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Euryparyphes Fischer 1853
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Euryparyphes

description: Genus Euryparyphes Fischer, 1853
Euryparyphes Fischer, 1853, Orthoptera Europaea, 454 pp. Leipzig. Type-species: Porthetis terrulenta Serville, 1838. Eurapius Stal 1876a: 30 (Kirby, 1910: 353).
Type species: Pamphagus bolivari: Stal, 1876.
Diagnosis: Genitalia: Supra-anal plate elongate-angular, much longer than wide, apex elongate, obtuse-angular, cercus short, wide, one and a half times as long as wide, apex obtuse (fig. 4A). Subgenital plate (fig. 4B), posterior margin serrated, with deep notch on each side of egg-guide, without setae; egg-guide short, broad, obtuse-angular. Spermatheca (fig. 4C) with a single long, coiled and tubular diverticulum. Ovipositor (fig. 4D) valves elongate, robust, curved, longer than lateral apodeme, dorsal valve long, broad, slightly less than four times as long as wide, apical tip long and subacute, external edge slightly serrated, dorsal condyle prominent; ventral valve with slope slightly concave, apical tip long and pointed, mesial tooth absent, basal sclerite wide, without serration; mesial valve dilated with long and obtuse apical tip.
This genus is represented by a single species from Fezzan.
description: Published as part of Usmani, Mohammad Kamil, 2007, Studies on some Libyan species of Pamphagidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea), pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 1625 on page 53, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.179274
Euryparyhes quadridentatus Brisout 1852
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Euryparyhes
Euryparyhes quadridentatus

description: Euryparyhes quadridentatus (Brisout, 1852)
(Fig.4 A–D)
Acinipe quadridentatus Brisout, 1852, Ann. Soc. ent. fro (2), 10: ixvii. Eurapius numida Saussure, 1887, Spicilegia entomol. genav., 78.
Euryparyphes qlladridentatus (Brisout, 1852); Kirby, 1910, Syn. cat. Orth. vol.3. Orth. Salt. Part II. Locustidae vel Acridiidae, 353.
Euryparyphes quadridentatus (Brisout, 1852); Dirsh, 1965, Afr. gen. Acrid. ALRC, 96.
This species was earlier recorded from Tripolitania By Jannone (1938). The species can be identified by its pronotum tectiform, median carina elevated, wrinkled, with a thin longitudinal furrow, crossed by posterior sulcus at posterior third, lateral carinae well developed, obtuse.
Material examined: Sebha Region: Samnu, 3Ψ, on vegetable, 18.vi.90.
Localities: Cyrenaica; Tripolitania; Gas-Garabulli, Tripoli; Fezzan; Samnu.
Distribution: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya.
FIGURE 4. A-D. Euryparyphes quadridentatus (Brisout). A. Female supra-anal plate and cerci; B. Female subgenital plate; C. Spermatheca; D. Ovipositor.
description: Published as part of Usmani, Mohammad Kamil, 2007, Studies on some Libyan species of Pamphagidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea), pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 1625 on page 54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.179274
Tuarega Uvarov 1943
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Tuarega

description: Genus Tuarega Uvarov,1943
Tuarega Uvarov, 1943 a, Proc. Linn. Soc. Land. 1941–2: 69–85. Type-species: Oedipoda insignis Lucas, 1851.
Diagnosis: Male genitalia: supra-anal plate elongate-angular, cercus simple narrow, incurved; epiphallus with excurved posterior margin, small ancorae and two clusters of small teeth. Female genitalia: supra-anal plate obtuse angular, slightly longer than wide, cercus simple, short (fig. 5A); posterior margin of female subgenital plate slightly concave, serrated, setose laterally, Jannone's organs absent, egg-guide short (fig. 5B); spermatheca with apical part long, curved and tubular (fig. 5C); ovipositor (fig. 5D) valves elongate, slender, acute, curved and with large external, lateral projection, mesial tooth absent..
This genus is represented by a single species from Fezzan.
description: Published as part of Usmani, Mohammad Kamil, 2007, Studies on some Libyan species of Pamphagidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea), pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 1625 on page 55, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.179274
Tuarega insignis Lucas 1851
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Tuarega
Tuarega insignis

description: Tuarega insignis (Lucas, 1851)
(Fig. 5 A–D)
Oedipoda insignis Lucas, 1851, Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2)9: 370.
Eremobia jaminii Lucas, 1853, Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (3)1: lXV(Lucas,1857: CVIl). Batrachotettis elephas Saussure, 1884, Mem. Soc. Phys. Geneve, 28(9): 236, 237 (Saussure, 1888: 135).
Tuarega insignis (Lucas, 1851): Uvarov, 1943, Trans. R. ent. Soc. Land 93: 47.
Tuarega insignis (Lucas, 1851); Dirsh, 1965, Afr. gen. Acrid. ALRC, 87.
It has been earlier reported from Libya by Dirsh (1965). It can be identified by its large, robust body and short, narrow head, pronotal carina practically straight, week, linear, sometimes indistinct, narrowly interrupted by the typical sulcus (Uvarov, 1943); metazona with thin edge, almost two times as long as prozona; tegmina very long, reaching the apex of hind tibia.
Material examined: Al - Shati Region: Brack 3Ψ, on grass, 15.xii.94.
Localities: Libya: Fezzan: A1-Shati.
Distribution: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Rio de Oro, Sahara, Tunisia, Mouretania, Tibesti. Hoggar,
description: Published as part of Usmani, Mohammad Kamil, 2007, Studies on some Libyan species of Pamphagidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea), pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 1625 on page 55, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.179274
Tmethis Fieber 1853
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Tmethis

description: Genus Tmethis Fieber, 1853
Tmethis Fieber, 1853, Lotos, 3: 90–104.
Type-species: G,yllus cisti Fabricius, 1787.
Diagnosis: Male genitalia: supra-anal plate elongate angular, longer than wide, cercus simple, elongate, narrow, incurved (fig. 6G); subgenital plate (fig. 6H) broad, wider than long, subconical; epiphallus (fig. 6E) large, elongate, protruding and excurved in middle of posterior margin, moderately sclerotized, ancorae small and finger-like; aedeagus (fig. 6F) with apical valve downcurved and recurved, narrower and shorter than basal valve. Female genitalia: supra-anal plate elongate, longer than wide; cercus short and broad (figs. 6A; 7 A, E); posterior margin of female subgenital plate wavy, slightly serrated, setose laterally; Jannone's organs absent; egg-guide rudimentary (figs. 6B; 7B, F); spermatheca (figs. 6C; 7C, G) long, curved, with several lateral bluges, broad apically; ovipositor (figs. 6D; 7D, H) valves elongate, curved, shorter than lateral apodeme; ventral valve with external lateral projection well developed, mesial tooth absent.
The genus is represented by three species from Fezzan.
FIGURE 5. A-D. Tuarega insignis (Lucas). A. Female supra-anal plate and cerci; B. Female subgenital plate; C. Spermatheca; D. Ovipositor.
description: Published as part of Usmani, Mohammad Kamil, 2007, Studies on some Libyan species of Pamphagidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea), pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 1625 on pages 55-56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.179274
Tmethis cisti Fabricius 1787
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Tmethis
Tmethis cisti

description: Tmethis cisti (Fabricius, 1787)
Gryllus cisti Fabricius, 1787, Mant. Insect, 1:237..
Acridium hispidulum Palisot de Beauvois, 1805, Inst. Afr. Amer. 200 (Synonymy quoted by Uvarov, 1943) Gryllus locusta versicolor Stoll, 1813, Repres. Spectres. Sant.' etc., 34 (Synonymy quoted by Uvarov, 1943) Tmethis olivieri Kirby, 1910, Syn. Cat. Orth., 3: 288 (Synonymy quoted by Uvarov, 1943)
Uvarov (1943) revised the genus Tmethis Fieber and its species. He recorded seven subspecies of T. cisti from North Africa with their differentiating characters. Of these, four subspecies T. c. cisti (Fabricius, 1787); T. c. barcaeus Salfi, 1926; T. c. clavelli (Lucas, 1850) and T. c. harterti Uvarov, 1923 have been reported from Cyrenaica and Tripolitania (Libya) by Salfi (1925), Jannone (1938) and Uvarov (1943). A new subspecies T. c. khaledi subsp. n. was described by Ajaili & Usmani (1999) from Fezzan (Libya). At present, the species is known to contain five subspecies from Libya including one new subspecies.
The species with a new subspecies T. c. khaledi was recorded for the first time from Fezzan (Libya) by the authors in 1999.
description: Published as part of Usmani, Mohammad Kamil, 2007, Studies on some Libyan species of Pamphagidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea), pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 1625 on page 56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.179274
Tmethis cisti subsp. khaledi Ajaili and Usmani 1999
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Tmethis
Tmethis cisti
Tmethis cisti khaledi ajaili and usmani, 1999

description: Tmethis cisti khaledi Ajaili and Usmani, 1999
(Fig. 6A–D)
Material examined: Libya, Fezzan, Sebha region: Sebha,, 2 Ψ, on vegetable, 4. xii.1993.
FIGURE 6. A-D. Tmethis cisti (Fabricius). A. Female supra-anal plate and cerci; B. Female subgenital plate; C. Spermatheca; D. Ovipositor; Fig. 6 E-H. Tmethis pulchripennis (Serville). E. Epiphallus, F. Aedeagus, G. Male supraanal plate and cerci, H. Male subgenital plate.
description: Published as part of Usmani, Mohammad Kamil, 2007, Studies on some Libyan species of Pamphagidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea), pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 1625 on pages 56-57, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.179274
Tmethis pulchripennis Serville 1838
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Tmethis
Tmethis pulchripennis

description: Tmethis pulchripennis (Serville, 1838)
(Fig. 6 E–H)
Eremobia pulchripennis Serville, 1838; Coll. suit.Buffon Othop. 708.
Tmethis pulchripennis (Serville, 1838); Jacobson and Bianchi, 1902,Orthop. Odon. Russ. Emp. (In Russian) 197, 286. Tmethis pulchripennis (Serville, 1838); Dirsh, 1965, Afr. gen. Acrid. ALRC, 86.
This species was earlier recorded from Tripolitania by Chopard (1943). This can be distinguished from other species by its median carina of pronotum in prozona, when viewed in profile, strongly raised and deeply incised at posterior typical sulcus; spurs of hind tibia relatively shorter and stouter; first tarsal joint short, its second pulvillus not longer than the first or the third (Uvarov, 1943).
Material examined: Sebha Region: Sebha, 3 ɗ, on grass and vegetable, 10.v.96.
Localities: Tripolitania: Mizda, Uadi Caam; Fezzan: Sebha.
Distribution: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, S.W. Asia.
description: Published as part of Usmani, Mohammad Kamil, 2007, Studies on some Libyan species of Pamphagidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea), pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 1625 on page 58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.179274
Tmethis maroccanus I. Bolivar 1908
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Tmethis
Tmethis maroccanus

description: Tmethis maroccanus I. Bolivar, 1908
Tmethis maroccanus I. Bolivar, 1908. Bol. Soc. esp. Hist. nat. 8: 26.
Tmethis maroccanus I. Bolivar, 1908; Uvarov, 1943, Trans. R. ent. Acrid. Lond. 93:69. Tmethis maroccanus I. Bolivar, 1908; Dirsh, 1965, Afr. Gen. Acrid., ALRC, 86․
Uvarov (1943) divided the species into two subspecies including his new subspecies T. m. hirtus. This species with two subspecies T. m. maroccanus and T. m. hirtus is recorded for the first time from Fezzan (Libya).
description: Published as part of Usmani, Mohammad Kamil, 2007, Studies on some Libyan species of Pamphagidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea), pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 1625 on page 58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.179274
Tmethis maroccanus subsp. maroccannus I. Bolivar 1908
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Tmethis
Tmethis maroccanus
Tmethis maroccanus maroccannus i. bolivar, 1908

description: Tmethis maroccanus maroccannus I. Bolivar, 1908
(Fig. A–D)
This species can be distinguished from Tmethis m. hirtus by its hind tibia and the inside of hind femur yellow, femur with a blue spot and edges of the body and all legs with sparse and short hair. Material examined: Sebha region: Sebha, 2Ψ, on vegetable, 16.v.96. Localities: Fezzan: Sebha
Distribution: Morocco, Libya
description: Published as part of Usmani, Mohammad Kamil, 2007, Studies on some Libyan species of Pamphagidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea), pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 1625 on page 58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.179274
Tmethis maroccanus subsp. hirtus Uvarov 1943
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Tmethis
Tmethis maroccanus
Tmethis maroccanus hirtus uvarov, 1943

description: Tmethis maroccanus hirtus Uvarov, 1943
(Fig. 7 E–H)
This species can be identified by its hind tibia and inside of hind femur vary from bright red to dark-red, femur with a black red spot, often imperfectly defined; edges of the body and all legs with unusually dense and long hairs.
Material examined: Ghat region: A1 Baraket, 3 Ψ, on grass- vegetable, 16.x.94.
Localities: Fezzan: Al-Baraket
Distribution: Morocco, Libya
FIGURE 7. A-D. Tmethis maroccanus maroccanus I. Bolivar. A. Female supra-anal plate and cerci; B. Female subgenital plate; C. Spermatheca; D. Ovipositor; Fig. 7 E-H. Tmethis maroccanus hirtus Uvarov. E. Female supra-anal plate and cerci.; F. Female subgenital plate; G. Spermatheca; H. Ovipositor.
description: Published as part of Usmani, Mohammad Kamil, 2007, Studies on some Libyan species of Pamphagidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea), pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 1625 on pages 58-59, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.179274
Cranotettix Grant 1955
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Cranotettix

description: 2. Genus Cranotettix Grant, 1955
This genus was described based only in a unique female specimen sampling in 1937 at Panamá (Chiriqui Volcano) (Fig. 36) and named Cranotettix alpha Grant, 1955 (Fig. 10). This species is characterized by pronotum which covering over the head and surpassing the apex of the abdomen, almost reaching the apex of the knee; pronotum tuberculate and very lightly scabrous surface; infrascapular area distinctive; tegmina, tegminal sinus and wings lacking; middle femur apical spine absence; hind femur slender, about three and three-quarter times as long as broad (Grant, 1955a, 1962).
description: Published as part of Silva, Daniela Santos Martins, Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J. & Pereira, Marcelo Ribeiro, 2021, Batrachideinae (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Tetrigidae): an overview of the most diverse tetrigids of the Neotropical region, pp. 1-84 in Zootaxa 4946 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4946.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4614393
Eutettigidea Hancock 1914
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Eutettigidea

description: 3. Genus Eutettigidea Hancock, 1914
This genus also is represented by only one species, Eutettigidea lineata (Bruner, 1910) (Fig. 11) from Brazil (Mato Grosso state, Chapada dos Guimar„es) (Fig. 37). This species is characterized by body elongated, slightly flattened; antennae with 20 segments; middle femur apical spine absent, and a rectangular outline of the fastigium facial angle (Tetrix -like’ in appearances) (Grant, 1956, 1962).
description: Published as part of Silva, Daniela Santos Martins, Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J. & Pereira, Marcelo Ribeiro, 2021, Batrachideinae (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Tetrigidae): an overview of the most diverse tetrigids of the Neotropical region, pp. 1-84 in Zootaxa 4946 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4946.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4614393
Halmatettix Hancock 1909
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Halmatettix

description: 4. Genus Halmatettix Hancock, 1909
Halmatettix is found in Peru, Bolivia and southeastern Brazil (Fig. 37) and currently has five species, Halmatettix allardi Grant, 1955 (Figs. 12, 13); Halmatettix cristinotus Hancock, 1909 (Fig. 14); Halmatetix furcatus Grant, 1955 (Fig. 15); Halmatettix major Grant, 1955 (Fig. 16); Halmatettix sordidus Grant, 1955 (Fig. 17) (Grant, 1955a, 1962, Cigliano et al. 2021). This genus is characterized by pronotum tectate; frontal costa elevated, lateral carinae cristate; antennae with 19-22 segments; pronotal lobes with tegminal sinus absent or weakly developed, ventral sinus weakly developed; brachypronotal; tegmina fully exposed or, usually, only partly exposed (cryptic) or absent; wings cryptic or lacking; middle femora with a short, usually blunt, median dorso-apical spine (sometimes barely indicated) (Grant, 1955a, 1962) and the species are readily distinguished by the morphology of the pronotal scapular area and the degree of furcation exhibited by the lateral carinae of the frontal costa (Grant, 1955a).
There is some doubt in Halmatettix distinction with some species of Tettigidea, but a detailed study of the specimens allows distinguishing these two taxa easily. Halmatettix is a robust taxon and has tegmina lacking or cryptic, tegminal sinus absence or vestigial and no macropronotal form is known. In Tettigidea, there are specimens macropronotal and brachypronotal with the wings normally developed, but sometimes reduced; tegmina presence and tegminal sinus always present and well defined, except Tettigidea empedonepia Hubbell, 1937 (Fig. 41).
description: Published as part of Silva, Daniela Santos Martins, Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J. & Pereira, Marcelo Ribeiro, 2021, Batrachideinae (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Tetrigidae): an overview of the most diverse tetrigids of the Neotropical region, pp. 1-84 in Zootaxa 4946 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4946.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4614393
Lophoscirtus Bruner 1910
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Lophoscirtus

description: 5. Genus Lophoscirtus Bruner, 1910
This monotypic genus is known from only four specimens of a unique species, Lophoscirtus gracilis (Bruner, 1900) found in Argentina (Corrientes) and Uruguay (Montevideo) (Fig. 37). This species is characterized by body elongated, slightly flattened; antennae with 17 segments; middle femur with a tiny, internal, dorso-apical spine and, the most important morphological aspect in the head, that does not permit it to be confused with any known batrachideine: frontal costa (lateral view) protrusive, almost horn-like (Grant, 1956, 1962).
description: Published as part of Silva, Daniela Santos Martins, Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J. & Pereira, Marcelo Ribeiro, 2021, Batrachideinae (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Tetrigidae): an overview of the most diverse tetrigids of the Neotropical region, pp. 1-84 in Zootaxa 4946 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4946.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4614393
Paurotarsus Hancock 1900
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Paurotarsus

description: 6. Genus Paurotarsus Hancock, 1900
This genus consists of two species: Paurotarsus ruficornis (Walker, 1871) (Fig. 23) and Paurotarsus insolitus Rehn, 1916 with three subspecies,namely Paurotarsus insolitus abbreviatus Grant,1955 (Figs.18, 19); Paurotarsus insolitus extremus Grant, 1955 (Fig. 20) and Paurotarsus insolitus insolitus Rehn, 1916 (Figs. 21, 22) (Grant, 1955 b, 1962, Cigliano et al. 2021). Paurotarsus is characterized by elongate body, antennae with 20-22 segments; well-marked fascial carinae, with a “V” inverted shape; anterior margin of the pronotum (lateral and dorsal view) not hook-like; ventral sinus absence; tegmina elongate, but not broad, being conspicuously as long as the fore femur; mid femur without an internal, dorso-apical spine and macropronotal specimens (Hancock, 1900; Grant, 1955 b, 1962), no brachypronotal form is known. This genus occurs in north part of South America, with records for Bolivia, Peru, Amazon in Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Surinam and Trinidad-Tobago (Fig. 37) (Grant, 1955 b, 1962; Cigliano et al. 2021).
This genus can be distinguished from macropronotal Tetttigidea species and other batrachideines by frontal costa poorly highlighted; fascial carinae well-marked and projecting beyond the eyes in lateral view, with a “V” inverted shape in frontal view; vertex over the eyes; supraocular lobes and fossulas well-marked; anterior margin of the pronotum (lateral and dorsal view) not hook-like; elongate tegmina, ventral sinus absence and hind femur slender.
description: Published as part of Silva, Daniela Santos Martins, Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J. & Pereira, Marcelo Ribeiro, 2021, Batrachideinae (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Tetrigidae): an overview of the most diverse tetrigids of the Neotropical region, pp. 1-84 in Zootaxa 4946 (1) on pages 16-20, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4946.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4614393
Paxilla Bolivar 1887
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Paxilla

description: 7. Genus Paxilla Bolívar, 1887
Paxilla is a North American endemic genus, known only from the southeastern part of the United States (Fig. 38), with an unique species, Paxilla obesa (Scudder, 1877) (Fig. 24) (Rehn & Grant, 1961; Grant, 1962; Cigliano et al., 2021). This genus is characterized by anterior margin of the pronotum (lateral and dorsal view) not hook-like; body fusiform; antennae with 22 to 23 segments; dorsal pronotal outline arcuate; tegmina elongate and moderately exposed; wings vestigial; mid femur apical spine absent; hind femur very robust; brachypronotal (Rehn & Grant, 1961; Grant, 1962).
This genus can be distinguished from brachypronotal Tettigidea species in North America by body fusiform, anterior margin of the pronotum (lateral and dorsal view) not hook-like; tegmina visible and dorsal pronotal outline arcuate throughout its length. According to the diagnostic characters mentioned for this genus, three species are transferred here from Tettigidea to Paxilla: Paxilla mexicana (Hancock, 1915) comb. nov., Paxilla tecta (Morse, 1900) comb. nov., and Paxilla nigra (Morse, 1900) comb. nov. (Fig. 25). An original key to species is given below.
Key to species of the genus Paxilla
1. Body black, except the face below the eyes and the apex of the pronotum......................................... 2
1’. Body brown with other combinations of colors parts......................................................... 3
2. Pronotal disc with prozonal carina, interhumeral carinae and internal lateral carinae not visible or poorly developed; apex of male subgenital plate truncate............................................................. P. obesa (Fig. 24)
2’. Pronotal disc with prozonal carina, interhumeral carinae and internal lateral carinae visible and well developed apex of male subgenital plate rounded.......................................................... P. nigra comb. nov. (Fig. 25)
3. Vertex with distance between the eyes equal to one-fourth its width, tegmina without any mark........ P. tecta comb. nov.
3’. Vertex not as above, tegmina with a subapical white mark.................................. P. mexicana comb. nov.
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Plectronotus Morse 1900
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Plectronotus

description: 8. Genus Plectronotus Morse, 1900
Plectonotus is a Central America genus, characterized by body robust; first portion of median carina (lateral view) undulated, with a small pronounced pre-humeral ‘hump’ (Fig. 26); antennae with 20 segments; anterior margin of the pronotum (lateral and dorsal view) hook-like; ventral sinus absence; tegminal sinus presence only in P. scaber; tegmina exposed or cryptic; middle femur apical spine absent and brachypronotal specimens (Grant, 1955a, 1962). The genus consists of two species: Plectronotus scaber Morse, 1900 (Costa Rica) and Plectronotus excavatus Grant, 1955 (Fig. 26) (Panama) (Fig. 36) (Grant, 1955a, 1962; Cigliano et al., 2021).
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Puiggaria Bolivar 1887
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Puiggaria

description: 9. Genus Puiggaria Bolívar, 1887
This genus has brachypronotal and macropronotal specimens in the unique species known: Puiggaria antennata Bolívar, 1887 (Fig. 27). It is characterized by fastigium not reaching the most anterior surface of the eyes; antennae with 20-22 segments; anterior margin of the pronotum (lateral and dorsal view) hook-like (median carina sharply cristate); mid femur apical spine presence and the exclusive characteristic among the batrachideines: frontal costa and fascial carinae (frontal view) widely divergent, forming a scutellate frontal structure (as shield-shaped) (Fig. 27C) (Grant, 1956, 1962). The distribution is known in Southern Brazil from the States of Matto Grosso, Paraná, Santa Catharina, S„o Paulo (Grant, 1956, 1962) and Paraguay (Horqueta) (Grant, 1962) (Fig. 37).
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Rehnidium Grant 1956
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Rehnidium

description: 10. Genus Rehnidium Grant, 1956
Rehnidium, as the most part of batrachideines, is a genus with wide distribution in South America (Fig. 39) but poorly understood and few specimens known beyond the type’s species. After review of the Scaria (Cadena-Castañeda et al., 2019), the genus Rehnidium currently has four species: Rehnidium mendosum Grant, 1956 (from Peru, Monson Valley, Tingo Maria) (Fig. 28); Rehnidium necopinum Grant, 1956 (from Peru, Departamento del Cusco, Marcapata) (Figs. 29, 30); Rehnidium omnivagum Grant, 1956 (from Brazil, Mato Grosso, Santa Rosa de Descalvados) (Figs. 31, 32) and Rehnidium perexiguum Grant, 1956 (Ecuador, Tungurahua, Baños) (Fig. 33) (Grant, 1956, 1962; Cigliano et al., 2021). Rehnidium is characterized by follow: protrusive frontal costa; antennae with 21 segments; wings reduced, apparently absent; anterior margin of the pronotum (lateral and dorsal view) hook-like (median carina sharply cristate); presence of lateral darkish perpendicular band from eyes to disc pronotal region and only brachpronotal specimens (Grant, 1956, 1962).
description: Published as part of Silva, Daniela Santos Martins, Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J. & Pereira, Marcelo Ribeiro, 2021, Batrachideinae (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Tetrigidae): an overview of the most diverse tetrigids of the Neotropical region, pp. 1-84 in Zootaxa 4946 (1) on page 36, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4946.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4614393
Scaria Bolivar 1887
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Scaria

description: 11. Genus Scaria Bolívar, 1887
This genus was recently studied by Cadena-Castañeda et al. (2019) and is easily distinguish from the other batrachideines by slender body; antennae 20–22 segmented; anterior margin of the pronotum (lateral and dorsal view) hook-like (median carina sharply cristate); mid femur apical spine presence; wings present in all species; no brachypronotal form is known; presence of lateral darkish perpendicular band from eyes to disc pronotal region usually present (Fig. 34). The genus Scaria consists of 11 species in four species groups: hamata group; lineata group; laeta group and producta group (Cadena-Castañeda et al., 2019) (Fig. 40).
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Tettigidea paralecta Rehn 1913
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Tettigidea paralecta

description: Tettigidea paralecta species group
Diagnosis: Body robust. Facial carinae and frontal costa slightly thickened, in lateral view moderately prolonged and rounded fastigium. Spine of the anterior margin of the pronotum sharp, thin and projecting moderately over the head. Posterior margin of the pronotum reaching the apex of the abdomen. Median carina of the pronotal disc notoriously elevated and dorsally rounded, pronotal disc latero-laterally flattened. Hind wings developed or not.
Species included: T. paratecta Rehn, 1913; T. arcuata Bruner, 1910, and T. skejoi Cadena-Castañeda, 2015.
Distribution: South America: Colombian plains with interrupted distribution towards northern Argentina and southwestern Brazil (Fig. 39).
Comments: Species with a high and robust pronotum, with a discontinuous distribution in South America, possibly the distribution range of the species may be greater or non-described species may inhabit the intermediate regions between the distributions of the known species.
description: Published as part of Silva, Daniela Santos Martins, Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J. & Pereira, Marcelo Ribeiro, 2021, Batrachideinae (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Tetrigidae): an overview of the most diverse tetrigids of the Neotropical region, pp. 1-84 in Zootaxa 4946 (1) on pages 48-49, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4946.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4614393
Tettigidea cuspidata Scudder 1875
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Tettigidea cuspidata

description: Tettigidea cuspidata species group
Diagnosis: Body robust. Facial carinae and frontal costa notoriously thickened, in lateral view moderately prolonged and rounded fastigium. All known species brachypronotal. Spine of anterior edge of pronotum sharp, prominent and projecting moderately overhead. Posterior edge of pronotum not surpassing the apex of the abdomen. Median carina of the pronotal disc slightly elevated. Hind wings undeveloped.
Species included: T. cuspidata Scudder, 1875; T. glabrata Bruner, 1920; T. angustihumeralis Podgornaya, 1999, and T. parradae Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona, 2015.
Distribution: South America: Andean foothills of Colombia, Peru (Upper Amazon, without exact location), Brazil, Paraguay, and Andes of Argentina and Bolivia (Fig. 39).
Comments: The male of T. parradae has the terminalia globose and conspicuous, since the males of the other species are known and if they have similar terminalia, this could be a diagnostic character, since this characteristic is not present in the males of the other known species. Then as indicated by Grant (1962), T. corrugata and T. multicostata shared morphological similarities that justify the formation of synonyms. On the other hand, when comparing with type specimens, it was found that both species are also synonymous with T. cuspidata, a name that prevails as it is the oldest. Thus, new synonymy is established here: Tettigidea cuspidata Scudder, 1875 = Tettigidea corrugata Bruner, 1910 syn. nov.; Tettigidea cuspidata Scudder, 1875 = Tettigidea multicostata Bolívar, 1887 syn. nov.
According to the original description of T. angustihumeralis, the author mentioned that the hind wings were developed, but when observing the type specimens, only the tegmina had fully developed, but the hind wings are not visible. Thus, adjusting to the diagnosis of this group of species and the correction of what is mentioned in the original description by Podgornaya (1999) was made.
description: Published as part of Silva, Daniela Santos Martins, Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J. & Pereira, Marcelo Ribeiro, 2021, Batrachideinae (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Tetrigidae): an overview of the most diverse tetrigids of the Neotropical region, pp. 1-84 in Zootaxa 4946 (1) on page 49, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4946.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4614393
Merophysiinae Seidlitz 1872
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description: Subfamily Merophysiinae Seidlitz, 1872
Members of this subfamily are small, ranging from one to three millimetres, and are defined by (1) absence of adult cephalic corpotentorium, (2) adult labial palpomere 2 oval or inflated, and (3) absence of larval stemmata (Tomaszewska 2010). Recent molecular studies support the monophyly of this subfamily (Robertson et al. 2015). Shockley et al. (2009b) gave the more recent generic classification within Merophysiinae, comprising 12 genera and more than 100 species, with the greatest species diversity in the Old World. Nevertheless, Rücker (2018, 2020) maintains the view that this subfamily should be regarded as a family.
description: Published as part of Delgado, Juan A. & Palma, Ricardo L., 2023, A revision of the genus Cholovocera Victor, 1838 (Coleoptera: Endomychidae), pp. 1-71 in European Journal of Taxonomy 906 on page 4, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.906.2329, http://zenodo.org/record/10424508
Coluocera ecitonis Wasmann 1890
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Coluocera ecitonis

description: Coluocera ecitonis Wasmann, 1890
Wasmann (1890: 302) described Coluocera ecitonis from specimens collected in a nest of “ Eciton omnivorum Koll. ” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Belon (1897: 118, 1900: 141) expressed doubts regarding the generic position of this beetle species in Cholovocera [as Colovocera] because it had several ocelli, a different pronotum and lacked a scutellum, features not shared with typical Cholovocera. However, Belon (1897, 1900) did not transfer Co. ecitonis to any other genus.
Shockley et al. (2009b: 65) transferred Coluocera ecitonis to the genus “ Cholovocerida ” Belon, 1884, a position which we agree with, but it should be referred to as Colovocerida ecitonis (Wasmann, 1890).
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Colovocera oculata Belon 1891
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Colovocera oculata

description: Colovocera oculata Belon, 1891
Belon (1891: 878) described Colovocera oculata from 10 specimens collected in Mandalay (Myanmar), associated with Paratrechina longicornis. However, Belon (1897: 117) regarded his species as a junior synonym of “ Co.” maderae, a position he maintained in a later paper (Belon 1900: 140). Considering the type locality and the ant-host association of Co. oculata, we believe that Belon (1897, 1900) was most likely correct in synonymising these two species names.
Regardless of that synonymy, Belon (1891) described Co. oculata as having five or six ocelli in the ocular area, a confirmation that it cannot be included in Cholovocera, as we have defined it.
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Coluocera beloni Wasmann 1899
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Coluocera beloni

description: Coluocera beloni Wasmann, 1899
Wasmann (1899: 160) described Coluocera beloni from several specimens collected in Sangamner (Ahmednagar, India), associated with the ant Pheidole sulcaticeps Roger, 1863. In the original description, Wasmann (1899) gave the length of Co. beloni as 1.2 mm and described the ocular area as having several ocelli. As stated above, Dajoz (1975: 200) transferred Co. beloni to the genus Displotera.
Considering the lack of a proper taxonomic revision of the species placed in Displotera, we agree with Dajoz (1975) in naming this species as Displotera beloni (Wasmann, 1899).
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Pseudevolocera atomarioides Champion 1913
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Pseudevolocera atomarioides

description: Pseudevolocera atomarioides Champion, 1913
In his checklist of the Latridiidae and Merophysiinae of the world, Rücker (2020: 34) included a species from Guatemala, which he named as “ Cholovocera atomarioides Champion, 1913 ”. Considering that on the following page of the same checklist, Rücker (2020: 35) listed Pseudevolocera atomarioides Champion, 1913, with exactly the same location, we believe that it was an involuntary error to associate this species with the genus Cholovocera, a generic combination not found in any other publication.
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Cholovocera brevicornis Johnson 1977
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Cholovocera brevicornis

description: Cholovocera brevicornis Johnson, 1977
Johnson (1977: 123) described two new species which he placed in the genus Cholovocera, both with exactly the same collecting data, i.e., locality, altitude, date and collector. The first species was Cholovocera afghana Johnson, 1977, which we have dealt with in detail above. Johnson (1977: 124) named his second species as Cholovocera brevicornis. We have examined the holotypes of both these species and concluded that, while Ch. afghana is a valid taxon and correctly placed in the genus Cholovocera, “ Cholovocera ” brevicornis not only belongs to another genus but is also a junior synonym.
The brief description of “ Ch. ” brevicornis includes the following features: length as 1.25 mm, colour reddish-yellow, eyes twice as long as broad, short antennae, shape of pronotum, fine punctuation, width as 0.72 mm, and last visible sternite not impressed. The host is given only as “ant”.
Our study of the holotype of “ Ch. ” brevicornis revealed that it had six ocelli on each ocular area (Fig. 24D), while all the other species of Cholovocera have only one (Fig. 24E); this diagnostic generic character, in addition to its small size, its general habitus (Fig. 24C) and its association with ants of the genus Pheidole, indicate that it belongs to the genus Displotera. Furthermore, our detailed comparison of non-sexual features of the holotype of “ Ch. ” brevicornis against two female syntypes of D. beloni showed that they belong to the same taxon. Therefore, we propose that Cholovocera brevicornis Johnson, 1977 should be regarded as a junior synonym of Displotera beloni (Wasmann, 1899).
Material examined
Syntypes of Displotera beloni
INDIA – Maharashtra • 1 ♀; Ahmednagar, Wallon; Heim leg.; [associated with a Pheidole worker ant, labelled as: “ Pheidole poonensis For. [Forel]”]; SDEI 12049 • 1 ♀; Ahmednagar, Wallon; Heim leg.; [associated with a worker ant labelled as “ Pheidole poonensis For. [Forel]”]; SDEI 12050.
Holotype
AFGHANISTAN – Nuristan • 1 ♂; “ Afghanistan, Nuristan, Bashgutal ”; 1100 m a.s.l.; 14 Apr. 1953; J. Klapperich leg.; [with a Pheidole indica worker ant, X. Espadaler det.]; ZFMK COL–1000131.
description: Published as part of Delgado, Juan A. & Palma, Ricardo L., 2023, A revision of the genus Cholovocera Victor, 1838 (Coleoptera: Endomychidae), pp. 1-71 in European Journal of Taxonomy 906 on page 59, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.906.2329, http://zenodo.org/record/10424508
Pocota Le Peletier & Serville 1828
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Pocota

description: Pocota Le Peletier & Serville, 1828
Pocota Le Peletier & Serville, 1828: 518. Type species: Milesia apicata Meigen, 1822, by monotypy Dasymyia Egger, 1858: 711. Type species: Musca apiformis Schrank, 1781, by monotypy
Genus diagnosis. Body with long pile; eye bare, contiguous in males; face black, concave and bare; gena bare; anterior anepisternum bare; katepisternum with two separate dorsal and ventral patches of pile; metasternum weakly developed and bare; subscutellar fringe present; cell r1 open; cross vein r-m located beyond middle of discal cell (dm); distal section of vein R4+5 at most 1/3 as long as humeral cross vein (h); hind femur unarmed; abdomen entirely black coloured.
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Sphiximorpha Rondani. As 1850
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Sphiximorpha

description: Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850: 212. Type species: Ceria subsessilis Illiger in Rossi, 1807 Cerioides Rondani, 1850: 211. Type species: Ceria subsessilis Illiger in Rossi, 1807, by monotypy Sphecomorpha Bezzi, 1906: 51. Unjustified emendation and a junior homonym of Specomorpha Hübner, 1809 –1813
(Lepidoptera)
Shambalia Violovitsh, 1981: 85. Type species: Shambalia rachmaninovi Violovitsh, 1981
Genus diagnosis. Eye and face bare; frontal prominence absent or clearly shorter than scape; antenna elongated with terminal stylus; scape 3–4 times longer than wide, flagellum shorter than scape and pedicel together; anepisternum borders anepimeron with a membranous area; subscutellar fringe absent; cross vein r-m beyond middle of discal cell (dm); abdominal tergite 2 longer than wide, slightly constricted in anteromedial portion.
description: Published as part of Gilasian, Ebrahim, Vujić, Ante, Hauser, Martin & Parchami-Araghi, Mehrdad, 2017, New data on the Syrphidae (Diptera) of Iran, with descriptions of two new species, pp. 27-50 in Zootaxa 4303 (1) on page 37, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4303.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/840454
Brachypalpus valgus
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Brachypalpus valgus

description: Brachypalpus valgus (Panzer, 1798)
Fig. 2
Examined material. IRAN, Fars province: 1 ♀, Shiraz, Dasht-e Arjan, 29°33′26.7″N 51°55′10.1″E, 1930 m, 10.iv.2006, leg. E. Gilasian.
Remarks. This is the first record of the genus Brachypalpus from Iran. Females of B. valgus can be distinguished from those of other Brachypalpus species by the following combination of characters: frons predominantly shiny black, with narrow greyish pollinose vitta along eye margin; face predominantly black with a pair of lateral yellowish-orange vittae; scutum with yellowish pile; legs partly yellow; tergite 5 with brownishblack pile and a longitudinal depression on each side of posterolateral third of tergite.
In the Middle East, the genus Brachypalpus was recorded first from the Asian part of Turkey, as Brachypalpus meigeni Schiner, 1857 (junior synonym of B. valgus) (Peck 1988; Vujić & Milankov 1999). The female collected in the present study represents the second record of this genus from the Middle East.
description: Published as part of Gilasian, Ebrahim, Vujić, Ante, Hauser, Martin & Parchami-Araghi, Mehrdad, 2017, New data on the Syrphidae (Diptera) of Iran, with descriptions of two new species, pp. 27-50 in Zootaxa 4303 (1) on page 42, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4303.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/840454