Nocaracris rimansonae ( Uvarov, 1918 )

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 : 145

Nocaracris rimansonae ( Uvarov, 1918)

( Figs. 553 , 629–630 , 843 )

Nocarodes rimansonae sp. n.: Uvarov 1918: 58.

Nocaracris rimansonae ( Uvarov, 1918) : Uvarov 1928: 151, 153; Tarbinsky 1940: 34.

Paranocaracris rimansonae rimansonae ( Uvarov, 1918) : Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko 1951: 353; Otte 1994: 182; Stolyarov 1997: 69.

Nocarodes rimansonae Uvarov, 1918 : Otte 1994: 174.

Paranocaracris rimansonae ventosus Mistshenko subsp. n.: Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko 1951: 354. syn. nov.

Paranocaracris rimansonae ventosus Mistshenko : Otte 1994: 182; Stolyarov 1997: 69.

Paranocaracris rimansonae Uv. : Mistshenko 1972: 52; Heller et al. 1998: 61.

Type locality. Georgia: Gori, Achalkalaki. Lectotype: male (NHMUK), here designated.

Material examined. GEORGIA: Achalkalaki, distr. Gori , 7.1914, 1♂ (Lectotype) (leg. E. Rimanson); Prope Tiflis, Mtschet , 18.6.1915, 1♀ (Paralectotype) (NHMUK); prope Tiflis, Mtschet , 22.5.1915, 1♂ (Paralectotype); Achaltsych , 15.8.1916, 1♀ (Paralectotype) (leg. Šitav) (MfN); Kavkaz, Achaltsych , 25.7.1978, 1♂, 1♀ (leg. Michailovsky) ( ZIN) ; Georgia, Ler. Khanshura, 10.7.1922, 1♀ (Holotype of Paranocaracris rimansonae ventosus ), ibidem, 1♀ (Paratype of Paranocaracris rimansonae ventosus ) ( ZIN) ; AZERBAIJAN: Baku, 1♀ (leg. D. O. Schneider) (det. Br. v.W. as Nocarodes cyanipes ) (det. Ramme as Nocaracris sp.) (det. Cejchan, 1962 as Paranocaracris sp.) ( NMW) .

Distribution. Georgia: Gori, Tbilisi, Svaneti; Azerbaijan: Baku. New for Azerbaijan ( Fig. 843 ).

Remarks. The type specimens (syntypes) were collected from several localities. One male from Achalkalaki, Gori preserved in the NHMUK is designated as lectotype of this species. Inner side of hind tibia is dirty red in the type specimens. One female from Baku has yellowish hind tibia, but it belongs undoubtedly to this species. This old specimen may have lost its natural color because of treatment by alcohol. One female not listed in the Material examined in the ZIN has hind tibia with red inner surface lightened basally to body colour.

The label data of the type specimens of N. rimansonae ventosus as in the given Material examined above. Mistshenko ( Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko 1951: 354) gave the type locality as “ Georgia: Svanetia”.

Mistshenko ( Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko, 1951) distinguished P. rimansonae ventosus Mistshenko by the effaced tubercles of body and occiput and the convex occiput but they are not stable characters in the specimens, not only in the listed here but also other specimens in the collections and it is not possible to distinguish both subspecies using these characters.

Figures

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.