A review of the Iberian Sphingonotini with description of two novel species (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Oedipodinae). (24th April 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Husemann, Martin; Llucià‐Pomares, David; Hochkirch, Axel
• Is Part Of: Zoological journal of the Linnean Society. Volume 168:Number 1(2013:May)
• Page Start: 29
• Page End: 60
• Publication Date: 2013-04-24
• Subjects: Zoology -- Periodicals; 590
• DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12023
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0024-4082

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>The genus <italic>Sphingonotus</italic> Fieber, 1853 is one of the most species‐rich grasshopper genera in the world. We studied the morphology of <italic>c</italic>. 1000 individuals from the Iberian Peninsula to review the taxonomy of the genus and its relatives. Moreover, we inferred a molecular phylogeny of the Iberian Sphingonotini based on two mitochondrial genes. The Iberian and north‐west African Sphingonotini comprise two recent radiations, within which the genetic relationships are not fully resolved. A multivariate morphometric analysis showed that <italic>S. azurescens</italic> (Rambur, 1838) and <italic>S. morini</italic> (Defaut, 2005) can be clearly discriminated, supporting their species status. Based upon the combined data, the genus <italic>Granada</italic> Koçak & Kemal, 2008 is synonymized with <italic>Sphingonotus</italic> Fieber, 1853 and its type species re‐assigned to <italic><bold>Sphingonotus imitans</bold></italic> Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882 <bold>comb. rev</bold>. The data also supported species rank for <italic><bold>Sphingonotus lusitanicus</bold></italic> Ebner, 1941 <bold>comb. rev.</bold> <italic>Oedipoda callosa</italic> Fieber, 1853 is considered as <italic>nomen dubium</italic>. Two novel species are described: <italic><bold>Sphingonotus</bold></italic> <bold>(</bold><italic><bold>Neosphingonotus</bold></italic><bold>)</bold> <italic><bold>almeriense</bold></italic> Llucià‐Pomares <bold>sp. nov</bold>. and <italic><bold>Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) nodulosus</bold></italic> Llucia‐Pomares <bold>sp. nov.</bold> from the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula. The new species are compared with other Iberian Sphingonotini and a key to the species is provided. © 2013 The Linnean Society of London</p> </abstract>