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<paragraph id="10FA4B9D3E4FB586E52EC69571B6E413" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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Male cerci falcate with a steeply curving ventral edge (Figs
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,
<figureCitation id="2B128EB278B9F02BCFC038A93E5F1E8D" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Melanoplus corniculatus sp. nov. A dorsal view of male terminalia B lateral view of male terminalia C dorsal view of phallic complex D lateral view of phallic complex E dorsal view of aedeagus F lateral view of aedeagus G caudal view of the aedeagus H dorsal view of epiphallus I caudal view of epiphallus J habitus." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1165.104047.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/857294" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">10A, B</figureCitation>
), internal male genitalia with the valves of the aedeagus projected caudally with dorsal valves that are trifid with the medial branch darker and longer than the distal two. (Figs
<figureCitation id="12710358E6CB05D16251E9D0A16278A7" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Lateral views of the male aedeagus of species in the Melanoplus discolor group. DV: dorsal valve, S: sheath, VV: ventral valve. A M. nelsoni B M. discolor C M. corniculatus D M. comanche E M. kendalli F M. susdentatus G M. walkeri H M. tonkawa I M. balcones." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1165.104047.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/857287" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">3C</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="DCD63AA23C68FEC113828D64EAB7688C" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Dorsal views of the male aedeagus of species in the Melanoplus discolor group. DV: dorsal valve, S: sheath, VV: ventral valve. A M. nelsoni B M. discolor C M. corniculatus D M. comanche E M. kendalli F M. susdentatus G M. walkeri H. M. tonkawa I M. balcones." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1165.104047.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/857288" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">4C</figureCitation>
). Most similar to
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<emphasis id="056CC5E45DC15D965BFA19044B5545C5" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">M. walkeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but
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<emphasis id="F57F615723E8B3A0B81A36C52F37EEE4" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">M. corniculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is easily separated from that species by having a less steeply curving male cerci (Fig.
<figureCitation id="16978F77FAAC514AAC0DE5A72DAAC766" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Lateral outlines of the male cerci of species in the Melanoplus discolor species group A M. nelsoni B M. discolor C M. corniculatus D M. Melanoplus walkeri E M. walkeri F M. susdentatus G M. kendalli H M. tonkawa I M. comanche." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1165.104047.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/857286" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">2D, E</figureCitation>
), aedeagal valves that are produced caudally instead of dorsally (Figs
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,
<figureCitation id="4CF8CC841DDC61ABB0F7E589DA75FF36" captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="F11" captionText="Figure 11. Melanoplus walkeri sp. nov. A dorsal view of male terminalia B lateral view of male terminalia C dorsal view of phallic complex D lateral view of phallic complex E dorsal view of aedeagus F lateral view of aedeagus G caudal view of the aedeagus H dorsal view of epiphallus I caudal view of epiphallus J habitus." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1165.104047.figure11" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/857295" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">11C-F</figureCitation>
), and the shape of the dorsal valves (Figs
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,
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).
</paragraph>
<caption id="17F4BB055CB016EF5132D851BE255867" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1165.104047.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/857294" pageId="0" pageNumber="101" start="Figure 10" startId="F10">
<paragraph id="AD8F7E517A71865E9DCDF0A5687989B4" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">
<emphasis id="7E428D6EDBCE1E38A012CA03B077DD52" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Figure 10.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="CF7DC790489BB671FCCBF805094BB78E" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Melanoplus corniculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov.
<emphasis id="72BFBB3C91D0C1F73281F748626054C5" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">A</emphasis>
dorsal view of male terminalia
<emphasis id="C6C04E151737983ED3E5E826C5FAB483" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">B</emphasis>
lateral view of male terminalia
<emphasis id="262BB4E3D96953F9208095C9AAD8B8C8" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">C</emphasis>
dorsal view of phallic complex
<emphasis id="BAE496B8C5130143EF03D9FE431279BA" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">D</emphasis>
lateral view of phallic complex
<emphasis id="D3644F5C444F78308A8DBBE0B7A533C3" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">E</emphasis>
dorsal view of aedeagus
<emphasis id="B98B61808BE1AD32A95A989EA53E8941" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">F</emphasis>
lateral view of aedeagus
<emphasis id="15D7900238EE8FD01D22D0EF8647DD02" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">G</emphasis>
caudal view of the aedeagus
<emphasis id="B7D70181676D1B31A77F1F862D13DF2F" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">H</emphasis>
dorsal view of epiphallus
<emphasis id="39CF45B468F26A348DEE350F244A387C" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">I</emphasis>
caudal view of epiphallus
<emphasis id="FAB3D026EA88572FA2527692A71519CF" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">J</emphasis>
habitus.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DE941B92BFB0B9315706F72575E6AB54" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1165.104047.figure11" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/857295" pageId="0" pageNumber="101" start="Figure 11" startId="F11">
<paragraph id="5712805DA7AB6D71760EC345E5A058B7" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">
<emphasis id="810B307262225090873077EB23F08896" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Figure 11.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="5355B991CDDC46BBD8867A1CCFEC2BF7" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Melanoplus walkeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov.
<emphasis id="0B4C63BCA1DFDD79F3D1E117642C3107" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">A</emphasis>
dorsal view of male terminalia
<emphasis id="2FBF88F47A1376B6AFC5AEE6C2C1DED5" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">B</emphasis>
lateral view of male terminalia
<emphasis id="86BADF258E4AB3F9131D80754D4AA085" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">C</emphasis>
dorsal view of phallic complex
<emphasis id="89E283181746B8C0E55F5807286EE5E2" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">D</emphasis>
lateral view of phallic complex
<emphasis id="37AA410797F1126CA64C622FD2E3EC38" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">E</emphasis>
dorsal view of aedeagus
<emphasis id="F2E2FC10CBF293080AEB0388F1231D74" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">F</emphasis>
lateral view of aedeagus
<emphasis id="1D2255216DA16815AE2AF685D1E42DDA" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">G</emphasis>
caudal view of the aedeagus
<emphasis id="F5FBECB32EE662FAE4CBD9F3F575481B" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">H</emphasis>
dorsal view of epiphallus
<emphasis id="CE2FD72467D69F363D6D50F83D72F20D" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">I</emphasis>
caudal view of epiphallus
<emphasis id="8B6E5F8ACD067080B6C65DACED77B63F" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">J</emphasis>
habitus.
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="CE48013BF6F5C9711F6CEF9250B90935" pageId="0" pageNumber="101" type="description">
<paragraph id="C952947EA302195863CBB787ABAE530B" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Measurements.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="FDC407105DC3F65CC81A32FD1C3680B6" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">
<emphasis id="9EF09D7CB5C6C7152D7488952DEA023E" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Male measurements.</emphasis>
(mm): (
<emphasis id="5367A65E2D06052D8A6040593372A592" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">n</emphasis>
= 14) Body length 19.0-22.3 (mean = 20.2); pronotum length 4.0-5.0 (mean = 4.4); tegmen length 4.8-6.0 (mean = 5.3); hind femur length 9.9-11.6 (mean = 11.0); cerci length 0.9-1.3 (mean = 1.0); basal width of cercus 0.6-0.9 (mean = 0.8); mid-cercal width 0.4-0.6 (mean = 0.5); cerci apex width 0.3-0.4 (mean = 0.3).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="67B6BD2ADE99A0C0B06F1A45E9224FDD" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">
<emphasis id="4BF935FF3566828B51C745D480303173" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Female measurements.</emphasis>
(mm): (
<emphasis id="62C1109A1FEF291CFAAE05B9F53CB2CA" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">n</emphasis>
= 7) Body length 19.2-24.5 (mean = 22.1); pronotum length 4.5-5.3 (mean = 5.0); tegmen length 5.5-7.5 (mean = 6.2); hind femur length 11.1-13.3 (mean = 12.3); dorsal ovipositor valve length 1.3-1.7 (mean = 1.5); ventral ovipositor valve length 1.5-1.7 (mean = 1.5).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="BCFEDC85E474E38D5C785B0A8012030E" pageId="0" pageNumber="101" type="habitat">
<paragraph id="5BF84D0017F63A94D870AB6EFDC9E33F" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Habitat.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="F779D75141F2AED3B28F762A71B002F5" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">
Ashe Juniper savanna (Fig.
<figureCitation id="13BC9A6D65CD11C7B52214191CB5062E" captionStart="Figure 20" captionStartId="F20" captionText="Figure 20. Habitat and live images of Melanoplus corniculatus sp. nov. A Ashe juniper savanna, Kerr Co., Texas B male C female D male." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1165.104047.figure20" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/857304" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">20A</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="67C5FB31024664C257BE2EDA362215C6" pageId="0" pageNumber="101" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="322CD491167857B9AD0A13D503F0AE82" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1F87D782632737EE744E47DFEC013CC0" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">
Endemic to the Edwards Plateau of Texas in the vicinity of Kerr and Bandera Counties (Fig.
<figureCitation id="D2FDBA7D6E825CACACD0C88E1B04F547" captionStart="Figure 14" captionStartId="F14" captionText="Figure 14. Distribution of species in the Melanoplus discolor group A broad view of the group, showing the wide distribution of M. discolor B distribution of Melanoplus discolor group species occurring in central Texas with the Balcones Escarpment indicated." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1165.104047.figure14" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/857298" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">14</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="F6AB24D7C779E6A0F267389388D845BD" pageId="0" pageNumber="101" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="F6E4D669A559F495BBD4CCAF75A529B9" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Etymology.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="307B6820475F46824CBB2F0FF60EAB8D" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">From the Latin meaning horned (antlered) or horn shaped. In reference to the dorsal valves being shaped like antlers.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="679726846755A642CE5EB71DC82FDA2A" pageId="0" pageNumber="101" type="suggested common name">
<paragraph id="D1CAF357A984536E8B734429764187BB" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Suggested common name.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="DB63CFC0337D1E14BC9DC167BF2036E0" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Antlered pouncer.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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