Thursday, May 16, 2019

[Entomology • 2019] Milenascopia gen. nov. • A New Genus (Orthoptera: Proscopiidae) from the Brazilian Amazon Basin and A Pictorial Key to Proscopiini Genera


 Milenascopia bilineata 

de Queiroz & Rafael, 2019

Abstract
A new genus of Proscopiidae, Milenascopia gen. nov., is described from Brazil, with two included species, namely Milenascopia bilineata gen. nov., sp. nov. (type-species) and Milenascopia tenuis gen. nov., sp. nov. A pictorial key of Proscopiini, based on the male genitalia is provided.

Keywords: Milenascopia, taxonomy, pictorial key, grasshopper, Orthoptera


Milenascopia gen. nov. 

Etymology. Feminine name. Milena, in honor to the memory of Milena Lima de Queiroz, daughter of the senior author; scopia, referring to the generic termination of several Proscopiidae genera.

Included species: 
Milenascopia bilineata gen. nov., sp. nov. (type species, pres. des.)
Milenascopia tenuis gen. nov., sp. nov. 

Milenascopia bilineata gen. nov., sp. nov.; alive female.  

 • Milenascopia bilineata gen. nov., sp. nov. (type species, pres. des.)

Etymology. From Latin bi = occurring twice; lineata = marked by a line, referring to the prosternum marked by two parallel lines. 


• Milenascopia tenuis gen. nov., sp. nov. 

Etymology. From Latin tenuis = thin, in reference to the specimen’s general shape. 


Larissa Lima de Queiroz and José Albertino Rafael. 2019. Milenascopia gen. nov. (Orthoptera: Proscopiidae) from the Brazilian Amazon Basin and A Pictorial Key to Proscopiini Genera. Zootaxa. 4603(2); 265–288.  DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4603.2.3