Diponthus pycnostictus Pictet & Saussure, 1887

Pocco, Martina E., Lange, Carlos E. & Cigliano, María Marta, 2023, Relationships and taxonomy of the genus Diponthus Stål (Orthoptera: Acridoidea Romaleidae), Zootaxa 5336 (1), pp. 33-81 : 73

Diponthus pycnostictus Pictet & Saussure, 1887

Redescription. A complete redescription of this species and the description of the color morphs are in Pocco et al. (2014)

Material examined. In addition to the specimens analyzed of D. pycnostictus in Pocco et al. (2014), the following specimens have been also examined:

ARGENTINA: 6 males and 1 female, Córdoba, La Cumbre, 9 km from La Cumbre (31º 00`5.25´´ S, 64º 26´24.04´´ W), 1405 m, 21 Feb. 2014, Cigliano & Lange leg., MLP ; 1 male and 1 female, Entre Ríos, RN 18 near Viale, from Villaguay (31º51´35.4´´ S, 59º 47´21.7´´ W), 21 Jan. 2016, Pocco & Scattolini leg., MLP ; 1 male, Entre Ríos, R10 , 7 km E María Grande (31º40´52.6´´ S, 59º 48´28.2´´W), 23 Jan. 2016, Pocco & Scattolini leg., MLP ; 1 nymph, Entre Ríos, Villaguay , RP 6, 20 km S from intersection with RN 18 (31°58'33.7"S 59°13'23.6"W), 19 Dec. 2014, Pocco, Scattolini & del Río leg., MLP .