ABSTRACT
A new species of the genus Ronderosia Cigliano 1997 is described. Color illustrations of the female and male, drawings of female and male external genitalia as well as drawings of its phallic structures and photographs of the chromosomes are included.
Uma nova espécie do gênero Ronderosia Cigliano, 1997 é descrita. Ilustrações em cor de fêmea e macho, desenhos de fêmea e genitália externa do macho, assim como desenhos da estrutura fálica e fotografias de seus cromossomos são incluídos.
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Animals , Female , Male , Grasshoppers/anatomy & histology , Grasshoppers/classification , Brazil , Grasshoppers/genetics , KaryotypingABSTRACT
Digamacris, a new genus of the Dichroplini (Acrididae, Melanoplinae) is described for the species Pezotettix amoenus Stal, 1878 and Dichroplus fratemus Carl, 1916, both included at present in the genus Dichroplus. These species live in edges and clearings of the Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlantica) of Brazil. D. fratemus is found in the states of Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo and Rio de Janeiro east of the Bay of Guanabara. D. amoenus in the state of Rio de Janeiro W. of the Bay of Guanabara and in the coastal area of the state of São Paulo. The species are illustrated and redescribed. Both have two neatly different chromatic forms of females, while the males are uniform in coloration and closely correspond with one of the female forms.