New Costa Rican species of the genus Kritacris (Acrididae, Proctolabinae)

Two new species, K. dicronophallus and K. licrophallus, are described from the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica, and new localities are given for K. arboricola, the type of the genus. The genus is redefined and a key provided. The three species differ principally in their phallic structures, external d...

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Published in:Journal of orthoptera research 2007-07, Vol.16 (2), p.157-166
Main Author: Rowell, C. H. F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Acrididae
Biological taxonomies
Central America
Colors
Female animals
Femur
Genitalia
grasshoppers
Holotypes
Male animals
Natural history
New species
Orthoptera
Ovipositor
Rain forests
s
taxonomy
Valves
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Summary:Two new species, K. dicronophallus and K. licrophallus, are described from the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica, and new localities are given for K. arboricola, the type of the genus. The genus is redefined and a key provided. The three species differ principally in their phallic structures, external differences are minimal and confined to small differences in coloration and the female subgenital plate.
ISSN:1082-6467
1937-2426
DOI:10.1665/1082-6467(2007)16[157:NCRSOT]2.0.CO;2