A new species of Pterotiltus Karsch (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Oxyinae) from Equatorial Guinea

By

Oumarou Ngoute, Charly
Song, Hojun
Mariño-Pérez Ricardo
Woo, Brandon M.
Linde, Jackson
Rowell, C.H.F.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-6-23

Original Publication

Journal of orthoptera research : JOR

Volume

34

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

201--212

Subjects

Caelifera grasshopper humid forest new speciesv ta

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Philadelphia, Penn Orthopterists' Society 1992-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.34.141073

 

Abstract

The genus Pterotiltus Karsch, 1893 currently contains 18 described species. The genus is distributed in West, Central, and East Africa from Ghana to the Congo basin as far as Western Uganda. Pterotiltus biokosp. nov. is described from specimens recently collected on Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea. A key to Pterotiltus species is provided.