A new species of Rhammatocerus Saussure, 1861 from Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (Caelifera, Acrididae, Gomphocerinae, Scyllinini)

Authors

  • Claudia Maria A. dos Santos
  • Cristiane Vieira de Assis-Pujol

Keywords:

Acrididae, Gomphocerinae, Rhammatocerus sp.nov., Orthoptera, Scyllinini, Taxonomy

Abstract

A new species of the genus Rhammatocerus Saussure, 1861 is described. The new species is similar to R. brasiliensis (Bruner, 1904) in the size and shape of the body. The material studied was collected on a beach ridge at Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.

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Published

2021-12-09

Issue

Vol. 61 No. 3 (2003)

Section

ZOOLOGY