species files ( Eades & Otte 2009 ) from Vanuatu , but this type locality data is erroneous, the holotype of S. leefmansi is from Papua New Guinea , New Hanover, Lavongai; Paragryllacris combusta (Gerstaecker, 1860) is mentioned from Vanuatu by Karny (1930a , 1937 ).