Nocaracris tecticollis Ramme, 1951

Ünal, Mustafa, 2016, Pamphagidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) from the Palaearctic Region: taxonomy, classification, keys to genera and a review of the tribe Nocarodeini I. Bolívar, Zootaxa 4206 (1), pp. 1-223 : 174

Nocaracris tecticollis Ramme, 1951

( Figs. 596–597 , 703–704 , 846 )

Nocarodes cyanipes Fisch. -Waldh.: Ebner 1919: 175, partim.

Nocaracris tecticollis n. sp.: Ramme 1951: 279, 303, 427.

Nocaracris tecticollis Ramme, 1951 : Karabağ 1958: 121; Presa & Garcia 1983: 17; Otte 1994: 173. Paranocaracris citripes citripes (Uvarov, 1949) : Ünal 1999: 247.

Type locality. Turkey: Bilecik, Karaköy. Holotype: female ( NMW).

Material examined. TURKEY: Kleinasien, Anatolien , [Bilecik], Karakeüy [ Karaköy ], Frühjahr 1910, coll. Fahringer, 1♀ (Holotype) (leg. Betsch) (det. Ebner as Nocarodes cyanipes ) (det. Ramme Nocaracris tecticollis ) (det. Cejchan, 1967 as Paranocaracris tecticollis ) ( NMW) ; Bilecik, Osmaneli , 170 m, 1.5.1962, 13♂, 8♀ (leg. K. M. Guichard & D. H. Harvey) ( NHMUK) ; Sakarya, Pamukova , 110 m, 25.4.1992, 1♂ (leg. M. Ünal) (det. Ünal as P. citripes ) ( Ünal 1999) ; Bilecik, Gölpazarı, Gökçeler Köyü, Hasan Dağı , 1250 m, 21.6.2007, 2♀ (leg. M. Ünal) ; Eskişehir, Mihalıççık, Yeşilyurt Köyü, Yaylaçal Tepesi , 1550 m, 21.6.2008, 5♂, 4♀ (leg. M. Ünal) (AİBÜEM) ; Eskişehir, Sündiken Dağları, Taştepe , 1685 m, 28.6.2014, 1♀ (leg. M. Ünal) (AİBÜEM).

Distribution. N.W. Anatolia: Bilecik, Sakarya, Eskişehir provinces of Turkey ( Fig. 846 ).

Description of male: Body ( Fig. 703 ) strongly compressed laterally. Fastigium of vertex slightly elongated, sloping and depressed. Frontal ridge narrow, slightly narrowed just below the median ocellus. Vertex narrow, 1.2 times narrower than vertical diameter and as wide as transversal diameter of eye; median carina long and grooved; supraocular foveola distinct, open type; vertex convex in lateral view. Antennae with 12 segments. Pronotum ( Fig. 703 ) distinctly compressed laterally, distinctly roof-shaped; lateral carinae quite weak; median carina very slightly raised, with a thin longitudinal sulcus, wider at anterior end, convex in lateral view. Prosternum slightly raised, with a small, sharp, narrow triangular median projection. Mesosternal interspace 1.7 times wider than its length and distinctly narrower than mesosternal lobes. Abdominal tergites simple; median carina slightly raised, without posterior projection. Tympanum absent. Hind femur ( Fig. 703 ) 2.7 times longer than its height; proximal part widened and sharply narrowing towards genicular lobes, dorsal margin straight in proximal part, then sloping backwards, finelly serrated; ventral margin convex. Hind tibia with 9 inner, 10 outer spines. Arch of zygoma wide; posterior lobes of zygoma short and broad; apodemes wide with weak apical notch; epiphallus short and wide, posterolateral projection long, pseudolophi oval, separated with 6–11 spines.

Coloration. Body brown with black and cream spots and pattern. Gena and ventral half of head cream with black spots; dorsal half greyish-brown with black spots. Pronotum with black and cream spots; typical light bands on paranota distinct, cream, posterior margin with black spots. Inner and ventral surfaces of hind femur black, dorsal margin of inner surface body color; dorsal surface of genicular lobes with small black spots. Inner and dorsal surfaces of hind tibia yellow (slightly greenish dirty yellow to yellow) with black tipped spines; inner side of basal end of tibia with a large black spot. Typical light band on abdomen distinct. Sternites light brown, anterior half of abdominal sternites yellowish-cream, in some males sternites lightened.

Measurements (mm) of both sexes. body length: male 20.3–24.8, female 28.1–32.6; pronotum length: male 5–6, female 8–9.2; pronotum height: male 5.4–6.4, female 9.3–10.5; pronotum width anterior: male 4.4–5.2, female 6.4–7.3; pronotum width posterior: male 5.8–6.7, female 9–10.4; hind femur length: male 8.4–9.8, female 12–13.5; hind femur height: male 3.1–3.8, female 4.4–5.1.

Remarks. Weidner (1969) and Demirsoy (1973, 1977) overlooked this species in their publications on the Turkish species.

The previously unknown male of this species is described here.

Figures

FIGURE 846. Distribution of the species of genera Nocaracris and Turkanocaracris.

FIGURES 584 – 610. Body parts. 584 – 585 female hind femur, 584 Nocaracris karadagi, paratype; 585 Nocaracris monticolus, paratype. 586 – 587 Nocaracris karadagi, female paratype, 586 longitudinal sulcus of pronotum; 587 pronotal carinae. 588 – 589 Nocaracris palandoken, female paratype, 588 longitudinal sulcus of pronotum; 589 pronotal carinae. 590 – 591 male hind femur, 590 Nocaracris latipes, paratype; 591 Nocaracris monticolus, holotype. 592 – 593 Nocaracris elegans, female, 592 vertex and eye; 593 prosternum. 594 – 595 Nocaracris tridentatus, female, 594 vertex and eye; 595 prosternum. 596 – 597 Nocaracris tecticollis, female holotype, 596 body high; 597 head frontal view; 598 Nocaracris citripes, paratype, body low. 599 – 600 female vertex, 599 Nocaracris citripes; 600 Nocaracris karshitoros, paratype. 601 – 602 male pronotal carinae, 601 Nocaracris sabulosus; 602 Nocaracris karshitoros. 603 Nocaracris dilekensis, female tympanum. 604 – 606 Nocaracris goektepe, 604 without tympanum, female; 605 male prosternum; 606 female prosternum. 607 – 609 Nocaracris bicoloripes, 607 without tympanum, female; 608 male prosternum; 609 female prosternum. 610 Nocaracris subrubratus, female prosternum.

FIGURES 695 – 708. Habitus. 695 – 696 Nocaracris van, 695 male holotype dorsal; 696 female paratype dorsal. 697 – 698 Nocaracris citripes, 697 male holotype; 698 female paratype. 699 – 700 Nocaracris bicoloripes, 699 male; 700 female holotype. 701 – 702 Nocaracris dilekensis, 701 female holotype; 702 ditto dorsal. 703 – 704 Nocaracris tecticollis, 703 male; 704 female holotype. 705 – 706 Nocaracris sabulosus, 705 male; 706 female. 707 – 708 Nocaracris karshitoros, 707 male holotype, mirror view; 708 female paratype.