Orotettix laevis, RONDEROS & CARBONELL, 1994

Pocco, Martina E., Minutolo, Carolina, Dinghi, Pablo A., Lange, Carlos E., Confalonieri, Viviana A. & Cigliano, María Marta, 2015, Species delimitation in the Andean grasshopper genus Orotettix Ronderos & Carbonell (Orthoptera: Melanoplinae): an integrative approach combining morphological, molecular and biogeographical data, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 174 (4), pp. 733-759 : 751-752

OROTETTIX LAEVIS RONDEROS & CARBONELL, 1994

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( FIGS 6I , 8G, H , 10J–L )

Orotettix laevis Ronderos & Carbonell, 1994: 95 (Holotype, male, Peru, Cusco, Ruta Abancay, FCMU, Montevideo); Donato, 2000: 70; Eades et al., 2015.

Diagnosis Male cerci short, parallel to epiproct, not surpassing the tip of epiproct ( Fig. 8G ), with basal half broad and distal half slender, apex acute ( Fig. 8G ). Apical valves of aedeagus slender, curved inwards, overlapping at apex ( Fig. 10K ). Sheath of aedeagus with welldeveloped mid-dorsal lobes ( Fig. 10K ), covering most of the apical valves ( Fig. 10J ); dorsal hump prominent ( Fig. 10J ), lateral lobes well developed ( Fig. 10K ); lophi of epiphallus rectangular and widely expanded towards the posterior process of the lateral plates (dorsal view) ( Fig. 10L ).

Measurements (in mm) Body length: males 14.25 (13.5– 15), female 17; femur III: males 8.5 (8–9); female 11; tegmina length: males 2.75 (2.5–3), female 4.

Distribution Peru, Cusco.

Material examined Peru: 2 males, 1 female, Cusco, Ruta Abancay , 17/03/1962, Mesa, A., MLPA (paratypes) .

Figures

Figure 6 Orotettix males, species as indicated. A–J, habitus. Scale bars: 5 mm. Numbers indicate characters and states used in the phylogenetic analyses.

Figure 8 Orotettix males, species as indicated. A, C, E, G, I, distal abdominal segments, lateral view; B, D, F, H, J, distal abdominal segments, dorsal view. Numbers indicate characters and states used in the phylogenetic analyses.

Figure 10 Orotettix males. Phallic complex, species as indicated. A, D, G, J, M, distal portion of aedeagal valves, lateral view; B, E, H, K, N, distal portion of aedeagal valves, dorsal view; C, F, I, L, O, epiphallus, dorsal view. Numbers indicate characters and states used in the phylogenetic analyses.