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Issue: Vol. 2763 No. 1: 11 Feb. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-02-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2763.1.2
Page range: 34–38
Abstract views: 35
PDF downloaded: 1

A new brachypterous genus of Platyphyllini (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Pseudophyllinae) from Colombia

Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Grupo de Investigación en Artrópodos "Kumangui", Bogotá, Colombia
Museo de La Plata, División Entomología, Paseo del Bosque s/n°, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
Orthoptera sexual dimorphism night vision in insects Andean foothills

Abstract

Brachyplatyphylloides riosi gen. et sp. nov. from the eastern Andean foothills of Colombia is described. Among the Platyphyllini it is exceptional for having greatly reduced wings. As in several other members of the tribe, only the male sports a conspicuous coloration, which is briefly discussed.

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