First record of the subfamily Proctolabinae (Orthoptera:Acridoidea:Acrididae) from Argentina

BARDI, C. ; POCCO, M.E.; CIGLIANO, M. M.

REVISTA DE LA SOCIEDAD ENTOMOLóGICA ARGENTINA

SOCIEDAD ENTOMOLÓGICA ARGENTINA

Año: 2010 vol. 69 p. 275 - 279

0373-5680

This contribution records for the first time the subfamilyProctolabinae from Argentina. This subfamily contains 29 genera and 209species restricted to the Neotropics with only one genus, EucephalacrisDescamps, reaching south as far as Mato Grosso in Brazil and northernParaguay. Specimens belonging to Eucephalacris borellii (Giglio-Tos) werecollected in Misiones province. The presence of this species registered hereinraises to eleven the number of Acrididae subfamilies known to occur in thecountry, and highlights the importance of conducting surveys of Acridoideaand Orthoptera in general, in diverse regions of Argentina. Brief diagnosesand illustrations of the characters that allowed the identification of the genusand species are also given in this contribution.