taxonID	type	description	language	source
03E7976C866DFF990ADD5BF5BF8BFEEC.taxon	materials_examined	TURKEY: Devrekani – Bozkurt road, 9.07.2011, 1200 m (41.70733 ºN, 33.97399 ºN), leg. B. Çıplak, S. Kaya & D. Chobanov, 1 male recorded. P. aff. ataturki: Tokat, 10.07. 2011, 700 m (40.2661 ºN, 36.5494 ºN), leg. Chobanov The calling song of the recorded male consisted of long series (at least 26 to 62 s) of up to 875 syllables. In one case two series were separated by a very short interval (<1 s). The syllables (duration 55 ms) were produced at a rate of 14.6 Hz (Fig. 6) and contained about 20 impulses (T = 26.7 – 28.2 ºC). Except of a very few cases they had always a gap in the middle (Fig. 7) and the mean interval between the impulses was about 2.9 ms (gap included). The stridulatory file carries 95 teeth (inter-tooth distance 31 – 38 µm) and is bi-partite by a distinct step in the middle of the file (Fig. 5 A; Devrekani – Bozkurt). In this male the basal (proximal) part has 48 teeth and the anal (distal) 47, in a male from Tokat (P. aff. ataturki) the numbers are 34 and 36, respectively.	en	Chobanov, Dragan P., Sevgili, Hasan, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2020): Bioacoustics of poorly known Poecilimon taxa (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae with redescriptions of P. pechevi and P. stschelkanovzevi. Zootaxa 4890 (4): 535-553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.6
03E7976C866CFF930ADD5F28B9FFFB43.taxon	materials_examined	Song recordings: BULGARIA / NORTH MACEDONIA border area: Vlakhina Mt., Kadiytsa summit, above the tree line (F. sylvatica), 04. – 05.08.2006, 1700 – 1800 m alt. (41.77653 ºN, 22.97026 ºE), mesophytic herb and grass associations (Chamaecytisus sp., Hypericum sp., Vaccinium sp., Thymus sp., Rubus idaeus, etc.), leg. Chobanov, 3 males recorded.	en	Chobanov, Dragan P., Sevgili, Hasan, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2020): Bioacoustics of poorly known Poecilimon taxa (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae with redescriptions of P. pechevi and P. stschelkanovzevi. Zootaxa 4890 (4): 535-553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.6
03E7976C866CFF930ADD5F28B9FFFB43.taxon	materials_examined	NORTH MACEDONIA: Vlakhina Mts., Kadiytsa summit, 1890 m (N 41.78815, E 22.96332) – 1930 m (41.78914 ºN, 22.96490 ºE), open meadows, 27.07.2019, leg. Chobanov, 1 male recorded. Depending on the temperature the males are usually active at night and produced series of syllables with a duration of 4.3 ± 1.3 s (n = 32; range 1.2 – 8.1 s) at intervals of 11.8 ± 7.6 s (n = 15) (Fig. 6). After a short, soft and irregular beginning ca. 46 syllables followed (SRR 10.7 Hz; T = 25 – 27 ºC). The syllables had a duration of 73 ± 7.9 ms (n = 18) and contained 13.1 ± 2.2 (n = 18) impulses, resulting in a mean interval of 6.1 ms between the impulses. The largest intra-syllable impulse intervals, however, were nearly as large as the intervals between the syllables (e. g. 16 vs. 20 ms, 14 vs. 18 ms or 15 vs. 20 ms). The spectrum of the song had its peak near 30 kHz (Fig. 9).	en	Chobanov, Dragan P., Sevgili, Hasan, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2020): Bioacoustics of poorly known Poecilimon taxa (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae with redescriptions of P. pechevi and P. stschelkanovzevi. Zootaxa 4890 (4): 535-553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.6
03E7976C866CFF930ADD5F28B9FFFB43.taxon	description	Redescription. Studied material. Holotype: ³, Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad prov., Western Bordering Mountains, Vlakhina Mountain, Kadiytsa summit: Kadiytsa, 1700 m (Andreeva 1978) (labelled 1600 – 2000 m) (Peshev & Andreeva 1986), 31.07.1974. Paratypes: same locality, 3 ³³, 5 ♀♀, leg. E. Andreeva, NMNHS & 1 ³, 1 ♀, leg. G. Peshev, NMNHS & 8 ³³, 5 ♀♀, leg. E. Andreeva, HMB; other material: same locality, 1700 - 1800 m, 41.797 ºN, 22.969 ºE, xerophyte low bush- and mesoxerophyte grass associations, 04. – 05.08.2006, common, 4 ³³, 2 ♀♀, leg. D. Chobanov, NMNHS & CC. Note: Andreeva (1978) presents a detailed but insufficient description of a new species, Poecilimon pechevi. The figures in the latter publication are quite schematic and, as found later, somewhat incorrect. The differential diagnosis is too brief and the new species is compared only with P. zwicki Ramme, 1933. Actually, from the figure of the apical part of cerci (Andreeva 1978: Plate I, 5), a similarity with P. ampliatus may be observed. As a result, P. pechevi remained a taxon with unclear status and position within the genus Poecilimon. Furthermore, its isolated population and local endemic status required definition of its conservation importance. Small, stocky build, with moderately shiny integument. Measurements as shown by Andreeva (1978) or also slightly smaller. Male (Fig. 3 a, b, d, e). The fastigium verticis is half the width of the scapus, equal or wider and slightly longer than the second antennal limb, with parallel sides, moderately projecting fore- and upward. The pronotum is widest in its middle, the metazone is moderately dome-shaped bulging and slightly constricted backwards; its hind margin is concave. The mid sulcus passes just before the middle of pronotum. The lateral plates of pronotum have rounded corners. The acoustic stigma has small aperture. The tegmina are slightly covered by pronotum (<1 / 2 of their length), small, almost oval, with excision at the medial (anal) edge. The stridulatory vein is narrow, easily visible on the translucent membranous surface of the tegmen. The stridulatory file (Fig. 3 g – i) is 2.2 mm long (if only the closely arranged teeth are measured) and 0.09 mm in its widest point. The file bears 68 – 73 (2 ³³) large, sparsely distributed stridulatory teeth, getting smaller towards the basal and apical end of the file. Few small isolated teeth / indentations are disposed at the apical and basal ends of the file, where CuP is strongly tapered (with those the file measures 2.4 – 2.5 mm). On 0.5 mm the basal part of file contains 17 teeth and the middle part — 13 teeth. The fore femur (4 – 4.5 mm) is slightly shorter than the pronotum (~ 4.5 mm). Hind femora lack spines on their ventral keels. Hind margins of the abdominal tergites are slightly triangularly protruded in the middle; first tergum (observe below tegmina) lacks glandular bulge. The epiproct is rounded, wider than long. The cerci (Fig. 3 d, e) are short, stout, basally very wide and smoothly tapering towards apex. Their apical part (slightly shorter than the basal one) is angularly S-shaped and ends with a small, hook-shaped spine. The subgenital plate is very long (up to 5 mm), equal or fairly longer than pronotum and clearly surpasses the tip of cerci. The apical third of the subgenital plate is much narrower than the basal two-thirds, with parallel lateral margins and weak medial crest lacking in the basal part. The apical margin is angularly convex. Coloration. The body is pale, yellowish-green, with many rusty-brown speckles. A thin whitish band passes along the middle of the vertex, occiput and the distal part of tergites. The sides of metazone are bordered by a reddish band, widened backwards. Sometimes such reddish band is developed along the middle of metazone and then it connects the lateral ones. The tegmina are yellowish with dark stridulatory area and dark brown CuP-vein. The dorsal side of abdominal tergites is paler and forms a longitudinal lighter area on abdomen. The abdominal tergites have a dark spot medio-basally, which has a tendency of elongation backwards. Female (Fig. 3 c, f). The fastigium is slightly broader than in the male — about 2 / 3 of the width of scapus. The pronotum is almost cylindrical, weakly incurved dorsally, with slightly concave hind margin. The tegmina are strongly reduced, non-overlapping, pear-shaped, fully covered by pronotum. Abdominal tergites almost lack medial protrusion. The epiproct is tapered towards the end, longer than broad. The cerci are conical, wide at the base, slightly longer than the epiproct. The subgenital plate is short, widely rounded at the apex. The basal fold of the upper edge of lower ovipositor valve (lamella) is weakly flattened and laterally protruded and does not form clearly delimited groove above it (Fig 3 f). Coloration. Usually greener than in the male; the speckles are smaller and less dense. The reddish bands on pronotum are weakly developed.	en	Chobanov, Dragan P., Sevgili, Hasan, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2020): Bioacoustics of poorly known Poecilimon taxa (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae with redescriptions of P. pechevi and P. stschelkanovzevi. Zootaxa 4890 (4): 535-553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.6
03E7976C866CFF930ADD5F28B9FFFB43.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. P. pechevi belongs to the Poecilimon ampliatus group, as defined by Heller & Lehmann (2004). It is most similar to P. ebneri by sharing various synapomorphies as the general coloration and body shape, the number of stridulatory teeth, and especially the shape of female lamella. On the other hand, similarities exist with P. ampliatus in the shape of male cerci, in P. pechevi cerci being slightly shorter and thicker. Male calling song is typical for the group and strongly resembles the song of both P. ebneri and P. ampliatus (compare Heller 1988; Heller & Lehmann 2004). The most important difference between P. pechevi and P. ampliatus is the presence of a glandular bulge at the first abdominal tergite of the latter, which is thus an autapomorphy of P. ampliatus. Other differences from P. ampliatus include: 1) the colouration of P. pechevi is paler, similar to that of P. ebneri; 2) lower number of stridulatory teeth (68 – 73 against 95 in ampliatus; but see below and Anichini et al. 2016); 3) the differences in song are weak (as typical for the group in general). Differences from P. ebneri include mainly male cerci. In P. pechevi cerci are very short and bulky with sinuate outcurved apex bearing a single hook-shaped tooth, while in P. ebneri cerci are longer, tip is gently incurved and bearing usually two (rarely 1 to 4) pointed teeth (compare with Heller & Lehmann 2004). Female lamella in P. pechevi closely resembles P. ebneri and P. ampliatus (compare Fig. 2 A, B in Heller & Lehmann 2004; errors exist in the legend of that plate and Figs 2 – 5 should be read as 2 — P. ebneri, 3 — P. marmaraensis, 4 — P. amissus and 5 — P. intermedius) being dorso-ventrally flattened and triangularly pointed at the lower part of gonangulum ..	en	Chobanov, Dragan P., Sevgili, Hasan, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2020): Bioacoustics of poorly known Poecilimon taxa (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae with redescriptions of P. pechevi and P. stschelkanovzevi. Zootaxa 4890 (4): 535-553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.6
03E7976C866CFF930ADD5F28B9FFFB43.taxon	distribution	Distribution, conservation importance and biological remarks. P. pechevi occurs only on Vlakhina Mountain, at the border between Bulgaria and North Macedonia, where it is found only on the summit of Kadiytsa. The latter strikingly dominates the landscape, rising from the surrounding crests of 1700 – 1750 m to 1924 m. The species is a local endemic for the pseudosubalpine meadows at Kadiytsa summit, unique for the central part of the Ossogovo-Ograzhden mountain group. The habitat appears to be naturally climatically deforested and belongs to habitat types 62 D 0 and 4060 (http: // natura 2000. moew. government. bg / Home / ProtectedSite? code = BG 0000366 & sit eType = HabitatDirective). Its vegetation was determined as grass formations (Agrostideta capillaries, Nardeta strictae, Bellardiochloeta violaceae) replacing forests of Fagus sylvatica and Abies alba (Bondev 1991). The occupied habitat is estimated to cover about 10 square km and is subjected to a disturbance by fruit pickers during the blueberry season. Recently, a significant pressure from cattle overgrazing was observed that visibly changed the habitat quality. P. pechevi keeps into meso- and xeromesophyte grass associations and within tufts of small bushes of Chamaecytisus, even completely isolated from the neighbouring vegetation by soil patches with xeric character, between 1700 and 1900 m altitude. During the summer months the animals become active after dark (in the beginning of August higher activity was observed after 10 p. m.), while in the morning they dart within the vegetation where spend the day. Earlier in the year and during cool days the animals are active throughout the day. The nymphs emerge in May and the imagines occur from July to late August.	en	Chobanov, Dragan P., Sevgili, Hasan, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2020): Bioacoustics of poorly known Poecilimon taxa (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae with redescriptions of P. pechevi and P. stschelkanovzevi. Zootaxa 4890 (4): 535-553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.6
03E7976C8666FF930ADD5835B818F8A7.taxon	materials_examined	TURKEY: Malatya, Arapgir, 14.07.2002, leg. H. Sevgili, 1 male recorded; Erzurum, Askale – Tercan yolu, 11.07.2002, leg. H. Sevgili, 2 males recorded; Erzurum, Pasapinar, 11.07.2002, leg. H. Sevgili, 1 male recorded (Fig. 6); Tokat / Sivas prov. border, Çamlibel pass, 1600 m (39.6300 ºN, 36.5075 ºE), 10.07.2011, leg. D. Chobanov, B. Çıplak, S. Kaya, CC, 1 male recorded (Fig. 7); Agrı, Taslıcay, under Balık lake, 2200 m (39.7300 ºN, 43.4856 ºE), 16.07.2011, leg. D. Chobanov, B. Çıplak, S. Kaya, CC, 1 male recorded, stridulatory file studied; Agrı, Saclıdag, 2160 m, 16.07.2011 (39.8747 ºN, 42.3856 ºE), leg. leg. D. Chobanov, B. Cıplak, S. Kaya, CC, 1 male recorded. The song is quite similar to that of P. pechevi. The males were active at night and produced series with a duration of 5.6 ± 3,7 s (n = 62; range 0.8 – 18.7 s) at intervals of 12.9 ± 10.8 s (n = 28) s. After a short, soft and irregular beginning ca. 60 syllables followed (SRR 10.8 Hz; T = 23.5 – 28 ºC; Fig. 6). The syllables had a duration of 64 ± 8.2 ms (n = 28) and contained 8.25 ± 1.2 (n = 18) impulses, resulting in a mean interval of 9.1 ms between the impulses (Fig. 7). For details of the stridulatory file see Table 2, Fig. 5.	en	Chobanov, Dragan P., Sevgili, Hasan, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2020): Bioacoustics of poorly known Poecilimon taxa (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae with redescriptions of P. pechevi and P. stschelkanovzevi. Zootaxa 4890 (4): 535-553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.6
03E7976C8666FF900ADD5A51B818FEEC.taxon	materials_examined	TURKEY: Erzurum, Gölyurt Gecidi, southwest of Ispir (40.35 ºN, 40.783 ºE), 2300 m, 7.08.1983, leg. K. - G. Heller; 2 males recorded, stridulatory file studied. The song is quite similar to that of the closely related (Ünal 2010) P. armeniacus. In the short recording two males produced overlapping series with durations of ca. 8 s each. In these series they showed a SRR of 12.5 Hz (T = 27 ºC; Fig. 6). The syllables had a duration of 46 ms and contained 4 – 6 impulses, resulting in a mean interval of 11.5 ms between the impulses. For details of the stridulatory file see Table 2, Fig. 5.	en	Chobanov, Dragan P., Sevgili, Hasan, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2020): Bioacoustics of poorly known Poecilimon taxa (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae with redescriptions of P. pechevi and P. stschelkanovzevi. Zootaxa 4890 (4): 535-553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.6
03E7976C8665FF900ADD5816B818F9FA.taxon	materials_examined	TURKEY: Mersin, G ̹ zelyayla, Eskig ̹ zle Mevkii, 12.07.1999, leg. H. Sevgili, 1 male recorded; Mersin, G ̹ zelyayla, Eskig ̹ zle Mevkii, 01.08.2020 (37.045 ºN, 34.496 ºE), leg. H. Sevgili & O. Sevgili, 1 male recorded. The song is quite similar to that of P. armeniacus. In both recordings of this species a continuous series of syllables (up to 35 s) is heard, produced with SRRs of 9.2 – 10.4 Hz (T = 29 ºC; Fig. 6). The syllables had durations of ca. 67 – 85 ms and contained 6 impulses, resulting in a mean interval of 14 ms between the impulses. The spectrum of the song had its peak between 30 and 40 kHz (Fig. 9). For details of the stridulatory file see Table 2, Fig. 5.	en	Chobanov, Dragan P., Sevgili, Hasan, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2020): Bioacoustics of poorly known Poecilimon taxa (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae with redescriptions of P. pechevi and P. stschelkanovzevi. Zootaxa 4890 (4): 535-553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.6
03E7976C8665FF910ADD5BA2B818FEC8.taxon	materials_examined	TURKEY: Niğde, Bolkar Mt., Maden Köyü, 1278 m (37.50763 ºN, 34.59105 ºE) & Kanagol Lake, 1950 m (37.45749 ºN, 34.60315 ºE), xeromesophyte grass associations, 17.06.2014, nymphs last instar and imago, leg. D. Chobanov, 1 male recorded (Fig. 6, 7), stridulatory file studied; Niğde, Ulukısla, 24.06.2001, leg. H. Sevgili, 1 male recorded; Niğde, Buldurus (pass in Ala Dagh) (37.9667 ° N, 35.0167 ° E), 3.07.2002, leg. K. - G. Heller, 1 male recorded; Konya, Kizkayasi Mts., north of Konya, 1700 m (38.1333 ° N, 32.5167 ° E), 29.06.2002, leg. K. - G. Heller, 1 male recorded; Konya, west of Konya (Erenkaya), Bulumya yaylasi, 1500 m (37.7332 ° N, 32.1332 ° E), 30.06.2002, leg. K. - G. Heller, 1 male recorded. The song is quite similar to that of P. armeniacus. The males produced series with a quite variable duration of 20.0 ± 22.5 s (n = 11; range 2.4 – 75 s) at intervals of 12.2 ± 6.3 (n = 3) s. A series contained on average 200 syllables (SRR 12.6 Hz; T = 25 – 29 ºC; Fig. 6). The syllables had a duration of 51.6 ± 3 ms (n = 7) and contained 5.6 ± 0.7 (n = 7) impulses, resulting in a mean interval of 10.4 ms between the impulses (Fig. 7). The spectrum of the song had its peak between 30 and 40 kHz (Fig. 9; high pass filter 12 kHz) For details of the stridulatory file see Table 2, Fig. 5.	en	Chobanov, Dragan P., Sevgili, Hasan, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2020): Bioacoustics of poorly known Poecilimon taxa (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae with redescriptions of P. pechevi and P. stschelkanovzevi. Zootaxa 4890 (4): 535-553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.6
03E7976C8664FF960ADD5A98B818FE7C.taxon	materials_examined	TURKEY: Isparta, Davras Gebirge above Savköy, near ski lift (37.7667 ° N, 30.7167 ° E), 27.06.2002, leg. K. - G. Heller; 2 males recorded (Fig. 6); Afyonkarahisar province, E of Başören (Suhut – Sandıkli road), pasture, keeps on Urtica, common, 1900 m (38.46630 ºN, 30.38322 ºE), 26.06.2014, leg. D. Chobanov, 1 male recorded (Fig. 7), stridulatory file studied. In structure, the song is quite similar to that of P. armeniacus. The males produced series with a quite variable duration of 7.7 ± 8.3 s (n = 13; range 0.5 – 25 s) at intervals of 21.1 ± 11.7 (n = 4) s. A series contained on average about 100 syllables (SRR 12.5 Hz; T = 27 – 28 ºC; Fig. 6). The syllables had a duration of 54.6 ± 1.8 ms (n = 5), but contained with 22 ± 0.8 (n = 7) much more impulses than that of the previous species, resulting in a mean interval of 2.6 ms between the impulses. At 19 – 20 ºC the SRR was only 8.3 Hz and the syllables had a duration of about 93 ms (Fig. 7). For details of the stridulatory file see Table 2, Fig. 5.	en	Chobanov, Dragan P., Sevgili, Hasan, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2020): Bioacoustics of poorly known Poecilimon taxa (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae with redescriptions of P. pechevi and P. stschelkanovzevi. Zootaxa 4890 (4): 535-553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.6
03E7976C8663FF970ADD5A2EB818FDB4.taxon	materials_examined	TURKEY: Isparta, Dedegöl Mt., 1700 – 1800 m (37.69437 ºN, 31.29401 ºE), 14.06.2014, nymphs last instar and imago, leg. D. Chobanov & S. Kaya, several males recorded (Fig. 7, 8), stridulatory file studied; Adana, Madenli vill., 1700 m (37. 32325 ºN, 31. 83269 ºE), 15.06.214, nymphs, leg. D. Chobanov & S. Kaya; Isparta, Sultan Dagh near Aksehir, 1900 m (38.2833 ° ’ N, 31.3167 ° E), 28.06.2002, leg. K. - G. Heller, 2 males recorded; Isparta, Yalvaç (38.2667 ° N, 31.1667 ° E), 28.06.2002, leg. K. - G. Heller, 2 males recorded. The males were active at night and produced short echemes with a duration of 0.4 ± 0.1 s (n = 54; range 0.25 – 0.63 s; Fig. 8). During the recording sessions always at least two males were in acoustical contact. In this situation the echemes were often arranged in groups with two or more males alternating. However, occasionally also isolated echemes were heard (duration of intervals 3.9 ± 8.1 s, range 0.2 – 47 s, n = 45). An echeme contained on average 9 syllables (SRR 20.2 Hz; T = 25 – 26 ºC). The syllables had a duration of 30.6 ± 3.8 ms (n = 13) and contained 5.1 ± 1.1 (n = 13) impulses (Fig. 7) resulting in a mean interval of 7.8 ms between the impulses. Sometimes intrasyllable gaps were as large as the gaps between the syllables. At 20 ºC the SRR was only 15.3 Hz and the syllables had a duration of about 40.6 ± 3.9 ms (n = 9). The spectrum of the song had its peak near 30 kHz (Fig. 9). For details of the stridulatory file see Table 2, Fig. 5.	en	Chobanov, Dragan P., Sevgili, Hasan, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2020): Bioacoustics of poorly known Poecilimon taxa (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae with redescriptions of P. pechevi and P. stschelkanovzevi. Zootaxa 4890 (4): 535-553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.6
03E7976C8662FF970ADD5B20B818F800.taxon	materials_examined	TURKEY: Eskisehir, Sivrihisar, 06.07.2003, leg. H. Sevgili; Isparta, Sultan Dagh near Aksehir, 1900 m (38.2833 ° N, 31.3167 ° E), 28.06.2002, leg. K. - G. Heller, 2 males recorded (Fig. 7, 8), stridulatory file studied; Konya, Aksehir (38.35 ° N, 31.4833 ° E), 29.06.2002, leg. K. - G. Heller, 2 males recorded. The males produced short echemes with a duration of 0.44 ± 0.14 s (n = 56; range 0.2 – 0.79 s; Fig. 8). During the recording sessions the singing males were usually in acoustical contact. The intervals between the echemes had a duration of 2.9 ± 2.0 s (range 0.9 – 9.8 s, n = 51). An echeme contained on average 6 syllables (SRR 12.6 Hz; T = 25 – 30 ºC). The syllables had a duration of 56.5 ± 4.1 ms and contained 14.3 ± 1.8 (n = 12) impulses (Fig. 7) resulting in a mean interval of 4.4 ms between the impulses. For details of the stridulatory file see Table 2, Fig. 5.	en	Chobanov, Dragan P., Sevgili, Hasan, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2020): Bioacoustics of poorly known Poecilimon taxa (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae with redescriptions of P. pechevi and P. stschelkanovzevi. Zootaxa 4890 (4): 535-553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.6
03E7976C8661FF940ADD5C65BE9BFDCF.taxon	materials_examined	TURKEY: Karabük province, Ağaçkesen vill., 990 m (41.35238 ºN, 32.74289 ºE), 09.07.2011, leg. B. Çıplak, S. Kaya & D. Chobanov, 1 male recorded. The male produced short echemes with a duration of 0.38 ± 0.04 s (n = 11; range 0.33 – 0.45 s; Fig. 8). The intervals between the echemes had a duration of 0.8 ± 0.2 s (range 0.5 – 1.0 s, n = 10). An echeme contained on average 18 syllables (SRR 45.5 Hz; T = 23 ºC). The syllables had a mean duration of 6 ms and contained 1 – 3 impulses (Fig. 7).	en	Chobanov, Dragan P., Sevgili, Hasan, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2020): Bioacoustics of poorly known Poecilimon taxa (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae with redescriptions of P. pechevi and P. stschelkanovzevi. Zootaxa 4890 (4): 535-553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.6
03E7976C8661FF940ADD5FB9BE18FC08.taxon	materials_examined	TURKEY: Devrekani – Bozkurt, 09.07.2011, 1200 m (41.70733 ºN, 33.97399 ºE), leg. B. Çıplak, S. Kaya & D. Cho-banov, 2 males recorded. The males produced short echemes with a duration of 0.72 ± 0.1 s (n = 24; range 0.6 – 1.0 s; Fig. 8). The intervals between the echemes had a duration of 2.5 ± 3.6 s (range 0.8 – 14.6 s, n = 11). An echeme contained on average 36 syllables (SRR 50.4 Hz; T = 23 ºC). The syllables had a mean duration of 4.8 ms and contained 2 impulses.	en	Chobanov, Dragan P., Sevgili, Hasan, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2020): Bioacoustics of poorly known Poecilimon taxa (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae with redescriptions of P. pechevi and P. stschelkanovzevi. Zootaxa 4890 (4): 535-553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.6
03E7976C8661FF940ADD5EFDB8EFFAA0.taxon	materials_examined	TURKEY: Antalya province, Ibradi – Derebucak, 1330 m (37.13384 ºN, 31.5604 ºE), mesophyte meadow and oak scrub, 14.06.2014, leg. D. Chobanov & S. Kaya, 1 male recorded. The male produced short echemes with a duration of 0.54 ± 0.1 s (n = 12; range 0.4 – 0.6 s; Fig. 8). The intervals between the echemes had a duration of 3.7 ± 2.5 s (range 1.8 – 9.5 s, n = 11). An echeme contained on average 27 syllables (SRR 50.6 Hz; T = 24 ºC). The syllables had a mean duration of 2.5 ms and contained 1 – 2 impulses. The spectrum of the song had its peak between 20 and 30 kHz (Fig. 9).	en	Chobanov, Dragan P., Sevgili, Hasan, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2020): Bioacoustics of poorly known Poecilimon taxa (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae with redescriptions of P. pechevi and P. stschelkanovzevi. Zootaxa 4890 (4): 535-553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.6
03E7976C8661FF940ADD5855B86FF9D8.taxon	materials_examined	TURKEY: Antalya, road Elmali – Korkuteli, near branching off to Avdan (36.9345 ° N, 30.0942 ° E), 21.05.2009, leg. D. Chobanov, H. Braun, K. - G. Heller, 2 males recorded. The males produced short echemes with a duration of 0.34 ± 0.1 s (n = 21; range 0.23 – 0.45 s; Fig. 8). The intervals between the echemes had a duration of 4.2 ± 4.2 s (range 0.7 – 14.4 s, n = 18). An echeme contained on average 14 syllables (SRR 40.8 Hz; T = 24 ºC). The syllables had a mean duration of 3.2 ms and contained 1 – 3 impulses. The spectrum of the song had its peak near 30 kHz (Fig. 9).	en	Chobanov, Dragan P., Sevgili, Hasan, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2020): Bioacoustics of poorly known Poecilimon taxa (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae with redescriptions of P. pechevi and P. stschelkanovzevi. Zootaxa 4890 (4): 535-553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.6
03E7976C8661FF950ADD5BE1BF44F9A4.taxon	materials_examined	TURKMENISTAN: Ahal Province, Dushak Mt., Erekdag Observatory, 2470 m (37.95611 ° N, 57.90556 ° E), 30.06.1992 [labelled “ Obszervutor / Tn / 1992. VI. 30 ”], 1 male, 1 female, Hungarian Natural History Museum (Budapest).	en	Chobanov, Dragan P., Sevgili, Hasan, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2020): Bioacoustics of poorly known Poecilimon taxa (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae with redescriptions of P. pechevi and P. stschelkanovzevi. Zootaxa 4890 (4): 535-553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.6
03E7976C8661FF950ADD5BE1BF44F9A4.taxon	description	Redescription. Average sized animal, stockyly built, with moderately shiny integument. Measurements according to Bey-Bienko (1954) in mm — body length male 18.5 – 22, female 24 – 25; pronotum male 4.9 – 5.3, female 5.3 – 5.5; tegmina (visible part) male 1.6, female 0.7; hind femur male 16, female 16.5 – 18.4; ovipositor 6.5. Own measurements in mm — pronotum male 5.2, female 6.2; tegmina (visible part) male 1.7, female 0.8; (whole tegmen of the female 3.0 mm); hind femur male 18.2, female 18.4; cercus 2.9; ovipositor 7.5. Male (Fig. 4 a – c, f, i). The fastigium verticis is short, tapering to the tip, half the width of the scapus. Antennal joints dark in their base, thus antennae look with dark and light rings. The pronotum is constricted in the middle, proand metazone widening fore- and backeards, respectively, hind margin of metazone concave. The mid sulcus passes before the middle of pronotum. The lateral plates of pronotum have rounded corners. The acoustic stigma has large aperture. Half of tegmina are covered by pronotum, comparatively small, with slight excision at the medial (anal) edge. The stridulatory area is bulged over the costal area and has pronounced strongly chitinized venation. The stridulatory vein is covered by the pronotum, massive and long. The stridulatory file (Fig. 4 i) measures 2.56 mm in length (shortest distance between ends) and 0.12 mm in its widest point. The file bears 132 teeth, clearly separated to a basal part of 1.34 mm with 45 wide, sparse teeth, enlarging towards the middle, and an apical part of 1.34 mm with 87 finer dense teeth. Both parts are separated by a step-like descent from the basal to the apical part. Legs quite long, fore and mid femora much longer than pronotum (ca. 7.7 – 8 mm). Hind femora lack spines on their ventral keels. Hind margins of the abdominal tergites are not protruded. The epiproct is broader than long. The cerci (Fig. 4 f) are comparatively long, slightly incurved, tapering almost to the tip, when they are strongly incurved and widened. Their apical part ends with a short, wide, decurved spine spine. The subgenital plate is short, slightly tapering to the tip, where it has a shallow rectangular incision. Coloration. The body of the dried specimens is pale, yellowish, though living animals are possibly fresh green or yellowish-green with large rusty-brown speckles. A thin whitish band passes along the middle of the vertex, occiput and the distal part of tergites. The sides of metazone are bordered by a reddish band. Pale light bands pass over the sides of the reddish band of pronotum and continues on the abdominal tergites, where it is much sharper and bordered by black on both sides. The tegmina are yellowish with dark stridulatory area on which yellow veins are sharply visible. All femora with dark colored ventral keels. Female (Fig. 4 d, e, g, h, j). The fastigium is wider than in the male – almost as wide as scapus. The pronotum is almost cylindrical, longer then in male, with a long metazone, almost entirely covering the large tegmina. The tegmina (Fig. 4 e, j) are roundish, the left tegmen bearing a well-developed stridulatory apparatus with at least four proximal rows of parallel spines and a large distal area of circular spines. The epiproct is broader than long. The cerci are conical, in- and decurved, slightly longer than the epiproct. The subgenital plate (Fig. 4 g) is half as long as wide, widely rounded, with a small triangular projection at the apex. Ovipositor short with the basal fold of the upper edge of lower ovipositor valve (lamella) forming typical roundish projection (Fig. 4 h). Coloration. Similar to the male.	en	Chobanov, Dragan P., Sevgili, Hasan, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2020): Bioacoustics of poorly known Poecilimon taxa (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae with redescriptions of P. pechevi and P. stschelkanovzevi. Zootaxa 4890 (4): 535-553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.6
03E7976C8661FF950ADD5BE1BF44F9A4.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Bey-Bienko (1954) compares this species with P. thoracicus (Fieber, 1853), rejecting close relationships between both due to the difference in the coloration of male tegmina. On the other hand, the shape of male pronotum and cerci, the long legs, the structure of male tegmina and especially of the stridulatory file suggest closer relationships with P. schmidtii (Fieber, 1853) and partly with some members of the Poecilimon heroicus Stshelkanovtzev, 1911 species group (Heller et al. 2006). The area of distribution of the latter taxa opposite to that of P. stschelkanovzevi at the western side of the Caspian Sea and the close relationships between P. schmidtii and the Poecilimon heroicus group (Ullrich et al. 2010) may further support that hypothesis.	en	Chobanov, Dragan P., Sevgili, Hasan, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2020): Bioacoustics of poorly known Poecilimon taxa (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae with redescriptions of P. pechevi and P. stschelkanovzevi. Zootaxa 4890 (4): 535-553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.6
