Betiscoides parva Key, 1937

Matenaar, Daniela, 2024, Application of extended depth of field 3 D imagery to tackle the challenges of cryptic species: a use case in the genus Betiscoides Sjoestedt, 1924 (Orthoptera, Caelifera, Lentulidae) and its taxonomic implications, Evolutionary Systematics 8 (1), pp. 65-90 : 65

Betiscoides parva Key, 1937

Remarks.

Specimens of DEL 9 from the 12 Apostles, Table Mountain NP, are hereby considered as Betiscoides parva as they coincide with its overall morphological diagnostic characters. The small body size, the thick ensiform shape of the antennae and the large, prominent and ovate eyes, as well as the relatively large feet (half the length of the hind tibiae), reason this allocation. In order to assess the hairiness, the specimens of DEL 9 were compared with images of the holotype (male, NHMUK Cape Peninsular, South Africa, December 1930), both showed fairly hairy integument. In order to assess the female genital characters, I analyzed images of the allotype (female, NHMUK, Cape Peninsular, South Africa, December 1930).

Material.

Male. HLMD-Cael-381, B103, Genbank Acc: MG243794.1, MG243893.1, MG243991.1, MG244078.1, MG244168.1, 33°57'32.18"S, 18°23'16.06"E, South Africa, Western Cape, Table Mountain National Park, Twelve Apostle, Restio wetland, March 2012, S. Wirtz leg.

Vol: 42.080 mm 3 or 4.20806e- 08 m3; Vol. eye: 973202045.68 µm 3, ratio eye length/ fastigium length: 0.54, Subgenital plate degree: 51° rounded.