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| Pterotiltus bioko Oumarou-Ngoute & Rowell, in Oumarou-Ngoute, Song, Mariño-Pérez, Woo, Linde et Rowell, 2025. |
Abstract
The genus Pterotiltus Karsch, 1893 currently contains 18 described species. The genus is distributed in West, Central, and East Africa from Ghana to the Congo basin as far as Western Uganda. Pterotiltus bioko sp. nov. is described from specimens recently collected on Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea. A key to Pterotiltus species is provided.
Keywords: Caelifera, grasshopper, humid forest, new species, taxonomy, West-Central Africa
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| Habitus of Pterotiltus bioko sp. nov. A. Male lateral view, road to Ureka, Reserva Cientifica de la Caldera de Luba, Bioko Island, 15-xii-2023; B. Male dorsal view, same data than A; C. Female with red patches, lateral view, same data than A; D. Female with yellow patches, lateral view (maybe newly molted female), Pico Basile National Park, Bioko Island, 18-xii-2023; E. Holotype, male for MfN, lateral view; F. Paratype, female for MfN, lateral view. |
Pterotiltus bioko Oumarou-Ngoute & Rowell, sp. nov.
Type locality.— Reserva Cientifica de la Caldera de Luba, Bioko Island, EQUATORIAL GUINEA.
Etymology.— Toponymic, referring to Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.
Charly Oumarou-Ngoute, Hojun Song, Ricardo Mariño-Pérez, Brandon M. Woo, Jackson Linde and C.H.F. Rowell. 2025. A New Species of Pterotiltus Karsch (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Oxyinae) from Equatorial Guinea. Journal of Orthoptera Research. 34(2): 201-212. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/jor.34.141073
