Bolivaritettix Gunther
Creators: name: Deng, Wei-An
name: Zheng, Zhe-Min
name: Wei, Shi-Zhen
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Tetrigidae
Bolivaritettix

description: Key to the species of Bolivaritettix Günther
1. Tegmina and wings absent ............................................................................................................................................ 2
- Tegmina and wings present........................................................................................................................................... 5
2. Pronotum longer, hind process reaching top of hind femur, apex concave; hind femur with 2–3 tubercules on outside ........................................................................................................................... Bolivaritettix amphinotoides Günther
- Pronotum shorter, hind process not reaching top of hind femur, apex cone-shaped; hind femur without tubercules on outside ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3
3. Anterior margin of vertex not protruding beyond eyes; width of longitudinal furrow narrower than width of first seg- ment of antennae; antennae inserted below lower margin of eyes .................................. Bolivaritettix apterus (Rehn)
- Anterior margin of vertex protruding beyond eyes; width of longitudinal furrow wider than width of first segment of antennae; antennae inserted between lower margin of eyes ......................................................................................... 4
4. Width of vertex narrower than width of one eye; lower margins of middle femora straight ......................................... ............................................................................................................................... Bolivaritettix palawanicus Günther
- Width of vertex wider than width of one eye; lower margins of middle femora undulated ........................................... ................................................................................................................................ Bolivaritettix paraguensis Günther
5. Tegmen very narrow, hind wings with visible area less than half the length of tegmen ................................................ ................................................................................................................................ Bolivaritettix lanceolatus Ingrisch
- Tegmen and hind wings developed............................................................................................................................... 6
6. Pronotum shorter, hind process not reaching or slightly surpassing top of hind femur (Fig. 1) .................................. 7
- Pronotum longer, distinctly surpassing top of hind femur (Fig. 2)............................................................................. 23
7. Vertex and frontal ridge forming obtuse angle or right angle in profile (Fig. 3).......................................................... 8
- Vertex and frontal ridge rounded together in profile (Fig. 4) ..................................................................................... 15
8. Width of vertex as wide as width of one eye; upper margin of pronotum undulated in profile ...................................9
- Width of vertex 1.2–2 times width of one eye; upper margin of pronotum straight in profile or slightly undulate before shoulders .......................................................................................................................................................... 11
9. Wings only reaching middle of hind femora; width of midfemur wider than width of tegmina; width of longitudinal sulcus of frontal ridge narrower than width of first antennal segment; midkeel of pronotum entire; hind margin of female subgenital plate rounded with a triangular process in middle ... Bolivaritettix brevipennis Deng, Zheng et Wei
- Wings reaching top of hind process of pronotum; width of midfemur narrower than or equal to width of tegmina. 10
10. Antennae inserted between lower third of eyes; width of longitudinal sulcus of frontal ridge equal to width of first segment of antenna; midkeel of pronotum interrupted; hind margin of female subgenital plate with three teeth ......... ........................................................................................................................................ Bolivaritettix tibetanus Zheng
- Antennae inserted between lower margin of eyes; width of longitudinal sulcus of frontal ridge narrower than width of first segment of antenna; midkeel of pronotum entire; hind margin of female subgenital plate with a triangular process in middle ........................................................................................................ Bolivaritettix luchunensis Liang
11. Hind process of pronotum slightly surpassing top of hind femora............................................................................. 12
- Hind process of pronotum not reaching top of hind femora...................................................................................... 13
12. Antennae inserted between lower margins of eyes; lower margins of middle femora straight...................................... ................................................................................................................................... Bolivaritettix nigritibialis Zheng
- Antennae inserted below lower margins of eyes; lower margins of middle femora undulated...................................... .................................................................................................................................... Bolivaritettix nilgirica (Hebard)
13. Width of vertex 2 times the width of one eye; without a pair of abbreviated carinae beween shoulders; upper margin of pronotum straight in profile ........................................................................... Bolivaritettix ghumtianus (Hancock)
- Width of vertex 1.2–1.5 times the width of one eye; with a pair of abbreviated carinae beween shoulders.............. 14
14. Lateral keels of prozona parallel; hind wing longer, nearly reaching top of hind femur; upper margin of pronotum flat, only between shoulders undulated ...................................................................... Bolivaritettix brachynotus Zheng
- Lateral keels of prozona constricted backward; hind wing shorter, only reaching three fourths of pronotum; upper margin of pronotum slightly undulated behind shoulders ................................. Bolivaritettix fanjingshanensis Zheng
15. Midkeel of pronotum interrupted; without a pair of abbreviated carinae between shoulders (Fig. 5) ....................... 16
- Midkeel of pronotum complete; with a pair of abbreviated carinae between shoulders (Fig. 6) ............................... 17
16. Width of vertex equal to width of one eye; antennae inserted between lower margins of eyes; lower margins of mid- dle femora straight ..................................................................................... Bolivaritettix unduladorsalis Zheng et Shi
- Width of vertex wider than width of one eye; antennae inserted between lower third of eyes; lower margins of mid- dle femora undulated........................................................................ Bolivaritettix circocephaloisoides Zheng et Deng
17. Width of vertex equal to or narrower than width of one eye; upper margin of pronotum undulated ......................... 18
- Width of vertex 1.5–1.6 times the width of one eye; upper margin of pronotum slightly convex before shoulders and flat behind shoulders ................................................................................................................................................... 22
18. Antennae inserted between lower margins of eyes; hind process of pronotum not reaching or reaching top of hind femora; hind wings reaching top of hind process of pronotum ............................. Bolivaritettix circocephalu s Zheng
- Antennae inserted between lower third of eyes .......................................................................................................... 19
19. Hind process of pronotum slightly surpassing top of hind femora............................................................................. 20
- Hind process of pronotum not surpassing top of hind femora.................................................................................... 21
20. Width of vertex equal to width of one eye; lateral keels of pronotal prozona parallel; hind wings surpassing top of hind process; lower margin of midfemur undulate ...................... Bolivaritettix liuwanshanensis Deng, Zheng et Wei
- Width of vetex narrower than width of one eye; lateral keels of pronotal prozona constricted backwards; wings not reaching top of hind process; lower margin of midfemur straight.................................................................................. ...................................................................................................... Bolivaritettix darongshanensis Deng, Zheng et Wei
21. Lateral keels of prozona constricted backward; pronotum black; width of midfemur equal to width of tegmina......... ............................................................................................................ Bolivaritettix celaenotus Zheng, Zhang et Dang
- Lateral keels of prozona parallel; pronotum brown; width of midfemur wider than width of tegmina ......................... .............................................................................................................. Bolivaritettix guilinensis Deng, Zheng et Wei
22. Pronotum with humeral angle widely rounded; hind wing only reaching middle of hind femur; width of midfemur 3 times the width of tegmina................................................................................ Bolivaritettix microptera Zheng et Ou
- Pronotum with humeral angle obtuse angular; hind wing reaching top of hind process; width of midfemur as wide as width of tegmina ............................................................................................. Bolivaritettix pianmaensis Zheng et Ou
23. Width of vertex narrower than width of one eye (Fig. 7) ........................................................................................... 24
- Width of vertex as wide as or distinctly wider than width of one eye (Fig. 8)........................................................... 30
24. Midkeel of pronotum interrupted................................................................................................................................ 25
- Midkeel of pronotum entire ........................................................................................................................................ 26
25. Anterior margin of vertex protruded beyond eyes; antennae inserted one third of anterior margin of eyes; upper mar- gin of pronotum undulated in profile; lower margins of middle femora straight ........................................................... ................................................................................................... Bolivaritettix ochronotata Deng, Zheng & Wei, 2007
- Anterior margin of vertex not protruded beyond eyes; antennae inserted between lower margins of eyes; upper mar- gin of pronotum straight in profile; lower margins of middle femora undulated ........................................................... ...................................................................................................................... Bolivaritettix fugongensis Zheng et Mao
26. Lateral keels of pronotal prozona parallel .................................................................................................................. 27
- Lateral keels of pronotal prozona distinctly constricted backwards........................................................................... 28
27. Disc of pronotum coarse, with numerous tubercles; upper margin of pronotum undulated in profile; lower margins of middle femora straight ............................................................................. Bolivritettix rongshuiensis Zheng et Jiang
- Disc of pronotum smooth; upper margin of pronotum straight or slightly convex before shoulders in profile; lower margins of middle femora undulated ......................................................... Bolivaritettix longzhouensis Zheng et Jiang
28. Width of vertex narrower than width of one eye about 1.75 times; upper margin of pronotum sraight in profile; antennae inserted between lower margins of eyes; width of midfemuir narrower than width of tegmina..................... ........................................................................................................................................ Bolivaritettix liboensis Zheng
- Width of vertex narrower than width of one eye about 1.1–1.2 times; upper margin of pronotum undulated in profile .................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
29. Antennae inserted between lower third of eyes; width of midfemuir wider than width of tegmina; wings reaching top of hind process of pronotum ............................................................... Bolivaritettix nigrifemurus Deng, Zheng et Wei
- Antennae inserted between lower margins of eyes; width of midfemuir narrower than width of tegmina; wings sur- passing top of hind process of pronotum ................................................................. Bolivaritettix tenuifemura sp.nov.
30. In dorsal view, anterior margin of vertex arched(Fig. 7), lateral margins curved ...................................................... 31
- In dorsal view, anterior margin of vertex straight (Fig. 8), lateral margins not curved .............................................. 37
31. Upper margin of pronotum undulated ........................................................................................................................ 32
- Upper margin of pronotum nearly straight or slightly convex before shoulders........................................................ 34
32. Hind wing surpassing top of hind process; vertex distinctly narrowed in front, eyes distinctly exserted......................
...................................................................................................................................... Bolivaritettix laticeps (Bolívar) - Hind wing reaching top of hind process ..................................................................................................................... 33
33. Vertex and frontal ridge forming a right angle in profile; disc of pronotum smooth; midkeel complete; upper margin of pronotum undulated before and behind shoulders; hind process of pronotum reaching middle of hind tibia ........... .................................................................................................................................... Bolivaritettix sculptus (Bolivar)
- Vertex and frontal ridge forming an obtuse angle in profile; disc of pronotum with numerous tubercles; midkeel interrupted; upper margin of pronotum undulated; hind process of pronotum reaching basal of hind tibia .................. ................................................................................................................................... Bolivaritettix torulosinota Zheng
34. Width of midfemur narrower than width of visible part of tegmina; upper margin of pronotum elevated before shoulders.......................................................................................................................... Bolivaritettix fuscoviridis Ingrisch
- Width of midfemur wider than width of visible part of tegmina................................................................................ 35
35. Upper margin of pronotum straight; lateral keels of prozona slightly constricted backwards; width of vertex slightly narrower than width of one eye................................................................................. Bolivaritettix javanicus (Bolivar)
- Upper margin of pronotum slightly convex before shoulders; lateral keels of prozona parallel................................ 36
36. Width of vertex as wide as width of one eye; antennae inserted between lower margins of eyes; anterior margin of vertex not concave before lateral ocelli in profile................................... Bolivaritettix huanjiangensis Zheng et Jiang
- Width of vertex wider than width of one eye; antennae inserted below lower margins of eyes; anterior margin of vertex concave before lateral ocelli in profile................................................................... Bolivaritettix remissa (Bolívar)
37. Upper margin of pronotum straight (Fig. 2) ............................................................................................................... 38
- Upper margin of pronotum convex before shoulders in profile (Fig. 9) .................................................................... 53
38. Midkeel of pronotum interrupted; disc of pronotum coarse, with numerous tubercles.............................................. 39
- Midkeel of pronotum entire; disc of pronotum smooth .............................................................................................. 42
39. Width of vertex wider than width of one eye; antennae inserted between lower margin of eyes; lateral keels of prozona constricted backwards ........................................................................................................................................ 40
- Width of vertex equal to width of one eye; antennae inserted between lower third of eyes; lateral keels of prozona parallel......................................................................................................................................................................... 41
40. Vertex and frontal ridge rounded together in profile; with a pair of abbreviated carinae between shoulders; hind wing surpassing top of hind process; lower margins of fore and middle femora without teeth; width of midfemur equal to width of tegmina ............................................................................................... Bolivaritettix jiuwanshanensis Zheng
- Vertex and frontal ridge forming right angle in profile; without a pair of abbreviated carinae beween shoulders; hind wing slightly not reaching top of hind process; lower margins of fore and middle femora with two teeth; width of midfemur slightly wider than width of tegmina .............................. Bolivaritettix serrifemoralis Deng, Zheng et Wei
41. Upper margin of pronotum straight in profile; lower margins of fore and middle femora straight; width of midfemur slightly narrower than width of tegmina ......................................................... Bolivaritettix interrupta Zheng et Jiang
- Upper margin of pronotum undulated in profile; lower margins of fore and middle femora undulated; width of midfemur equal to width of tegmina .................................................... Bolivaritettix daweishanensis Deng, Zheng et Wei
42. Width of vertex 1.45–1.6 times width of one eye....................................................................................................... 43
- Width of vertex equal to or slightly wider than width of one eye ............................................................................. 45
43. Lateral keels of prozona parallel; pronotum somewhat rugose, extending considerably reaching two-thirds of hind tibia ................................................................................................................................ Bolivaritettix insignis (Kirby)
- Lateral keels of prozona constricted backwards; disc of pronotum smooth or with numerous short longitudinal ridges; hind process of pronotum reaching middle or top of hind tibia...................................................................... 44
44. Disc of pronotum smooth; hind process of pronotum reaching middle of hind tibia; three pulvilli of first segment of hind tarsi small, equal in length; size larger.............................................................. Bolivaritettix lativertex (Br, - W.)
- Disc of pronotum with numerous short longitudinal ridges; hind process of pronotum reaching top of hind tibia; three pulvilli of first segment of hind tarsi large, third pulvillus nearly round; size small............................................. ...................................................................................................................... Bolivaritettix latipulvilus Zheng et Jiang
45. Lateral keels of prozona constricted backwards ......................................................................................................... 46
- Lateral keels of prozona parallel................................................................................................................................. 51
46. Vertex and frontal ridge forming an obtuse or right angle in profile.......................................................................... 47
- Vertex and frontal ridge rounded together in profile .................................................................................................. 50
47. Anterior margin of pronotum obtuse in dorsal view................................................................................................... 48
- Anterior margin of pronotum straight in dorsal view ................................................................................................. 49
48. Dorsum of pronotum behind shoulders with deep seated fossulae; posterior angles of lateral lobes of pronotum truncated and notched in middle ......................................................................................... Bolivaritettix tandoni Shishodia
- Dorsum of pronotum behind shoulders with less deep seated fossulae; posterior angles of lateral lobes of pronotum truncated and not notched in middle ......................................................................... Bolivaritettix roonwali Shishodia
49. Vertex and frontal ridge forming an obtuse angle in profile; frontal ridge not concave between lateral ocelli; caudal end of pronotum reaching middle of hind tibia; lower margins of middle femora undulated ........................................
............................................................................................................... Bolivaritettix luteolineatus Zheng, Li and Shi - Vertex and frontal ridge forming an right angle in profile; frontal ridge concave between lateral ocelli; caudal end of pronotum slightly reaching top of hind tibia; lower margins of middle femora straight................................................ ................................................................................................................ Bolivaritettix hechiensis Deng, Zheng et Wei 50. Disc of pronotum with numerous tubercles; without a pair of abbreviated carinae between shoulders; width of midfemur wider than width of tegmina........................................................................... Bolivaritettix tuberdorfalis Liang
- Disc of pronotum smooth; with a pair of abbreviated carinae between shoulders; width of midfemur narrower than width of tegmina ....................................................................................................... Bolivaritettix menglaensis Zheng
51. Antennae inserted between lower third of eyes; hind wings not surpassing top of hind process of pronotum; midfemur equal to width of tegmina .............................................................. Bolivaritettix nigripennis Deng, Zheng et Wei
- Antennae inserted between lower margins of eyes; hind wings not surpassing top of hind process of pronotum; width of midfemur narrower than width of tegmina............................................................................................................. 52
52. Width of sulcus of frontal ridge as wide as width of basal segment of antennae; pronotum with humeral angle obtuse angular; with a pair of abbreviated carinae between shoulders; hind tibia brown ...... Bolivaritettix medogensis Zheng
- Width of sulcus of frontal ridge narrower than width of basal segment of antennae; pronotum with humeral angle rounded; without abbreviated carinae between shoulders; hind tibia black ..... Bolivaritettix hutiaoxiana Zheng et Ou
53. Lateral keels of pronotal prozona constricted backwards........................................................................................... 54
- Lateral keels of pronotal prozona parallel .................................................................................................................. 69
54. Hind process of pronotum shorter, slightly surpassing top of hind femur.................................................................. 55
- Hind process of pronotum longer, its apex nearly surpassing middle of hind tibia.................................................... 59
55. Width of vertex 1.3 times width of one eye; vertex and frontal ridge rounded together in profile; hind margin of female subgenital plate rounded with a triangular process in middle ..... Bolivaritettix wuliangshanensis Zheng et Ou
- Width of vertex 2 times the width of one eye ............................................................................................................. 56
56. Frontal ridge not concave before lateral ocelli; middle femora straight; length of first segment of hind tarsi equal to third ............................................................................................................................................................................. 57
- Frontal ridge not concave before lateral ocelli; middle femora slightly undulated; length of first segment of hind tarsi longer than third.......................................................................................................................................................... 58
57. Antennae inserted between lower margin of eyes; pronotum with a pair of depressions behind shoulders ................. .................................................................................................................................... Bolivaritettix guentheri Ingrisch
- Antennae inserted below lower margin of eyes; pronotum without a pair of depressions behind shoulders................. ................................................................................................................................... Bolivaritettix asperula (Bolívar)
58. Pronotum with humeral angle obtuse angular; hind wing nearly reaching top of hind process; width of midfemur slightly wider than width of tegmina; female subgenital plate longer than wide ........................................................... ........................................................................................................... Bolivaritettix chongqingensis Zheng, Li and Shi
- Pronotum with humeral umeral angle rounded, distinctly constricted behind; hind wing reaching top of hind process; width of midfemur as wide as width of tegmina; length of female subgenital plate as long as wide............................. ............................................................................................................................. Bolivaritettix tridentata Zheng et Ou
59. Upper margin of pronotum with three humps before shoulders (Fig. 10), last hump erect; humeral angle widely rounded ....................................................................................................... Bolivaritettix tubericarina Zheng et Jiang
- Upper margin of pronotum slightly convex before shoulders in profile .................................................................... 60
60. Upper margin of pronotum undulated behind shoulders ............................................................................................ 61
- Upper margin of pronotum flat behind shoulders....................................................................................................... 62
61. Width of vertex wider than width of one eye; antenna inserted below lower margin of eyes........................................ .............................................................................................................................. Bolivaritettix singlaensis (Hancock)
- Width of vertex as wide as width of one eye; antenna inserted between lower margin of eyes .................................... .................................................................................................................................... Bolivaritettix curvicarina Zheng
62. Width of vertex equal to width of one eye......................................... Bolivaritettix luochengensis Deng,Zheng et Wei
- Width of vertex wider than width of one eye ............................................................................................................. 63
63. Vertex 1.5 times wider than one eye; lateral keels of pronotal prozona short, slightly constricted backwards; humeral angle obtuse angular.................................................................................................................................................... 64
- Vertex 1.7–2.2 times wider than one eye; lateral keels of pronotal prozona long, distinctly constricted backwards; humeral angle widely rounded.................................................................................................................................... 66
64. Midkeel of pronotum interrupted; pronotum with the front marginal carinae distinctly converging behind, the disc nearly smooth, with longitudinal wrinkles, but without tubercles Bolivaritettix convergens (Brunner von Wattenwyl)
- Midkeel of pronotum entire ........................................................................................................................................ 65
65. Antennae inserted below lower margin of eyes; lower margin of midfemur undulated; length of third segment of posterior tarsi equal to the firs.................................................................................... Bolivaritettix humeralis Günther
- Antennae inserted between lower margin of eyes; lower margin of midfemur straight; length of third segment of posterior tarsi longer than the first ............................................................................... Bolivaritettix longitarsus Liang
66. Width of vertex 1.7 times the width of one eye; lateral margin of pronotum distinctly constricted behind humeral angle; width of midfemur slightly wider than width of tegmina; length of pronotum 2.9 (Ƥ) times length of the part surpassing top of hind femur; female subgenital plate at hind margin with three teeth of equal length ....................... .............................................................................................................................. Bolivaritettix circinihumerus Zheng
- Width of vertex 2–2.2 times the width of one eye; lateral margin of pronotum not constricted behind humeral angle; width of midfemur narrower than width of tegmina................................................................................................... 67
67. Body very pale, almost white; antennae inserted between lower margin of eyes; surface of pronotum with rather large granules in centre of disc ......................................................................................... Bolivaritettix albus Ingrisch
- Body dark brown; antennae inserted below lower margin of eyes............................................................................. 68
68. In profile, upper margin of pronotum slightly convex before shoulders; disc of pronotum with numerous tubercles; disc of pronotum with a wide longitudinal yellow stripes in the middle .... Bolivaritettix galbustrial Zheng, Wei et Li
- In profile, upper margin of pronotum distinctly convex before shoulders; disc of pronotum smooth; disc of pronotum dark brown ............................................................................................. Bolivaritettix yunnanensis Zheng et Mao
69. Midkeel of pronotum distinctly convex before shoulders .......................................................................................... 70
- Midkeel of pronotum slightly convex before shoulders ............................................................................................ 71
70 Anterior margin of vertex protruding beyond eyes; margins of middle femora undulated ............................................ ...................................................................................................................................... Bolivaritettix difficilis Günther
- Anterior margin of vertex not protruding beyond eyes; margins of middle femora straight.......................................... ................................................................................................................................. Bolivaritettix sikkinensis (Bolivar)
71. Antennae inserted below lower margin of eyes; lateral ocelli placed in between lower third of eyes; width of midfemur narrower than width of tegmina................................................................. Bolivaritettix sanbaishanensis sp.nov.
- Antennae inserted between lower margin of eyes; lateral ocelli placed in middle between eyes .............................. 72
72. Anterior margin of vertex convex before eye in profile; pronotum longer, length of pronotum 3–5 times the length of the part surpassing top of hind femur; body smaller; length of body bout 15–16 mm (3) and 17–18 mm (Ƥ) ............ ........................................................................................................................ Bolivaritettix gubeiensis Zheng et Jiang
- Anterior margin of vertex not convex before eye in profile; pronotum shorter, length of pronotum 7–8 times the length of the part surpassing top of hind femur; body smaller; length of body bout 11–12 mm (3) and 12–13 mm (Ƥ)...................................................................................................... Bolivaritettix yuanbaoshanensis Zheng et Jiang
description: Published as part of Deng, Wei-An, Zheng, Zhe-Min & Wei, Shi-Zhen, 2010, A taxonomic study of the genus Bolivaritettix Günther (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae: Metrodorinae), pp. 44-54 in Zootaxa 2423 on pages 46-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.194519