Platythorus camurus Morse, 1900

Kasalo, Niko, Naskrecki, Piotr, Rebrina, Fran & Skejo, Josip, 2023, Central American Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838 (Orthoptera): a preliminary catalogue, Zoosystema 45 (7), pp. 177-212 : 195

Platythorus camurus Morse, 1900

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Platythorus camurus Morse, 1900: 8 (original description of the species, holotype designated, a drawing of the pronotum in a figure, page 8). — Hancock 1902: 52 (reproduction of the original description); 1907a: 36 (reproduction of the original description). — Kirby 1910: 21 (catalogued). — Bruner 1910: 96 (noted to occur in Nicaragua and Costa Rica, frequently observed on tree trunks among lichens and mosses). — Günther 1939: 261 (detailed diagnosis of the species). — Maes 1989: 50 (catalogued).

TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Nicaragua • 1 ♀ holotype; Chontales; Janson leg.; BMNH NHMUK 010924475 .

ADDITIONAL DATA. — See Appendix 1.

DISTRIBUTION. — Nicaragua, Costa Rica. See Figure 2 .

Figures

FIG. 27. — A living specimen of Platythorus camurus Morse, 1900. Photo: Kimberlie Sasan.

FIG. 2. — Distribution maps of Metrodora sinuata (Morse,1900),Metrodora sp.1, Metrodora sp.2,Otumba aciculata Hebard,1924,Otumba dentata Hancock,1907, Otumba scapularis Morse,1900, Platythorus camurus Morse,1900,Scabrotettix biolleyi Bolívar,1909,Clypeotettix schochii (Bolívar,1887),Ochetotettix barretti (Hancock, 1899), Paratettix freygessnerii Bolívar, 1887, Paratettix mexicanus (Saussure,1861),Paratettix toltecus (Saussure,1861),Teredorus aztecus (Saussure,1861),Teredorus stenofrons Hancock,1907,and the undetermined genus resembling Stenodorsus Hancock, 1906 or Danielatettix Cadena-Castañeda, Dávila Gonzalez, Vasquéz Rodríguez & Trujillo Rodríguez, 2021. The maps are based on the maps by OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence, cartography licensed under the CC BY-SA licence.