Neoxabea mexicana sp. nov. (Gryllidae: Oecanthinae): A new species from Mexico and a key for Neoxabea in North and Central America
Open Access
- 17 June 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Pensoft Publishers in Journal of Orthoptera Research
- Vol. 30 (2), 99-106
- https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.30.62000
Abstract
A new species of tree cricket, Neoxabea mexicana sp. nov., is described from northeast Mexico. Although it has morphological similarities to two other species found in Mexico, there are distinguishing characters, such as a well-developed tubercle on the pedicel, black markings on the maxillary palpi, one of the two pairs of spots on the female wings positioned at the base of the wings, stridulatory teeth count, and the pulse rate of the male calling song. The calling song description and pre-singing stuttering frequencies are provided. Character comparisons that rule out other species in the genus are presented. The common name given to this new species is Mexican tree cricket. Sound recordings and video are available online. We also make some clarification of the status of Neoxabea formosa (Walker, 1869), described as Oecanthus formosus, and present a key of Neoxabea in North and Central America.Keywords
This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
- The Tree Cricket Neoxabea brevipes Rehn, 1913 (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Oecanthinae) from the Brazilian southern Atlantic Forest: morphology, bioacoustics and cytogeneticsZootaxa, 2018
- Two New Species ofNeoxabea, Three New Species ofOecanthus, and Documentation of Two Other Species in Nicaragua (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Oecanthinae)Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 2014
- Structure et Évolution du Complexe Phallique des Gryllidea (Orthoptères) et Classification des Genres Néotropicaux de Grylloidea Première PartieAnnales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.), 1987
- Index Lot collection
- Revision of the Oecanthinae (Gryllidae: Orthoptera) of America South of the United StatesAnnals of the Entomological Society of America, 1967
- Annotated Checklist of Oecanthinae (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) of the WorldThe Florida Entomologist, 1966
- A synonymic catalogue of OrthopteraPublished by Biodiversity Heritage Library ,1904