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Issue: Vol. 5453 No. 4: 22 May 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-05-22
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5453.4.8
Page range: 577-586
Abstract views: 10
PDF downloaded: 1

Storozhenkotettix, a new genus of Trusmaditetrigini (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) from Mindanao, with notes on Bolivaritettix

Center for Biodiversity Research and Extension in Mindanao; Institute of Biological Sciences; Central Mindanao University; Musuan; Maramag; Bukidnon; Mindanao 8710 Philippines
University of Zagreb; Faculty of Science; Department of Biology; Division of Zoology; Evolution Lab; temporarily Horvatovac 102a; HR-10000 Zagreb; Croatia
Center for Biodiversity Research and Extension in Mindanao; Institute of Biological Sciences; Central Mindanao University; Musuan; Maramag; Bukidnon; Mindanao 8710 Philippines
Laboratory of Evolutionary Genetics; Ruđer Bošković Institute; Bijenička cesta 54; HR-10000 Zagreb; Croatia
Orthoptera Cladonotinae Metrodorinae Philippines taxonomy variability

Abstract

The Philippine archipelago houses an incredibly diverse biota, among which are 122 species of pygmy grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae). Many of them belong to genera without proper taxonomic assignment and some genera, e.g., Bolivaritettix are so speciose and ill-defined that working with them is practically impossible. Here, we make a step toward the resolution of these problems by describing a new genus, Storozhenkotettix gen. nov. for Bolivaritettix amphinotoides, resulting in a new combination, S. amphinotoides comb. nov. This species does not seem to be closely related to the type species of Bolivaritettix, but rather to Trusmaditetrix, which is a member of the tribe Trusmaditetrigini. We provide new records of S. amphinotoides comb. nov., together with photographs of living specimens and habitat descriptions. The species was observed along the edges of montane forests and in the disturbed parts within forests. It seems to prefer partially shaded humid habitats.

 

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