Ocnerosthenus kneuckeri (Krauss, 1909)

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 : 66

Ocnerosthenus kneuckeri (Krauss, 1909)

( Figs. 273, 280 , 292–293 )

Material examined. LEBANON: Palast., Bechara [Bcharre], 8.8.1928, 1♂ (leg. R. Ebner) ( NMW); Nd . Liban, Cedern Pass , 22–2700 m, 25.30.6.1931, 1♂ (leg. Zerny) (det. Massa as Ocnerosthenus kneuchkeri ) ( NMW) .

Remarks. These two males have genitalia (aedeagus) not asymmetric, contrary as shown in Massa & Fontana (2007) and Massa (2012). It is not possible to distinguish the male genitalia from O. simulans which has variable genitalia ( Massa & Fontana 2007). But it is distinguished by the straighter pronotum in lateral view (convex in O. simulans ), the stouter and slightly more depressed body dorso-ventrally (more slender and compressed laterally in O. simulans ), the weak lateral carinae of frontal ridge just below the median ocellus (more distinct in O. simulans ). The type localities of both species are very close in the same mountain ridge in Lebanon.

Figures

FIGURES 259 – 281. Habitus and body parts. 259 – 260 Haplotropis brunneriana, 259 male, 260 female. 261 – 262 krauss’ organ, 261 Ocnerosthenus simulans, male; 262 Prionosthenus femoralis, female; 263 Paranocarodes anatoliensis anatoliensis, without krauss’ organ. 264 Finotia maxima, pronotum. 265 – 267 ventral view of hind femur in female, 265 Tropidauchen escalerai; 266 Paranocarodes turkmen; 267 Bufonocarodes robustus. 268 – 269 male supra-anal plate, 268 Paracinipe saharae; 269 Orchamus yersini davisi. 270 – 271 female antenna, 270 Orchamus yersini yersini; 271 Ocneropsis bethlehemita. 272 – 273 male hind femur, 272 Orchamus massai; 273 Ocnerosthenus kneuckeri. 274 – 277 mesosternal interspace in female, 274 Orchamus yersini yersini; 275 Prionosthenus galericulatus; 276 Ocneropsis bethlehemita; 277 Ocnerosthenus simulans. 278 – 281 eye, 278 Ocneropsis bethlehemita, male; 279 ditto female; 280 Ocnerosthenus kneuchkeri, male; 281 Ocnerosthenus simulans, female.

FIGURES 282 – 295. Habitus. 282 – 283 Prinosthenus gueleni, 282 male; 283 female paratype. 284 – 285 Prinosthenus galericulatus, 284 male; 285 female. 286 – 287 Prinosthenus syriacus, 286 male; 287 female. 288 – 289 Ocnerosthenus brunnerianus, paralectotypes, 288 male; 289 female. 290 – 291 Ocnerosthenus simulans, 290 male; 291 female. 292 – 293 Ocnerosthenus kneuchkeri, 292 male; 293 female. 294 – 295 Ocneropsis bethlehemita, 294 male; 295 female.