Accepted by D. Rentz: 6 Nov. 2012; published: 3 Jan. 2013 ZOOTAXA ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) Copyright © 2013 Magnolia Press Zootaxa 3599 (1): 087–093 www.mapress.com/ zootaxa/ Article 87 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:95AA2689-0FED-4D54-8F2A-AEE2E6215E4E Bambuina bambui: a new genus and species of cave cricket from Brazil (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Phalangopsidae: Luzarinae) FRANCISCO DE A. G. DE MELLO 1 , LÍLIA S. HORTA 2 & MARCIO P. BOLFARINI 1 1 Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP). 18618-000 Botucatu, SP, Brasil. Email: framello@ibb.unesp.br 2 Grupo Bambuí de Pesquisas Espeleológicas, Avenida Nossa Senhora do Carmo 221, salas 307/308. 30360-740 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil Abstract Bambuina bambui, a new genus and species of phalangopsid cricket, is described from Gruta do Centenário, a quartzite cave located in Serra do Inficionado (Inficionado Ridge), a subset of mountains belonging to the Serra do Caraça (Caraça Ridge) complex in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Key words: cave cricket, Grylloidea, Phalangopsidae, Luzarinae, description Resumo Bambuina bambui, um novo gênero e espécie de grilo falangopsídeo é descrito a partir de espécimes obtidos na Gruta do Centenário, uma caverna de quartzo localizada na Serra do Inficionado, um subconjunto de montanhas pertencentes ao complexo da Serra do Caraça no estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Palavras-chave: Grilo cavernícola, Grylloidea, Phalangopsidae, Luzarinae, descrição Introduction According to Desutter-Grandcolas (1995), the biogeographic region with the highest number of cave-dwelling crickets is the neotropics, especially Central America, where species belonging to six genera are found in caves of the mainland: Paracophus Chopard, 1947; Tohila Hubbell, 1938; Longuripes Desutter-Grandcolas, 1993; Arachnopsita Desutter-Grandcolas & Hubbell, 1993; Mayagryllus Desutter-Grandcolas & Hubbell, 1993; and Noctivox Desutter-Grandcolas & Hubbell, 1993. One genus is found in Cuba: Cophus Saussure, 1874. The genus Amphiacusta Saussure, 1874, endemic to the Greater and Lesser Antilles also has cave-dwelling representatives (Desutter-Grandcolas & Otte, 1997). Regarding South America, Desutter-Grandcolas (1995) describes Anophtalmotes, with species from Chile and Venezuela, and mentions the following four genera with species collected from caves: Aclodes Hebard, 1928; Endecous Saussure, 1878; Dyscophogryllus (Rehn, 1901)—and Phalangopsis Serville, 1831. To these it should be added: Eidmanacris Chopard (1956) and Strinatia Chopard, 1970. Species of Palpigera Hebard, 1928 and Melanotes Desutter-Grandcolas, 1993 are also known to spend daytime in smaller soil burrows such as armadillo galleries (Desutter-Grandcolas, 1993; de Mello, personal observation). Here we describe a new genus and species of phalangopsid cricket belonging to Desutter’s (1990) “Group C” of the Luzarinae. The species was found in a quartzite cave named "Gruta do Centenário", located in the surroundings of Mariana and Catas Altas, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.