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Issue: Vol. 5433 No. 3: 8 Apr. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-04-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5433.3.4
Page range: 356-372
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Two new species of Phaeophilacris Walker, 1871 (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Phaeophilacris 2020

Centro de Estudos em Biologia Subterrânea (www.biologiasubterranea.com.br); Setor de Biodiversidade Subterrânea; Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação; Universidade Federal de Lavras; Cx Postal 3037; Campus Universitário; CEP 37200-000; Lavras; Minas Gerais; Brazil. Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia Aplicada; Universidade Federal de Lavras; Lavras; Minas Gerais; Brasil; CEP 37200- 900.,Laboratório de Macroecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade; Departamento de Botânica e Ecologia; Instituto de Biociências; Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso; CEP 78060-900; Cuiabá; Mato Grosso; Brazil
National Museums of Kenya; Invertebrate Zoology Section; Box 40658-00100; Nairobi; Kenya
National Museums of Kenya; Invertebrate Zoology Section; Box 40658-00100; Nairobi; Kenya
Centro de Estudos em Biologia Subterrânea (www.biologiasubterranea.com.br); Setor de Biodiversidade Subterrânea; Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação; Universidade Federal de Lavras; Cx Postal 3037; Campus Universitário; CEP 37200-000; Lavras; Minas Gerais; Brazil. Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia Aplicada; Universidade Federal de Lavras; Lavras; Minas Gerais; Brasil; CEP 37200- 900.
Orthoptera taxonomy phallic complex cave crickets

Abstract

The genus Phaeophilacris Walker, 1871 (Grylloidea: Phalangopsidae), endemic to Africa, currently encompasses 80 species grouped into 11 subgenera. Over half of these species inhabit subterranean environments. This study introduces the description of two novel species discovered in two distinct caves in Kenya: P. (Taenacris) kereita n. sp. and P. (Taenacris) papiophagus n. sp. The two species described herein are assigned to the subgenus Phaeophilacris (Taenacris) Gorochov, 2020, based on distinct male genitalia characteristics. Additionally, we provide the first pictorial key for the subgenus Phaeophilacris (Taenacris).

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