@article {58192, title = {Gryllotalpa weisei Simeu-Noutchom \& Kekeunou sp. nov. and the first record of Gryllotalpa microptera (Chopard 1939) (Orthoptera, Gryllotalpidae) from Cameroon with redescription of the species}, year = {2020}, abstract = {

Gryllotalpa weisei Simeu-Noutchom \& Kekeunou sp. nov. was collected only in Tombel in the South-West region of Cameroon, during a survey conducted from March 2016 to March 2018 in the West, South-West and Centre regions of Cameroon. This species is close to Gryllotalpa microptera, collected for the first time in Cameroon during these investigations, only in the West region. G. weisei is different from G. microptera due to the hind wings that are vestigial; average fore wings length of 5.85\±0.56 mm in male and 5.34\±0.45 mm in female, not reaching the fifth abdominal segment; anal end of fore wings slightly concave; a stridulatory file with 54\±8.02 teeth (47\–71) in average, fairly spaced, with an average of 30\±5.06 teeth per millimeter; hind tibia bearing 11 spines; internal process of ectophallus quite short. G. weisei abounds in mixed crop fields, followed by cocoa agro-forests; it is scarce in grassy fallows and in forest undergrowth. G. microptera was present in all types of vegetations in Bafoussam, Babet\é and Bangoulap in the West region where it has been abundant in mixed crop fields, grass-fallow and coffee agro-forest but rare in forest undergrowth.

}, keywords = {ecology, Mole cricket, new species, Orthoptera, taxonomy, Tombel}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4763.110.11646/zootaxa.4763.1.5}, url = {https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.4763.1https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4763.1.5https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/viewFile/61010/60629}, author = {SIMEU-NOUTCHOM, ALAIN and KEKEUNOU, SEVILOR and WANDJI, ALAIN CHRISTEL and NZIKE, MARCELLE MBADJOUN and NGOUTE, CHARLY OUMAROU and MESSI, NADEGE BRIGITTE MBEZELE and TAMESSE, JOSEPH LEBEL} } @article {57427, title = {Katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) of Gorongosa National Park and Central Mozambique}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4682}, year = {2019}, month = {Apr-10-2019}, pages = {1 - 119}, abstract = {

A list of 60 species of the Tettigoniidae (Orthoptera) recorded from Gorongosa National Park and provinces Sofala and Manica in central Mozambique is provided and their natural history is discussed. Of these, 58 species are illustrated and bioacoustic data are presented for 47 species. Two new genera and 9 new species are described: Gorongosa carri gen. et sp. n., Ovonotus abreuae gen. et sp. n., Afroagraecia muagurai sp. n., Enyaliopsis iaculator sp. n., Eurycorypha parkeri sp. n., Eurycorypha stalmansi sp. n., Eulioptera carolli sp. n., Eulioptera mutembai sp. n., and Parpyrrhicia guytonae sp. n. Four species of Ruspolia are recognized as potentially new and their bioacoustic data are presented. Pseudorhynchus pungens meridionalis Ragge, 1969 is synonymized with Pseudorhynchus pungens pungens (Schaum, 1853); Angustithorax spiniger Massa, 2015 is synonymized with Oxyecous magnus Ragge, 1956; and the synonymy of Lanista africana (Walker, 1870) with Lanista annulicornis (Walker, 1869) is reversed. Two species, G. carri and O. abreuae, appear to be endemic to Mt. Gorongosa and 24 species are recorded for the first time from Mozambique.

}, keywords = {bioacoustics, endemism, katydids, Mozambique, new genera, new species, Orthoptera, species list}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4682.110.11646/zootaxa.4682.1.1}, url = {https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.4682.1https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4682.1.1}, author = {Piotr Naskrecki and Guta, Ricardo} } @article {53378, title = {A new species and a new record of genus Hexacentrus Serville, 1831 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Hexacentrinae) from India}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4526}, year = {2018}, month = {Mar-12-2018}, pages = {547}, abstract = {

The paper deals with a new record Hexacentrus japonicus Karny, 1907 and a new species Hexacentrus bifurcata sp. nov. from India. Necessary and important illustrations with SEM images of stridulatory file of Hexacentrus japonicus and Hexacentrus bifurcata sp. nov. are provided. A key to the Indian species of Hexacentrus and morphometric ranges of all the species have also been included. Type specimens have been preserved for further investigation in Zoology Department, Aligarh Muslim University (ZDAMU).

}, keywords = {Hexacentrinae, India, new species, Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/Zootaxa.4526.410.11646/zootaxa.4526.4.7}, url = {https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/Zootaxa.4526.4https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4526.4.7} } @article {53319, title = {Bioacoustics and morphology of a new bush-cricket species of the genus Isophya (Orthoptera: Phaneropterinae) from Turkey}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4514}, year = {2018}, month = {Sep-11-2018}, pages = {451}, abstract = {

A new interesting species of the genus Isophya, I. horon sp. n., is described from Northeastern part of Turkey. The new species can clearly be distinguished from the closely related species by the calling song of male, and morphology. Morphologically, the shapes of the pronotum, tegmina, male cerci and ovipositor are distrinctive. The morphology, song structure and distribution clearly indicate that this new species is a member of the I. zernovi species-group. Additionally, some preliminary data on the male calling songs of closely related species (I. zernovi, I. karadenizensis and I. autumnalis) are also given. In addition, the preliminary data related to spermatophore characteristics (spermatophylax and ampulla weights) and sperm number of the new species are provided.

}, keywords = {bioacoustics, Isophya horon sp. n., Karadeniz, new species, Orthoptera, Phaneropterinae, sperm number, spermatophore, Turkey}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4514.410.11646/zootaxa.4514.4.1}, url = {https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.4514.4}, author = {Hasan Sevgili} } @article {50735, title = {A new genus and other new species of Agraeciini from the Eastern Arc Mountains, East Africa (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae; Conocephalinae; Agraeciini)}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4311}, year = {2017}, month = {Oct-08-2018}, pages = {1}, abstract = {

The genus Dendrobia n. gen. is erected to include D. amaniensis n. sp. from the East Usambara Mountains as type species. A second species in this genus, D. octopuncata n. sp., is described from the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania. Dendrobia n. gen. is a canopy dweller found only high up on trees in closed submontane and montane forest. The peak frequency of its song is lower than in all other known African Agraeciini, correlating with the large resonant areas in the tegmina. Two new Afroanthracites species, A. ngologolo n. sp. and A. nguru n. sp. are described from the Eastern Arc Mountains in Tanzania. These species are dwellers of understory vegetation in closed forest in the Udzungwa and Nguru Mountains respectively.

}, keywords = {bioacoustics, East Africa, Eastern Arc Mountains, new genus, new species, Orthoptera}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4311.110.11646/zootaxa.4311.1.1}, url = {https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.4311.1https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4311.1.1https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/viewFile/32748/29080https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/viewFile/32748/29080}, author = {Claudia Hemp and Ingrisch, Sigfrid and Klaus-Gerhard Heller} } @article {47786, title = {The cricket genus Vietacheta Gorochov, 1992 (Gryllidae, Gryllinae) with description of a new species from China}, journal = {Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology}, volume = {18}, year = {2015}, month = {Jan-12-2015}, pages = {741 - 747}, abstract = {

Vietacheta, a cricket genus found across northern and southern Vietnam, is a rare taxon lacking any additional species discovered after the genus was established. This genus possesses features found across many other genera. Its general appearance is the same as Itaropsis; genitalia ectoparamere is very similar to Phonarellus; inner tympanum is absent, and particularly, the metanotum is armed with several hairs. Now, we found the first species of Vietacheta in China. The new species, Vietacheta harpophyllasp. nov., is close to Vietacheta aquila Gorochov, 1992, but they are different in details of anal plate, epiphallus, and ectoparamere. A description and illustration of this new species, a revision of other Vietacheta, and a key to the genus are provided.

}, keywords = {Grylloidea, new distribution record, new species, Orthoptera, taxonomy}, issn = {12268615}, doi = {10.1016/j.aspen.2015.09.005}, url = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1226861515001041}, author = {Ma, Libin and Liu, Yang and Xu, Sheng-Quan} } @article {47340, title = {Gnominthus gen. nov., a new genus of crickets endemic to Papua New Guinea with novel acoustic and behavioral diversity (Insecta, Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Eneopterinae)}, journal = {Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology}, volume = {258}, year = {2015}, month = {Jan-09-2015}, pages = {82 - 91}, abstract = {

The present study describes Gnominthus, a new genus of Eneopterinae crickets from New Guinea Island (Papua New Guinea), which belongs to the tribe Lebinthini. Descriptions focus on general morphology, male and female genitalia, and forewing venation. Bioacoustical analyses of the calling song and the description of the mating behavior are also provided. The novelties found here increase the idea hypothesized before that the Lebinthini may represent a very diverse group in terms of shapes, behaviors and acoustic signals.

}, keywords = {Gryllidae, high frequency, Insecta, mating behavior, new genus, new species, Orthoptera, Papua New Guinea}, issn = {00445231}, doi = {10.1016/j.jcz.2015.06.005}, url = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0044523115300024}, author = {Natallia M. Vicente and Olivero, Paola and Lafond, Augustin and Jiajia Dong and Tony Robillard} } @article {47335, title = {The genus Aerotegmina (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Hexacentrinae): chromosomes, morphological relations, phylogeographical patterns and description of a new species}, journal = {Organisms Diversity \& Evolution}, volume = {13}, year = {2013}, month = {Jan-12-2013}, pages = {521 - 530}, abstract = {

The genus Aerotegmina Hemp is common on East African mountains. Two species are known and a third, A. taitensis n. sp., is described in this paper. A. kilimandjarica Hemp is widespread while A. shengenae Hemp is endemic to the South Pare Mountains and A. taitensis n. sp. is known only from the Taita Hills. Morphologically, and from their song, A. shengenae and A. taitensis n. sp. are closely related. In chromosome number A. kilimandjarica (2n\ =\ 33) differs clearly from A. shengenae (2n\ =\ 27). Data presented on other flightless Orthoptera suggest that the South Pare Mountains and the Taita Hills, both belonging to the geologically old mountain chain of the Eastern Arc, show a faunistic similarity not shared by any other mountain range in the area. The mechanisms that led to this phylogeographic pattern in flightless Orthoptera in the Eastern Arc Mountains of northern Tanzania and southern Kenya and the inland volcanoes are discussed. A key to the three Aerotegmina species is presented, as well as bioacoustical data of all species compared to the phaneropterine species Euryastes jagoi.

}, keywords = {Aerotegmina, bioacoustics, chromosomes, East Africa, Eastern Arc Mountains, Euryastes, Hexacentrinae, morphology, new species, Orthoptera, phylogeography, Taita Hills}, issn = {1439-6092}, doi = {10.1007/s13127-013-0133-7}, url = {http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s13127-013-0133-7}, author = {Claudia Hemp and Klaus-Gerhard Heller and Warchalowska-Sliwa, Elzbieta and Hemp, Andreas} } @article {47334, title = {Biogeography, ecology, acoustics and chromosomes of East African Eurycorypha St{\r a}l species (Orthoptera, Phaneropterinae) with the description of new species}, journal = {Organisms Diversity \& Evolution}, volume = {13}, year = {2013}, month = {Jan-09-2013}, pages = {373 - 395}, abstract = {

Although Eurycorypha is the most species-rich Phaneropterinae genus in Africa, little is known about the distribution and the ecology of the species. In this study data on distribution, ecology, song and on chromosomes of some East African species are provided. The nymphs of some species are shown, famous for their ant-like appearance and behaviour. The male of E. punctipennis Chopard and three species of Eurycorypha are newly described. These are E. resonans n. sp. and E. combretoides n. sp. occurring in different habitats on Mount Kilimanjaro, and E. conclusa n. sp from forest habitats along the Tanzanian coast. Bioacoustically, the four recorded species are unusually divers, presenting non-resonant and resonant songs. As four Eurycorypha species occur syntopically on geological young Mount Kilimanjaro, the biogeographical pattern and possible speciation mechanisms in the genus Eurycorypha are discussed in context of the climatical history of eastern Africa.

}, keywords = {bioacoustics, Biogeography, chromosomes, ecology, Mount Kilimanjaro, new species, Orthoptera, Phaneropterinae, speciation, Tanzania}, issn = {1439-6092}, doi = {10.1007/s13127-012-0123-1}, url = {http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s13127-012-0123-1}, author = {Claudia Hemp and Klaus-Gerhard Heller and Warcha{\l}owska-{\'S}liwa, El{\.z}bieta and Grzywacz, Beata and Hemp, Andreas} }