First records of Dentridactylinae (Orthoptera: Tridactylidae) from Colombia, with description of two new species of Dentridactylus Günther

Nathalie Baena-Bejarano, Sam W. Heads

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Abstract

Two new species of Dentridactylus Günther (Orthoptera: Tridactylidae) are described and illustrated: Dentridactylus quadratus sp. nov. and Dentridactylus truncatus sp. nov. The new species represent the first record of the subfamily Dentridactylinae from Colombia and the second record for the Americas. Both come from the south of the country and are readily separated from congeners by their larger body size; D. quadratus sp. nov. is further delimited by the quadrate outline of the epiproct, and D. truncatus sp. nov. by the epiproct with lateral lobes and lateral margin of epiproct not indented. Keys for the identification of species in the Americas are provided.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)575-584
Number of pages10
JournalZootaxa
Volume4402
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 29 2018

Keywords

  • Caelifera
  • Neotropics
  • Pygmy mole crickets
  • South America
  • Tridactyloidea

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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

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