Crimisus costaricensis Günther, 1939

Kasalo, Niko, Naskrecki, Piotr, Rebrina, Fran & Skejo, Josip, 2023, Central American Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838 (Orthoptera): a preliminary catalogue, Zoosystema 45 (7), pp. 177-212 : 189

Crimisus costaricensis Günther, 1939 ( Figs 14 ; 15 )

Crimisus costaricensis Günther, 1939: 243 (original description of the species, holotype designated, pictured in figs 174 and 175, page 244).

TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Costa Rica • 1 ♀ holotype; San Isidro , near San José; 1-31.VII.1930; Reimoser leg.; NMW .

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Costa Rica • 1 ♀, 1 ♂; San Jose, Cascajal de Coronado, Bajo La Rosa ; 3.V.1995; Baumann & Houseman leg.; Coll. JT .

ADDITIONAL DATA. — See Appendix 1.

DISTRIBUTION. — Costa Rica, Panamá. See Figure 1.

REMARK

Two distinct forms of this species have been observed – one with slender anterior and middle femora and one in which they are more robust. It is quite possible that sexual dimorphism is the cause but this cannot be confirmed as most of the photographs do not allow us to determine the sex of the animals.

Figures

FIG. 14. — A living specimen of Crimisus costaricensis Günther, 1939. Photo: Jason Straka.

FIG. 15. — A living specimen of Crimisus costaricensis Günther,1939 exhibiting cryptic coloration together with sparse epizootic algal covering.Photo:Marco de Haas.

FIG. 1. — Distribution maps of Lophotettix brevicristatus Hancock, 1909, Lophotettix zumbadoi Barranco, 2010, Cranotettix alpha Grant Jr., 1955, Paurotarsus insolitus extremus Grant, 1955, Plectronotus excavatus Grant Jr., 1955, Plectronotus scaber Morse, 1900, Batrachideinae gen. et sp., Scaria fasciata Hancock, 1907, Tettigidea lateralis (Say, 1824), Allotettix otumboides Günther, 1939,Chiriquia serrata Morse,1900,Crimisus costaricensis Günther,1939,Crimisus sp., Metrodora harroweri (Hebard, 1924), Metrodora panamae (Hebard, 1924),and Metrodora simplex (Hebard,1924).The maps are based on the maps by OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence, cartography licensed under the CC BY-SA licence.