Dichroplus elongatus 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 : 602

Dichroplus elongatus Giglio-Tos, 1894

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Material examined. URUGUAY • 39 nymphs; Monte- video, 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 4165, 4167, 4173, 4174, 4179, 4182, 4184, 4187 • 7 nymphs; same locality; 27 Jan 2013; S. Greco, W. S. Serra and G. Lecuona leg.; FCE-AC 4168, 4170, 4177, 4178, 4183, 4367 • 16 nymphs, 11 ♂, 13 ♀; same locality; 27 Feb. 2013; S. Greco and W. S. Serra leg.; FCE-AC 4160, 4166, 4169, 4172, 4180, 4181, 4186, 4202, 4219, 4220, 4223–4227 • 4 nymphs, 5 ♂, 6 ♀; same locality; 23 Mar. 2013; S. Greco and W. S. Serra leg.; FCE-AC 4171, 4175, 4176, 4185, 4326–4328, 4378, 4379 .

Identification. General shape of the body graceful and elongated. Body brown or reddish brown. The union of the fastigium with the forehead is rounded (not angled) in lateral view. Dark post-ocular band clearly marked. Pronotum with longitudinal dark bands on lateral lobes sharply widening backwards. Yellow hind legs, with the upper part of femurs and tibias brown or greenish. Hind femora thin and elegant without maculate in the upper internal part. Hind tarsus brown. Hind tibia greenish yellow. Male cerci with flat apical half and slightly spatulate.

Geographic distribution. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Uruguay ( Ronderos et al. 1968).

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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.