Tropicophyllum bururama, Mendes & Rafael, 2025
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5564.1.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4135D587-DF6F-403F-B567-2D8AD4F07D4D |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14612314 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03905517-C7A8-F5AE-39A9-FC20FE39F961 |
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Plazi |
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Tropicophyllum bururama |
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sp. nov. |
Tropicophyllum bururama sp. nov.
Figures 176–183 View FIGURE 176 View FIGURE 177 View FIGURE 178 View FIGURE 179 View FIGURE 180 View FIGURE 181 View FIGURE 182 View FIGURE 183
Diagnosis. Vein MA with four main branches reaching wing margin ( Fig. 177 View FIGURE 177 ). Tegmina with five large asymmetric hyaline bands; hyaline bands without spots ( Fig. 177 View FIGURE 177 ); cell MP-CuA wide ( Fig. 177 View FIGURE 177 ). Mesobasisternum triangular, anteriorly straight; lateral lobes anterolaterally and laterally convex, posteriorly slightly concave, forming a posterolateral blunt tip ( Fig. 176E View FIGURE 176 ). Metabasisternum diamond-shaped, anteriorly concave; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally straight, posteriorly convex, posterolaterally forming an angle of 90° ( Fig. 176E View FIGURE 176 ).
Description. Holotype Male.
Thorax. Mesobasisternum triangular, anteriorly straight; lateral lobes anterolaterally and laterally convex, posteriorly slightly concave, forming a posterolateral blunt tip ( Fig. 176E View FIGURE 176 ). Metabasisternum diamond-shaped, anteriorly concave; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally straight, posteriorly convex, posterolaterally forming an angle of 90° ( Fig. 176E View FIGURE 176 ).
Wings. Vein MA with four main branches reaching wing margin ( Fig. 177 View FIGURE 177 ). Tegmina with five large asymmetric hyaline bands; hyaline bands without spots ( Fig. 177 View FIGURE 177 ); cell MP-CuA wide ( Fig. 177 View FIGURE 177 ). Left stridulatory file slightly sinuose; teeth on basal half wider and sparser than teeth on apical half ( Fig. 178A View FIGURE 178 ). Total file length of 2.8 mm, greater vein width of 0.5 mm and a total of 75 teeth. Rigth stridulatory file sinuose; teeth on basal half wider and sparser than teeth on apical half ( Fig. 178B View FIGURE 178 ). Total file length of 1.9 mm, greater vein width of 0.4 mm and a total of 72 teeth.
Legs. All femora ventrally with several small spines ( Figs. 176F–H View FIGURE 176 ).
Abdomen. Cercus curved inwards, with the apex not expanded ( Figs. 176I–K View FIGURE 176 ). Apex of cercus with small curved convex projection with a dark brown color ( Fig. 176K View FIGURE 176 ). Stylus fusiform ( Fig. 176I View FIGURE 176 ). Apex of stylus exceeding half of cercus length, in ventral view ( Fig. 176I View FIGURE 176 ).
Internal male genitalia. Ejaculatory vesicles reniform ( Figs. 179A–D View FIGURE 179 ). Upper folds of ventral lobe small, triangular and posteriorly convex ( Figs. 179A–B View FIGURE 179 ). Titillator process large and elongated ( Figs. 179A–D View FIGURE 179 ). Lower folds of ventral lobe large, bilobate, posteriorly convex and not exceeding the dorsal lobes ( Figs. 179A–B View FIGURE 179 ). Dorsal lobes anteriorly convex, laterally straight and posteriorly triangular ( Figs. 179A–D View FIGURE 179 ). Dorsal folds elongated and asymmetrical ( Figs. 179C–D View FIGURE 179 ).
Coloration. Described based on photos of live specimens ( Fig. 180 View FIGURE 180 ). General color of body and tegmina dark green. Eyes dark green with small yellow bands. Lateral lobe of pronotum with small asymmetrical yellow spots. Dorso-lateral suture slender and black. Mesothorax and metathorax laterally with a wide white band. Metepimeron with beige large spot. Tegmina with dark green coloring; hyaline bands without spots. Abdomen light green with small white spots. Fore femur, fore tibia, mid femur and mid tibia dark green with two white bands and several small white spots. Hind femur and hind tibia dark green with three white bands and several small white spots. All legs with yellow spines. Cercus yellow.
Female. Unknown.
Nymph. Described based on photos of live specimens ( Fig. 181A View FIGURE 181 ). Color similar to adults, with a light green body and several small asymmetrical white spots. Head with small asymmetrical yellow spots. Palpus red. Pronotal disc medianally with brown carina. First four segments of the abdomen dorsally with triangular projections. Femora light brown with three dark green bands. Cercus light brown.
Etymology. The epithet is in apposition, bururama (ybyra + rama) comes from the Brazilian indigenous language Nheengatu and means “land of trees”, in reference to the Amazon Rainforest, the environment in which this species is native.
Distribution. Brazil: Amazonas ( Fig. 183 View FIGURE 183 ).
Type material. Holotype ♂. BRASIL, Amazonas , Parque Nacional do Jaú , Margem direita, Baixo rio Jaú, 01°97’S– 51°45’W, 13–14.x.1993, Lenço com luz mista mercúrio, Luz negra BL e BLB, C. Motta, R. Andreazze & J. Vidal leg. (1♂ INPA) . Paratypes: idem, 14–15.x.1993 (1♂ UFAM) ; idem, 11–12.iv.1994 (1♂ UFAM) ; idem, Igarapé Miratuca , 01°57’8”S – 61°49’19”W, 14–29.vii.1993, R. Andreazze, W. Costa & L. Aquino leg. GoogleMaps / Lençol com luz mista mercúrio, luz negra BL e BLB (1♂ INPA) .
Measurements (mm). Holotype (♂): TL: 23; 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: 2,9.
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: 1,4–1; LO : 4,8–4.
Observation on behaviour. An immature was found at night in a Secondary Terra Firme Rainforest ( Fig. 182 View FIGURE 182 ), at 3 m high in leaves of Conceveiba cf. guianensis ( Euphorbiaceae ) ( Fig. 181B View FIGURE 181 ). It was observed that the nymph fed on the plant and had a slow movement, even when disturbed. This is the first feeding record for Tropicophyllum and adds another katydid that uses this group of plants, as already registered for Conocephalinae and Meconematinae (Mendes & Oliveira, 2019a; 2019b; Mendes etal., 2017, Mendes etal., 2018, Mendes etal., 2023). Occurrence in area of endemism of the Imeri.
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Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile |
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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia |
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Západoceské muzeum v Plzni |
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Mus. Tinro, Vladyvostok |
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