Mopla guttata (Acrididae: Catantopinae) rediscovered in the Western Ghats, Kerala, India
The endemic Catantopinae genus Mopla was described by Henry in 1940 from the Malabar region of South India. Henry described two species under this genus, M. guttata and M. rubra. The female type specimens of Mopla are deposited in the Natural History Museum, London, UK. There have been no further re...
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| author | Dhaneesh Bhaskar P.S. Easa C.H.F. Rowell |
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| description | The endemic Catantopinae genus Mopla was described by Henry in 1940 from the Malabar region of South India. Henry described two species under this genus, M. guttata and M. rubra. The female type specimens of Mopla are deposited in the Natural History Museum, London, UK. There have been no further records of these two species since their description. Seventy-six years later, the first male specimen of the genus Mopla was discovered in the Western Ghats, Kerala, India, in 2016. This paper describes the specimen, thought to be of Mopla guttata, and reconsiders its systematic placement. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-31f7ef103f9b4e15b94506aa93e39c862022-12-22T00:38:49ZengPensoft PublishersJournal of Orthoptera Research1082-64671937-24262020-01-01291172310.3897/jor.29.3566435664Mopla guttata (Acrididae: Catantopinae) rediscovered in the Western Ghats, Kerala, IndiaDhaneesh Bhaskar0P.S. Easa1C.H.F. Rowell2University of CalicutUniversity of CalicutUniversität BaselThe endemic Catantopinae genus Mopla was described by Henry in 1940 from the Malabar region of South India. Henry described two species under this genus, M. guttata and M. rubra. The female type specimens of Mopla are deposited in the Natural History Museum, London, UK. There have been no further records of these two species since their description. Seventy-six years later, the first male specimen of the genus Mopla was discovered in the Western Ghats, Kerala, India, in 2016. This paper describes the specimen, thought to be of Mopla guttata, and reconsiders its systematic placement.https://jor.pensoft.net/article/35664/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Dhaneesh Bhaskar P.S. Easa C.H.F. Rowell Mopla guttata (Acrididae: Catantopinae) rediscovered in the Western Ghats, Kerala, India Journal of Orthoptera Research |
| title | Mopla guttata (Acrididae: Catantopinae) rediscovered in the Western Ghats, Kerala, India |
| title_full | Mopla guttata (Acrididae: Catantopinae) rediscovered in the Western Ghats, Kerala, India |
| title_fullStr | Mopla guttata (Acrididae: Catantopinae) rediscovered in the Western Ghats, Kerala, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mopla guttata (Acrididae: Catantopinae) rediscovered in the Western Ghats, Kerala, India |
| title_short | Mopla guttata (Acrididae: Catantopinae) rediscovered in the Western Ghats, Kerala, India |
| title_sort | mopla guttata acrididae catantopinae rediscovered in the western ghats kerala india |
| url | https://jor.pensoft.net/article/35664/download/pdf/ |
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