Taxonomia de Apioscelis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1890 e descrições de Andinoscopia gen. nov. e Milenascopia gen. nov. (Orthoptera: Acrididea: Proscopiidae)

Abstract

Apioscelis Brunner von Wanttenwyl is a genus of Proscopiidae endemic to South America. Despite being a genus taxonomically studied in the past there are still problems in need to be solved. For instance, the holotype of the type-species, Apioscelis bulbosa Brunner von Wanttenwyl, has its abdomen lost and has two different genitalia assigned to it by two different specialists. Furthermore, there are few records of Apioscelis to Brazil as well as no studies focused in this genus in this region. Thus, the present work taxonomically studied Apioscelis. As results, nine new species were described (Apioscelis amazonensis sp. nov., Apioscelis aurea sp. nov., Apioscelis grandiunca sp. nov., Apioscelis hyalina sp. nov., Apioscelis jagoi sp. nov., Apioscelis recta sp. nov., Apioscelis rufa sp. nov., Apioscelis tefeensis sp. nov., Apioscelis virgulata sp. nov.). The species A. bulbosa and A. laetitiaensis Bentos-Pereira & Listre were redescribed. One species was revalidated and transferred from Apioscelis to Stiphra(Stiphra gracilis Brunner von Wattenwyl sp. reval. et comb. nov.). Two new genera were described: Andinoscopia gen. nov. with the species Andinoscopia compacta comb. nov. (type species) and Andinoscopia davidcastanedai comb. nov., andMilenascopia gen. nov. with two new species included, Milenascopia bilineata sp. nov. (type species) and Milenascopia teuis sp. nov. Pictorial keys to identify all species were provided.