Cladonotinae, Bolivar, 1887

Silva, Daniela Santos Martins, Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J., Pereira, Marcelo Ribeiro, Domenico, Fernando Campos De & Sperber, Carlos Frankl, 2019, New tribes, overview and checklist of Neotropical Cladonotinae (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Tetrigidae), Insecta Mundi 723 (723), pp. 1-38 : 4-5

Key to the Neotropical Cladonotinae (extant genera)

1. Body laterally compressed with foliaceous pronotum [Choriphyllini Cadena-Castañeda and Silva, n. trib.]........................................................ 2

— Body not laterally compressed without a foliaceous pronotum [Mucrotettigini Cadena- Castañeda and Silva, n. trib., and Cota Bolívar, 1887 ] ......................... 3

2(1). Hind femur with continuous dorsal margin ( Fig. 22A )....................................................................... Choriphyllum Serville, 1838 ( Fig. 1–5 )

— Hind femur with dorsal margin excavated on distal portion ( Fig. 22B )........................................................... Phyllotettix Hancock, 1902 ( Fig. 6 , 7 )

3(1). Lateral lobe of pronotum directed sidewards, flattened and with spine ( Fig. 22C ).............................................. Armasius Perez-Gelabert and Yong, 2014

— Lateral lobe of pronotum directed downward and continuous with body ( Fig. 22D )....... 4

4(3). Posterior margin of pronotum sharply pointed ( Fig. 22E )............................ 5 — Posterior margin of pronotum not sharply pointed ( Fig. 22F )......................... 6

5(4). Pronotum slightly tapering towards the posterior margin of pronotum, with arrow shaped apex ( Fig. 22E )....... Cubanotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998 ( Fig. 8 )

— Pronotum tapering towards the posterior margin of pronotum and abruptly sharpening up as a spine ( Fig. 22G ) Mucrotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998 ( Fig. 13C , 14B )

6(4). Posterior margin of pronotum ‘U’ shaped ( Fig. 22H )...................................................... Hottettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998 ( Fig. 12C )

— Posterior margin of pronotum not ‘U’ shaped...................................... 7

7(6). Posterior margin of pronotum rounded..................................................................... Bahorucotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998

— Posterior margin of pronotum not rounded........................................ 8

8(7). Posterior part of pronotum slightly tapering from the base toward the apex, with truncated apex ( Fig. 22I )......... Cubonotus Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998 ( Fig. 9C )

— Posterior part of pronotum tapering from the base toward the apex, without truncated apex.......................................................................... 9

9(8). Posterior margin of pronotum slightly turning upward ( Fig. 22J ).......................................... Tiburonotus Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998 ( Fig. 16 )

— Posterior margin of pronotum does not turn upwards.............................. 10

10(9). Anterior margin of pronotum slightly hook-like over the head ( Fig. 22K ).................................... Sierratettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998 ( Fig. 15 )

— Anterior margin of pronotum rounded.......................................... 11

11(10). Hind femur with at least two denticles (lappets) in dorsal view ( Fig. 22L )............. 12 — Hind femur without denticles (lappets) in dorsal view............................. 13

12(11). Pronotum not covering the whole abdomen, with only one elevation (cusp) on the pronotum in lateral view ( Fig. 22M )........................................................................ Haitianotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998 ( Fig. 11 )

— Pronotum covering the whole abdomen, with two elevations (cusps) on the pronotum in lateral view ( Fig. 22N ).................................. Cota Bolívar, 1887 ( Fig. 19–21 )

13(11). Pronotum elevated (not foliaceous) with infrascapular area evident and humero-apical carina continuous with internal lateral carina ( Fig. 22O )..... Eleleus Bolívar, 1887 ( Fig. 10 )

— Pronotum elevated (not foliaceous) with infrascapular area evident, without humero-apical carina continuous with internal lateral carina ( Fig. 22P )............................................ Truncotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998 ( Fig. 17–18 )

Figures

Figure 1. Choriphyllum plagiatum Walker, 1871, holotype male. A) Left lateral view. B) Frontal view. C) Labels. Photos by Josef Tumbrinck (BMNH).

Figure 2. Choriphyllum saussurei Bolívar, 1887, syntype female. A) Left lateral view with labels. B) Right lateral view with labels. Photos by John Hollier (MHNG).

Figure 3. Choriphyllum bahamensis Perez-Gelabert and Otte, 1999, holotype female. A) Left lateral view, B) Dorsal view, C) Frontal view and D) Labels. Photos by Kyle E. Schnepp (FSCA).

Figure 4. Choriphyllum bahamensis Perez-Gelabert and Otte, 1999, paratype male. A) Left lateral view. B) Dorsal view. C) Frontal view. D) Labels. Photos by Kyle E. Schnepp (FSCA).

Figure 5. Choriphyllum bahamensis Perez-Gelabert and Otte, 1999, allotype female A) Left lateral view. B) Dorsal view. C) Frontal view. D) Terminalia, ventral view. E) Labels. Photos by Kyle E. Schnepp (FSCA).

Figure 6. Phyllotettix compressus (Thunberg, 1815), holotype male. A) Right view. B) Dorsal view. C) Ventral view. D) Frontal view. E) Labels. Photos by Hans Mejlon (UZIU).

Figure 7. Phyllotettix rhombeus (Felton, 1765), holotype female. A) Left lateral view. B) Hind leg and labels; arrow indicates the dorsal margin excavated on distal portion. Photos by Josef Tumbrinck (BMNH).

Figure 8. Cubanotettix turquinensis Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998, holotype male. A) Left lateral view. B) Right lateral view. C) Dorsal view. D) Frontal view. E) Labels. Scale bar = 0.5 cm.

Figure 9. Cubonotus altinotatus Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998, holotype male. A) Left lateral view. B) Right lateral view. C) Dorsal view, highlighting the shape of the posterior margin of the pronotum (outlined in white). D) Frontal view. E) Labels. Scale bar = 0.5 cm.

Figure 10. Eleleus curtus Bolívar, 1887, holotype female. A) Left lateral view. B) Dorsal view. C) Ventral view. D) Ventral view of subgenital plate, highlighting a longitudinal suture. E) Frontal view. F) Labels. Scale bar = 2 mm. © Natural History Museum Vienna, NOaS Image Collection / H. Bruckner; published with permission.

Figure 11. Haitianotettix tuberculatus Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998, holotype of Haitianotettix monstruosus Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998. A) Left lateral view. B) Right lateral view. C) Dorsal view. D) Frontal view. E) Labels. Scale bar = 0.5 cm.

Figure 12. Hottettix haitianus Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998, holotype female. A) Left lateral view. B) Right lateral view. C) Dorsal view, highlighting the shape of the posterior margin of the pronotum (outlined in white). D) Frontal view. E) Labels. Scale bar = 0.5 cm.

Figure 13. Mucrotettix gibbosus Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998, holotype male. A) Left lateral view. B) Right lateral view. C) Dorsal view, highlighting the shape of the posterior margin of the pronotum (outlined in white). D) Frontal view. E) Labels. Scale bar = 0.5 cm.

Figure 14. Mucrotettix spinifer Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998, holotype male. A) Left lateral view. B) Dorsal view, highlighting the shape of the posterior margin of the pronotum (outlined in white). C) Frontal view. D) Labels. Scale bar = 0.5 cm.

Figure 15. Sierratettix carinatus Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998, holotype male. A) Left lateral view; arrow indicates the anterior margin of the pronotum, which is slightly hook-like over the head. B) Dorsal view. C) Frontal view. D) Hind femur glued on triangle. E) Labels. Scale bar = 0.5 cm.

Figure 16. Tiburonotus peninsularis Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998, holotype male. A) Left lateral view. B) Right lateral view. C) Dorsal view. D) Frontal view. E) Labels. Scale bar = 0.5 cm.

Figure 17. Truncotettix fronterizus Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998, holotype male. A) Left lateral view. B) Right lateral view. C) Dorsal view. D) Frontal view. E) Labels. Scale bar = 0.5 cm.

Figure 18. Truncotettix interruptus Perez-Gelabert, Hierro and Otte, 1998, holotype male. A) Left lateral view. B) Dorsal view. C) Frontal view. D) Labels. Scale bar = 0.5 cm.

Figure 19. Cota saxosa Bolívar, 1887, holotype female. A) Left lateral view. B) Dorsal view. C) Ventral view. D) Frontal view with arrows pointing to the Hancock’s and Bolívar’s tricuspidate form. E) Labels. Scale bar = 2 mm. © Natural History Museum Vienna, NOaS Image Collection / H. Bruckner; published with permission.

Figure 20. Cota strumosa Bolívar, 1887, lectotype male. A) Left lateral view. B) Dorsal view with labels. Photos by Josip Skejo (MNCN).

Figure 21. Cota undulata (Cadena-Castañeda and Cardona-Granda, 2015) n. comb., holotype male, left lateral view. Photo by Oscar J. Cadena-Castañeda (CAUD).

Figure 22. Morphology of Neotropical Cladonotinae, with arrows pointing to the diagnostic characters mentioned in the captions. A) Choriphyllum bahamensis, dorsal margin of the hind leg (lateral view). B) Phyllotettix compressus, dorsal margin of the hind leg (lateral view). C) Armasius iberianus, lateral lobe of the pronotum (dorsal view). D) Cubonotus altinotatus, lateral lobe of pronotum (lateral view). E–I) Posterior margin of pronotum (dorsal view). E) Cubanotettix turquinensis. F) Truncotettix interruptus. G) Mucrotettix spinifer. H) Hottettix haitianus. I) Cubonotus altinotatus. J) Tiburonotus peninsularis, posterior margin of pronotum (lateral view). K) Sierratettix carinatus, slightly hook-like anterior margin of pronotum (lateral view). L) Cota saxosa, lappets in hind femurs. M) Haitianotettix tuberculatus, pronotum elevation and posterior margin of the pronotum. N) Cota saxosa, pronotum elevations. O) Eleleus curtus, pronotum and infrascapular area. P) Truncotettix interruptus, pronotum and infrascapular area.