Nocarodes corrugatus Mistshenko, 1951

Ünal, Mustafa, 2016, Pamphagidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) from the Palaearctic Region: taxonomy, classification, keys to genera and a review of the tribe Nocarodeini I. Bolívar, Zootaxa 4206 (1), pp. 1-223 : 196

Nocarodes corrugatus Mistshenko, 1951

( Figs. 760, 764, 766 , 792–793 , 847 )

Nocarodes serricollis Fisch. -Wald.: Uvarov 1921: 63.

Nocarodes corrugatus Mistshenko sp. n: Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko 1951: 362. Nocarodes corrugatus Mistshenko, 1951 : Mirzayans 1959: 17; Shumakov 1963: 58; Presa & Garcia 1983: 17; Otte 1994: 173; Hodjat 2012: 266.

Type locality. Iran: Gilan, Molla-Ali. Holotype: female ( ZIN).

Material examined. IRAN: W. Persia, Gilyan [Gilan], Molla-Ali , 15.5.1904, 1♀ (Holotype) ; ibidem, 1♀ (Paratype); Gilyan, N. Rustem-abad, 18.5.1904, 1♀ (Paratype); Gilyan , 4♀ (Paratypes) (all leg. Zarudny) ( ZIN); Gilan, Lahijan, 6.1936, 1♂ (leg. N. Lindsay) ( NHMUK).

Description of male: Body ( Fig. 792 ) compressed laterally. Fastigium of vertex ( Figs. 764, 766 ) slightly depressed and sloping. Frontal ridge narrow with a deep frontal sulcus, slightly narrowed just below the median ocellus. Vertex ( Figs. 764, 766 ) between the eyes narrow, 1.2 times narrower than vertical diameter and 1.1 times wider than transversal diameter of eye; supraocular foveola distinct, closed type, but hind margin open; median carinula sharp and grooved; vertex slightly convex in lateral view. Antennae with 12 segments. Pronotum ( Fig. 792 ) compressed laterally; lateral carinae very distinct and sharp; median carina distinctly raised with a very thin longitudinal sulcus, slightly wider in anterior part. Prosternum damaged, but anterior margin with a triangular, sharp median projection. Mesosternal interspace 1.6 times wider than its length and clearly narrower than mesosternal lobes. Hind femur ( Fig. 760 ) 2.6 times longer than its height; preapical notch weak. Hind tibia with 9 inner, 9 outer spines. Abdominal tergites ( Fig. 792 ) simple; median carina slightly raised; lateral carinae distinct. Tympanum absent. Phallus stout; arch of zygoma triangular, raised apically; posterior lobes of zygoma short; tumida of zygoma wide, not pointed; apodemes with weak apical notch; pseudolophi rounded, with 13–15 spines.

Coloration. Body creamish light brown, with cream, black and brown spots and patterns. Dorsal surface of head with small black spots. Eyes and antennae brown. Pronotum with cream tubercles and black spots. Typical light bands on paranota distinct, cream; metazona with a large brown spot just below the lateral carinae. Legs with sparse black spots. Typical light band on abdomen distinct, cream; lateral sides of abdomen darkened with brown, posterior half lightened with creamish-brown. Sternites yellowish-brown; last several segments and subgenital plate with a large brown spot on both sides of anterior margin. Inner and ventral surfaces of hind femur reddishbrown, dorsal margin of inner surface body color. Inner and dorsal surfaces of hind tibia blackish-brown in proximal part, turning to bright red in apical 1/3 with black tipped spines; outer spines yellowish. Tarsus bright red.

Measurements (mm). Male: body length 20.1; pronotum length 4.6; pronotum height 5.2; pronotum width anterior 4.3; pronotum width posterior 6.2; hind femur length 8.5; hind femur height 3.3.

Distribution. N.W. Iran: Gilan Province, Azerbaijan Prov. Gharasou ( Fig. 847 ).

Remarks. The previously unknown male is described here.

Figures

FIGURE 847. Distribution of the species and subspecies of genera Araxiana and Nocarodes.

FIGURES 760 – 781. Body parts and habitus. 760 – 762 male hind femur, 760 Nocarodes corrugatus; 761 Nocarodes scabiosus mistshenkoi; 762 Nocarodes pullus. 763 – 764 male head lateral, 763 Nocarodes scabiosus mistshenkoi; 764 Nocarodes corrugatus. 765 – 766 male head dorsal, 765 Nocarodes scabiosus mistshenkoi; 766 Nocarodes corrugatus. 767 – 768 male habitus dorsal, 767 Nocarodes pullus; 768 Nocarodes balachowskyi. 769 – 770 longitudinal sulcus of pronotum in female, 769 Nocarodes ebneri; 770 Nocarodes znojkoi, without sulcus. 771 – 772 female mesosternum, 771 Nocarodes aserbus, holotype; 772 Nocarodes nodosus. 773 – 774 female hind femur, 773 Nocarodes crispus, paratype; 774 Nocarodes humerosus. 775 – 776 posterior part of phallus, 775 Nocarodes urmianus; 776 Nocarodes humerosus. 777 Nocarodes keredjensis, female holotype pronotum; 778 – 780 Nocarodes iranicus, female holotype, 778 pronotum; 779 ditto dorsal; 780 ditto hind femur. 781 Nocarosed humerosus, female holotype pronotum, dorsal view.

FIGURES 782 – 795. Habitus. 782 – 783 Nocarodes serricollis, 782 male; 783 female holotype. 784 – 785 Nocarodes sanctidavidi, 784 male; 785 female. 786 – 787 Nocarodes daghestanicus daghestanicus, 786 male paratype; 787 female holotype. 788 – 789 Nocarodes daghestanicus loripes, 788 female holotype; 789 ditto dorsal. 790 – 791 Nocarodes geniculatus, 790 male paratype; 791 female holotype. 792 – 793 Nocarodes corrugatus, 792 male; 793 female holotype. 794 – 795 Nocarodes scabiosus scabiosus, 794 male holotype; 795 female allotype.