Nocaracris bulgaricus (Ebner & Drenowski, 1930) Ebner & Drenowski, 1930

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Nocaracris bulgaricus (Ebner & Drenowski, 1930) comb. nov.

( Figs. 537, 543, 547–548 , 625–626 , 843 )

Nocarodes bulgaricus Ebner et Drenowski, 1930 : in Drenowski 1930: 108; Drenowski 1936: 252, sensu Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko 1951.

Paranocaracris bulgaricus (Ebn. et Drenow.) : Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko 1951: 353; Peshev 1965a: 71, 85, 87.

Paranocaracris bulgaricus (Ebner et Drenowski, 1930) : Harz 1975: 155; Presa & Garcia 1983: 23; Otte 1994: 182; Heller et al. 1998: 61; Willemse & Willemse 2008: 13, 41.

Paranocaracris bulgaricus flavotibialis subsp. nov.: Willemse 1974: 351.

Paranocaracris bulgaricus bulgaricus (Ebner & Drenowsky, 1930) : Willemse 1984: 102; Ingrisch & Pavicevic 1985: 64; Popov 2007: 245, 289, 290.

Paranocaracris bulgaricus flavotibialis Willemse, 1974 : Harz & Kaltenbach 1976: 345; Willemse 1984: 102; Presa & Garcia 1983: 23; Popov 2007: 289; Willemse & Willemse 2008: 41, 42, as syn. of bulgaricus ; Macháčková & Fikáček 2014: 427.

Type locality. Bulgaria, Alibotuschgebirge. Syntypes: ♂ ♀ ( NHMUK, ZIN, MfN, NMW).

Material examined. BULGARIA: N-O Mazedonien, Alibotuschgebirge , 1♂, 1♀ (Syntypes) (leg. Drenowski) ( NHMUK) ; ibidem, 4♂, 4♀ (Syntypes) (leg. Drenowski) (NHMUK); ibidem, 1♂, 1♀ (Paratypes [Syntypes]) (ZIN); N-O Mazedonien, Alibotuschgeb., 1400 m, 3♂, 2♀ (Syntypes) (leg. Drenowski) ( MfN) ; Alibotuschgeb., 1400 m, 19.6.1929, 1♂, 1400-1600 m, 20.7.1929, 1♀ (Syntype); Bulgarien, Alibotuschgebirge , 1♂, 2♀ (Syntypes) (leg. Drenowski); Varna, 8.1940, 3♀ nymphs ( NMW) ; W. Rodopi Mts., Trigrad vill, Smoliansko , 23.5.1964, 1♂, 1♀ (leg. G. Peschev) (AİBÜEM); GREECE : Hellas, Kavalla, 1800–1900 m, Oros Pangaion , 17.7.1982, 1♂, 1♀ (leg. F. Willemse and J. & F. Faassen) (det. F. Willemse) (AİBÜEM). As Paranocaracris bulgaricus flavotibialis : GREECE: Hellas, Olympos ori, above Sparmos (Refuge B), 1800–2300 m, 28– 30.7.1972, 1♂, 1♀ (Paratypes of Paranocaracris bulgaricus flavotibialis ) (leg. F. Willemse) (AİBÜEM); ibidem, 1♂, 1♀ (Paratypes of Paranocaracris bulgaricus flavotibialis ) ( NHMUK) ; ibidem, 1♂, 1♀ (Paratypes of Paranocaracris bulgaricus flavotibialis ) ZIN).

Distribution. Known from S. Bulgaria: Pirin, Slavyanka, Mesta Valley, Western and central Rhodopes, Kresna Gorge, N.E. Greece: Makedhonia, Drama, Kozani, Grevena, Ipiros, Ioannina, Thessalia, Larissa and the southern part of European Turkey: Tekirdağ, Ganos ( Fig. 843 ).

Remarks. This species was recorded from Turkey for the first time by Peshev (1965a: 77) as “European Turkey: Tekirdağ, Ganos, 800 m, 7.5.1913, 2 males, 2 females, 1 female nymph, leg. I. Buresh”. Popov (2007: 289) included the European Turkey to its distribution, but it was not previously reported in the papers regarding Turkey since 1965.

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FIGURE 843. Distribution of the species and subspecies of genera Neoparanothrotes and Nocaracris.

FIGURES 522 – 554. Body parts. 522 – 527 hind femur, 522 Nocaracris niethammeri, male; 523 ditto female; 524 Nocaracris crassipes, male holotype; 525 ditto female paratype; 526 Nocaracris subrubratus, male paratype; 527 Nocaracris karshitoros, female paratype. 528 – 531 pronotal carinae in female, 528 Nocaracris bicoloripes; 529 Nocaracris dilekensis, holotype; 530 Nocaracris bodenheimeri; 531 Nocaracris burri. 532 – 536 female tympanum, 532 Nocaracris tunceli, paratype; 533 Nocaracris kosswigi; 534 Nocaracris bodenheimeri, without tympanum; 535 Nocaracris judithae; 536 Nocaracris minutus. 537 – 540 longitudinal sulcus of pronotum in female, 537 Nocaracris bulgaricus; 538 Nocaracris furvus furvus; 539 Nocaracris kosswigi; 540 Nocaracris tunceli, paratype. 541 – 544 female tympanum, 541 Nocaracris furvus furvus; 542 Nocaracris furvus kazdagi, paratype; 543 Nocaracris bulgaricus; 544 Nocaracris istanbul, holotype, without tympanum (right side). 545 – 546 Nocaracris istanbul, female holotype, 545 prosternum; 546 fastigium of vertex; 547 – 548 Nocaracris bulgaricus, 547 prosternum; 548 fastigium of vertex. 549 – 552 prosternum, 549 Nocaracris furvus furvus, male; 550 ditto female; 551 Nocaracris furvus kazdagi, male paratype; 552 ditto female paratype. 553 – 554 male fastigium of vertex, 553 Nocaracris rimansonae, lectotype; 554 Nocaracris tunceli, holotype.

FIGURES 625 – 638. Habitus. 625 – 626 Nocaracris bulgaricus, 625 male syntype; 626 female syntype. 627 – 628 Nocaracris istanbul, female holotype, 627 lateral view; 628 ditto dorsal. 629 – 630 Nocaracris rimansonae, 629 male lectotype; 630 female paralectotype. 631 – 632 Nocaracris kosswigi, 631 male holotype; 632 female paratype. 633 – 636 Nocaracris tunceli, 633 male holotype; 634 ditto dorsal; 635 female paratype; 636 ditto dorsal. 637 – 638 Nocaracris granosus, 637 male; 638 female holotype.