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<mods:title id="73DC7CE0CC838F3113B085B89EF7D144">Diversification deep in the heart of Texas: seven new grasshopper species and establishment of the Melanoplus discolor species group (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Melanoplinae)</mods:title>
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<taxonomicName id="24076E22DB3D85051E70C5A8FFF49683" LSID="https://zoobank.org/91E030AE-061E-4762-92C8-62ABDCB30F93" authority="Hill, 2023" authorityName="Hill" authorityYear="2023" class="Insecta" family="Acrididae" genus="Melanoplus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Melanoplus balcones" order="Orthoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="101" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="balcones" status="sp. nov.">Melanoplus balcones</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="6674B2264F786EAE9091D8128654D937" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<subSubSection id="B64CE54913EFBA876442272173DB8253" pageId="0" pageNumber="101" type="description">
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<figureCitation id="47BF6C95B4A307A8F6F0B9A7752DF3B1" 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">Figs 2F</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="93F7F517041B7F929B2E706CDB5609DE" 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">, 3I</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="18072882DF955646B81FE217CE20E082" 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">, 4I</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="B5B6BE3D3193F11163B1FE995BD6A101" captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Melanoplus balcones 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.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/857293" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">, 9A-J</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="A272A52FFFBA9FD79F7E9F208A4DEE6A" 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>
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<figureCitation id="BFB0B9F5B2C251074D22BF757AA594CF" captionStart="Figure 19" captionStartId="F19" captionText="Figure 19. Habitat and live images of Melanoplus balcones sp. nov. A Ashe juniper savanna, Travis Co., Texas B male C female D male." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1165.104047.figure19" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/857303" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">, 19</figureCitation>
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<subSubSection id="A5288184168DE65EF02C25C3B4650478" pageId="0" pageNumber="101" type="type material">
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<paragraph id="7AA9AC5287A597073CFA0E2DD7DC0B81" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Type material.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="FC85BA9462B119D4452107B54AF932D2" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">
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<emphasis id="AACFF62611A4289FCB369048EF011D90" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Holotype</emphasis>
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: 1♂, USA, TEXAS, Travis Co., 5.7 mi NW Lago Vista,
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, 23 July 2021, J.G. Hill; Collected in live oak savanna and diverse grassland. Deposited in the Mississippi Entomological Museum.
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<paragraph id="4213565D25E6B440DB030B6F1689326D" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Other specimens examined.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="45519299EF368D159F36F672A1719CF9" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Texas</emphasis>
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<materialsCitation id="39D8E68E0AD223C2BF36F3ABD8CA9C19" collectingDate="2021-07-23" collectorName="J. G. Hill" county="Travis Co." latitude="30.5041" location="Travis Co." longLatPrecision="6" longitude="-98.0678" specimenCount="2" specimenCount-male="2">
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<collectingCounty id="6AA10223B699D034CFB8B51FD7D8B57B">Travis Co.</collectingCounty>
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NW Lago Vista
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<collectingDate id="C8E6470A886442DADB1B255D4E30BED6" value="2021-07-23">23 July 2021</collectingDate>
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<collectorName id="C61C2D07D29F298A628061D19D90F6DA">J.G. Hill</collectorName>
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(
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<paragraph id="7DAB1475F5CA78E7D330974A40653F8F" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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Male cerci that are broadly falcate (Figs
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<figureCitation id="F22F3EB8CEF47BFB3A5AF6B914F92649" 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">2F</figureCitation>
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,
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<figureCitation id="0155D34AE8B11E13CA42C7D3FA5A6551" captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Melanoplus balcones 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.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/857293" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">9A, B</figureCitation>
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), and the internal male genitalia with the aedeagal sheath that does not project to the distal edge dorsal valves. Dorsal valves are thin plates that have a caudal margin that is perpendicular to the sheath and then slopes downward apically to point, and are produced laterally to the ventral valves, giving the aedeagus a narrow or thin appearance in caudal or dorsal views (Figs
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<figureCitation id="62E593CA73D50FB45E4737DA58005E8F" 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">3I</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="7E631BA76FC0B4A3FB04BD101BE18C80" 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">4I</figureCitation>
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). The ventral valves are slightly shorter than the dorsal valves (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="0F33A90DFA176E9F11900FBADE479AB2" captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Melanoplus balcones 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.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/857293" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">9F</figureCitation>
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). Most similar to
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<emphasis id="7B899CDFB736C7B6A14AFC4D499242C3" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">
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<taxonomicName id="C53FFA866E086B1687C9EE029118554E" lsidName="M. kendalli" pageId="0" pageNumber="101" rank="species" species="kendalli">M. kendalli</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="7C43151A2427B1C51A6B9CBA182B74EA" lsidName="M. susdentatus" pageId="0" pageNumber="101" rank="species" species="susdentatus">M. susdentatus</taxonomicName>
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, but
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<taxonomicName id="0AD3CED24599DA55CB3C05390DF00A32" lsidName="M. balcones" pageId="0" pageNumber="101" rank="species" species="balcones">
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<emphasis id="7E78598D0A6E2D497B5543FFE109A4BD" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">M. balcones</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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is easily separated from
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<taxonomicName id="CFE467BD4CEDD8E507D816D680645D9B" lsidName="M. kendalli" pageId="0" pageNumber="101" rank="species" species="kendalli">
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<emphasis id="0F4A9C61E06EA37C04326516A713AFB2" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">M. kendalli</emphasis>
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by having an aedeagal sheath that does not reach the distal margin of the dorsal valves and the shape of dorsal valves (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="3FDA3D1D6AAEEA7B5FE0830ACE84EA47" captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Melanoplus balcones 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.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/857293" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">9C-G</figureCitation>
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), and from
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<taxonomicName id="9FC2A16C9FCEF06E59C572879D25E446" lsidName="M. susdentatus" pageId="0" pageNumber="101" rank="species" species="susdentatus">
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<emphasis id="E1F0345D28DDD89CBCF3709FEB6D3318" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">M. susdentatus</emphasis>
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by the longer, more arching dorsal aedeagus valves found in that species (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="56BECCF8F486DB925EF799B106FFACF7" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Melanoplus susdentatus 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.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/857292" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">8C-G</figureCitation>
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).
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<paragraph id="C0D9B7A27C3D490431B1CD6C427224F5" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Male measurements.</paragraph>
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(mm): (
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= 3) Body length 19.4-20.6 (mean = 20); pronotum length 4.0-4.6 (mean = 4.3); tegmen length 4.0-4.6 (mean = 4.3); hind femur length 10.6-11.2 (mean = 10.9); cerci length 0.8-0.9 (mean = 0.9); basal width of cercus 0.6-0.7 (mean = 0.7); mid-cercal width 0.4-0.6 (mean = 0.5); cerci apex width 0.3 (mean = 0.3).
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<subSubSection id="36310D333531B9512F6C251FFFC56F5B" pageId="0" pageNumber="101" type="habitat">
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<paragraph id="8141EE3EB5793B67B85899B8BD4843BD" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Habitat.</paragraph>
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Live oak savanna or juniper oak savanna (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="88158AA6DA96B8BA0F8791ED28C99E05" captionStart="Figure 19" captionStartId="F19" captionText="Figure 19. Habitat and live images of Melanoplus balcones sp. nov. A Ashe juniper savanna, Travis Co., Texas B male C female D male." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1165.104047.figure19" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/857303" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">19A-C</figureCitation>
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<subSubSection id="C22C5329316A4408DC6C9526F68048EF" pageId="0" pageNumber="101" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="F997FEAA545F5C22ECC204A2E79B414A" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Distribution.</paragraph>
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East central Balcones Escarpment in the vicinity of Travis County (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="4FF0758B2679250A3B59A04D2425AFF1" 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>
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<subSubSection id="DCDCE820F8FFF370B69A3B4EEC7C0941" pageId="0" pageNumber="101" type="etymology">
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<paragraph id="01FC47B0F080981E276E774127D8FE6C" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Etymology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="56CC18BE8091B7B64D703278D507B8A5" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Named after the Balcones Canyonlands and Escarpment where this species is endemic.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="1727F8F53E1F3E58FFD7E78530A4757D" pageId="0" pageNumber="101" type="suggested common name">
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<paragraph id="E92A89EE770B29454C21AC669A8CBCDC" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Suggested common name.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="AE62AE7F525E513EA8666E72C0D68FE3" pageId="0" pageNumber="101">Balcones pouncer.</paragraph>
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