Paratettix toltecus ( Saussure, 1861 )

Kasalo, Niko, Naskrecki, Piotr, Rebrina, Fran & Skejo, Josip, 2023, Central American Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838 (Orthoptera): a preliminary catalogue, Zoosystema 45 (7), pp. 177-212 : 201

Paratettix toltecus ( Saussure, 1861) ( Fig. 32 )

Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861: 401 (original description of the species, no holotype designated).

Batrachidea tolteca – Thomas 1873: 244 (name used without authorship or official description, P. toltecus noted as a synonym). — Maes 1989: 50 (recorded in Nicaragua).

Paratettix toltecus – Bolívar 1887: 276 (transferred to the genus Paratetttix). — Rehn & Grant 1957b: 311 (lectotype designated). — Barranco 2010: 21 (recorded in Costa Rica).

Paratettix borellii Giglio-Tos, 1897: 28 .

Tettix convexus Morse, 1900: 10 .

Paratettix durus Morse, 1900: 13 .

Tettix sinuatus Morse, 1900: 11 .

Tettix tectus Morse, 1900: 10 .

Apotettix eurycephalus Hancock, 1902: 100 .

Paratettix saevus Kirby, 1910: 35 .

TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Mexico • 1 ♂ lectotype; Tamaulipas, Tampico ; MHNG.

ADDITIONAL DATA. — See Appendix 1.

DISTRIBUTION. — Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panamá. See Figure 2.

REMARK

Ample synonyms illustrate the morphological variability of this species. The species of this genus are difficult to separate.

Figures

FIG. 32. — A living specimen of Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861). Photo: Andrés Matos.

FIG. 2. — Distribution maps of Metrodora sinuata (Morse,1900),Metrodora sp.1, Metrodora sp.2,Otumba aciculata Hebard,1924,Otumba dentata Hancock,1907, Otumba scapularis Morse,1900, Platythorus camurus Morse,1900,Scabrotettix biolleyi Bolívar,1909,Clypeotettix schochii (Bolívar,1887),Ochetotettix barretti (Hancock, 1899), Paratettix freygessnerii Bolívar, 1887, Paratettix mexicanus (Saussure,1861),Paratettix toltecus (Saussure,1861),Teredorus aztecus (Saussure,1861),Teredorus stenofrons Hancock,1907,and the undetermined genus resembling Stenodorsus Hancock, 1906 or Danielatettix Cadena-Castañeda, Dávila Gonzalez, Vasquéz Rodríguez & Trujillo Rodríguez, 2021. The maps are based on the maps by OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence, cartography licensed under the CC BY-SA licence.