Paranisitra leytensis Robillard, 2015

Baroga-Barbecho, Jessica B., Yap, Sheryl A., Tan, Ming Kai & Robillard, Tony, 2019, Taxonomic review of the genus Paranisitra Chopard (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Eneopterinae: Nisitrini) with description of a new species from Mindanao, Zootaxa 4568 (1), pp. 81-96 : 86

Paranisitra leytensis Robillard, 2015

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Paranisitra leytensis Robillard & Yap, 2015: 85 ; Baroga et al. 2016: 94 (taxonomic key).

Type material. Holotype male. Philippines. [Visayas]: Leyte [Island], Burauen, Barangay Villa Corazon , zone herbacée [herbaceous area] (GPS Bar1), 10°57’50.5”N 124°46’ 35.3”E, 282 m (TR14), iii.2013, coll. T. Robillard (UPLBMNH) . Allotype female. Philippines. [Visayas]: Leyte [Island]: Buo , zone secondaire près de la route [secondary area near road], (TR34), iii.2013, coll. T. Robillard (UPLBMNH) . Paratypes (1 male, 5 females).

Philippines. same information as HT and AT (MNHN-EO-ENSIF-3162–3166). [examined]

Other material examined. Philippines. [Mindanao]: [Surigao del Norte]: Siargao Island, Del Carmen, Brgy. Esperanza, 1♂ ( JBB139 ), 01–05.x.2016, coll. S.A. Yap (UPLBMNH), right middle leg for molecular analysis (N40); Del Carmen, Brgy. Katipunan, 2♀, 07.iv.2018, rainy, coll. J.B. Baroga-Barbecho, S.A. Yap, M.K. Tan, & H. Yeo (UPLBMNH, ZRC); 2♀ (Siargao18_44, 84), 14–17.x.2018, coll. M.K.Tan, J.B. Baroga-Barbecho & S.A. Yap ( ZRC). [Mindanao Island: Agusan del Sur]: Casawangan Lake , 1♂ ( JBB363 ), 22.vii.2015, coll. N.M. Barbecho ( NMP 13579), left middle leg for molecular analysis (N39) .

Type locality. Philippines. Visayas, Leyte Island, Burauen , Barangay Villa Corazon , 10°57’50.5”N 124°46’ 35.3”E, 282 m.

Distribution. Philippines. Visayas: Leyte Island; Mindanao: Siargao Island (new record); Mindanao Island: Agusan del Sur (new record).

Diagnosis. Species close to P. longipes in terms of face coloration with a wide yellow band; differing by its smaller size and male genitalia with smaller and triangular pseudepiphallic lophi, shorter endophallic sclerite, and narrower endophallic apodemes.

Remarks. The male specimens from Siargao Island and Mindanao Island (Agusan del Sur) were identified as P. leytensis based on the features of the body, face, size and male genitalia. They slightly differ from the specimens from Leyte by the following characters: in Siargao specimens, male genitalia wider than long, short and less setaceous lophi, and short rami; in Agusan specimen, thin and long male genitalia, ectophallic fold longer and narrowing basally. Male specimen from Mindanao Island is the smallest among examined specimens of the species.

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FIGURE 1. Distribution of Paranisitra species.