A new genus of Phlugidini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) with asymmetrical mandibles
Chamorro-Rengifo, Juliana
Olivier, Renan Da Silva
Zootaxa
2017
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8NM6T
Chamorro-Rengifo & Olivier
Chamorro-Rengifo & Olivier
[151,684,474,500]
Insecta
Tettigoniidae
Anisophlugis
Animalia
Orthoptera
1
392
Arthropoda
genus
gen. nov.
Etymology.The name is composed of the Greek prefix Aniso (άνισος) which refers to the asymmetric mandibles of males, and Phlugis, the name of the typegenus of the tribe. Type-species. Phlugiola appendicula Gorochov, 2015, here designated.
Diagnosis description. Anisophlugisfeatures the following combination of characteristics: Male and female brachypterous ( Figs. 1A, B and 2A, B). Males with asymmetric mandibles ( Fig. 1C) and female with symmetric mandibles ( Fig. 2C). Tegmina almost totally covered by the pronotum ( Figs. 1D, E and 2D, E). Male cerci simple, devoid of ramifications ( Figs. 3A and B). Male epiproct bilobed and elongated, paraprocts elongated ( Figs. 3B and C). Male subgenital plate elongated with long true styli ( Fig. 3D). Female subgenital plate with an appendix at apex ( Figs. 2F and G). This new genus of Phlugidinidiffers from CephalophlugisGorochov, 1998by larger head and pronotum in relation to body size. In Neophlugis Gorochov, 2012there is a small and shallow concavity along the dorsomedial edges of the antennal cavities, and the male subgenital plate bears subapically located styli. In OdontophlugisGorochov, 1998the male cerci have teeth and hooks. In Paraphlugiola Cadena-Castañeda & Gorochov, 2014the male subgenital plate has long pseudostyle projections. In PhlugiolaKarny, 1907males have simple epiprocts and paraprocts. In PhlugisStål, 1861the wings are well developed. A comparison of characters across genera can be found in Table 1.