title: New species of Microcentrum Scudder, 1862 (Orthoptera: Tettigonioidea: Phaneropteridae) from Amazon rainforest.
abstract: A regional study is performed for the Amazonian species of the genus Microcentrum Scudder, 1862, its proposed Microcentrum punctifrons Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891 as nomen dubium n. stat. and two new species are described: Microcentrum amacayacu Cadena-Casteñada, Sovano n. sp. and Microcentrum xavieri Sovano, Cadena-Casteñada n. sp. the Colombian and Brazilian Amazon, respectively. A list and a key to the Amazonian species are also provided, along with a discussion on their distribution, according to endemism areas established to Amazon rainforest.
authors.affiliation: Divisão de Curso de Entomologia (DCEN), Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), CEP 69060-001, Manaus, AM, Brazil.; Email: rafaelsovano@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Rafael S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Da Silva Sovano
authors.affiliation: Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. Grupo de Investigación en Artrópodos "Kumangui", Bogotá, Colombia.; Email: ojccorthoptera@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Oscar J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Cadena-Castañeda
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009987:Orthoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D065947:Rainforest; D013020:South America; D013045:Species Specificity