Accepted by H. Song: 8 May 2017; published: 30 Jun. 2017 ZOOTAXA ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) Copyright © 2017 Magnolia Press Zootaxa 4286 (2): 267–276 http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/ Article 267 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4286.2.9 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:AEE4D02F-560A-4179-A867-3EEBCF6B9093 Studies in Colombian Caelifera and adjacent territories: Ciglianacris, a new genus of Andean Melanoplinae (Orthoptera: Acrididae) OSCAR J. CADENA-CASTAÑEDA 1,3 & JUAN MANUEL CARDONA GRANDA 2 1 Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. Grupo de Investigación en Artrópodos “Kumangui”. Bogotá–Colombia. E-mail: ojccorthoptera@gmail.com 2 Carbon Decisions International, Bogotá, Colombia. E-mail: juanmanuel.cardonagranda@gmail.com 3 Corresponding author Abstract A new genus and species of neotropical melanoplines living in the submontane forests of the Colombian Andes is hereby described. This genus is closely related to the genera of the genus group Scotussae and the Andean genera Bogotacris and Chibchacris, distributed in the paramo ecosystems of Colombia and Venezuela. Key words: Dichroplini, Scotussae, Bogotacris, Chibchacris, phallic complex, submontane forest, Colombia Resumen Se describe un nuevo género y una especie de melanoplinos neotropical, proveniente de los bosques sub-montanos de los Andes Colombianos; este género se encuentra estrechamente relacionado con los géneros del grupo Scotussae y los géne- ros andinos Bogotacris y Chibchacris, con distribución de los Paramos de Colombia y Venezuela. Palabras clave: Dichroplini, Scotussae, Bogotacris, Chibchacris, complejo fálico, bosque submontano, Colombia Introduction The subfamily Melanoplinae is one of the most diverse groups of the family Acrididae, with six tribes and over 1100 species described to date (Cigliano et al., 2017). The melanopline fauna in Colombia comprises small to mid- sized insects. Conservation efforts for these insects, are especially important, as most species inhabit the paramos, where they present a high degree of endemism due to the isolation of their habitats. A few and widely distributed species and genera, inhabit middle and low elevations as well. Morphologically, the species of the various genera of this subfamily are very similar, and for their identification, the examination of the structures of male terminalia and phallic complex becomes mandatory (Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona, 2015). In Colombia, two tribes and six genera of Melanoplinae are recorded: Dichroplini (Baeacris Rowell & Carbonell, 1977, Bogotacris Ronderos, 1979, Chibchacris Hebard, 1923, Dichroplus Stål, 1873), Jivarini (Jivarus Giglio-Tos, 1898) and Aidemona Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893, the latter of which remain yet unclassified (Carbonell et al., 2007; Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona, 2015; Cigliano et al., 2017). Most of the species found in Colombia are brachypterous and inhabit montane forests in the Andes mountain range and in the highland moors known as the Paramo ecosystem, mostly with a limited distribution. Few long-winged species recorded in Colombia have been mostly found in the lowlands, such as those belonging to the genera Aidemona, Baeacris and Dichroplus, which are widely distributed not only in Colombia but also throughout South America (and even Central America). There are bound to be new species and possibly new genera yet to be discovered in this country, particularly in the still poorly explored (from an orthopterological point of view) Perijá mountain range in the northeast, the El Cocuy-Tamá paramo region and of course the isolated Sierra Nevada de