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15 May 2014 Revision of the Mexican Genus Philocleon (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Melanoplinae)
Daniel Otte
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Abstract

The grasshopper genus Philocleon, with six previously known species (nigrovittatus (Stal), spatulatus Roberts, anomalus Roberts, luceroae Fontana and Buzzetti, scudderi (Hebard), and ottei Fontana & Buzzetti), is revised to include the following eight new species: zygon, zima, illa, cledon, axiton, azumai, iropon, and erissa. The subspecies nigrovittatus spatulatus Roberts is raised to species status. The fourteen species are placed into the four following species groups: Anomalus group, Illa group, Nigrovittatus group, and Scudderi group.

Daniel Otte "Revision of the Mexican Genus Philocleon (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Melanoplinae)," Transactions of the American Entomological Society 140(1), 209-236, (15 May 2014). https://doi.org/10.3157/061.140.0113
Published: 15 May 2014
KEYWORDS
Acrididae
Acridoidea
Melanoplinae
Melanoplini
Mexico
new species
Philocleon
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