Leiotettix politus Rehn, 1913

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 : 602

Leiotettix politus Rehn, 1913

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Material examined. URUGUAY • 4 nymphs, 2 ♂; Mon- tevideo, 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 4164, 4195, 4196, 4267, 4268 • 4 ♂, 5 ♀; same locality; 27 Jan. 2013; FCE- - AC 4337 , 4340 , 4341 • 1 nymph; same locality; 27 Feb. 2013; S. Greco and W. S. Serra leg.; FCE-AC 4197 • 7 ♂, 1 ♀; same locality; 27 Feb. 2013; S. Greco and W. S. Serra leg.; FCE-AC 4199, 4282, 4285, 4294, 4295 • 1 ♂; same locality; 23 Mar. 2013; S. Greco and W. S. Serra leg.; FCE-AC 4330 .

Identification. Head subconical. Sides of body with discontinuous postocular band. Median longitudinal carina of pronotum sharp. Inner face of hind femur yellow.

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

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.