Liladownsia fraile gen. nov. sp. nov. Fontana, Mariño-Pérez, Woller & Song (Lila Downs’ friar grasshopper) of the tribe Dactylotini (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Melanoplinae) is described from the pine-oak forest of the Sierra Madre del Sur Mountain Range in Oaxaca, Mexico. Taxonomic placement of this new genus is justified based on morphological characters as well as a molecular phylogeny. Information about the probable host plant, phenology, and known localities is also presented. We also present an updated molecular phylogeny of Melanoplinae, which includes representatives of five of the seven recognized tribes. The monophyly of the subfamily and the included tribes is tested and we find Dactylotini to be paraphyletic because of the placement of Hesperotettix Scudder, 1876. We also recover strong close relationships between the new genus and Perixerus Gerstaecker, 1873 and Dactylotum Charpentier, 1845
Woller, D.A.; Fontana, P.; Mariño Perez, R.; Song, H. (2014). Studies in Mexican Grasshoppers: Liladownsia fraile, a new genus and species of Dactylotini (Acrididae: Melanoplinae) and an updated molecular phylogeny of Melanoplinae. ZOOTAXA, 3793 (4): 475-495. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3793.4.6 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/23550
Citation: | Woller, D.A.; Fontana, P.; Mariño Perez, R.; Song, H. (2014). Studies in Mexican Grasshoppers: Liladownsia fraile, a new genus and species of Dactylotini (Acrididae: Melanoplinae) and an updated molecular phylogeny of Melanoplinae. ZOOTAXA, 3793 (4): 475-495. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3793.4.6 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/23550 |
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Organization unit: | Experiment and Technological Services Department # CTT (2012- ) |
Authors: | Woller, D.A.; Fontana, P.; Mariño Perez, R.; Song, H. |
Title: | Studies in Mexican Grasshoppers: Liladownsia fraile, a new genus and species of Dactylotini (Acrididae: Melanoplinae) and an updated molecular phylogeny of Melanoplinae |
Journal: | ZOOTAXA |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
Scientific Disciplinary Area: | Settore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E Applicata |
Keywords ENG: | Melanoplinae Dactylotini Perixerus Oaxaca Salvia elegans Aposematic |
Language: | English |
IF: | With Impact Factor ISI |
Publication status: | Published |
Nature of content: | Articolo in rivista/Article |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3793.4.6 |
Appears in Collections: | 01 - Journal article |
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