Neocurtilla townsedi, Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J., 2015

Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J., 2015, The phylogeny of mole crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpoidea: Gryllotalpidae), Zootaxa 3985 (4), pp. 451-490 : 478

Neocurtilla townsedi n. sp.

(figs. 79–83, 94–97)

Diagnosis. Circular ocelli (fig. 79), wings covering the base of the ninth tergite. Stridulating file with 18 teeth (fig. 83). Dorsal margin of transversal sclerite triangular, not acute. Latero-basal plate of ectophallus subcircular (fig. 94).

Holotype. ♂. Colombia, Cundinamarca, La Vega, Finca Santa Ana. 1200 m. 8 may 2005. A. Basto & R. Díaz leg.

Paratype. ♂. Colombia, Meta, Restrepo. M. López leg. (MUD).

Description. mall sized body, brownish in color. Circular ocelli, small, interocellar distance three times the width of an ocelli (fig. 79). Sub ovoid pronotum (fig. 81), frontal prominence of the hind femur moderately elongate and not very wide. Basal process lens-shaped, moving dactyls moderately elongated, fixed dactyls triangular-shaped, slightly acute, inferior dactyl robust (fig. 80). Tegmina covering half of the abdomen, wing venation as in figure 82, stridulating file with 18 teeth (fig. 83), wings shorter than abdominal length, covering to the base of the ninth abdominal tergite. Phallic complex: Epiphallus: Apex of median prolongation rectangular and constrict, wider than long, distal margin of median prolongation not prolonged. Ventral margin of transversal sclerite straight, dorsal margin of transversal sclerite triangular not acute, latero basal plate of ectophallus sub circular, with no acute dorsal projection (figs. 94–97).

Etymology. In honor of B. C Townsend, who with his contributions notably enhanced the knowledge and understanding of the taxonomy of the mole crickets of Africa.

Measurements (mm). Tl: 17–18, P: 6–6.5, Teg: 6, Hf: 7, Ht: 3–3.5.