Makalapobius, Hugel & Desutter-Grandcolas, 2021

Hugel, Sylvain & Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure, 2021, New intertidal crickets from Comoros and Mascarene islands (Orthoptera Trigonidiidae: Nemobiinae: Burcini), Zootaxa 4995 (1), pp. 1-26 : 2

Genus Makalapobius n. gen.

M. aigrettensis n. gen. n. sp. [ Mauritius — Ile Maurice]

M. masihu n. gen. n. sp. [Ngazidja — Grande Comore]

Genus Gabusibius n. gen.

G. ndzilu n. gen. n. sp. [Ndzuani— Anjouan]

G. mosi n. gen. n. sp. [Mwali — Mohéli]

G. dzindzanu n. gen. n. sp. [Maore— Mayotte]

G.? litoreus ( Vannini & Chelazzi, 1978) n. gen. n. comb. [ Somalia]

Etymology. The two new genera described in the present work are named after local traditional musical instruments which are both threatened with extinction. Makalapo is a long curved stick planted into the ground which is connected by a string to a sound box buried in the ground; it was traditionally used to play Sega in Mauritius. Gabusi is a short-necked lute similar to Qanbūs; it was widespread on Comoros. The name aigrettensis is derived from the type locality Ile aux Aigrettes, an islet managed by Mauritian Wildlife Foundation. New Comorian species belonging to Gabusibius n. gen. and Makalapobius n. gen. are named after words in Comorian: masihu means night, ndzilu means black, mosi means grey and dzindzanu means yellow.