Troglophilus lazaropolensis, : PAVICEVIC & KARAMAN, 2001

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 : 1046-1047

T. LAZAROPOLENSIS: PAVIĆEVIĆ & KARAMAN, 2001

Material examined: See Appendix.

Diagnosis: Small species. Male body length ranges between 11.5– 15 mm; females, 11.5 - 17 mm. Body brown to testaceous coloured with pronounced lateral stripe. The male tenth tergite distally with medial notch, with more or less pronounced edges ( Fig. 10A– B ). The female tenth abdominal tergite with slightly noticeable medial notch, sometime in form of concave depression ( Fig. 10C ). The titillator is massive, triangular in shape, distally obtuse ( Fig. 10D ). Ovipositor short, wide with wide apex; length ranges between 7–8 mm; the widest point at the end of proximal half; ventral margin curved ( Fig. 12D ).

Distribution: This montane species is present at higher altitudes of karstic mountains in the western parts of Macedonia and adjacent regions ( Fig. 11 ). At present, its distribution range remains uncertain. It is logical to expect that it is present in Albania as well.

Figures

Figure 10. A–D, Troglophilus azaropolensis (Lazaropole, Macedonia): A–B, male 15 mm, tenth tergite, dorsal view; C, female 16.5 mm, tenth tergite, dorsal view; D, male 15 mm, phallus with titillator (arrow), dorsal view.

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).