A new species of Ajorama Otte, 1988 (Grylloidea, Landrevinae) from Mindanao, Philippines
Ajorama Otte, 1988 is a genus of Landrevinae subfamily endemic to the Philippines, with only two species described: A. balatukanis Otte, 1988 and A. siargaoensis (Tan, Gorochov, Baroga-Barbecho & Yap, 2019). In a recent fieldwork in Northern Mindanao, Philippines, a new species of Ajorama was discovered and is described here: Ajorama chelatoides sp. nov. It is most readily distinguished from other congeners by the male genitalia having a chelated (crab-like) pseudepiphallic lophi [posterolateral epiphallic lobe]. This represents the third described species of Ajorama. This genus remains endemic to Mindanao. A new locality record (Lanao del Norte, Iligan City) for Duolandrevus (Bejorama) gingoogus Otte, 1988, previously known from Mt. Pomalith, Misamis Oriental, is also reported.
Authors
- Eddie P. Mondejar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0972-2291)
- Ming Kai Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4324-6305)
- Jiandy Daguplo
Institutions
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (PH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5632.3.5
- Primary Topic
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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