Lophotettix (Corticotettix), Kasalo & Skejo, 2022

Kasalo, Niko, Husemann, Martin, Vielsäcker, Mathias, van de Kamp, Thomas, Subedi, Madan & Skejo, Josip, 2025, Lophotettix verhaaghi (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae), a new species of pygmy grasshoppers from Peru with a 3 D scan of the holotype, Contributions to Entomology 75 (2), pp. 355-360 : 355-360

Subgenus Corticotettix Kasalo & Skejo, 2022

Diagnosis.

Crest (Fig. 1 D ) longer than half the length of the pronotum. Crest rectangle-like or resembles a forward-facing fin.

Type species.

Lophotettix ( Corticotettix) unicristatus Hancock, 1909

Composition.

L. ( C.) unicristatus , L. ( C.) hancocki , L. ( C.) alticristatus , L. ( C.) verhaaghi sp. nov.

Distribution.

South America.

Figures

Figure 1. The female holotype of Lophotettix verhaaghi sp. nov. A. Localities where L. verhaaghi sp. nov. (red circle: type locality; blue circle: resembling L. verhaaghi sp. nov.) and L. alticristatus (blue triangle) have been recorded; B. Head in frontal view; C. Body in dorsal view; D. Body in lateral view; E. Digital 3 D reconstruction based on synchrotron X-ray microtomography. Scale bars: 1 mm.