Dichroplus conspersus Bruner, 1900

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 : 601-602

Dichroplus conspersus Bruner, 1900

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Material examined. URUGUAY • 1 ♀; Montevi- deo, Área Protegida de los Humedales de Santa Lucía; 34°47′07″S, 056 ° 20′04″W; 27 Feb 2013; S. Greco and W. S. Serra leg.; FCE-AC 4281 • 1 ♂; same locality; 23 Mar. 2013; S. Greco and W. S. Serra leg.; FCE-AC 4329 .

Identification. Head globular in dorsal view. Pronotum with sides expanded at metazona; with mid-longitudinal carina only faintly indicated on metazona; with a triangular black area behind the principal transverse sulcus. Pronotal disk acutely angulated behind and without prominent lateral borders. Hind femur with inner face red except distal area yellow; hind tibia yellowish. Male cerci gracile.

Geographic distribution. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay ( Cigliano and Otte 2003)

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.