Tropicophyllum colosseum ( Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 ) Mendes & Rafael, 2025
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Tropicophyllum colosseum ( Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 ) |
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comb. nov. |
Tropicophyllum colosseum ( Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878) View in CoL comb. nov.
Figures 134–139 View FIGURE 134 View FIGURE 135 View FIGURE 136 View FIGURE 137 View FIGURE 138 View FIGURE 139
Microcentrum colosseum Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878: 341 View in CoL ; Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891: 180; Saussure & Pictet, 1898: 362.
Orophus colosseus View in CoL ; Kirby 1906: 483; Bruner 1915: 333.
Rossophyllum colosseum View in CoL ; Grant Jr. 1958: 216; Nickle 1992: 145.
Tropycophyllum colosseum ; Koçak & Kemal 2008: 5.
Anapolisia colossea View in CoL ; Chamorro-Rengifo et al., 2011: 26; Cadena-Castañeda 2014: 21; Cigliano et al., 2024.
Diagnosis. Vein MA with six main branches reaching wing margin ( Fig. 135 View FIGURE 135 ). Tegmina with six narrow and well-defined hyaline bands, overlapping the branches of the M and CuA veins; hyaline bands with small circular patches lined up ( Fig. 135 View FIGURE 135 ). Mesobasisternum anteriorly straight; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally and posteriorly straight, forming a posterolateral blunt tip ( Fig. 134E View FIGURE 134 ). Metabasisternum anteriorly straight with two small convex lateral protuberances; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally straight and posteriorly slightly convex, posterolaterally forming an angle of 90° ( Fig. 134E View FIGURE 134 ).
Redescription. Male.
Thorax. Mesobasisternum triangular, anteriorly straight; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally and posteriorly straight, forming a posterolateral blunt tip ( Fig. 134E View FIGURE 134 ). Metabasisternum triangular, anteriorly straight with two small convex lateral protuberances; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally straight and posteriorly slightly convex, posterolaterally forming an angle of 90° ( Fig. 134E View FIGURE 134 ).
Wings. Vein MA with six main branches reaching wing margin ( Fig. 135 View FIGURE 135 ). Tegmina with six narrow and well-defined hyaline bands, overlapping the branches of the M and CuA veins; hyaline bands with small circular patches lined up ( Fig. 135 View FIGURE 135 ). Left stridulatory file curved; apical teeth small ( Fig. 136A View FIGURE 136 ). Total file length of 3.5 mm, greater vein width of 0.5 mm and a total of 52 teeth. Rigth stridulatory file curved; middle and basal teeth large and spaced ( Fig. 136B View FIGURE 136 ). Total length file of 3.1 mm, widest vein of 0.2 mm and total of 59 teeth.
Legs. All femora ventrally with several small spines ( Fig. 134H View FIGURE 134 ).
Abdomen. Cercus curved inwards, with the apex not expanded ( Figs. 134I–K View FIGURE 134 ). Apex of cercus with curved convex projection and lateral spine, with a dark brown color ( Fig. 134K View FIGURE 134 ). Stylus large and fusiform ( Fig. 134I View FIGURE 134 ).
Internal male genitalia. Ejaculatory vesicles small and elliptic ( Figs. 137A–D View FIGURE 137 ). Upper folds of ventral lobe small, asymmetrical and not connected ( Figs. 137A–B View FIGURE 137 ). Titillator process subtrapeziodal ( Figs. 137A–D View FIGURE 137 ). Lower folds of ventral lobe large, bilobed and posteriorly convex ( Figs. 137A–B View FIGURE 137 ). Dorsal lobes anteriorly with median triangular projection, laterally and posteriorly convex ( Figs. 137A–D View FIGURE 137 ). Dorsal folds elongated, corrugated and apically rounded ( Figs. 137C–D View FIGURE 137 ).
Coloration. Based on photos of preserved specimen ( Fig. 134 View FIGURE 134 ). Body yellowish-brown. Eyes brown.
Female: Morphologically similar to the male, except by the following characteristics ( Figs. 138A–C View FIGURE 138 ):
Wings. Unaltered anal veins for sound production ( Fig. 138A–B View FIGURE 138 ).
Abdomen. Cercus conical, apex acuminate ( Figs. 138C View FIGURE 138 ). Ovipositor curved; apical region of dorsal and ventral valve with little and small rectangular teeth ( Fig. 138C View FIGURE 138 ).
Distribution. Panama: Bugaba and Panama; Colombia: Antioquia, Boyacá, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Meta, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima and Valle del Cauca ( Fig. 139 View FIGURE 139 ).
Material examined. Holotype ♀. COLOMBIA, Magdalena, Santa Marta, B. V. Wattenwyl leg. ( NMW); Idem, Valle del Cauca, UHE do Alto Anchicaya , 02.ii. 1989, 300 m de altitude, 03°44’45”N – 61°43’39”W, R. W.H. Hutchings & R. S.G. Hutchings leg. (1♂ INPA). GoogleMaps
Measurements (mm). ♂: TL: 27,5; TegL: 54,5; TegH: 20; WF: 3,8; PL: 7,3; PH: 7,2; FF: 6,5; FT: 8,7; MF: 9; MT: 10,3; HF: 20,6; HT: 22,6; Lplac: 2,9; LC: 3,4.
Species-group Tropicophyllum maculosum comb. nov.
Figures 140–146 View FIGURE 140 View FIGURE 141 View FIGURE 142 View FIGURE 143 View FIGURE 144 View FIGURE 145 View FIGURE 146
Coments. Group formed by two species with wide distribution, occurring from Costa Rica and Ecuador ( Figs. 141 View FIGURE 141 , 146 View FIGURE 146 ). They are very characteristic katydis, with a very striking coloring, with numerous spots and punctuations ( Figs. 140A View FIGURE 140 , 142A View FIGURE 142 ), so much so that this characteristic gives the species a name Tropicophyllum maculosum comb. nov. In addition, they are also differentiated by enlarged tegmina ( Figs. 140A View FIGURE 140 , 143 View FIGURE 143 ); vein MA with three main branches reaching wing margin ( Figs. 140A View FIGURE 140 , 143 View FIGURE 143 ); tegmina with six asymmetric hyaline bands with wide and narrow regions, overlapping the branches of the M and CuA veins ( Figs. 140A View FIGURE 140 , 143 View FIGURE 143 ); hyaline bands medially with asymmetric white spots with dark green circular spots and apically asymmetric black spots ( Figs. 140A View FIGURE 140 , 143 View FIGURE 143 ); vein MP and last branch of CuA vein forming a pentagonal cell ( Figs. 140A View FIGURE 140 , 143 View FIGURE 143 ); all femora with long triangular ventral spines ( Figs. 140A View FIGURE 140 , 142F–H View FIGURE 142 ).
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
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Tropicophyllum colosseum ( Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 )
| Mendes, Diego Matheus De Mello & Rafael, José Albertino 2025 |
Anapolisia colossea
| Cadena-Castaneda, O. J. 2014: 21 |
| Chamorro-Rengifo, J. & Cadena-Castaneda, O. J. & Braun, H. & Montealegre-Z, F. & Romero, R. I. & Serna Marquez, F. H. & Gonzales, R. 2011: 26 |
Orophus colosseus
| Bruner, L. 1915: 333 |
| Kirby, W. F. 1906: 483 |
Microcentrum colosseum
| Brunner von Wattenwyl, C. 1891: 180 |
| Brunner von Wattenwyl, C. 1878: 341 |