Kevanacla orientalis Desutter-Grandcolas, 1992

Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure & Faberon, Léo, 2020, Phalangopsidae crickets (Orthoptera, Grylloidea) from the Mitaraka biological survey, French Guiana, Zoosystema 42 (32), pp. 739-797 : 786

Kevanacla orientalis Desutter-Grandcolas, 1992

( Figs 28 , 29A, B ; Table 20 )

Kevanacla orientalis Desutter-Grandcolas, 1992a: 142 .

TYPE LOCALITY. — French Guiana, Arataye, tributary of Approuague, downstream the saut Pararé.

TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype by original designation. French Guiana • 1 ♂; Arataye, Afflt. Approuague , aval du saut Pararé; 18.VII.1988; L. Desutter leg.; MNHN-EO-ENSIF5189 .

Allotype. French Guiana • 1 ♀; same locality, date and collector as the holotype; MNHN-EO-ENSIF5190.

Paratypes: 1 male, 2 females. French Guiana • 1♀; Arataye, Afflt. Approuague, 8 km pied du saut Pararé, station de recherche des Nouragues; VI.1988; L. Desutter & P. Grandcolas leg.; MNHN-EO-ENSIF 5193 • 1 ♀; same locality and collector; VII.1988; MNHN-EO-ENSIF5192 .

Brazil • 1 ♂; Haut Carsevenne; 1898; F. Geai leg.; MNHN-EO-ENSIF5191 .

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.; de nuit, SH129; MNHN .

DIAGNOSIS. — See Desutter-Grandcolas (1992a).

COMPLEMENT OF DESCRIPTION

General morphology

TIII serrulation: spines lacking between subapical spurs and apical spurs, and between subapical spurs 1 and 2 on both sides; on inner side, one spine between isa2 and isa3, 15 spines above isa3; on outer side, three spines between osa2 and osa3, two spines between osa3 and osa4, 17 spines above osa4. Barsitarsomere III serrulation: no inner spine and four outer spines, in addition to apical spines.

Coloration

General coloration as on Figs 28 , 29A . Antennae black brown; yellow ring present every five to seven articles, not on the distal margin of all articles.

Measurements (in mm)

See Table 20 .

Variation

Maxillary palpi: dorsal part of article 3 lighter than its sides, but not as light as on articles 4 and 5 ( Fig. 29A ). LL anterior angle with a small yellowish spot. DD coloration pattern as on Fig. 29A .

Figures

FIG. 28. — Kevanacla orientalis Desutter-Grandcolas, 1992a from the Mitaraka, female SH129 foraging at night on a tree trunk. Photos: Sylvain Hugel.

FIG. 29. — Kevanacla orientalis Desutter-Grandcolas, 1992a, specimen SH129 (A, B) and Paragryllus elapsus Desutter-Grandcolas, 1992a, specimen SH458 (C) from the Mitaraka. (A, C) habitus; B, face (B). Scale bars: 2 cm.