Acophogryllus Gorochov, 1996

Gorochov, Andrej V. & Mostovski, Mike B., 2008, Apterous crickets of the tribe Gryllini from South Africa and Namibia (Orthoptera: Gryllidae), African Invertebrates 49 (1), pp. 109-109 : 119

Genus Acophogryllus Gorochov, 1996 , stat. n.

Type species: Cophogryllus (Acophogryllus) schultzei Gorochov, 1996 ( Namibia: Kamaggas ) .

Remarks: This genus, originally described as a subgenus of Cophogryllus , is characterised, unlike all other apterous Gryllini of South Africa and Namibia, by the primitive structure of the ectoparameres, which are solid and trilobate ( Fig. 30 ). These features give reason to separate this taxon from Cophogryllus , and to lift its rank up to the generic level. However, this decision is not final, as this taxon comprises only a single species ( Figs 29–31 ), and its female is unknown. More clear differences of Acophogryllus from macropterous and brachypterous Gryllini with primitive ectoparameres may be revealed after the discovery of additional material.

Figures

Figs 23–31. Cophogryllus and Acophogryllus, _: (23–25) C. pietersburgi sp. n., genitalia dorsally (23), ventrally (24) and laterally (25); (26–28) C.? zoutpansbergi (after Otte 1987), distal part of genitalia dorsally (26) and ventrally (27), genitalia laterally (28); (29–31) A. schultzei (after Gorochov 1996), genitalia dorsally (29), ventrally (30) and laterally (31).Abbreviations: (ec) ectoparamere; others as in Figs 1–5 and 15–22.