Oedipoda, Latreille, 1829

Fontana, Paolo, Buzzetti, Filippo Maria & Massa, Bruno, 2019, A new rare species of Oedipoda Latreille, 1829 (Orthoptera: Acrididae) from South Italy, Zootaxa 4614 (1), pp. 50-60 : 50-60

Key to red-winged Mediterranean Oedipoda

1. Lateral carinae of pronotum short or absent in the metazona, median carina not much raised in the prozona, incision of middle keel of pronotum shallow, front and hind part on the same level (Figs. 11–12, 22–23). Notch on keel on hind femur weak (Fig. 16)................................................................................................. 2

- Lateral carinae of pronotum raised on metazona, median carina raised in the prozona and generally narrow and laterally compressed, incision of middle keel of pronotum deep, the front part elevated, the hind edge sloping upwards (Figs. 8, 9, 10, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25). Notch on keel on hind femur strong (Figs. 14, 15, 17)......................................... 3

2. Translucent part on the hind edge of hind wings almost absent ( Fig. 6 ); forewing darkish.... Oedipoda germanica germanica

- Translucent part of hind wings along <30% of the hind edge ( Fig. 5 ); forewing less darkish................................................................................................... Oedipoda germanica meridionalis

3. Pronotum deeply incised (Figs. 10, 13).................................................................... 4

- Pronotum less deeply incised. Translucent part of hind wing along <30% of the hind edge. Band on the hind wing blackish, with the central band narrower than hind edge; red-winged ( Fig. 2 )........................... Oedipoda cynthiae n. sp.

4. Forewing contrastingly dark and light. Black band on hind wing long; translucent part of hind wing along> 50% of the hind edge ( Figs. 7a, 7b ).................................................................................... 5

- Black band on hind wing clear and shorter; translucent part of hind wing along <20% of the hind edge. Band on the hind wing blackish, with the central band generally larger than hind edge; blue- or red-winged ( Figs. 3–4 )...... Oedipoda charpentieri

5. Black band on hind wing rather vague ( Fig. 7b )......................................... Oedipoda miniata miniata

- Black band on hind wing well marked ( Fig. 7a ).................................... Oedipoda miniata mauritanica

Figures

FIGURES 2–7. Pattern of hindwings in O. cynthiae n. sp. from Apulia, Italy (Fig. 2), O. charpentieri from Spain (Fig. 3 redwinged; Fig. 4 blue-winged), O. germanica meridionalis from Dalmatia (lectotype after Orthoptera Species File) (Fig. 5), O. g. germanica from Italian Alps (Fig. 6), O. miniata mauritanica from Sicily, Italy (Fig. 7a) and O. miniata miniata from Greece (Fig. 7b).