Ligypterus najtae n. sp. from Mounts Tumuc-Humac in French Guiana (Orthoptera, Grylloidea, Gryllidae, Eneopterinae)
Author
Vicente, Natállia
Author
Robillard, Tony
text
Zoosystema
2017
2017-03-31
39
1
125
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2017n1a14
journal article
10.5252/z2017n1a14
1638-9387
5154069
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8F2A88F4-6067-4AD8-A0BC-2EBB7BD082C7
Genus
Ligypterus
Saussure, 1878
TYPE
SPECIES. —
Enoptera heydeni
Saussure, 1874
.
DIAGNOSIS. — Among
Eneopterinae
genera
Ligypterus
is similar to
Ponca
, except for brachypterous wings and genitalia, and resembles
Lebinthus
in general appearance, with a small size, stocky shape and brachypterous wings reaching two thirds of abdomen length. Genus characterized by shape of head with large, very protruding eyes, pattern of coloration, FW venation and male genitalia with very indented basal margin of pseudepiphallus and rather long and thin membranous pseudephiphallic lophi.