Eremopeza reducta ( Uvarov, 1934 ) Uvarov, 1934

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 : 31

Eremopeza reducta ( Uvarov, 1934) stat. nov.

( Figs. 118 , 163 )

Material examined. IRAN: Persia, Bushir to Buruzdjun, 21.5.1927, 1♀ (Holotype) (M. M. Siazov) ( ZIN); S . Persia, Masjid-i Sulaiman, N. of Ahwaz , 1932, 1♂, 2♀ (Paratypes) (leg. F. Marsh) ; ibidem, 16– 28.6.1932, 1♀ (Paratype) (S.V. Pill); Masjid-i-Sulaiman, 5.6.1938, 1♀ [not a type] (S. V. Pill); Dehloran, 10.5.1973, 6♂ (leg. A. A. Soltani); Mehran, 400 m, 8– 9.5.1973, 3♂, 2♀ (leg. A. A. Soltani); Iran, Lar , 4.5.1950, 2♂, 2♀; 25 mls. N. of Bandar Abbas , 1.4.1950, 1♂ (leg. G. B. Popov) (all in NHMUK).

Remarks. This taxon was described by Uvarov (1934: 106) as a subspecies of E. gibbera a status followed by subsequent authors. I think it is an independent species by the distinct hind wing patterns, having a very narrow Lshaped dark band, lacks of apical spot (or has only the veins darkened) and the bright yellow disc. It is most closely related to E. soltanii Ünal , sp. nov. (see next species).

Figures

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 156 – 167. Male habitus and body parts. 156 Eremopeza saussurei violacea, syntype; 157 Eremopeza gigas; 158 Eremopeza cinerascens cinerascens; 159 Eremopeza cinerascens virescens; 160 Eremopeza cinerascens aurantipes; 161 Eremopeza cinerascens afghana, holotype; 162 Eremopeza bicoloripes, paratype; 163 Eremopeza reducta; 164 – 167 Eremopeza soltanii, holotype, 164 habitus dorsal; 165 habitus dorso-lateral; 166 head and pronotum dorsal; 167 head frontal view.