Asiotmethis limbatus (Charpentier, 1845)

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

Asiotmethis limbatus (Charpentier, 1845)

( Figs. 22 , 108 )

Asiotmethis limbatus motasi Ramme, 1951 syn. nov.

Material examined. TURKEY: Kırklareli, Yoğuntaş, Tekke Deresi , 41°45’068” N, 27°07’518” E, 11.6.2003, 1♂ (Neotype); ibidem, 26♂, 19♀ (leg. M. Ünal) (AİBÜEM) ; Kırklareli, Yoğuntaş, Kayalı Köyü , 160 m, 13.6.2008, 10♂, 6♀ (leg. M. Ünal) ; Kırklareli, Kofçaz , 410 m, 23.6.2008, 1♀ (leg. M. Ünal) (AİBÜEM) ; MACEDONIA: Macedonien, Dofleiu, Babuna Pass , 17.6.1917, 1♂ (det. Ramme as Tmethis limbatus Chp. ), Macedonien, 5♂, 12♀ ( NMW) ; N. Macedonia, Mt. Skopska , Crna Gora, 280-400 m, 25.8.1959, 1♀ (leg. S. Matv.) ( ZIN) ; ROMANIA: Dobrudscha, Cogaleac , 1918, 1♂ (Holotype of Asiotmethis limbatus motasi ), 1♀ (Allotype of Asiotmethis limbatus motasi ), 2♂, 2♀ (Paratypes of Asiotmethis limbatus motasi ) (leg. Dr. Hartmann) ( MfN) ; Rumenien, Bolata bei Cavarna , 21– 25.7.1926, 3♂, 1♀, 19.7.1926, 1♂, 1♀ (coll. R. Ebner) ; Balkan, 2♂, 5♀ ( NMW) .

Remarks. Ramme (1951: 10) described the subspecies, Asiotmethis limbatus motasi from Romania. It is no more different from the variation of A. limbatus (Charpentier) including the specimens collected from the type locality ( Ünal 2007b).

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.