Análise taxonômica de duas populações do gênero Hygronemobius por meio da ultramorfologia, morfometria, bioacústica e aspectos ecológicos (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Nemobiinae)

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Author	Miyoshi, Akio R.
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	The objective of this dissertation was to supply taxonomic information that allow to verify, if two populations of crickets belonging to the genus Hygronemobius, that inhabit different micro-enviroment, belong to different species, and if they are new to science. The following aspects were considered: (1) morphometric, morphology and ultramorphology of males and females, (2) morphology of the phallic sclerites, (3) ultramorphology of proventriculus, (4) morphology and ultramorphology of tegmina, (5) ultramorphology and morphometric of pars stridens, (6) calling song and courtship song, and (7) ecological and behavior observations. The specimens were collected at the Atlantic Rain Forest, Municipality of Ubatuba, state of São Paulo, Fazenda Capricórnio (23 23’S – 45 04’W). The captures were accomplished through active search (sweeping with net and manual capture) and it accomplished on 1996 and among 1999 and 2004, without to follow a regular period. The two populations have similar external morphology. However, the results for habitat, morphology of the phallic sclerites, body size and pattern of coloration of the last segment of the maxillary palps allow to consider the two populations as being different species. The intern morphology of the proventriculus demonstrated a new pattern in the subordem Ensifera with the occurrence of two types of sclerotized appendices. In the two population, the structure of the calling song has a trait present in anurans and birds inhabiting streams. The calling song is formed by notes with a small number of pulses; there is intra-specific variations in the number of pulses in each note in both populations; the other physical parameters were similar. The courtship song was analyzed for the population of the Indaiá river and it is mentioned for the first time for the genus, which consists of a trill. The pars stridens presents two morphological groups of teeth. The life cycle of both species is of the homodynamic type. Comparing the results with the information in the literature, is verified that each population can be considered as a new species, where the diagnosis are the morphology of the phallic sclerites and the coloration pattern of the pronotum disc.
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