Matuanus rufidulus (Saussure, 1878)

Robillard, Tony & Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure, 2008, Systematics of Matuanus Gorochov (Grylloidea, Podoscirtidae, Podoscirtinae) from New Caledonia: new data and the analysis of venation diversity, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196, pp. 273-290 : 279-280

Matuanus rufidulus (Saussure, 1878)

Figs 6, 25-27

Podoscirtus rufidulus Saussure, 1878: 788 .

Munda rufidulus, Chopard 1968: 411 .

Matuanus rufidulus, Otte 1987: 454 .

TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype female: New Caledonia, no precision (coll. Brunner v. Wattenwyl), NMV.

TYPE LOCALITY. — New Caledonia (no precision).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 1 ♀ ( MNHN-ENSIF 1106 ), New Caledonia, Mont Panié , 1300 m, nuit, sur plante, 19.III.1994 (L. Desutter-Grandcolas), MNHN .

ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS. — Head coloration homogenous reddish brown; antennal flagellum yellowish brown (Fig. 6H).

Female: ovipositor barely longer than hind wings; apex of dorsal valves narrower than in other species, its whole surface transversally striated (Fig. 27C).

Female genitalia: copulatory papilla (Figs 25-26) little sclerotized, with a narrow triangular ventral plate.

MEASUREMENTS. — 1 ♀. PronL: 3.4 mm; PronW: 3.7 mm; FIIIL: 11.5 mm; FIIIW: 3.2 mm; TIIIL: 10.0 mm; FWL: 19.0 mm; FWW: 4.3 mm; OvipL: 11.3 mm .

VARIATION FROM THE ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION. — Face uniformly yellowish brown; pronotum lateral lobes almost black on the dorsal margin, lighter below.

FIG. 6. Patterns of coloration of the head of Matuanus species in dorsal view. Green arrows point the posterior limit of the black spot on the vertex. A, M. elegans ; B, M. priapus ; C, M. rectinervus ; D, M. azurensis ; E, M. bicolor ; F, M. flavomaculatus ; G, M. bruneonervus ; H, M. rufidulus ; I, M. caledonicus ; J, M. mirabilis . Scale bar = 1 mm.