Five new species of Phalangopsis Serville, 1831 (Orthoptera: Phalangopsidae) from Brazilian caves in the Amazon Forest

Author

VITOR GABRIEL PEREIRA JUNTA
RODRIGO ANTÔNIO CASTRO-SOUZA
RODRIGO LOPES FERREIRA

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Publication Date

10-6-2020

Publication Title

Zootaxa

Volume Number

4859

Issue Number

2

Abstract

The current work presents the description of five new cricket species for the genus Phalangopsis Serville, 1831 found in Brazilian caves in the Amazonas, Mato Grosso and Pará states, northern Brazil. The morphology of the phallic complex was used as the main criterion for distinguishing the species. In addition, we present data on the natural history and ecology of the new species as well as hypothesis about the variations of tegmina size in relation to the subterranean lifestyle for the genus. Finally, we provide a pictorial key based on adult males for the Phalangopsis species.

Document Type

Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4859.2.1

Recommended Citation

JUNTA, VITOR GABRIEL PEREIRA; CASTRO-SOUZA, RODRIGO ANTÔNIO; and FERREIRA, RODRIGO LOPES, "Five new species of Phalangopsis Serville, 1831 (Orthoptera: Phalangopsidae) from Brazilian caves in the Amazon Forest" (2020). KIP Articles. 9662.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/9662