Skejotettix Subedi, 2022

Subedi, Madan, 2023, A new species of the genus Skejotettix (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae) from Nepal, Journal of Orthoptera Research 32 (1), pp. 81-92 : 81

Genus Skejotettix Subedi, 2022

Updated generic diagnosis. -

Small-sized, macropronotal or brachypronotal genus. Antenna inserted between or lower than the ventral margins of compound eyes. Scapus of antenna with a large notch in lateral view. Frontal costa visible in front of the compound eyes in lateral view. Lateral carinae curved inward to the frontal costa in a more or less straight manner. Vertex narrower than the width of a compound eye. Median carina entire; raised in the anterior part of the pronotum. Wings extended beyond the pronotum, reduced, hidden, or absent. Femora robust.

Type species. -

Skejotettix netrajyoti Subedi, 2022.

Composition. -

Three species. S. netrajyoti , S. muglingi , and S. kasalo sp. nov. are currently known.

Distribution. -

Endemic to Nepal, the genus (with its three species) is distributed in subtropical and temperate regions. Skejotettix netrajyoti is known only from the subtropical Sal forest of Churlingtar, Ghyalchok, Gorkha ( Subedi 2022). S. muglingi is known from the Trishuli River near the Mugling Bazar riverbed ( Ingrisch 2001b); the stream banks of Buldi khola, Vyas Municipality, Tanahun; in the vicinity of the manmade ponds of Ghadiyal Breeding Center, Kasara amid the subtropical Sal forest; and in the vicinity of the manmade ponds of Umari, Kapilvastu ( Subedi 2022). Skejotettix kasalo sp. nov. is known from different localities of Bajung, Parbat, Nepal: Kafleko pakho (type locality), Basnee Gaun, and Panikhola. The locations are shown in Fig. 3 .

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Fig. 3. Map of Nepal showing the distribution of Skejotettix. The district in green denotes the distribution of S. netrajyoti, with the precise locality denoted by a black triangle. The districts in blue denote the distribution of S. muglingi, with the precise localities denoted by red hearts. The district in dark red denotes the distribution of S. kasalo, with the precise locality denoted by a yellow dot. The map is adapted after Sagarjkhatri, own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, wikimedia commons. The localities for S. muglingi and S. netrajyoti are based on the findings of Ingrisch (2001 b) and Subedi (2022). (Note: The names in the map refer to the respective adjacent districts in color.)