Paranothrotes siirt Ünal, 2016

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 : 125-126

Paranothrotes siirt Ünal , sp. nov.

( Figs. 61 , 365 , 440, 450, 458, 460–462 , 502–505 , 842 )

Type locality. Turkey: Siirt Provice. Holotype: male ( NMW).

Material examined. TURKEY: Söört [ Siirt Province] b . Bitlis, 3♂ (including Holotype) , 3♀ (leg. F. Sikora) (2 females det. by Brunner as Nocarodes opacus ) (the others det. by Brunner as Nocarodes spec.); [Diyarbakır], Heine (Hyny) [Hani] , 1♀ (leg. Pietschmann) (NMW).

Description. Male (Holotype): Body ( Figs. 502, 503 ) large, compressed laterally. Fastigium of vertex slightly depressed (almost flat) ( Fig. 461 ). Vertex ( Fig. 462 ) between the eyes narrow, as wide as transversal diameter and 1.3 times narrower than vertical diameter of eye; supraocular foveola distinct, open type; vertex slightly swollen; median carinula reaching the beginning of fastigium. Frontal ridge slightly narrowed and incised just below the median ocellus. Antennae with 12 segments. Pronotum ( Figs. 461, 462 ) compressed laterally, tuberculated; median carina slightly raised, distinctly convex in lateral view, with a longitudinal sulcus along its length; lateral carinae slightly distinct; anterior and posterior margins triangularly protruded in dorsal view. Prosternum with an acute, narrow triangular projection. Mesosternal interspace narrow, almost as wide as its length and 1.7 times narrower than mesosternal lobes that is wider than its length. Hind femur ( Fig. 450 ) short and wide, 2.4 times longer than its height; dorsal margin quite convex, with small denticles. Hind tibia with 9 inner, 10 outer spines. Abdominal tergites ( Fig. 502, 503 ) with raised median carinae which are not grooved; with distinct posterior projection. Median carinae of mesonotum and metanotum slightly raised with thin longitudinal sulcus. Tympanum large, 3.6 times larger than the neighbour stigmal area. Lateral aperture of the sheath of penis large, curved part of apical valves of penis clearly visible in lateral view; ventral margins of penis turning to lateral sides apically ( Fig. 61 a); arch of zygoma long, narrow, sclerotized and strongly raised, much higher than posterior lobes of zygoma; basal valves of penis very wide; apodemes wide with apical notch ( Figs. 61 a, b). Pseudolophi ( Fig. 61 c) separated, with 15–19 spines.

Female: Body ( Figs. 504, 505 ) large, high and strongly compressed laterally. Fastigium of vertex ( Figs. 365 , 458 ) short, wide and flat, distinctly tuberculated. Vertex ( Fig. 458 ) between the eyes quite wide, 1.3 times wider than vertical diameter and 1.9 times wider than transversal diameter of eye. Supraocular foveola ( Fig. 458 ) distinct, its borders irregular, partly closed, but in some females open. Frontal ridge as in male. Antennae with 12-14 segments. Pronotum ( Figs. 504, 505 ) strongly compressed laterally, very high; median carina clearly convex in lateral view, with a longitudinal sulcus along its length, not narrowing backwards; lateral carinae indistinct. Metanotum ( Fig. 504 ) with a raised median carina, distinctly grooved. Prosternum with a sharp triangular median projection, narrower in some females. Mesosternal interspace slightly wider than its length, distinctly narrower than mesosternal lobes. Hind femur ( Figs. 440, 460 ) 2.7 times longer than its height; dorsal margin with small denticles. Hind tibia with 9 inner, 10 outer spines. Abdomen ( Figs. 504, 505 ) compressed laterally; median carinae of the tergites raised with a sharp posterior projection. Tympanum 1.5 times larger than the neighbour stigmal area.

Coloration. Male body various shades of brown with some small black spots. Typical light bands on anterior, posterior and ventral margins of paranota distinct. Dorsal and outer surface of hind femur creamish-brown. Typical light band on abdomen distinct and wide. Between the pro- and metasternae darkened with blackish-brown; abdominal sternites yellowish, darkened both sides with brown. Inner surface of hind femur black, ventral surface brown; hind tibia black with its spines. Tarsus body color. Female body unicolor creamish-brown; inner surface of hind femur body color with weak pink, ventral surface body color; hind tibia partly and slightly pale blue, in one female inner surfaces of hind femur and tibia blackish, one female taken from alcohol discolored.

Diagnosis. This new species is most related to P. citimus by the general appearance, the raised median carina and posterior projection of abdominal tergites, the shape of hind femur and the coloration of hind legs. It is different by the larger body, the wider mesosternal interspace (almost half of mesosternal lobes in P. citimus ), more convex pronotum in lateral view (pronotum straighter in P. citimus ), the median carina of pronotum with weaker longitudinal sulcus (clearly more distinct longitudinal sulcus in P. citimus ), the triangularly protruded anterior margin of pronotum (anterior margin of pronotum much blunter in P. citimus ), the narrower arch of zygoma (distinctly wider apically in P. citimus ), strongly widened basal valves of penis (narrower in P. citimus ), the pseudolophi with 15–19 spines (13–14 spines in P. citimus ) and more tuberculated body. It is also near to P. nigrolobus by the raised median carina and posterior projection of abdominal tergites and the black hind legs of male. But it is different by the hind femur with body color inner and ventral surfaces (black in P. nigrolobus ), the higher and wider body (more compressed, narrow and low in P. nigrolobus ), more convex pronotum (straighter in P. nigrolobus ), the weaker longitudinal sulcus of the median carina of pronotum and general appearance of female. It is also related to P. margaritae by the characters of the species group (see key). But, the black hind tibia in male and blackish-blue in female (red in both sexes of P. margaritae ), the shapes of arch of zygoma and apodemes, the larger body, and the female body shape are different.

Measurements (mm). Holotype (male): body length 29.7; pronotum length 6.7; pronotum height 6.8; pronotum width anterior 5.6; pronotum width posterior 7; hind femur length 11.2; hind femur height 4.7. Paratypes: body length: male 27–30, female 48.9–50.4; pronotum length: male 6.5–7, female 10.5–13.8; pronotum height: male 6.8, female 11.9–14.7; pronotum width anterior: male 5.5–5.8, female 8.1–9.7; pronotum width posterior: male 7–7.8, female 12.5–13.6; hind femur length: male 11.2–11.8, female 16.1–18.7; hind femur height: male 4.6– 4.8, female 5.7–6.8.

Etymology. “ Siirt ” Province of Turkey is the type locality of this new species.

Figures

FIGURE 842. Distribution of the species of genera Paranothrotes, Pseudonothrotes and Eunothrotes.

FIGURES 55 – 68. Male phallic complex. a phallus lateral, b phallus dorsal, c epiphallus, d phallus posterior view. 55 Paranothrotes sulcatus; 56 Paranothrotes opacus opacus; 57 Paranothrotes eximius bitlis; 58 Paranothrotes gotvendicus; 59 Paranothrotes tenuicornis; 60 Paranothrotes margaritae; 61 Paranothrotes siirt; 62 Pseudonothrotes levis; 63 Eunothrotes derjugini; 64 Neoparanothrotes borumandi; 65 Nocaracris furvus kazdagi; 66 Nocaracris tunceli; 67 Nocaracris tardus; 68 Nocaracris emirdagi. Scales 1 mm (short scale for a, b, c; long scale for d).

FIGURES 344 – 374. Body parts. 344 – 353 tympanum, 344 Paranocarodes straubei, male; 345 ditto female; 346 Paranocarodes anatoliensis anatoliensis, male; 347 Paranocarodes chopardi, male; 348 ditto female; 349 Paranocarodes karabagi, female; 350 Nocaracris bodenheimeri, female without tympanum; 351 Nocaracris subrubratus, female without tympanum; 352 Nocaracris kosswigi, female; 353 Nocaracris judithae, female. 354 – 355 female abdominal tergites, 354 Paranocarodes karabagi; 355 Nocaracris judithae. 356 – 357 female vertex, 356 Neoparanothrotes borumandi; 357 Paranothrotes margaritae. 358 – 360 vertex dorsal view, 358 Pseudonothrotes levis, male; 359 ditto female; 360 Paranothrotes margaritae, female. 361 – 362 arolium of fore leg in male, 361 Eunothrotes dejugini; 362 Paranocarodes turkmen. 363 – 364 longitudinal sulcus of pronotum in male, 363 Paranothrotes gotvendicus, syntype; 364 Paranocarodes anatoliensis anatoliensis. 365 – 366 fastigium of vertex in female, 365 Paranothrotes siirt; 366 Paranocarodes turkmen. 367 – 370 head and pronotum, 367 Ebnerodes toelgi, male; 368 ditto female; 369 Paranocarodes straubei, male; 370 ditto female. 371 – 374 head and pronotum, dorso-lateral, 371 Turkanocaracris levigatus, male holotype; 372 ditto female paratype; 373 Nocarodes balachowskyi, male; 374 ditto female. Abbreviations: nsa: neighbour stigmal area, s: stigma, t: tympanum.

FIGURES 439 – 460. Body parts. 439 – 442 female hind femur, 439 Paranothrotes dentatus, holotype; 440 Paranothrotes siirt, paratype; 441 Paranothrotes ocellatus; 442 Paranothrotes opacus opacus. 443 – 444 arolium of fore leg in female, 443 Paranothrotes buzuldagi, holotype; 444 Paranothrotes margaritae. 445 – 446 female vertex, 445 Paranothrotes ocellatus, holotype; 446 Paranothrotes opacus rectus, allotype. 447 – 448 dorsal view of abdomen in male, 447 Paranothrotes tenuicornis, holotype; 448 Paranothrotes nigripes. 449 – 450 male hind femur, 449 Paranothrotes gotvendicus, syntype; 450 Paranothrotes siirt, paratype. 451 – 454 longitudinal sulcus of pronotum in male, 451 Paranothrotes eximius eximius, holotype; 452 Paranothrotes eximius bitlis, paratype; 453 Paranothrotes gotvendicus, syntype; 454 Paranothrotes tenuicornis, holotype. 455 – 456 male head, 455 Paranothrotes gotvendicus, syntype; 456 Paranothrotes tenuicornis, paratype. 457 – 458 female vertex, 457 Paranothrotes nigrolobus; 458 Paranothrotes siirt, paratype. 459 – 460 female hind femur, 459 Paranothrotes nigrolobus; 460 Paranothrotes siirt, paratype.

FIGURES 461 – 480. Body parts and habitus. 461 – 462 Paranothrotes siirt, male holotype, 461 typical light band on pronotum; 462 ditto longitudinal sulcus of pronotum; 463 – 466 Paranothrotes citimus, male, 463 pronotum in paratype; 464 longitudinal sulcus of pronotum in holotype; 465 phallus in paratype; 466 epiphallus in paratype. 467 – 468 longitudinal sulcus of pronotum in male, 467 Paranothrotes schelkovnikovi, paralectotype; 468 Paranothrotes nigripes. 469 – 470 epiphallus, 469 Paranothrotes nigripes; 470 Paranothrotes ornatus. 471 – 473 Paranothrotes buzuldagi, female holotype, 471 habitus lateral; 472 ditto dorsal; 473 ditto subgenital plate. 474 – 476 Paranothrotes dentatus, female holotype, 474 habitus lateral; 475 ditto dorsal; 476 head and pronotum. 477 – 480 Paranothrotes sulcatus, habitus, 477 male syntype; 478 male not a type; 479 female syntype; 480 female not a type.

FIGURES 495 – 508. Habitus. 495 – 496 Paranothrotes tenuicornis, 495 male holotype; 496 female allotype. 497 – 498 Paranothrotes demawendi, 497 male holotype, mirror view; 498 female allotype. 499 – 500 Paranothrotes margaritae, 499 male; 500 female paratype. 501 Paranothrotes citimus, male holotype. 502 – 505 Paranothrotes siirt, 502 male holotype; 503 ditto dorsal; 504 female paratype; 505 ditto dorsal. 506 Paranothrotes nigrolobus, female. 507 – 508 Paranothrotes schelkovnikovi, 507 male lectotype; 508 female paralectotype.