Pamphaginae

Massa, Bruno, 2013, Pamphagidae (Orthoptera: Caelifera) of North Africa: key to genera and the annotated check-list of species, Zootaxa 3700 (3), pp. 435-475 : 436

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3700.3.7

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Pamphaginae
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Key to North African genera of Pamphaginae View in CoL

1. Krauss’s organ absent, hind border of pronotum provided with spines or festooned ( Figs. 1–6 View FIGURES 1 – 22 ), wings absent or very small.. 2

- Krauss’s organ present, hind border of pronotum smooth or festooned, squamipterous............................... 3

2. Hind border of pronotum with spines, tympanum partially covered, body dorso-ventrally compressed, wings absent, upper bor- der of hind femurs provided with spines ( Figs. 1–2 View FIGURES 1 – 22 ). Tunisia and Libya..................... Gen. Finotia Bonnet, 1884 View in CoL .

- Hind border of pronotum festooned or with small tubercles, tympanum not covered, wings absent ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 1 – 22 ) or present; in this case they may be very short ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 1 – 22 ) or not exceeding the metanotum ( Fig. 6 View FIGURES 1 – 22 ); in the latter case microscopic hind wings are present. Upper border of hind femurs undulate and notched after the middle ( Figs. 5–6 View FIGURES 1 – 22 ). Morocco to Libya and Italy (Sicily).............................................................................. Gen. Ocneridia Bolivar, 1912 View in CoL .

3. Hind femurs with upper and lower borders laterally flattened and provided with tubercles, upper border constricted just before the genicular lobe. Tegmina spatular ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 1 – 22 ). Prosternum process narrow, bifid and cuneiform. Morocco and West Algeria........................................................................... Gen Eunapiodes Bolivar, 1907 View in CoL .

- Hind femurs normal, with upper border declining after the middle, smooth ( Fig. 8 View FIGURES 1 – 22 ) or with some small spines ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 1 – 22 )...... 4

4. Prosternum process absent, only a fore collar present, vertex two times wider than long ( Fig. 10 View FIGURES 1 – 22 ), 11–12 antennal segments, pronotum clearly interrupted by the typical sulcus ( Figs. 10–13 View FIGURES 1 – 22 ), epiproct divided by a longitudinal concavity............ 5

- Prosternum process present, vertex less than two times wider than long, 15–18 antennal segments, pronotum not or interrupted only by typical sulcus, epiproct not clearly divided........................................................... 7

5. Pronotum interrupted by 2–3 sulci ( Figs. 11, 13 View FIGURES 1 – 22 ), arolia longer than half claws, hind border of epiphallus raised, male cerci incurved, subgenital plate of male not convex, inside of hind femurs dark......................................... 6

- Pronotum interrupted by one sulcus ( Fig. 12 View FIGURES 1 – 22 ), arolia shorter than half claws, hind border of epiphallus cut, male cerci straight and flattened, subgenital plate of male convex, inside of hind femurs pale. South Morocco.................................................................................... Gen. Pseudoglauia Morales Agacino et Descamps, 1968 View in CoL .

6. Body not dorso-ventrally compressed, hind border of pronotum more or less straight, pronotum interrupted by 2–3 sulci ( Fig. 11 View FIGURES 1 – 22 ), male cerci downcurved. South Morocco........................................... Gen. Glauia Bolivar, 1912 View in CoL .

- Body compressed dorso-ventrally, pronotum flat and wide ( Fig. 13 View FIGURES 1 – 22 ), hind border of pronotum much concave, tegmina covering only partially the tympanum, male cerci incurved, male epiphallus as long as the entire phallic complex. South Morocco....................................................................... Gen. Glauvarovia Morales Agacino, 1945 View in CoL .

7. Pronotum keel furrowed dorsally (only in rare cases it is not furrowed), presence of lateral keels on the pronotum ( Figs. 15– 16 View FIGURES 1 – 22 ). Tegmina more or less oval, with lower border convex ( Figs. 17–20 View FIGURES 1 – 22 ). Aedeagus valves provided with columnar keels ( Figs. 120–122 View FIGURES 110 – 122 , 144 View FIGURES 123 – 148. 123 – 145 )........................................................................................ 8

- Pronotum keel not furrowed dorsally, lateral keels absent, tegmina narrow, with lower border straight and only enlarged apically ( Figs. 14 View FIGURES 1 – 22 , 27 View FIGURES 23 – 31 ). Aedeagus valves normal............................................................... 11

8. Prosternum process cubic ( Fig. 114 View FIGURES 110 – 122 )...................................................................... 9

- Prosternum process with a fore border and two hind pointed tubercles ( Figs. 142 View FIGURES 123 – 148. 123 – 145 , 149, 153 View FIGURES 149 – 160 ). Morocco and Algeria................................................................................... Gen. Paraeumigus Bolivar, 1914 View in CoL .

9. Prosternum process with four evident pointed tubercles, abdomen clearly keeled ( Figs. 16, 20 View FIGURES 1 – 22 ). From Morocco to Libya......................................................................... Gen. Paraeuryparyphes La Greca, 1993 View in CoL .

- Prosternum process with two pointed tubercles, abdomen just keeled............................................ 10

10. Aedeagus valves long, narrow and tubular, apically open, epiphallus ancorae reduced to two tuberosities, hind border deeply concave between lophi, that bear some small black spines. Morocco................. Gen. Nadigeumigus La Greca, 1993 View in CoL .

- Aedeagus valves characterized by columnar keels (Figs.), epiphallus normal. Morocco and Algeria............................................................................................... Gen. Euryparyphes Fischer, 1853 View in CoL .

11. Body short, meso and metasternal spaces much wider than long ( Fig. 21 View FIGURES 1 – 22 )........................................ 12

- Body long, meso and metasternal spaces as wide as long..................................................... 13

12. Pronotum raised, borders of the vertex evident, hind femurs and tibiae much hairy, also on the upper border. Central Morocco............................................................................... Gen. Amigus Bolivar, 1914 View in CoL .

- Pronotum flat, borders of the vertex not evident, hind femurs and tibiae less hairy ( Fig. 22 View FIGURES 1 – 22 ). Morocco........................................................................................... Gen. Pseudoamigus Chopard, 1943 View in CoL .

13. Hind femurs stout, with a pre-genicular narrowing less evident ( Fig. 23 View FIGURES 23 – 31 ), fore and hind borders of pronotum clearly protruding ( Figs. 25–26 View FIGURES 23 – 31 ), hind tibiae hairless. From Morocco to Libya and Italy (Sardinia and Sicily). Gen. Pamphagus Thunberg, 1815 View in CoL .

- Hind femurs slender, with a pre-genicular narrowing more evident ( Figs. 8 View FIGURES 1 – 22 , 24 View FIGURES 23 – 31 ), borders of pronotum less protruding ( Fig. 27 View FIGURES 23 – 31 ), hind tibiae hairy..................................................................................... 14

14. Subgenital plate of the male not divided into two parts ( Fig. 28 View FIGURES 23 – 31 ). Hind border of epiphallus never bilobate ( Fig. 31 View FIGURES 23 – 31 ). From Morocco to Tunisia, Italy (Calabria and Sicily) and Iberian peninsula....................... Gen. Acinipe Rambur, 1838 View in CoL .

- Subgenital plate of the male divided into two parts ( Fig. 29 View FIGURES 23 – 31 ). Hind border of epiphallus generally bilobate ( Fig. 30 View FIGURES 23 – 31 ). From Morocco to Egypt and Middle East.................................. Gen. Paracinipe Descamps et Mounassif, 1972 View in CoL .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Orthoptera

Family

Pamphagidae

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