Troglophilus ovuliformis, : INGRISCH & PAVICEVIC, 1992

Karaman, Ivo, Hammouti, Nasera, Pavićević, Dragan, Kiefer, Andreas, Horvatović, Mladen & Seitz, Alfred, 2011, The genus Troglophilus Krauss, 1879 (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae) in the west Balkans, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163 (4), pp. 1035-1063 : 1046

TROGLOPHILUS OVULIFORMIS: INGRISCH & PAVIĆEVIĆ, 1992

Material examined: See Appendix.

Diagnosis: Large species. Male body length ranges between 16.5– 24 mm; females, 16–23 mm. Body colour milky grey marbled. Male tenth tergite with wide medial lobe that is divided by a central deep depression in two lobes very variable in form, from triangular, lancet form to almost square form ( Fig. 9A–C ). Female tenth abdominal tergite with two paramedial tooth form protrusions, variable in form from slightly noticeable to very pronounced and wide ( Fig. 9D–F ). Titillator distally conically protruded with slightly ventrally bended tip. Distally very variable in form from short, wide, and obtuse tip to elongated, narrow, and sharp tip ( Fig. 7C–F ). Ovipositor elongated and wide, length ranges between 10–14 mm; the widest point is in its proximal third ( Fig. 12H ), ventral margin almost straight.

Distribution: This thermophilic species is distributed along the Adriatic coast from Albania to Istria ( Fig. 11 ). It spreads out deeper into the land through canyons of some rivers.

Remarks: Based on the presented details in the description of T. pretneri Us, 1970 and examined specimens from the type locality and most of the other localities mentioned in Us (1970), we concluded that it is a junior synonym of T. ovuliformis .

Figures

Figure 7. A–B, Troglophilus neglectus, male 17 mm, phallus with titillator (arrow) (Smarna gora, Slovenia): A, dorsal view; B, lateral view. C–D, Troglophilus ovuliformis, male 20 mm, phallus with titillator (arrow) (G. Seoca, Montenegro): C, dorsal view; D, lateral view. E, T. ovuliformis, male 20 mm, titillator (arrow), dorsal view (Island Pag, Croatia). F, T. ovuliformis, male 20 mm, titillator (arrow), dorsal view (D. Seoca, Montenegro).

Figure 9. A–F, Troglophilus ovuliformis, tenth tergite, dorsal view: A, male 20 mm (D. Seoca, Požalica Cave, Montenegro); B, male 19 mm (D. Seoca, Požalica Cave, Montenegro); C, male 21 mm (G. Seoca, Golubija spila Cave, Montenegro); D, female 19 mm (D. Seoca, Goluspa spila Cave, Montenegro); E, female 17 mm (G. Seoca, Golubija spila Cave, Montenegro); F, female 20 mm (D. Seoca, Goluspa spila Cave, Montenegro).

Figure 11. The geographical distribution of Troglophilus ovuliformis (triangles) and Troglophilus lazaropolensis (circles). (SLO-Slovenia; CRO-Croatia; BIH-Bosnia and Herzegovina; SRB-Serbia; MNE-Montenegro; BUL-Bulgaria; ALB- Albania; MK-Macedonia; GRE-Greece).

Figure 12. A–C, Troglophilus cavicola: A, male 18 mm, tenth tergite, dorsal view (Bjeloševina, Montenegro); B, female 18.5 mm, tenth tergite, dorsal view (Bukovik, Macedonia); C, male 18 mm, phallus with titillator (arrow), lateral view (Bjeloševina, Montenegro). D–I ovipositor, lateral view: D, Troglophilus lazaropolensis, female 16.5 mm (Lazaropole, Macedonia); E, Troglophilus cavicola, female 18.5 mm (Bjeloševina, Montenegro); F, Troglophilus zorae sp. nov., paratype female 18 mm (Matka, Macedonia); G, Troglophilus brevicauda, female 15 mm (Olovo, Bosnia); H, Troglophilus ovuliformis, female 19.5 mm (D. Seoca, Montenegro); I, Troglophilus neglectus, female 15 mm (N. Breznica, Macedonia).