Tropicophyllum tucurauna, Mendes & Rafael, 2025
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5564.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14612302 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03905517-C7A0-F5A6-39A9-FAB5FF3BF8A1 |
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Plazi |
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Tropicophyllum tucurauna |
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sp. nov. |
Tropicophyllum tucurauna sp. nov.
Figures 167–170 View FIGURE 167 View FIGURE 168 View FIGURE 169 View FIGURE 170
Diagnosis. Vein MA with five main branches reaching wing margin ( Fig. 168 View FIGURE 168 ). Tegmina with five narrow and well-defined hyaline bands; hyaline bands with small black spots grouped together forming large asymmetrical spots ( Fig. 168 View FIGURE 168 ). Mesobasisternum triangular, anteriorly straight; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally and posteriorly straight, forming a posterolateral acuminate tip ( Fig. 167E View FIGURE 167 ). Metabasisternum diamond-shaped, anteriorly convex with two triangular lateral protuberances; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally straight and posteriorly slightly concave, posterolaterally forming an angle of 120° ( Fig. 167E View FIGURE 167 ). Left stridulatory with basal portion with teeth small, curved and total 13 teeth ( Fig. 169A View FIGURE 169 ).
Description. Holotype Male.
Thorax. Mesobasisternum triangular, anteriorly straight; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally and posteriorly straight, forming a posterolateral acuminate tip ( Fig. 167E View FIGURE 167 ). Metabasisternum diamond-shaped, anteriorly convex with two triangular lateral protuberances; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally straight and posteriorly slightly concave, posterolaterally forming an angle of 120° ( Fig. 167E View FIGURE 167 ).
Wings. Vein MA with five main branches reaching wing margin ( Fig. 168 View FIGURE 168 ). Tegmina with five narrow and well-defined hyaline bands, overlapping the branches of the M and CuA veins; hyaline bands with small black spots grouped together forming large asymmetrical spots ( Fig. 168 View FIGURE 168 ). Left stridulatory file slightly curved; basal teeth small, curved and total 13 teeth ( Fig. 169A View FIGURE 169 ). Total file length of 4 mm, greater vein width of 0.6 mm and a total of 82 teeth. Rigth stridulatory file slightly curved; basal and apical teeth small and curved ( Fig. 169B View FIGURE 169 ). Total length file of 3.6 mm, widest vein of 0.4 mm and total of 80 teeth.
Legs. All femora ventrally with several small spines ( Figs. 167F–H View FIGURE 167 ).
Abdomen. Cercus curved inwards, with the apex not expanded ( Figs. 167I–K View FIGURE 167 ). Apex of cercus with curved convex projection and lateral spine, with a dark brown color ( Fig. 167K View FIGURE 167 ). Stylus large and fusiform ( Fig. 167I View FIGURE 167 ). Apex of stylus not exceeding half of cercus length, in ventral view ( Fig. 167I View FIGURE 167 ).
Internal male genitalia. Not examined.
Coloration. Based on photos of preserved specimen ( Fig. 167 View FIGURE 167 ). Body dark brown. Eyes dark brown. Tegmina dark yellow. Hyaline bands with small black spots grouped together forming large asymmetrical spots.
Female: Unknown.
Etymology. The epithet is in apposition, tucurauna comes from the Brazilian Tupi indigenous language, tucura (katydid) + una (black) and means “black katydid”, in reference to the dark color of the dry specimens.
Distribution. Brazil: Rio de Janeiro ( Fig. 170 View FIGURE 170 ).
Type material. Holotype ♂. BRASIL, Rio de Janeiro, Jussaral , 08.ix.1934, D. Mendes leg. ( MNRJ) . Paratypes: Idem (1♂ INPA) ; idem, Anora-Jussaral, 12.ix.1934, Travassos, Oticica & Lins leg. (1♂ MNRJ) .
Measurements (mm). Holotype (♂): TL: 32,3; TegL: 32,9; TegH: 10,3; WF: 3,1; PL: 5,3; PH: 4,4; FF: 4,5; FT: 6,8; MF: 6,9; MT: 8; HF: 16; HT: 15,6; Lplac: 3,3; LC: 3,2.
Paratypes (♂): TL: 33,3–30,5; TegL: 49,9–48,2; TegH: 17,3–15,8; WF: 4,3–4,1; PL : 7,1–6,5; PH: 7,8–6,7; FF: 8,6–7,8; FT: 9,2–8,9; MF: 10,4–10,2; MT : 21,1–21; HF: 22,3–21,3; HT: 22–21; Lplac : 2,6–2,4; LC: 1,3–1; LO : 4,2–3,8.
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