Review of the genus Macroscirtus Pictet, 1888 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) with the description of a new species

The genus Macroscirtus belongs to the subfamily Mecopodinae with five recognized species distributed in central-west tropical Africa. All species are known from very few localities. The species are reviewed and, in addition, a new species from Cameroon is described. Macroscirtus kekeunoui sp. nov. i...

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Published in:Zootaxa Vol. 5188; no. 2; p. 133
Main Authors: Simeu-Noutchom, Alain, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard, Affa'a, Glwadys Zang, Wandji, Alain Christel, Nzike, Marcelle Mbadjoun
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New Zealand 16.09.2022
Subjects:
Animal Distribution
Animals
Male
Orthoptera
ISSN:1175-5334, 1175-5334
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Summary:The genus Macroscirtus belongs to the subfamily Mecopodinae with five recognized species distributed in central-west tropical Africa. All species are known from very few localities. The species are reviewed and, in addition, a new species from Cameroon is described. Macroscirtus kekeunoui sp. nov. is characterized by the tegmina not reaching the penultimate abdominal segment; hind femura with mottled brown external face, ventral and internal face completely pale yellow; male subgenital plate elongated horizontally, indentation edge straight. Species descriptions of the genus are documented and a key to the species is also provided.
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ISSN:1175-5334
1175-5334
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.5188.2.3