Nocarodes nanus Mistshenko, 1951

Ünal, Mustafa, 2016, Pamphagidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) from the Palaearctic Region: taxonomy, classification, keys to genera and a review of the tribe Nocarodeini I. Bolívar, Zootaxa 4206 (1), pp. 1-223 : 199-201

Nocarodes nanus Mistshenko, 1951

( Figs. 87 , 804–805 , 848 )

Nocarodes nanus Mistshenko sp. n.: Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko 1951: 361.

Nocarodes nanus Mistshenko, 1951 : Mirzayans 1959: 17; Shumakov 1963: 59; Avakyan 1968: 102, 105; Presa & Garcia 1983: 17; Otte 1994: 174; Stolyarov 1997: 69; Hodjat 2012: 266.

Type locality. Azerbaijan: Arax Valley , Bartaz Pass. Holotype: female ( ZIN).

Material examined. AZERBAIJAN: Arakse, Bartaz pass, 4.6.1914, 1♀ (Holotype) ( ZIN) , IRAN: N.W. Persia, Gassan-Beglyu, Karadag , 6.6.1914, 1♀ (Paratype) ( ZIN) ; AZERBAIJAN: Transcaucasus, Margushevany , northern massive, 13.5.1935, 1♂ (leg. Veltistchev) ( NHMUK) ; Margushevan , near Terter, 17.4.1935, 1♀ (leg. Veltistchev) (det. Mistshenko, 1940 as Nocarodes serricollis serricollis ) ( NHMUK) ; Margushevan , Terter, 1935, 1♂, 1♀ (leg. Veltistchev) (det. Miram as N. daghestanicus geniculatus ) ( MNCN) ; ARMENIA: prov. Megry, prope Liškvas , 3.7.1929, 3♀ (leg. A. Schelkovnikov) ( NHMUK) ; Arax , Megrinsk, N. Kuris, 18.7.1960, 1♀ (leg. G. Avakyan) ( ZIN) .

Redescription of male: Body ( Fig. 804 ) small and slender as for the genus; compressed laterally. Fastigium of vertex relatively long, distinctly depressed and slightly sloping. Frontal ridge narrow, slightly narrowed just below the median ocellus, inner part slightly wavy. Vertex between the eyes narrow, 1.3 times narrower than vertical diameter and very slightly narrower than transversal diameter of eye; median carinula short and grooved; supraocular foveola closed type. Antennae lost. Pronotum ( Fig. 804 ) compressed laterally below the lateral carinae, depressed above them; lateral carina very distinct; median carina raised, without longitudinal sulcus. Prosternum raised triangularly with a small pointed triangular median projection. Mesosternal interspace narrow, 1.5 times wider than its length and distinctly narrower than mesosternal lobes. Hind femur ( Fig. 804 ) narrow and slender, 2.8 times longer than its height with a weak preapical notch. Hind tibia with 8–9 inner and 8–9 outer spines. Abdominal tergites ( Fig. 804 ) simple, with slightly raised median carina; lateral carinae distinct. Metanotum as the first abdominal tergite. Tympanum absent. Phallus ( Figs. 87 a, b) small and stout; arch of zygoma raised, narrow triangular; posterior lobes of zygoma wide and long; tumida of zygoma slightly elongated; apodemes wide, without apical notch; basal valves of penis narrow; pseudolophi ( Fig. 87 c) close but separated, very narrow and wide, with 8–10 spines.

Coloration. Body greyish-brown, with cream, brown and black spots and pattern. Head and pronotum greyishblack or brown with many small creamish tubercles. Typical light bands on paranota distinct, cream; below the lateral carinae of metazona brown. Legs greyish light brown with small black spots. Typical light band on abdomen distinct, creamish; lateral sides of abdomen brown. Sternites pale yellowish and greyish-cream; anterior margins of abdominal sternites and subgenital plate brown. Inner and ventral surfaces of hind femur black; dorsal margin of inner surface and ventral lobe of genicular lobes cream. Inner surface of hind tibia pale black, with dark cream inner spines; outer half of dorsal surface dark cream with black tipped spines. Tarsus blackish-brown.

Measurements (mm) of both sexes. body length: male 19, female 35; pronotum length: male 4, female 6.9; pronotum height: male 4.4, female 8; pronotum width anterior: male 3.9, female 6.4; pronotum width posterior: male 5.3, female 8.9; hind femur length: male 8, female 12.3; hind femur height: male 2.9, female 4.1.

Distribution. Azerbaijan: Arax Valley, Bartaz Pass, N.W. Iran: E. Azerbaijan Province, Arax valley, Karadagh, Armenia: Arax valley, Meghri, Kuris ( Fig. 848 ).

Remarks. The previously unknown male was described by Avakyan (1968: 105) from Armenia for the first time. Here a redescription of the male from Margushevan is given.

Figures

FIGURE 848. Distribution of the species of genera Nocarodes and Iranacris.

FIGURES 83 – 92. Male phallic complex. a phallus lateral, b phallus dorsal, c epiphallus, d phallus posterior view. 83 Nocarodes sactidavidi; 84 Nocarodes balachowskyi; 85 Nocarodes pullus; 86 Nocarodes znojkoi; 87 Nocarodes nanus; 88 Nocarodes ebneri; 89 Nocarodes nodosus; 90 Nocarodes iranicus; 91 Bufonocarodes tumulosus; 92 Bufonocarodes mistshenkoi mistshenkoi. Scales 1 mm (short scale for a, b, c; long scale for d).

FIGURES 796 – 809. Habitus. 796 – 797 Nocarodes scabiosus mistshenkoi, 796 male paratype; 797 female paratype. 798 – 799 Nocarodes balachowskyi, 798 male paratype; 799 female paratype. 800 – 801 Nocarodes pullus, 800 male holotype; 801 ditto dorsal. 802 – 803 Nocarodes znojkoi, 802 male holotype; 803 female allotype. 804 – 805 Nocarodes nanus, 804 male; 805 female holotype. 806 – 807 Nocarodes ebneri, 806 male holotype, mirror view; 807 female allotype. 808 – 809 Nocarodes aserbus, 808 female holotype; 809 ditto dorsal.