Isophya pavelii Brunner

Dragan P. Chobanov, Beata Grzywacz, Ionuţ Ş. Iorgu, Battal Cιplak, Maya B. Ilieva & Elżbieta Warchałowska-Śliwa, 2013, Review of the Balkan Isophya (Orthoptera: Phaneropteridae) with particular emphasis on the Isophya modesta group and remarks on the systematics of the genus based on morphological and acoustic data, Zootaxa 3658 (1), pp. 1-81 : 13

Isophya pavelii Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882

( Figs 6, 7 , 33, 58 , 82 , 107 , 133 , 137 , 191 )

Isophya pavelii Brunner von Wattenwyl: Brunner von Wayyenwyl 1882 (sp.n.). Isophya rammei Peshev (Chobanov 2009b, syn. n.): Peshev 1981 (sp.n.).

Morphological description: see the references above; Bey-Bienko 1954; Can 1959a, b; Harz 1969; Peshev 1981 (as I. rammei ); Ünal 2003; Chobanov 2009b. Bioacoustics: Chobanov 2009b. Karyotype: Warchałowska-Śliwa et al. 2008 (as I. rammei ).

The species is well characterised in the above-mentioned sources.

Distribution ( Fig. 191 ) and phenology: The main range of the species covers the middle mountain ranges of the Pontic region of Northwestern Anatolia (up to 1800 m). The species was described from the region of Istanbul and is possibly distributed along the Black-Sea coast of European Turkey and Istranca Mts, though until present it was only found in two localities in Bulgaria (Strandzha Mts) at 300–350 m alt., where it inhabits mesoxerophyte semi-ruderalized meadows and scrub surrounded by oak forests. Nymphs—III–V(–VI), imago—V–VII(–VIII in mountains).

Figures

FIGURE 191. Distribution of I. hospodar, I. rectipennis, I. pavelii, and I. thracica on the Balkan Peninsula.

FIGURES 1 – 18. General appearance of some Balkan Isophya. 1, 2 — I. hospodar (1 — male, 2 — female); 3 — I. thracica (male); 4, 5 — I. rectipennis (4 — male, 5 — female); 6, 7 — I. pavelii (6 — male, 7 — female); 8, 9 — I. bureschi (8 — male, 9 — female); 10, 11 — I. andreevae (10 — male, 11 — female); 12, 13 — I. plevnensis (12 — male, 13 — female); 14, 15 — I. m. modesta (= intermedia) (14 — male, 15 — female); 16 — I. l. longicaudata (male); 17 — I. rhodopensis leonorae (male); 18 — I. rh. petkovi (male) (Figures 6 – 11, 17, 18 — photo M. Langourov).

FIGURES 56 – 79. Morphology of female head, pronotum and tegmina of the Balkan Isophya and I. yaraligozi (localities as in Figs 31 – 55 unless specifically given): 56 — I. hospodar; 57 — I. rectipennis; 58 — I. pavelii (paratype of I. rammei Peshev); 59 — I. thracica; 60 — I. bureschi; 61 — I. yaraligozi; 62 — I. tosevski; 63 — I. andreevae (paratype); 64 — I. clara; 65 — I. miksici (paratype); 66 — I. plevnensis (paratype); 67 — I. longicaudata adamovici (paratype, BG: Sliven, 1000 m, NMNHS); 68 — I. l. longicaudata; 69 — I. rhodopensis leonorae (BG: “ Alibotush, 1500 m ”, 13.07. 1959, NMNHS); 70 — I. rh. rhodopensis (as in Fig. 46 but 17.07.1956); 71 — I. rh. petkovi; 72 — I. modestior; 73 — I. dobrogensis; 74 — I. zubowskii; 75 — I. aff. camptoxypha (MK: Bistra Mt., 2.08. 2004, CC); 76 — I. gulae (paratype, BG: Dolna Topchiya, 10.07. 1974, NMNHS); 77 — I. obtusa (BG: Vezhen Peak, 15.07. 1969, NMNHS); 78 — I. amplipennis (TR: “ Turkey | 1960 | Sureya Bey ”, NHM); 79 — I. speciosa (BG: Sakar Mt., 14.06. 1952, NMNHS). Scale (if present; black line right of the specimen) = 10 mm.

FIGURES 80 – 104. Male abdominal terminalia of the Balkan Isophya and I. yaraligozi (localities as in Figs 31 – 55): 80 — I. hospodar; 81 — I. rectipennis; 82 — I. pavelii; 83 — I. thracica; 84 — I. bureschi; 85 — I. yaraligozi; 86 — I. tosevski; 87 — I. andreevae; 88 — I. clara; 89 — I. miksici; 90 — I. plevnensis; 91 — I. longicaudata adamovici; 92 — I. l. longicaudata; 93 — I. m. modesta (= intermedia); 94 — I. rhodopensis leonorae; 95 — I. rh. rhodopensis; 96 — I. rh. petkovi; 97 — I. modestior; 98 — I. dobrogensis; 99 — I. zubowskii; 100 — I. aff. camptoxypha; 101 — I. gulae; 102 — I. obtusa; 103 — I. amplipennis; 104 — I. speciosa. Scale (if present) = 2 mm.

FIGURES 105 – 129. Female abdominal terminalia of the Balkan Isophya and I. yaraligozi (localities as in Figs 31 – 55 unless specifically given); figures of the whole ovipositor are followed by enlarged figure of the ovipositor base: 105 — I. hospodar (BG: Dolni Glavanak, 25.04. 2005, CC); 106 — I. rectipennis (BG: Byala Vill., 27.06. 2002, CC); 107 — I. pavelii (BG: Chernogorovo, 29.05. 2006, CC); 108 — I. thracica; 109 — I. bureschi (BG: Bansko, 8.08. 2006, CC); 110 — I. yaraligozi; 111 — I. tosevski; 112 — I. andreevae (BG: Kresnensko Hanche, 19.04. 2006, CC); 113 — I. clara; 114 — I. miksici (BG: Gorski Dom Lodge, 24.06. 2006, CC); 115 — I. plevnensis (BG: Levishte, 14.07. 2009, CC); 116 — I. longicaudata adamovici (BG: Karandila, 24.06. 2008, CC); 117 — I. l. longicaudata (BG: Sofia University Botanical garden, 26.06. – 1.07.2004, CC); 118 — I. m. modesta (= intermedia); 119 — I. rhodopensis leonorae (BG: Livade, 9.08. 2006, CC); 120 — I. rh. rhodopensis (BG: Bachkovo, 600 m, 23.05. 2004, CC); 121 — I. rh. petkovi (BG: Gluhite Kamani, 23.06. 2008, CC); 122 — I. modestior (BG: Bankya, 24.05. 2006, CC); 123 — I. dobrogensis; 124 — I. zubowskii; 125 — I. aff. camptoxypha (data as in Fig. 75); 126 — I. gulae; 127 — I. obtusa (BG: Ravnets Ridge, 14.07. 2009, CC); 128 — I. amplipennis (as in Fig. 78); 129 — I. speciosa (BG: Bankya, 24.05. 2006, CC). Indications on Fig. 127 show, respectively: G—gonangulum; L—lamella; P—lateral pit between lamella and gonangulum. Scale (if present) = 5 mm.

FIGURES 130 – 134. SEM of taxonomically important structures of Isophya: 130, 131 — I. hospodar (130 — BG: Dolni Glavanak; 131 — BG: Sofia Kettle); 132 — I. rectipennis (132 A, C, BG: Karandila Locality; 132 B, TR: “ TURKEY: Bolu. | Ala Dagi. 2000 m. | Kartal Kaya Tepe. | 15. VII. 1962 | Guichard & Harvey. | B. M. 1962 – 299. ”); 133 — I. pavelii (BG: Chernogorovo Locality); 134 — I. thracica (TR: Elmali Village). A—male stridulatory file (scale 200 μm); B—apical part of male stridulatory file (scale 20 μm); C—apex of male cerci (scale 100 μm) (130, 132 – 134 — ventro-apical view; 131 — dorsal view); D—female stridulatory apparatus (scale 100 μm).

FIGURES 135 – 138. Male calling song at two (136 – 138) or three (135) different speeds (air temperature at recording and time scale below each figure): 135 — I. hospodar (RO: Gura Dobrogei); 136 — I. rectipennis (BG: Karandila Locality); 137 — I. pavelii (BG: Chernogorovo Locality); 138 — I. thracica (TR: Elmali Village).