Niphetogryllacris succinea ( Bolívar, 1900 )

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 : 229

Niphetogryllacris succinea ( Bolívar, 1900)

Figs. 70 N–P

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Material examined. India: Tamil Nadu, Kodaikanal , 1.i.–31.xii.1898, leg. Decoly— 1 male (syntype) (Paris MNHN) .

Description. Small to medium sized species. Wings just cover abdomen.

Coloration. General color unicolored brown (frons, body, wings, legs).

Male. Eight and ninth abdominal tergites of nearly equal length. Ninth abdominal tergite at apical margin in central area with two short angular projections, concave in between ( Fig. 70N ); on underside at each apico-lateral angle with a rather short, basally stout process with narrow hooked tip ( Fig. 70O ). Subgenital plate nearly subquadrate, with rounded apico-lateral angles; apical margin truncate; rather short styli inserted laterally before apical margin; a medial carina and a short incision of apical margin might be due to a shrinking artifact during conservation ( Fig. 70P ).

Note. More information on and photographs of the syntypes can be found under under https://science.mnhn.fr/ taxon/species/gryllacris/succinea#bolivar%2C_1900

Figures

FIGURE 70. A–C, Homogryllacris artinii (Griffini, 1913) male (A–B) and female (C); D–G, Homogryllacris buyssoniana (Griffini, 1912) male; H–J, Homogryllacris kurseonga (Griffini, 1913) male (H–I) and female (J); K–M, Homogryllacris? maindroni (Griffini, 1913) male; N–P, Niphetogryllacris succinea (Bolivar, 1900) male.—Male abdominal apex in apical (A, F, I, M), ventral (B, E, L, O), dorsal (D, N), and lateral view (G–H, K); female subgenital plate (C, J); male subgenital plate (P). Abbreviations: 9th ninth abdominal tergite; ce cercus; pr projection of tenth tergite; sg subgenital plate; st stylus.