Mnesicles crenatus ( Haan, 1842 )

Tan, Ming Kai, Japir, Razy & Chung, Arthur Y. C., 2022, Contribution to the taxonomy of Uvarovia (Orthoptera: Chorotypidae: Mnesicleinae) from Borneo and Malay Peninsula, Zootaxa 5093 (5), pp. 533-546 : 544

Mnesicles crenatus ( Haan, 1842)

( Figs. 8 , 9 )

Acridium (Mastax) crenatum Haan, 1842: 163

Mastax? crenata — Walker, 1870: 792

Mnesicles crenatus — Kirby, 1910: 74; Willemse, 1928: 16; Bolívar, 1930: 198

Material examined. Holotype (male), Borneo, Doesoen [= north Borneo or Sabah?] ( RMNH INS. 1277500)

Remarks. The male holotype was reported to be very damaged, with missing abdomen and hind legs ( Willemse, 1928). Bolívar (1930, 1931) was not confident about the generic status of Uvarovia gracilipes , but placed this species as an Mnesicles based on the slightly arching tegmina and more elongated hind wings. From the description by Bolívar (1930), we know it differs from Bornean Uvarovia by the presence of dorsal tubercles on the 6 th and 7 th tergites, abdominal apex dilated, with arched or spiny margins (absence in Uvarovia ).

Figures

FIGURE 8. Mnesicles crenatus (Haan, 1842) male holotype: specimen and labels. Image credit: Luc Willemse (RMNH).

FIGURE 9. Mnesicles crenatus (Haan, 1842) male holotype: head and pronotum in dorsal (A) and lateral (B) views, wings in dorsal view (C). Scale bar: 5 mm. Image credit: Luc Willemse (RMNH).