Anacaona bellatrix, Yong, 2019

Yong, Sheyla, 2019, Three new genera and four new species of katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from Cuba and Hispaniola, Greater Antilles, Ecologica Montenegrina 20 (2019), pp. 222-256 : 247

Anacaona bellatrix new species

Figures 11–14 , 18 , 20 a, b , 25 . Table IV

Types. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Barahona Province: Cabral Municipality: Sierra de Bahoruco: km 7–9 of road from Cabral to Polo (18°10'55"N - 71°15'10"W, 221 m a.s.l.); on the vegetation; 23/August/1987; L. F. de Armas, E. J. Marcano, A. Abud, D. Lantigua; 1♂ holotype (SY, in ethanol 80%) . Pedernales Province: Oviedo Municipality: Los Tres Charcos (17°49'10.3"N - 71°26'15.1"W, 71 m a.s.l.); on the vegetation; 14/September/2016; R. Teruel; one adult female paratype (SY, in ethanol 80%) .

Diagnosis. See genus diagnosis above.

Etymology. The selected epithet is a Latin word that literally means "she-warrior". It alludes to the remarkable aggressiveness displayed by individuals of this species when handled alive.

Figures

Figure 11. Adult male holotype of Anacaona bellatrix n. gen., n. sp., full-body views: a) dorsal; b) lateral; c) ventral. Scale bar in millimeters.

Figure 12. Adult female paratype of Anacaona bellatrix n. gen., n. sp., full-body views: a) dorsal; b) lateral; c) ventral. Scale bar in millimeters.

Figure 13. Adult male holotype (a–c, g–h) and adult female paratype (d–f) of Anacaona bellatrix n. gen., n. sp., closeup views: a) head and pronotum, dorsal; b) head and pronotum, lateral; c) head, frontal; d) head and pronotum, dorsal; e) head and pronotum, lateral; f) head, frontal; g) stridulatory area, dorsal; h) stridulatory areas, left and right sides, dorsal.

Figure 14. Adult male holotype (a–c) and adult female paratype (d–f) of Anacaona bellatrix n. gen., n. sp., respectively, close-up views: a) apex of abdomen, dorsal; b) apex of abdomen, ventral; c) apex of abdomen, posterior; d) apex of abdomen, dorsal; e) apex of abdomen, ventral; f) ovipositor, lateral.

Figure 18. Live habitus of female paratype Anacaona bellatrix n. gen., n. sp., in captivity.

Figure 20. Habitat of Anacaona bellatrix n. gen., n. sp. (a–b) and Rombophora sierramaestrae n. gen., n. sp. (c–d): a) Los Tres Charcos; b) road from Cabral to Polo; c) Aguada de Joaquín; d) La Gran Piedra. Photos a–c courtesy of Rolando Teruel.

Figure 25. Geographical distribution of the genus Anacaona n. gen. and its single species Anacaona bellatrix n. gen., n. sp.: type locality (red symbol), additional locality (yellow symbol). Image frame = 500 x 220 km, inset = 20 x 13 km.