Caulopsis cuspidata (Scudder, 1878)

Piotr Naskrecki, 2000, Katydids of Costa Rica / Vol. 1, Systematics and bioacoustics of the cone-head katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae sensu lato)., Philadelphia, PA: The Orthopterists Society at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, : 76-78

Caulopsis cuspidata (Scudder, 1878)

Figs. 18 B, 36B, 48F-G, Map 11

1878 Scudder, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. 20: 88 >> Conocephalus cuspidatus ; type locality: Cuba; type depository: Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia - holotype female

1906 Kirby, Syn. Cat. Orth. 2: 240 >> Caulopsis

1999 Naskrecki and Otte, Illustr. Cat. Orthop. I (CD ROM) >> holotype illustrated

[syn.] = prora 1879 Scudder, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. 20: >> Conocephalus ; type locality: Central America: Nicaragua: San Geronismo Palvon; type depository: Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia - holotype female

1906 Kirby, Syn. Cat. Orth. 2: 240 >> Caulopsis

1925 Hebard, M., Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 51: 300 >>synonym of Caulopsis cuspidata

1999 Naskrecki and Otte, Illustr. Cat. Orthop. I (CD ROM) >> holotype illustrated

Diagnostic description.— General characteristics as described above. Stridulatory file of male 1.75 mm long, with 110 teeth, maximum width of file 79 μm; proximal end of file strongly curved, with teeth considerably smaller than on the remainder of file ( Figs. 48 F-G). Mirror of stridulatory apparatus approximately oval, somewhat longer than wide. Fastigium of vertex usually at least 3 times as long as eye diameter, somewhat dilated midlength when seen from above, and blunt apically.

Ovipositor at most as long as hind femur, sometimes shorter (ratio ovipositor/hind femur 0.92-1.04), distinctly downcurved ( Fig. 18 B).

Measurements.— Table 13 .

Distribution.— This species, originally described from Cuba, has been recorded also from Mexico, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Reports of this species from South America ( Surinam, Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia) ( Redtenbacher 1891, Karny 1907) belong, according to Hebard (1925), to a closely related, but distinct species. In Costa Rica, C. cuspidata seems to be restricted in its distribution to the Pacific part of the country ( Map 11 ).

Material examined.— COSTA RICA: Alajuela Prov., Caño Negro, R.N.V. S Caño Negro, elev. 20 m, 8 - 24 August 1992 (coll. K. Flores) - 1 female ( INBio); Playuelas, Caño Negro, R.N.V. S Caño Negro, elev. 20 m, 10 - 31 October 1992 (coll. K. Martínez) - 1 male ( INBio); same locality, elev. 20 m, 31 December 1992 (coll. K. Martínez) - 1 male, 1 female ( INBio); Guanacaste Prov., 11 km S. Cañas Taboga, elev. 12 m, 10° 19' N, 85° 9' W, 10 March 1969 (coll. D.C. Rentz) - 1 female ( ANIC); same locality, 10° 19' N, 85° 9' W, 19 July 1973 (coll. D.C. Rentz and K.R. Brodey) - 1 male ( ANIC); 3 k NO de Nacaome, P.N. Barra Honda, elev. 100 m, 13 - 30 November 1992 (coll. M. Reyes) - 1 male, 1 female ( INBio); same locality, elev. 100 m, 15 October 1993 (coll. M. Reyes) - 1 female ( INBio); Finca Jenny, 31 km N Liberia, elev. 300 m, 15 September 1988 (coll. GNP Biodiversity Survey) - 1 male, 1 female ( INBio); same locality, elev. 300 m, 15 October 1988 (coll. GNP Biodiversity Survey) - 1 male ( INBio); same locality, elev. 300 m, 15 November 1988 (coll. GNP Biodiversity Survey) - 1 female ( INBio); Playas del Coco, 22 March 1965 (coll. J.B. Karren) - 1 male ( ANSP); Santa Rosa N. P., 27 July 1979 (coll. D.H. Janzen) - 1 male ( USNM); Santa Rosa N. P., Playa Naranjo, 26 January 1994 (coll. P. Naskrecki) - 1 female ( PN collection); Puntarenas Prov., Est Esquinas, Península de Osa, elev. 0 m, 15 January 1993 (coll. F. Quesada) - 1 male ( INBio); Península de Osa, Estac. Esquinas , 15 January 1993 (coll. M. Segura) - 1 female ( INBio); Rancho Quemado, Península de Osa, elev. 200 m, 12 - 24 May 1993 (coll. A. Gutiérrez) - 1 male ( INBio); CUBA: 1 female (holotype) ( ANSP).

Figures

FIG. 18. Costa Rican species of Caulopsis. A, C-F. C. microprora: A. female - habitus, C. female face, D. female head and pronotum, dorsal view, E. male cerci, dorsal view, F. male cerci, posterior view; B. C. cuspidata - ovipositor.

FIG. 48. Stridulatory files of Costa Rican species of Conocephalinae s. l. A. Sphyrometopa femorata, C. Sphyrometopa atlantica, C. ditto, enlarged fragment, D. Eppia truncatipennis, enlarged fragment, E. ditto, entire file, F. Caulopsis cuspidata, entire file, G. ditto, enlarged fragment, H. Caulopsis microprora, enlarged fragment, I. ditto, entire file.

MAPS 7 - 12. Distribution of species of Conocephalinae s. l. in Costa Rica. 7. Neoconocephalus affinis, N. triops, 8. Neoconocephalus punctipes, N. cf. spiza, 9. Bucrates capitatus, B. clausus, Metacaputus brenesi, 10. Pyrgocorypha rogersi, P. hamata, 11. Caulopsis cuspidata, C. microprora, 12. Moncheca elegans, M. pretiosa, Vestria punctata.