A new species of the genus Xistra Bolívar, 1887 (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae) from Negros Island, the Philippines

Patano, Romeo Jr. R.; Skejo, Josip; Amoroso, Victor B.; Coritico, Fulgent P.; Kasalo, Niko

doi:10.48311/jibs.12.01.67

A new species of the genus Xistra Bolívar, 1887 (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae) from Negros Island, the Philippines

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Romeo Jr. R. Patano ¹

Josip Skejo ²

Victor B. Amoroso ³

Fulgent P. Coritico ³

Niko Kasalo ⁴

¹ Center for Biodiversity Research and Extension in Mindanao; 2 Animal Biology Division, Institute of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Central Mindanao University, Musuan, Maramag, Bukidnon 8710, Philippines

² Evolution Laboratory, Division of Zoology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb Horvatovac 102a, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia

³ Plant Biology Division, Institute of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Central Mindanao University, Musuan, Maramag, Bukidnon 8710, Philippines

⁴ Laboratory of Evolutionary Genetics, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia

10.48311/jibs.12.01.67

Abstract

A new species of genus Xistra Bolívar, 1887, subgenus Xistra, from Negros Island, Visayas (the Philippines) is described here—Xistra balinsasayaoensis sp. nov. (Balinsasayao’s horned pygmy grasshopper). It was first documented in May 2017 by an amateur photographer and was finally collected in October 2023. The species belongs to the subgenus Xistra due to its smooth pronotum with a low median carina and moderately high horns. There are now a total of six species of Xistra, three of which are members of the subgenus Xistra. The photographic records of living specimens and their microhabitats, including their bryophyte associates, are provided as well.

Graphical Abstract

A new species of the genus Xistra Bolívar, 1887 (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae) from Negros Island, the Philippines

Keywords

Balinsasayao Twin Lakes

Natural Park

Montane forest

New species

Oriental

Taxonomy

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