Bolua turkiyae, Unal, 1999

Ünal, Mustafa, 2025, Taxonomic notes on Phaneropterinae and Tettigoniinae (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from the Palaearctic Region, Zootaxa 5687 (1), pp. 1-77 : 39-40

Bolua turkiyae Ünal, 1999

( Figs. 191–216 , 323–325 )

Bolua balikesirensis Uluar et Çıplak, 2022 syn. nov.

Bolua bursaensis Uluar et Çıplak, 2022 syn. nov.

Material examined. Turkey: Bolu Prov., Gövem Yaylası, 1382 m, 40°38.253´N, 31°24.778´E, 25.10.2022, 1 male, 3 females; Bolu Prov., Hamidiye Köyü, 800 m, 27.7.2021, 4 males, 3 females (leg. M. Ünal ); Bolu Prov., Gerede, AktaŞ II (type locality), 1326 m, 40°39.125´N, 32°20.386´E, 3.8.2021, 1 male, 2 females (leg. A. Erden); Bolu Prov., Feruz Yaylası, 1503, 40°35.271´N, 31°20.507´E, 25.8.2021, 1 male, 5 females (leg. A. Erden); Bolu Prov., Güneyfelakettin, 1210 m, 10.8.2021, 2 males, 2 females (leg. M. Ünal ); Bolu Prov., Mudurnu, Atyaylası Geçidi, 1270 m, 40°20.424´N, 31°02.427´E, 29.7.2021, 1 female (leg. M. Ünal & A. Erden); Sakarya Prov., Hendek, Çukurhan, 250 m, 16.7.1993, 1 female nymph (leg. M. Ünal ) ( AİBÜEM); and all the previous material given by Ünal (1999, 2006, 2018).

Remarks. Uluar et al. (2022) described two new species within the monotypic genus Bolua Ünal, 1999. However, they failed to reference prior published information concerning the distribution and relationships of Bolua ( Ünal 2006: 184; Ünal 2018: 9, 26; Erden et Ünal 2012; Mol et al. 2016). Had they done so, they would have seen that Bolua turkiyae was recorded from numerous localities and that the populations of this species were not as isolated as they had suggested ( Uluar et al. 2022: 227, Fig. 1 ).

Furthermore, Uluar et al. (2022: 234, repeated on 233) stated, “ As documented in the ‘morphology’ part of the Results section, members of Bolua are similar in overall general appearance. Thus, the generic description can be applied to all species for certain features of the head, thorax, and abdomen (Figures…). For this reason, all species are similar in general appearance except for the diagnostic character male cercus, and describing each structure in details is considered unnecessary ” This implies that they morphologically distinguished the two new species from B. turkiyae solely based on the shape of the male cercus.

However, if the figure of the male cercus of B. turkiyae in Uluar et al. (2022: 231, Fig. 9 ) is compared with the original description of B. turkiyae ( Ünal 1999: 254, Fig. 20 ) and the figure provided in Ünal (2018: 51, Fig. 136 ), it can be seen that they do not match. Readers are invited to compare the original male cercus of B. turkiyae ( Ünal 1999) and the cerci of the type specimens presented in the current paper ( Figs. 191–196 ) with the male cerci of three species illustrated by Uluar et al. (2022: Figs. 9, 10, 11 ). It will become evident that figures 10 and 11 from Uluar et al. (2022) bear the closest resemblance to B. turkiyae , although they actually belong to B. bursaensis and B. balikesirensi . This is noteworthy because this character is naturally variable even within the same location ( Figs. 191–216 ).

Figures 212–216 originate from the Bursa and Kütahya Provinces, which are considered the range of B. bursaensis . A careful examination of all cercal figures presented here ( Figs. 191–216 ) reveals that the male cerci can exhibit variability, even within the same locality, with examples from both B. bursaensis and B. balikesirensis ( Figs. 191–216 , pay special attention to the figures from the same location). The inner tooth of the male cercus of B. turkiyae is located at the distal part of the cercus, either slightly anterior or posterior ( Figs. 193–194 , 2013–214, etc.), and its apical curvature may be weakly incurved or weakly outcurved, even within the same region ( Figs. 200–201 , Figs. 202–203 ). The shapes of the male cerci of B. bursaensis and B. balikesirensis do not have a stability that is different from B. turkiyae , and they can also be found among the populations of B. turkiyae from Bolu Province ( Figs. 191–211 ).

Additionally, other morphological characters were not addressed, including the titillator, which is one of the main species characteristics in Tettigoniinae . Although Uluar et al. (2022: 231, 233) provided figures of titillators and ovipositors that appear different, these characters are also variable, similar to the cercus.

The main issue is that, although B. turkiyae is widely distributed, Uluar et al. (2022) only considered certain populations. This creates the impression of a patchy distribution. In reality, the distribution of B. turkiyae extends uninterrupted from the east, in Kastamonu and Çankırı Provinces, to the west, in Balıkesir Province, at various elevations ranging from sea level (Akçakoca in Düzce) to 1950 meters (Keltepe in Karabük). Bolua turkiyae has been recorded in the following provinces: Kastamonu, Çankırı, Karabük, Zonguldak, Bolu, Düzce, Kütahya, Sakarya, Kocaeli, Yalova, Bilecik, and Bursa ( Ünal 1999, 2006, 2018; Çıplak and Heller 2001; Erden 2010; Erden and Ünal 2012: 990–991; Mol et al. 2016), as well as in Balıkesir Province ( Uluar et al. 2022). Most of these records were not cited by Uluar et al. (2022). Additionally, the discussion regarding the relationship of Bolua with Pachytrachis and Pholidoptera (Ünal 2006) was also overlooked in the same paper.

The paper by Uluar et al. (2022) represents a typical intraspecific study, but it lacks important information. As previously mentioned, the distribution of the Bolua populations is not perfectly isolated, contrary to what Uluar et al. (2022) suggest. In studies of this nature, the sampling distribution should accurately reflect the distribution of the taxon being studied. If some populations located between the distribution areas of the three species had been included in the genetic analyses, the results would have probably been different.

Due to these reasons, Bolua balikesirensis Uluar et Çıplak, 2022 , and Bolua bursaensis Uluar et Çıplak, 2022 , are proposed as junior synonyms of Bolua turkiyae Ünal, 1999.

Genus Rhacocleis Fieber, 1853

Figures

FIGURES 173–204. 173–174 Anadolua schwarzi autumnalis ssp. nov., 173 female subgenital plate and 7th sternite, ventral view, left side is posterior; 174 ovipositor. 175–181 Bucepholoptera convergens, 175 male habitus, lateral view; 176 ditto, dorsal view; 177 female habitus, lateral view; 178 ditto, dorsal view; 179 male end of abdomen, dorso-posterior view; 180 titillators; 181 female subgenital plate, ventral view. 182–188 Bucepholoptera bolivari, 182 male end of abdomen, dorso-posterior view; 183 titillators; 184 female subgenital plate, ventral view; 185 male habitus, lateral view; 186 ditto, dorsal view; 187 female habitus, lateral view; 188 ditto, dorsal view. 189 Platycleis (s. str.) grisea, female subgenital plate and 7th sternite, ventral view. 190 Platycleis (s. str.) intermedia, female subgenital plate and 7th sternite, ventral view. 191–206 Bolua turkiyae male end of abdomen, 191 holotype from Bolu, AktaŞ, 192–196 paratypes from Bolu, AktaŞ; 197–199 from Karabük, Keltepe; 200–201 from Bolu, Mudurnu yolu; 202–203 from Mengen, Pazarköy; 204 from Mengen, Kadısusuz; 205 from Düzce, Alaplı; 206 from Bolu, Abant yolu.

FIGURES 207–235. 207–216 Bolua turkiyae male end of abdomen, 207–208 from Bolu, TaŞkesti; 209–210 from TaŞkesti, Dereköy; 211 from Devrek, Babadağ Geç.; 212–214 from Bursa, Soğukpınar yolu; 215 from Bursa, Domaniç yolu; 216 from Kütahya, Kocayayla. 217–220 Parapholidoptera signata, (lectotype at NMW) 217 female subgenital plate, ventral view; 218 ditto, lateral view; 219 female habitus, lateral view; 220 ditto, dorsal view. 221–224 Parapholidoptera syriaca, (paratype at MfN) 221 female subgenital plate, ventral view; 222 ditto, lateral view; 223 female habitus, lateral view; 224 ditto, dorsal view. 225–228 Parapholidoptera insignata, 225 female subgenital plate, ventral view; 226 ditto, lateral view; 227 female habitus, lateral view; 228 ditto, dorsal view. 229–235 Parapholidoptera hepat sp. nov., 229 female subgenital plate, ventral view; 230 ditto, lateral view; 231 female habitus, lateral view; 232 ditto, dorsal view; 233 female head and pronorum, lateral view; 234, ditto, dorsal view; 235 ovipositor.

FIGURES 319–326. 319–320 Poecilimon ilgazi sp. nov., 319 male; 320 locality, Çankırı, Ilgaz Dağı. 321–322 Anadolua schwarzi schwarzi, 321 male; 322 locality, Afyon, Çay, Gelincikana Dağı. 323–325 Bolua turkiyae, 323 male; 324 female; 325 locality, Karabük, Keltepe. 326 Anterastes serbicus, male.

FIGURES 1–32. 1–2 Phaneroptera nana nana, 1 female habitus, lateral view; 2 ovipositor, lateral view. 3 Nephoptera (s. str.) tibialis, ovipositor. 4 Nephoptera (s. str.) persica, male cercus. 5–8 Nephoptera (s. str.) richteri, 5 male habitus, lateral view; 6 female habitus, lateral view; 7 male subgenital plate, ventral view; 8 male end of abdomen, lateral view. 9–10 Nephoptera (Erdemia) bienkoi, 9 male end of abdomen, lateral view; 10 ovipositor, right side (mirror view). 11–17 Nephoptera (Erdemia) afghana, 11 male habitus, lateral view; 12 male head and pronotum, lateral view; 13 male habitus, dorsal view; 14 male end of abdomen, lateral view; 15 male last tergite, dorsal view; 16 male left cercus, dorsal view; 17 male subgenital plate, ventro-lateral view. 18–21 Nephoptera (Erdemia) hackeri, 18 male end of abdomen, lateral view; 19 male subgenital plate, ventral view; 20 female habitus, lateral view; 21 ovipositor, right side (mirror view). 22–32 Nephoptera (Exonephoptera) sinica, 22 male habitus; 23 female habitus; 24 male body, lateral view; 25 male subgenital plate, ventral view; 26 female end of abdomen, ovipositor; 27 female pronotum, dorsal view; 28 ditto, lateral view; 29 female tympanal organ; 30 ovipositor; 31 male subgenital plate, ventral view of apical part; 32 male end of abdomen, lateral view. Figures 1–10, 18–19 and 22–26 are from OSF. Figures 27–32 are from Steinmann, 1966.

FIGURES 125–146. 125–134 Poecilimon bosphoricus septemlacus ssp. nov. 125 male head, pronotum and tegmina, dorsal view; 126 male end of abdomen, dorsal view; 127 male left cercus; 128 male subgenital plate, ventral view; 129 female habitus, dorsal view; 130 ditto, lateral view; 131 female head and pronotum, lateral view; 132 ditto, dorsal view; 133 female subgenital plate, ventral view; 134 ovipositor. 135–146 Poecilimon ilgazi sp. nov. 135 male habitus, lateral view; 136 ditto, dorsal view; 137 male head, pronotum and tegmina, lateral view; 138 ditto, dorsal view; 139 male end of abdomen, dorsal view; 140 male cerci, posterior view; 141 male left cercus; 142 male subgenital plate, ventral view; 143 female habitus, lateral view; 144 ditto, dorsal view; 145 female head and pronotum, lateral view; 146 ditto, dorsal view.