Melanotmethis fuscipennis fuscipennis (Redtenbacher, 1889)

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 : 46

Melanotmethis fuscipennis fuscipennis (Redtenbacher, 1889)

( Figs. 19 , 126 , 219–220 )

Material examined. TURKMENISTAN: Kopet-Dagh , 18.6.1925, 1♂ (det. Tarbinsky as Tmethis fuscipennis Redt. ) (coll. R. Ebner) ( NMW) ; Teke , 1♀ (coll. Br. v.W.) (det. Br. v.W. as Thmetis sp.) (det. Uvarov, 1931 as Tmethis fuscipennis Redt. ) ( NMW) ; Turkmenistan, Bahardensk, Ipay-Kala, Bolşo , Yazım , 6.7.1973, 1♂, 3♀ (leg. Togayev) ( ZIN) ; Turkmenistan, Ay-Depe, Kara-Kala , 19.6.1977, 1♂ (leg. A. V. Gorochov) ( ZIN) ; Bahardensk, Ipay-Kala , 24.6.1977, 1♂ (leg. A. V. Gorochov) ( ZIN) ; Kara-Kala , 26.5.1977, 2♂, 2♀ (leg. A. V. Gorochov) ( ZIN) ; IRAN: E. Iran, 21.8.1928, 1♂ (det. P. C. Tinning, 1966) ( NHMUK) .

Remarks. This genus has one species and two subspecies. The subspecies, Melanotmethis fuscipennis unicolor ( Uvarov, 1933) is distinguished from the nominotypical subspecies by the unicolor red (or slightly violet) hind tibia along its length (basal and apical parts of hind tibia red or body color, median long part blue in M. fuscipennis fuscipennis ).

Figures

FIGURES 17 – 31. Male phallic complex. a phallus lateral, b phallus dorsal, c epiphallus, d phallus posterior view. 17 Tmethis pulchripennis (asiaticus); 18 Atrichtmethis semenovi; 19 Melanotmethis fuscipennis fuscipennis; 20 Pezotmethis tartarus tartarus; 21 Glyphanus obtusus; 22 Asiotmethis limbatus; 23 Glyphotmethis escherichi escherichi; 24 Utubius syriacus; 25 Strumiger desertorum desertorum; 26 Thrinchus campanulatus campanulatus; 27 Filchnerella beicki; 28 Mongolotmethis gobiensis gobiensis; 29 Beybienkia lithophila; 30 Eotmethis nasutus; 31 Haplotropis brunneriana. Scales 1 mm (short scale for a, b, c; long scale for d).

FIGURES 106 – 128. Body parts. 106 – 108 male pronotum, 106 Eremopeza gibbera gibbera; 107 Eremocharis bampura bampura; 108 Asiotmethis limbatus. 109 – 110 male arolium, 109 Prionotropis hystrix; 110 Tuarega insignis. 111 – 114 subtympanal lobe in female, 111 Prionotropis maculinervis; 112 Prionotropis hystrix; 113 Iranotmethis cyanipennis iranicus; 114 Eremocharis subsulcata beccalonii. 115 – 116 female hind femur, 115 Iranotmethis cyanipennis iranicus; 116 Eremotmethis carinatus. 117 – 118 female vertex, 117 Iranotmethis persa zagrosi; 118 Eremopeza reducta. 119 – 120 male pronotum, 119 Eremocharis granulosa brachycera; 120 Tuarega insignis. 121 – 124 male vertex, 121 and 122 Tmethis pulchripennis (asiaticus); 123 and 124 Atrichotmethis semenovi. 125 – 126 female pronotum, 125 Atrichotmethis semenovi; 126 Melanotmethis fuscipennis fuscipennis. 127 – 128 metazona of pronotum in female, 127 Glyphanus obtusus; 128 Pezotmethis tartarus tartarus.

FIGURES 205 – 220. Habitus. 205 – 206 Eremocharis ancestralis, 205 male holotype; 206 female paratype. 207 – 208 Eremocharis bampura bampura, 207 male paratype; 208 female paratype. 209 – 210 Eremocharis bampura khorasana, 209 male paratype; 210 female paratype. 211 – 212 Dhofaria splendens, 211 male paratype; 212 female paratype. 213 Tuarega insignis, male. 214 – 215 Tmethis pulchripennis (asiaticus), 214 male; 215 female. 216 Tmethis cisti (gracilis). 217 – 218 Atrichotmethis semenovi, 217 male; 218 female. 219 – 220 Melanotmethis fuscipennis fuscipennis, 219 male; 220 female.