Nocaracris granosus (Mistshenko, 1951) Mistshenko, 1951

Ünal, Mustafa, 2016, Pamphagidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) from the Palaearctic Region: taxonomy, classification, keys to genera and a review of the tribe Nocarodeini I. Bolívar, Zootaxa 4206 (1), pp. 1-223 : 147

Nocaracris granosus (Mistshenko, 1951) comb. nov.

( Figs. 637–638 , 843 )

Paranocaracris granosus Mistshenko , sp. n.: Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko 1951: 351. Paranocaracris granosus Mists. : Stolyarov 1976: 481, first description of male; Presa & Garcia 1983: 23; Otte 1994: 182; Stolyarov 1997: 69.

Type locality. Georgia: Mingrelia , Tschiguala. Holotype: female ( ZIN).

Material examined. GEORGIA: Mingrelia, Tschiguala, 3.8.1929, 1♀ (Holotype), 30.7.1923, 3♀ (Paratypes) (leg. W. Rostmabucov) ; Gruzia, Mingrelia , Lebarde, 2200-2500 m, 6.8.1974, 2♂ (det. Stolyarov) ( ZIN).

Distribution. W. Georgia: Samegrelo, Mingrelia, Gruzia, Lebarde ( Fig. 843 ).

Remarks. The collecting date of the males given as “ 6 July 1974 ” in Stoyarov (1976: 481), but on the label it is 6 August 1974.

This species is related to N. rimansonae (Uvarov) .

Figures

FIGURE 843. Distribution of the species and subspecies of genera Neoparanothrotes and Nocaracris.

FIGURES 625 – 638. Habitus. 625 – 626 Nocaracris bulgaricus, 625 male syntype; 626 female syntype. 627 – 628 Nocaracris istanbul, female holotype, 627 lateral view; 628 ditto dorsal. 629 – 630 Nocaracris rimansonae, 629 male lectotype; 630 female paralectotype. 631 – 632 Nocaracris kosswigi, 631 male holotype; 632 female paratype. 633 – 636 Nocaracris tunceli, 633 male holotype; 634 ditto dorsal; 635 female paratype; 636 ditto dorsal. 637 – 638 Nocaracris granosus, 637 male; 638 female holotype.