Xyleus discoideus discoideus (Serville, 1831)

Greco-Spíngola, Silvana, Jorge, Carolina & Lorier, Estrellita, 2020, Acridomorpha (Orthoptera) species associated with the protected wetlands of Santa Lucía, Montevideo, Uruguay, Check List 16 (3), pp. 597-610 : 600

Xyleus discoideus discoideus (Serville, 1831)

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Material examined. URUGUAY • 2 nymphs; Montevi- deo, Área Protegida de los Humedales de Santa Lucía; 34°47′07″S, 056°20′04″W; 29–30 Dec. 2012; S. Greco and E. Lorier leg.; FCE-AC 4017, 4021 • 2 nymphs; same locality; 27 Jan. 2013; S. Greco, W. S. Serra and G. Lecuona leg.; FCE-AC 4023, 4355 • 1 ♂; same locality; 27 Feb. 2013; S. Greco, W. S. Serra and G. Lecuona leg. FCE-AC 4284 • 1 nymph; same locality; 23 Mar. 2013; S. Greco and W. S. Serra leg.; FCE-AC 4018 .

Identification. Dull-colored in various shades and hues of amber, fuscous, and brown. The pronotum as seen from above has the lateral angles of the metazona rounded. Pronotal crest high, especially on metazona The posterior part of the crest crenulated.

Geographic distribution. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay ( Carbonell 2004).

Figures

Figure 2. Acridomorpha species (Orthoptera, Caelifera) found in the Área Protegida de los Humedales de Santa Lucía, Montevideo, Uruguay. A. Orienscopia costulata.B. Orienscopia sanmartini. C. Chromacris speciosa. D. Staleochlora viridicata orientalis. E. Xyleus discoideus discoideus. F. Zoniopoda iheringi. G. Dichroplus conspersus. H. Dichroplus elongates. I. Dichroplus obscurus. J. Dichroplus pratensis. K. Leiotettix politus. L. Leiotettix pulcher. Scale bars = 10 mm.