Hemigryllus columbi Gorochov, 1996

Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J., 2025, Studies on Neotropical crickets: On the Hemigryllus Saussure, 1877 taxonomic placement (Orthoptera: Grylloidea), with comments on Gryllidae classification, including new species and records, Zootaxa 5661 (2), pp. 151-177 : 165

Hemigryllus columbi Gorochov, 1996

( Figs. 9–11 )

Comments. This species was described based on specimens from Colombia, but without a precise locality. A male from Villavicencio, Colombia, in the Andean foothills, is recorded here ( Fig. 9 ), being this the first record with a traceable locality ( Map 1 ). The male studied here fits the characteristics of the original description ( Figs. 9 – 11 ).

Specimen examined. Male. COLOMBIA, Meta, Villavicencio , Vda. Las Mercedes, Fca. Camping. 4°04’N, 73°35’W. 391 m. 2 June 2022. J. Moreno. ( CAUD) .

Figures

MAP 1. Distribution of Hemigryllus species.

FIGURE 9. Hemigryllus columbi Gorochov, 1996 male habitus. A. Lateral and B. Frontal views.

FIGURE 10. Hemigryllus columbi Gorochov, 1996 male. A. Frons. B. Head and pronotum in profile. C. Head and pronotum in dorsal view. D. Fore leg inner side and E. outer side. F. Hind leg inner side and G. outer side. H. Tegmina. I. Lanceolate cell detail.

FIGURE 11. Hemigryllus columbi Gorochov, 1996 male genitalia. A. Ventral. B. Dorsal and C. Lateral views, respectively.