Cryncus desutterae Um Nyobe, Kekeunou & Ma, 2021

Nyobe, Philene Corinne Aude Um, Kekeunou, Sevilor, Ma, Libin, Robillard, Tony, Simeu-Noutchom, Alain & Bilong, Charles Felix Bilong, 2021, Description and bioecology of two new species of the genus Cryncus (Orthoptera Gryllidae, Gryllinae) from Cameroon with a key and distribution map of all African species, Zootaxa 4908 (4), pp. 473-488 : 479

Cryncus desutterae Um Nyobe, Kekeunou & Ma sp. nov.

Material examined. Holotype: male, CAMEROON, Center Region , Zamakoe (3°33’816”N, 11°31’913”E), in crops field, 20/vi/2015; pitfall trap; P. Um Nyobe & team leg. (MNHN-EO-ENSIF10971).

Paratypes: 1 male, 2 females, CAMEROON, Center Region , Zamakoe (3°33’816”N, 11°31’913”E); all in crops field, 20/vi/2015, pitfall trap exclusively (MNHN-EO-ENSIF10972-10974) . 1 male, 2 females, CAMEROON, Ongot (3°85’786”N, 11°38’333”E); all in crops field, (25/vii/2015, 20/xii/2014), pitfall trap exclusively; P. Um Nyobe & team leg. (MNHN-EO-ENSIF10975-10977) .

Etymology. Cryncus desutterae Um Nyobe, Kekeunou & Ma sp. nov. is dedicated to Laure Desutter-Grandcolas for her background work on the taxonomy of crickets.

Diagnosis. Brachypterous species with forewings covering almost the entire abdomen with a long apical field and an oval mirror with a dividing vein ( Fig. 3 C, G ). Anterior tibia with two tympana: one small, round and internal, the other oval and elongated on external face. Hind tibia brownish with 5 dorsal spurs on the internal face and 6 dorsal spurs on the external face. The first spur on the outer side very small. Median lophi tends to disappear and the ectophallic fold little individualized. Ectoparameres short, very large and do not reach the apical end of epiphallic lobes ( Fig. 3 H, I ).

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FIGURE 3. Morphology of Cryncus desutterae sp. nov.: (A) male head and pronotum, (B) male lateral view of head and pronotum, (C) male fore wing, (D) female head and pronotum, (E) female lateral view of head and pronotum, (F) female forewing, (G) male forewing drawing, (H) male genitalia drawing in dorsal view, (I) male genitalia drawing in ventral view. Scale bars: A, 9 mm; B, 8 mm; C, 5 mm; D, F: 7 mm; E, 6 mm; H, I, 500 µm.