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Issue: Vol. 5636 No. 2: 16 May 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-05-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5636.2.8
Page range: 351-360
Abstract views: 62
PDF downloaded: 4

Neoacla (Hattersleya) chicaquensis sp. nov. (Orthoptera: Phalangopsidae), a new spider cricket from Andean cloud forests

Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. Grupo de Investigación en Artrópodos “Kumangui”; Bogotá; Colombia
Orthoptera Paragryllinae Neoaclina phalangopsid cricket NP Chicaque distribution

Abstract

Neoacla (Hattersleya) chicaquensis sp. nov., a new phalangopsid cricket species from the cloud forest of Chicaque Natural Park, is described. This species represents the first record of the genus Neoacla Desutter, 1988, in Colombia, the Andes, and the highland regions. Previously, all known species of this genus had only been recorded in forests ranging from Costa Rica to Ecuador and in the Amazon regions of Peru and Ecuador. Finally, the taxonomy, morphology, and distribution of the new species are discussed.

 

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How to Cite

García, A.G. (2025) Neoacla (Hattersleya) chicaquensis sp. nov. (Orthoptera: Phalangopsidae), a new spider cricket from Andean cloud forests. Zootaxa, 5636 (2), 351–360. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5636.2.8