Pseudoteratura (Pseudoteratura) sundaica (Kästner, 1932)

Gorochov, A. V., 2019, Taxonomy of the katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from East Asia and adjacent islands. Communication 12, Far Eastern Entomologist 379, pp. 1-24 : 16-17

Pseudoteratura (Pseudoteratura) sundaica (Kästner, 1932)

Figs 53 , 71

MATERIAL. Indonesia, Sumatra I.: North Sumatra Prov., ~ 80 km W of Medan

City, environs of Bukit Lawang Vill. on Bohorok River near Gunung Leuser National

Park, 3º32–33ʹN, 98º6–7ʹE, 200–300 m, secondary forest, on leaves of bushes at night, 6–14.IV 2018, 3 ♂, A. Gorochov, M. Berezin, I. Kamskov, E. Tkatsheva;

Aceh Prov. near border with North Sumatra Prov., environs of Ketambe Vill. on

Alas River in Gunung Leuser National Park, 3º41–42ʹN, 97º38–39ʹE, 300–500 m,

primary forest, on leaf of small tree at night, 15–24.IV 2018, 1 ♀, A. Gorochov, M.

Berezin, I. Kamskov, E. Tkatsheva.

DESCRIPTION. Female (nova). Coloration yellowish (greenish in living condition) with pattern of epicranium and pronotum similar to that of P. (P.) lambir but having posterior half of pronotal disc with rather large posteromedian greyish brown spot and brownish narrow median stripe running from this spot to middle of disc,

with antenna having small and moderately numerous light brown to blackish spots situated more evenly and only on flagellum, and with other marks also similar to those of this species but lighter and less distinct on legs as well as more numerous on tegmina (latter spots located also in proximal half of tegminal lateral field). External structure of body typical of female of this subgenus; genital plate oval with almost angular apex ( Fig. 53 ); ovipositor as in Fig. 71 .

Male. General appearance similar to that of female, but coloration somewhat varied: 2 males with pronotal disc lacking greyish brown posterior spot (i.e. posterior half of this disc with orange median line only), and third male with rostral apex orange (not darkened); abdominal apex indistinguished from that of syntypes of this species (see Gorochov, 1998: figs 208–215).

MEASUREMENTS. Length (in mm). Body: ♂ 8–9.5, ♀ 9; body with wings: ♂

19–20.5, ♀ 22.5; pronotum: ♂ 3–3.2, ♀ 3.1; visible parts of tegmina: ♂ 14–15, ♀

16.7; hind femora: ♂ 9.5–10, ♀ 10.5; ovipositor 7.

REMARK. This species, described from Soekaranda (Sumatra), is here recorded from 2 other Sumatran localities.

Figures

Figs 38–56. Meconematini: 38–41 – Xiphidiopsis mada Gor., stat. n.; 42–44 – X. shcher-

Figs 57–71. Meconematini and Phlugidini: 57–61 – Cercoteratura variegata sp. n.; 62–