Silvitettix nigriceps
Creators: name: Pocco, Martina E.
name: Cigliano, María Marta
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Baissogryllidae
Silvitettix
Silvitettix nigriceps

description: Silvitettix nigriceps (Descamps & Amédégnato, 1970)
(Fig. 1B)
TYPE LOCALITY. — French Guiana.
Acridoidea MacLeay, 1821
Acrididae MacLeay, 1821
I. Acridinae MacLeay, 1821
Metaleptea brevicornis (Johannson, 1763)
II. Copiocerinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1. Bucephalacris bucephala (Marschall, 1836)
2. Copiocera cyanoptera Descamps, 1978
3. Copiocera portentosa Descamps & Amédégnato, 1970
4. Copiocera surinamensis Rehn, 1913
5. Copiocerina formosa (Bruner, 1920)
6. Eumecacris crescentifer Descamps, 1978
7. Monachidium lunum (Johannson, 1763)
8. Opshomala intermedia Bruner, 1920
III. Cyrtacanthacridinae Kirby, 1910
1. Schistocerca americana (Drury, 1773)
2. Schistocerca flavofasciata (De Geer, 1773)
3. Schistocerca nitens nitens (Thunberg, 1815)
4. Schistocerca pallens (Thunberg, 1815) *
IV. Gomphocerinae Fieber, 1853
1. Amblytropidia interior Bruner, 1911
2. Amblytropidia trinitatis Bruner, 1904
3. Orphulella concinnula (Walker, 1870)
4. Orphulella punctata (De Geer, 1773)
5. Orphulina pulchella Giglio-Tos, 1894
6. Rhammatocerus brasiliensis (Bruner, 1904)
7. Rhammatocerus cyanipes (Fabricious, 1775)
8. Rhammatocerus pratensis (Bruner, 1904)
9. Silvitettix nigriceps (Descamps & Amédégnato, 1970)
V. Leptysminae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1. Belosacris coccineipes (Bruner, 1906)
2. Chloropseustes aratayensis (Descamps, 1978)
3. Chloropseustes aurantiaca (Descamps, 1977)
4. Chloropseustes guyanensis Descamps & Amédégnato, 1970
5. Chloropseustes nigricans Descamps & Amédégnato, 1970
6. Chloropseustes perlaeta (Descamps, 1977)
7. Cornops frenatum frenatum (Marschall, 1836)
8. Cornops longipenne (De Geer, 1773)
9. Cornops paraguayens e (Bruner, 1906)
10. Cylindrotettix insularis insularis Bruner, 1906
11. Leptysma filiformis (Serville, 1838)
12. Leptysma intermedia Bruner, 1911
13. Stenacris fissicauda (Bruner, 1908)
14. Stenacris xanthochlora (Marschall, 1836)
15. Stenopola boliviana (Rehn, 1913)
16. Stenopola dorsalis (Thunberg, 1827)
17. Stenopola nigricans nigricans Roberts & Carbonell, 1979
18. Stenopola puncticeps surinama (Bruner, 1920)
19. Stenopola rubrifrons rubrifrons Roberts & Carbonell, 1979
20. Tetrataenia surinama (Linnaeus, 1764)
21. Tucayaca biserrata Roberts, 1977
VI. Marelliinae Eades, 2000
Marellia remipes Uvarov, 1929
VII. Melanoplinae Scudder, 1897
Baeacris maquiritare (Carbonell & Ronderos, 1973)
VIII. Ommatolampidinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1. Abracris dilecta Walker, 1870
2. Abracris flavolineata (De Geer, 1773).
3. Acridocryptus pusillus Descamps, 1976
4. Adelacris atrocephala (Bruner, 1908)
5. Amblyxypha vittata (Walker, 1870)
6. Anablysis arboricola (Descamps, 1978)
7. Anablysis teres Giglio-Tos, 1898
8. Ananotacris abditicolor Descamps, 1978
9. Aptoceras margaritatus Bruner, 1908
10. Beoscirtacris maculifemur Descamps, 1977
11. Caloscirtus cardinalis (Gerstaecker, 1873)
12. Caloscirtus rubripennis Bruner, 1911
13. Clematodina sastrei Amédégnato & Descamps, 1978
14. Episomacris gruneri (Descamps & Amédégnato, 1970)
15. Eusitalces vittatus Bruner, 1911
16. Hylescirtacris calamitosa Descamps, 1978 17. Liebermannacris dorsualis (Giglio-Tos, 1898)
18. Odontonotacris mimetica Descamps, 1978
19. Ommatolampis perspicillata (Johannson, 1763)
20. Oyampiacris nemorensis Descamps, 1977
21. Pseudanniceris guyanensis Descamps, 1977
22. Pseudhypsipages silvester Descamps, 1977
23. Psiloscirtus olivaceus Bruner, 1911
24. Rhabdoscirtus vittatus Bruner, 1911
25. Sciponacris trichilae Descamps, 1978
26. Sitalces surinamensis Descamps & Amédégnato, 1970
27. Syntomacrella guyanensis bicoloripes (Descamps & Amédégnato, 1970)
28. Syntomacrella guyanensis guyanensis (Descamps & Amedegnato, 1970)
29. Syntomacrella guyanensis lutea (Descamps & Amédégnato, 1970)
30. Syntomacrella guyanensis obscura Descamps, 1978
31. Syntomacris arboricola Descamps, 1977
32. Syntomacris nigripes Descamps, 1978
33. Vilerna aeneooculata (De Geer, 1773)
34. Xiphiola cyanoptera (Gerstaecker, 1889)
IX. Pauliniinae Hebard, 1923
1. Paulinia acuminata (De Geer, 1773)
X. Proctolabinae Amédégnato, 1974
1. Adelotettix caeruleipennis Bruner, 1920
2. Adelotettix inornatus Descamps, 1978
3. Coscineuta marginalis (Walker, 1870)
4. Cryptocloeus fuscipennis (Bruner, 1911)
5. Cryptocloeus spatulicerca Descamps, 1980
6. Dendrophilacris boulardi Descamps, 1979
7. Dorstacris rubripennis Descamps, 1978
8. Eucephalacris elongata Descamps, 1977
9. Eucephalacris spatulicerca (Descamps & Amédégnato, 1970)
10. Halticacris guyanensis Descamps, 1977
11. Pareucephalacris uniformis Descamps, 1976
12. Poecilocloeus rubripes Descamps & Amédégnato, 1970
13. Ypsophilacris viduata (Descamps, 1977)
Ommexechidae Bolívar, 1884
XI. Ommexechinae Bolívar, 1884
1. Descampsacris serrulatum (Thumberg, 1824)
2. Ommexecha walkeri Kevan, 1959
Romaleidae Pictet & Saussure, 1887
XII. Bactrophorinae Amédégnato, 1974
1. Adrolampis insolens Descamps, 1977
2. Adrolampis vittagenae (Bruner, 1907)
3. Bactrophora dominans Westwood, 1842
4. Chromolampis nigromaculata (Descamps & Amédégnato, 1970)
5. Chromolampis ornatipes (Bruner, 1907)
6. Euprepacris charpentieri (Descamps & Amédégnato, 1970) 7. Habrolampis nemorensis (Descamps, 1978)
8. Hylephilacris magnicornis Descamps, 1978
9. Ophthalmolampis colibri (Saussure, 1859)
10. Ophthalmolampis oyampi Descamps, 1977
11. Ophthalmolampis placita albosignata Descamps 1978
12. Ophthalmolampis placita placita Descamps, 1977
13. Othnacris surdaster Descamps, 1977
14. Poecilolampis saltatrix Descamps, 1978
15. Pseudonautia guyanensis Descamps, 1978
16. Xenonautia concinna Descamps, 1977
XIII. Romaleinae Pictet & Saussure, 1887
1. Aeolacris caternaultii (Feisthamel, 1837)
2. Aprionacris fissicauda Descamps, 1978
3. Chariacris dulcis Walker, 1870
4. Colpolopha obsoleta (Serville, 1831)
5. Eurostacris corporosa Descamps, 1978
6. Maculiparia emarginata (Stål, 1878)
7. Maculiparia guyanensis Carbonell, 2002
8. Maculiparia havilandae (Uvarov, 1925)
9. Maculiparia immaculata (Bruner, 1907)
10. Phaeoparia lineaalba lineaalba (Linnaeus, 1764)
11. Prionacris rubripennis Descamps, 1978
12. Prionacris viridipennis Descamps, 1978
13. Prionolopha serrata (Linnaeus, 1758)
14. Procolpia emarginata (Serville, 1831)
15. Titanacris albipes (De Geer, 1773)
16. Titanacris olfersii (Burmeister, 1838)
17. Titanacris picticrus picticrus (Descamps, 1978) 18. Tropidacris collaris (Stoll, 1813)
19. Tropidacris cristata dux (Drury, 1773)
20. Trybliophorus octomaculatus Serville, 1831 21. Trybliophorus sulcatus Descamps, 1981 *
22. Xomacris cryptica Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986
23. Xyleus discoideus rosulentus (Stål, 1878)
Eumastacoidea Burr, 1899
Eumastacidae Burr, 1899
XIV. Eumastacinae Burr, 1899
1. Eumastax dorsti Descamps, 1977
2. Eumastax tenuis (Perty, 1832)
3. Hysteromastax surinama (Burr, 1899)
XV. Temnomastacinae Rehn & Grant, 1958
1. Arawakella gasci Descamps, 1977
2. Eumastacops parishi Rehn & Rehn, 1942
3. Maripa balachowskyi Descamps & Amédégnato, 1970
4. Maripa sastrei Descamps, 1977
Proscopioidea Serville, 1838
Proscopiidae Serville, 1838
XVI. Proscopiinae Serville, 1838
1. Proscopia heteropoda (Stoll, 1813)
2. Pseudoproscopia scabra (Klug, 1820)
Pyrgomorphoidea Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874 XVII. Pyrgomorphinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
1. Omura congrua Walker, 1870
MATERIAL EXAMINED. — French Guiana • 1 ♂; Tumuc-Humac, Mitaraka: “ Savane Roche ”; 2°14’19.3”N, 54°26’04.9”W; 390 m a.s.l.; MNHN • 1 ♂; “(C1000) – (Savane roche)”; 2°14’01.2”N, 54°26’30.8”W; 415 m a.s.l. to 2°14’19.2”N, 54°26’04.6”W; 390 m a.s.l.; Legendre F. & Hugel S. leg.; 23.II-3.X.2015; night. La Planète Revisitée – MNHN / PNI Guyane 2015 (APA 973 -1); MNHN • 1 ♂; same data as for preceding; MLP • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; “vers sommet en Cloche”; 2°14’05.6”N, 54°27’14.8”W; 370 m a.s.l. to 2°13’58.4”N, 54°27’52.6”W; 470 m a.s.l.; Legendre F. & Hugel S. leg.; 23.II-3.X.2015; night; La Planète Revisitée – MNHN /PNI Guyane 2015 (APA 973 -1); MLP.
DISTRIBUTION. — As for most of species of the genus Silvitettix Bruner, 1904 the distribution range is reduced and it is known to occur in the forests of French Guiana and Guyana (Otte & Jago 1979) .
description: Published as part of Pocco, Martina E. & Cigliano, María Marta, 2020, The grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Acridomorpha) from the Mitaraka Mountain Range, French Guiana, pp. 105-114 in Zoosystema 42 (7) on pages 106-108, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2020v42a7, http://zenodo.org/record/3703193