Eupholidoptera feri Kocak & Kemal, 2010

Willemse, Luc, Tilmans, Jos, Kotitsa, Nefeli, Trichas, Apostolos, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard, Chobanov, Dragan & Ode, Baudewijn, 2023, A review of Eupholidoptera (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) from Crete, Gavdos, Gavdopoula, and Andikithira, ZooKeys 1151, pp. 67-158 : 67

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scientific name	Eupholidoptera feri Kocak & Kemal, 2010
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Eupholidoptera feri Kocak & Kemal, 2010 View in CoL

Figs 20 View Figures 11–24 , 34 View Figures 25–38 , 48 View Figures 39–52 , 62 View Figures 53–66 , 78 View Figures 69–82 , 92 View Figures 83–96 , 106 View Figures 97–110 , 121 View Figures 111–125 , 135 View Figures 126–139 , 149 View Figures 140–153 , 163 View Figures 154–167 , 177 View Figures 168–181 , 193 View Figures 182–197 , 208 View Figures 198–212 , 255 View Figures 254, 255 , 259 View Figure 259

Eupholidoptera rammei Willemse & Heller, 2001: 333.

Eupholidoptera feri Koçak & Kemal, 2010: 7.

Eupholidoptera feri Morphological description. Willemse and Heller 2001: 333-339.

Eupholidoptera feri Bioacoustics. Willemse and Heller 2001: 335, fig. 52 [as E. rammei ]; Çiplak et al. 2009: fig. 234 [as E. rammei ].

Examined specimens.

Holotype, allotype (for details see Suppl. material 2).

Diagnostic features.

Frontal part of head (Fig. 20 View Figures 11–24 ) pale with black dots; frontal half of pronotal disc (Fig. 34 View Figures 25–38 ) with extensive central black patch, border with pale rear half transverse to V-shaped. Male - stridulatory file with 100 teeth ( Çiplak et al. 2009) (including proximal and distal ones), density of teeth in middle two thirds of the file 22-24 teeth per mm; anal tergite (Figs 78 View Figures 69–82 , 92 View Figures 83–96 , 106 View Figures 97–110 ) with hind margin medially forming two small pointed teeth pointing downward, separated by a short narrow V-shaped excision; cerci (Figs 121 View Figures 111–125 , 135 View Figures 126–139 ) armed, inner margin with short side-tooth at one third of length pointing inward, 5 × longer than wide, basal half cylindrical, apical half conical, straight, in profile slightly upturned in apical third; subgenital plate (Figs 149 View Figures 140–153 , 163 View Figures 154–167 ) slightly wider than long, widest in proximal third, sides widely rimmed, in profile upturned, tip apical lobes narrowly truncate, spineless, with slit-like excision along one fifth of length; styli (Fig. 177 View Figures 168–181 ) minute, circular, flat, inserted at inner side of apical lobes, just proximal of tip, pointing downward; titillator (Figs 193 View Figures 182–197 , 208 View Figures 198–212 ) slightly asymmetrical, greater part apical arms fused, in apical half transversely wrinkled diverging into two spines pointing sideways in different angles, in profile narrow, halfway slightly wider, curved upward, in apical half stronger so. Female - subgenital plate (Figs 48 View Figures 39–52 , 62 View Figures 53–66 ) longer than wide, widest in proximal third, convex, proximally concave, apical lobes touching, tips acute with median excision along one third of length, in profile triangular.

Measurements.

See Tables 6 View Table 6 , 7 View Table 7 .

Bioacoustics.

Based upon the sound recordings of 1 specimen (10 syllables measured), the song of E. feri , as in all species of Eupholidoptera , consists of isolated syllables produced in long series with the opening hemisyllable much shorter and weaker than the closing hemisyllable. The syllable duration is ~ 271 ms, recorded at 15 °C, with a syllable rate up to ~ 1/s. Published records ( Çiplak et al. 2009), based upon the same sound recording and after correction for the low temperature, show a syllable duration of ~ 121 ms at 25 °C and a syllable repetition rate of ~ 1/s at maximum. The song may most likely be confused with the other species of Eupholidoptera in Crete, except E. smyrnensis and E. forcipata . For details of sound recordings of Eupholidoptera feri see Suppl. material 3.

Differential diagnosis.

Males differ from congenerics in the stout, cylindrical cerci (Figs 121 View Figures 111–125 , 135 View Figures 126–139 ) with a subbasal inner side tooth, in the anal tergite (Figs 78 View Figures 69–82 , 92 View Figures 83–96 , 106 View Figures 97–110 ) medially not extended, bent downward with very narrow V-shaped excision, tips pointing downward, in the wide, upturned, spineless subgenital plate (Figs 149 View Figures 140–153 , 163 View Figures 154–167 ) with minute, pre-apically inserted styli (Fig. 177 View Figures 168–181 ) pointing downward and the narrow asymmetrical apical arms of the titillator (Figs 193 View Figures 182–197 , 208 View Figures 198–212 ). Females differ in the elongated and proximally concave subgenital plate (Figs 48 View Figures 39–52 , 62 View Figures 53–66 ), its apical lobes touching with an excision along one third of the length. In colouration the species resembles E. annamariae , E. astyla , and E. mariannae . For more details differentiating E. feri from other Cretan Eupholidoptera see Table 5 View Table 5 .

Distribution.

Only known from the Katharo plain in the eastern offshoots of Mt. Dikti, in the western part of the Lasithi district (Fig. 255 View Figures 254, 255 ). For a complete list of localities, specimens and repositories see Suppl. material 1.

Habitat.

The type specimens were collected 1-2 m high in a Quercus shrub in the Katharo plain, part of which is used for cultivation (vineyards), the rest consists of bare grounds.

Phenology.

The Katharo plain lies at an altitude of 1100 m. The type specimens were collected in late August.