Hidden in the bushes: uncovering the diversity of the genus Neometrypus Desutter, 1988 n. status (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Paroecanthini: Tafaliscina) in Neotropical forests

Author(s)

de Campos, Lucas Denadai ^[1] ; Souza-Dias, Pedro G. B. ^[2]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, Rua Matao, Travessa 14, 101, Cidade Univ, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacl, Dept Entomol, Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 5060, n. 4, p. 451-488, NOV 2 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

Neometrypus Desutter, 1988 n. status is elevated to the generic level. Ten new species of this genus are described (N. azevedoi n. sp., N. carvalhoi n. sp., N. catiae n. sp., N. couriae n. sp., N. lopesae n. sp., N. maiae n. sp., N. marcelae n. sp., N. mejdalanii n. sp., N. mendoncae n. sp., N. monnei n. sp.). All the species are from Brazil, nine from the Atlantic Forest, and one from Amazonia. We also provide a distribution map of all type localities of Neometrypus n. status, an identification key for all 13 known species of the genus, the first record of the mating behavior, and a short discussion about paedomorphic characters and communication between these crickets. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/11568-9 - Cladistic analysis and evolution of forewings of crickets of subfamily Tafaliscinae sensu Desutter, 1987 (Orthoptera, Ensifera, Gryllidae)
• Grantee: Lucas Denadai de Campos
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 18/23224-5 - Comparative analysis of forewings and phylogeny of Tafaliscinae sensu Desutter (Orthoptera, Grylloidea, Gryllidae) using morphological and molecular data
• Grantee: Lucas Denadai de Campos
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate