Author:
JAISWARA RANJANA,SOUZA-DIAS PEDRO G. B.,DE CAMPOS LUCAS DENADAI,REDÜ DARLAN R.,DE MELLO FRANCISCO DE A. G.,DESUTTER-GRANDCOLAS LAURE
Abstract
Titanogryllus, a new genus and three new species T. salgado n. gen. n. sp., T. oxossi n. gen. n. sp., and T. oxente n. gen. n. sp. from subfamily Gryllinae (Grylloidea, Gryllidae) are described from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. This genus is characterized by its very large size, and establishes a new record for the largest known cricket from Neotropical Region. The new taxa are characterized by their external morphology and male and female genitalia.
Subject
Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics