Luzarida grandis Desutter-Grandcolas, 1992
(Fig. 12; Table 7)
Luzarida grandis Desutter-Grandcolas, 1992a: 102 .
TYPE LOCALITY. — French Guiana, Arataye, Affl. Approuague, 8 km NE pied du Saut Pararé.
TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype by original designation. French Guiana • 1♂; Arataye, afflt. Approuague, 8 km NE du saut Pararé, station des Nouragues; 19.V.1988; L. Desutter leg.; MNHN-EO-ENSIF3035.
Allotype. French Guiana • 1 ♀; same locality and collector as the holotype; 11.V.1988; MNHN-EO-ENSIF3032 .
Paratypes: 1 male, 6 females. French Guiana • 1 ♂ 6 ♀; same locality as the holotype; VI.1988; L. Desutter & P. Grandcolas leg.; MNHN-EO-ENSIF5942-5948 .
MATERIAL FROM THE MITARAKA. — French Guiana • 1 ♂; Monts Tumuc-Humac, Massif du Mitaraka, Layon A; entre 54.4509 O 2.2357 N et 54.4547 O 2.2405 N; alt. entre 280 m et 365 m; 23.II.-10.III.2015; F. Legendre & S. Hugel leg.; fn. SH308, de nuit; MNHN .
COMPLEMENT OF DESCRIPTION
In addition to the characters given by Desutter-Grandcolas (1992a).
Coloration
Mouthparts dark brown with whitish specks. Four brown specks on posterior margin of pronotum. FIII outer side and base of inner side striped with brown.TIII light brown. Spurs yellowish, with dark base and apex. Cerci whitish dorsally; ventrally black on basal third, with a black ring at second third, and black at apex.
Male genitalia
As on Fig. 12 D-F.
Measurements (in mm)
See Table 7.
Variation
Mirror crossed by two or three veins.
REMARK
Two specimens of L. grandis have been photographed in the field: both were found active (Fig. 12A, B), even singing (Fig. 12C), in the leaf litter. The photos show a large variation in coloration, especially for head, pronotum and cerci, which can be almost whitish.