Lepocranus and Valalyllum gen. nov. (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae, Cladonotinae), endangered Malagasy dead-leaf-like grasshoppers
Author
Deranja, Maks
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5710-1916
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology, Evolution Lab, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR- 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
maks.deranja@gmail.com
Author
Kasalo, Niko
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3139-6349
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology, Evolution Lab, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR- 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
niko.kasalo5@gmail.com
Author
Adzic, Karmela
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6223-4759
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology, Evolution Lab, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR- 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Author
Franjevic, Damjan
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6989-4426
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology, Evolution Lab, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR- 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Author
Skejo, Josip
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2554-4499
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology, Evolution Lab, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR- 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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ZooKeys
2022
2022-07-01
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1109.85565
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1109.85565
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Subfamily
Cladonotinae
Composition and distribution.
This diverse and polyphyletic family includes altogether 314 species assigned to 74 genera (
Cigliano et al. 2022
). Most genera require revision and are not adequately classified in the
Tetrigidae
system (
Zhang et al. 2020
). Within the subfamily
Cladonotinae
, several monophyletic tribes exist, such as Caribbean
Choriphyllini
(
Choriphyllum
Serville, 1838 and
Phyllotettix
Hancock, 1902), African
Xerophyllini
(including leaf-like
Acmophyllum
Karsch, 1890,
Seyidotettix
Rehn, 1938,
Trypophyllum
Karsch, 1890,
Xerophyllum
Fairmaire, 1846), and Asian
Cladonotini
(
Hymenotes
Westwood, 1837,
Holoarcus
Hancock, 1909,
Dolatettix
Hancock, 1907).
Diversity in Madagascar.
Altogether, 18
Tetrigidae
species of Madagascar are assigned to the subfamily
Cladonotinae
: two members of
Valalyllini
trib. nov. (
L. fuscus
and
V. folium
); 13 species of the genus
Thymochares
, which is currently not assigned to any of the tribes, and it is questionable whether it represents a genus of
Cladonotinae
;
Microthymochares pullus
, an endemic genus and species with the same taxonomic problem as
Thymochares
;
Epitettix spheniscus
also with the same problematic assignment; and
Xerophyllini
and its member
Morphopoides madagascariensis
(
Cigliano et al. 2022
).