A new species of Ripipteryx from the Ecuadorian Andes (Orthoptera

Tridactyloidea: Ripipterygidae)

Sam William Heads

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Abstract

A new species of Ripipteryx Newman (Orthoptera: Tridactyloidea: Ripipterygidae) is described from a fragment of primary Andean forest on the slopes of the extinct Pasochoa volcano in Pichincha Province, northern Ecuador. Ripipteryx pasochoensis sp. nov. is distinguished from congeners by the morphology of the male terminalia, particularly the structure of the subgenital plate. Based on colouration, modification of the subgenital plate and structure of the phallic complex, the new species is assigned to the Forceps Group and appears most closely related to Ripipteryx processata Günther. Keys to the species groups of Ripipteryx and to the species of the Forceps Group are provided, and a preliminary subgeneric classification appended.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)23-29
Number of pages7
JournalZootaxa
Issue number2476
StatePublished - May 18 2010

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Keywords

  • Caelifera
  • Ecuador
  • New species
  • Orthoptera
  • Ripipteryx
  • Taxonomy
  • Tridactyloidea

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Animal Science and Zoology

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A new species of Ripipteryx from the Ecuadorian Andes (Orthoptera : Tridactyloidea: Ripipterygidae). / Heads, Sam William.

In: Zootaxa, No. 2476, 18.05.2010, p. 23-29.

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Heads, SW 2010, 'A new species of Ripipteryx from the Ecuadorian Andes (Orthoptera: Tridactyloidea: Ripipterygidae)', Zootaxa, no. 2476, pp. 23-29.
Heads SW. A new species of Ripipteryx from the Ecuadorian Andes (Orthoptera: Tridactyloidea: Ripipterygidae). Zootaxa. 2010 May 18;(2476):23-29.
Heads, Sam William. / A new species of Ripipteryx from the Ecuadorian Andes (Orthoptera : Tridactyloidea: Ripipterygidae). In: Zootaxa. 2010 ; No. 2476. pp. 23-29.
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