Revision of Gymnoscirtetes (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Melanoplinae): a genus endemic to the grasslands of the southeastern North American Coastal Plain

By

Hill, Jovonn

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1134

Pages

101--127

Subjects

Alabama , Biodiversity hotspot , bog , Florida , Georgia , grasshopper

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1134.94984

 

Abstract

Gymnoscirtetes is endemic to the southeastern portion of the North American Coastal Plain and previously comprised two species: G. pusillus Scudder, 1897 and G. morsei Hebard, 1918. Here, this genus is revised based on male genital morphology and geographic data, and four new species are described: G. georgiaensissp. nov., G. pageaesp. nov., G. rexsp. nov., and G. wadeorumsp. nov.Gymnoscirtetes is primarily associated with mesic grasslands such as pitcher plant bogs, flatwoods, and the edges of seasonal ponds, but can be found less commonly in a variety of other grasslands.