Leptysma argentina Bruner, 1906

Greco-Spíngola, Silvana, Jorge, Carolina & Lorier, Estrellita, 2020, Acridomorpha (Orthoptera) species associated with the protected wetlands of Santa Lucía, Montevideo, Uruguay, Check List 16 (3), pp. 597-610 : 603

Leptysma argentina Bruner, 1906

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Material examined. URUGUAY • 1 nymph; Montevi- deo, Área Protegida de los Humedales de Santa Lucía; 34°47′07″S, 056°20′04″W; 27 Jan. 2013; S. Greco, W. S. Serra and G. Lecuona leg.; FCE-AC 4078 • 2 nymphs, 1 ♂, 1 ♀; same locality; 27 Feb. 2013; S. Greco and W. S. Serra leg.; FCE-AC 4076, 4080, 4221 • 5 nymphs; same locality; 23 Mar. 2013; S. Greco and W. S. Serra leg.; FCE-AC 4071, 4079 .

Identification. Fastigium as long or longer than eyes. Face pale green at the sides. Male subgenital plate flares slightly laterad near the apex. Apex of the cercus truncate. Teeth of the dorsal ovipositor valves relatively uniform in size and spacing.

Geographic distribution. Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay ( Roberts 1978).

Figures

Figure 3. Acridomorpha species (Orthoptera, Caelifera) found in the Área Protegida de los Humedales de Santa Lucía, Montevideo, Uruguay. A. Ronderosia bergii. B. Scotussa impudica. C. Scotussa lemniscata. D. Scotussa liebermanni. E. Aleuas lineatus. F. Leptysma argentina. G. Haroldgrantia lignosa. H. Allotruxalis gracilis. I. Metaleptea adspersa. J. Amplytropidia australis. Scale bars = 10 mm.