Scotussa impudica Giglio-Tos, 1894

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 : 603

Scotussa impudica Giglio-Tos, 1894

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Materials examined: URUGUAY • 2 nymphs, 3 ♂, 6 ♀; Montevideo, 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 4162, 4259, 4260, 4385 • 1 ♂, 5 ♀; same locality; 27 Jan. 2013; S. Greco, W. S. Serra and G. Lecuona leg.; FCE-AC 4334, 4344, 4356, 4357, 4358 • 1 ♂, 3 ♀; same locality; 27 Feb. 2013; S. Greco and W. S. Serra leg.; FCE-AC 4217, 4246, 4247 • 3 ♀; same locality; 23 Mar. 2013; S. Greco and W. S. Serra leg.; FCE-AC 4385 .

Identification. A large species with a postocular band black. Hind tibia blue greenish. Females ovipositor valves with one apical tooth. Dorsal ovipositor valves with superior margin serrate. Ventral ovipositor valves very narrow. Dorsal valves in dorsal view divergent. Ovipositor valves, lateral view, straight. Male cerci robust.

Geographic distribution. Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay ( Cigliano and Ronderos 1994; Cigliano et al. 1996).

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Figure 3. Acridomorpha species (Orthoptera, Caelifera) found in the Área Protegida de los Humedales de Santa Lucía, Montevideo, Uruguay. A. Ronderosia bergii. B. Scotussa impudica. C. Scotussa lemniscata. D. Scotussa liebermanni. E. Aleuas lineatus. F. Leptysma argentina. G. Haroldgrantia lignosa. H. Allotruxalis gracilis. I. Metaleptea adspersa. J. Amplytropidia australis. Scale bars = 10 mm.