Apotrechus unicolor Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888

Ingrisch, Sigfrid, 2018, New taxa and records of Gryllacrididae (Orthoptera, Stenopelmatoidea) from South East Asia and New Guinea with a key to the genera, Zootaxa 4510 (1), pp. 1-278 : 116-117

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4510.1.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5987097

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scientific name

Apotrechus unicolor Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888
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Apotrechus unicolor Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 View in CoL

Figs. 39 View FIGURE 39 H–I

Lectotype female (not seen). Australia: "Port Denison in Australia septentrionali" (in alcohol), ( Wien NMHW); lectotype designation by Bland & Rentz (1991).

Material examined. Australia: "New Holland", 1861, Dr. Müller— 1 female (Wien NMHW) .

Discussion. The genus Apotrechus s. str. is restricted to Australia (see also discussion in Bland & Rentz 1991). Since until recently also some Asian species have been included in this genus, two illustrations of a female of the syntype series of A. unicolor are added ( Fig. 39 View FIGURE 39 H–I). That specimen is characterized by a huge head compared to the Chinese species described under this genus. The latter are very similar to species of the genus Apterolarnaca Gorochov, 2004 . The main difference seems to be the straight instead of curved male hind tibiae. As I have not seen a specimen of the Chinese Apotrechus , I'll leave it to future investigators to study and proof the identity or the difference between both groups of species.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Orthoptera

Family

Gryllacrididae

Genus

Apotrechus

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