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Issue: Vol. 5653 No. 1: 25 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-25
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5653.1.8
Page range: 133-142
Abstract views: 40
PDF downloaded: 3

The Black-winged Spiny Katydid—new species of Pemba Walker, 1870 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Pseudophyllinae: Teleutiini) from the Brazilian Floodplain Paleo-Várzea Forest

Curadoria das Coleções Biológicas; Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá; Caixa Postal 38.69553-225; Tefé; Amazonas; Brasil
Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá; Caixa Postal 38.69553-225; Tefé; Amazonas; Brasil
Projeto Moore Providence III; Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá; Caixa Postal 38.69553-225; Tefé; Amazonas; Brasil
Orthoptera Katydid Amazonas bioacoustics Imeri Bush-crickets

Abstract

Pemba Walker, 1870 (Pseudophyllinae: Tettigoniidae) is a genus of large katydids characterized by a dark brown coloration, endemic to the Amazon region. It currently includes four species: Pemba armata Walker, 1870 (type species); Pemba brunnea Beier, 1960; Pemba cochleata Beier, 1960; and Pemba peruana Beier, 1960. The group has a distribution restricted to the northwestern Amazon biome, in Ecuador and Colombia. In this study, a new species, Pemba paleovarzeana sp. nov., from the municipality of Maraã, Amazonas, is described, representing the first record of the genus in Brazil. Additionally, a dichotomous key to the species of the genus is provided, along with male calling song data, natural history information, a map, and comments on its distribution in the Brazilian Amazon.

 

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How to Cite

Mendes, D.M.D.M., Vieira, C.B. & Acosta, R.C. (2025) The Black-winged Spiny Katydid—new species of Pemba Walker, 1870 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Pseudophyllinae: Teleutiini) from the Brazilian Floodplain Paleo-Várzea Forest. Zootaxa, 5653 (1), 133–142. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5653.1.8