New genus describes pygmy grasshoppers and identifies species in high Andean habitats.
In this contribution to the study of pygmy grasshoppers, a new genus is described, which inhabits the high Andean forests and páramos surrounding the Bogotá Savannah, Colombia. Bogotattetix Cadena‐Castañeda, García‐García & Tavares, gen. nov. includes a new species, Bogotattetix chingazaensis Cadena‐Castañeda, García‐García & Tavares, sp. nov. and Bogotattetix colombiae (Günther) comb. nov. , which was originally included in the genus Metrodora Bolívar, 1887. The taxonomic placement of the taxa studied here is discussed, a key for species identification is provided, and a lectotype and paralectotype are designated for B. colombiae comb. nov.
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