Neometrypus catiae, Campos & Souza-Dias, 2021

Campos, Lucas Denadai De & Souza-Dias, Pedro G. B., 2021, Hidden in the bushes: uncovering the diversity of the genus Neometrypus Desutter 1988 n. status (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Paroecanthini: Tafaliscina) in Neotropical forests, Zootaxa 5060 (4), pp. 451-488 : 460-463

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5060.4.1

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5637894

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038687F2-5206-FF82-FF0D-FB30BEF0E0F9

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scientific name

Neometrypus catiae
status

sp. nov.

Neometrypus catiae View in CoL n. sp.

( Figs 1C, D View FIGURE 1 ; 7 View FIGURE 7 ; 8 View FIGURE 8 ; 23 View FIGURE 23 ; Table 3)

Etymology. Species named after Cátia Antunes de Mello Patiu, dipterist (specialist in Sarcophagidae ), and retired professor of the Departamento de Entomologia (Entomology Department) of the Museu Nacional – UFRJ.

Type locality. Brazil, São Paulo, Biritiba Mirim .

Type material. Holotype male. Estação Biológica de Boracéia / Brasil, S[ão]P[aulo], Biritiba Mirim / Disc [iplina] Sist [emática de] Orthoptera / X.2016 | PSD117; MZSP . Allotype female. Estação Biológica de Boracéia / Brasil, S[ão]P[aulo], Biritiba Mirim / Disc [iplina] Sist [emática de] Orthoptera / X.2016 | PSD189; MZSP . Paratype males. (2) Same data as for holotype | PSD187; MZSP | PSD118 View Materials ; MNRJ. (2) Estação Biológica de Boracéia / Brasil, S[ão]P[aulo], Salesópolis / 14-17.I.2018 / L.D. Campos, L.C.B. de Paula, D. Tavares col. | LDC_042; MZSP | LDC_ 043; BOTU. Paratype females. (2) Same data as for holotype | PSD188; MZSP | PSD120 View Materials ; MNRJ. (2) Estação Biológica de Boracéia / Brasil, S[ão]P[aulo], Salesópolis / 14–17.I.2018 / L.D. Campos, L.C.B. de Paula, D. Tavares col. | LDC_037; MZSP | LDC_044; BOTU.

Diagnosis. This species is separated from the other species of Neometrypus by the following characters: face with stripes medium brown surrounding antennal scapes in frontal view; abdominal tergites with a median band dark brown, medium brown spotted laterally; supra anal plate posterior margin straight, anterior portion dark brown, posterior portion light brown. Male: anterior margin of median projection of metanotum rounded posterior margin wider than anterior margin in dorsal view. Female genitalia: ventral face of copulatory papilla two times longer than dorsal face; ventral face with a median slit

Description. General morphology. Head. Fastigium as long as wide, pubescent ( Fig. 7A, G View FIGURE 7 ). Three ocelli, the median reduced, slightly under lateral ones in frontal view ( Fig. 7C View FIGURE 7 ), frons smooth ( Fig. 7C View FIGURE 7 ). Antennal scape longer than wide, inner margin with bristles. Maxillary palpi articles 3 and 5 almost same-sized, article 4 slightly shorter; article 5 slightly upcurved ( Fig. 7B, H View FIGURE 7 ).

Thorax. DD longer than wide, covered by bristles. DD cephalic margin slightly concave, caudal margin straight ( Fig. 7A, G View FIGURE 7 ). LL ventro-cephalic angle rounded; ventro-caudal angle gradually ascendant in lateral view ( Fig. 7B, H View FIGURE 7 ). FWs surpassing posterior margin of metanotum ( Fig. 7A, G View FIGURE 7 ).

Legs. TI with three apical spurs, two ventral, one dorsal. TII with three apical spurs, two ventral, one dorsal. TIII subapical spurs with two (sometimes one) spines between each spur, eight or nine spines above subapical spurs on inner and outer sides. TIII inner apical spurs: iad>iam>iav; outer apical spurs: oam>oav>oad, oav and oad almost same-sized. Basitarsus dorsal spines 2 /1; outer and inner apical spurs same-sized.

Abdomen. Tergites pubescent ( Fig. 7A, G View FIGURE 7 ); Supra anal plate posterior margin straight ( Fig. 7E View FIGURE 7 ).

Male. Anterior margin of median projection of metanotum rounded posterior margin wider than anterior margin in dorsal view ( Fig. 7D View FIGURE 7 ). Subgenital plate as long as wide, posterior margin convex ( Fig. 7F View FIGURE 7 ).

Male genitalia ( Fig. 8A–D View FIGURE 8 ). Pseudepiphallus: pseudepiphallic sclerite slightly upcurved in lateral view, anterior margin V-shaped on median region, lateral region upcurved in lateral view ( Fig. 8A, C View FIGURE 8 ). LLophi curved inwards ( Fig. 8A, B View FIGURE 8 ); posterior margin truncated in dorsal and ventral views; inner margin membranous; outer margin sclerotized, thin ( Fig. 8A, B View FIGURE 8 ). PsP same-sized as LLophi, posterior margin divided into two lobes, not surpassing posterior margin of pseudepiphallic sclerite in dorsal and ventral views ( Fig. 8B View FIGURE 8 ); apex of dorsal lobe fingershaped, inclined inwards; apex of ventral lobe finger-shaped, shorter than dorsal lobe ( Fig. 8B View FIGURE 8 ). r elongate, longer than pseudepiphallic sclerite, flattened laterally ( Fig. 8A–C View FIGURE 8 ). Ectophallic invagination: EctAp longer than LLophi, straight, inclined to outwards in dorsal and ventral views ( Fig. 8A View FIGURE 8 ); arc not complete, curved posteriorly; ventral projections of ectophallic invagination short, same size as arc ( Fig. 8B View FIGURE 8 ).

Female. Body larger than male ( Fig. 7G, H View FIGURE 7 ). Subgenital plate wider than long, posterior margin concave on the middle ( Fig. 7J View FIGURE 7 ). Ovipositor as in fig. 7I, J.

Female genitalia. Copulatory papilla ( Fig. 8E–G View FIGURE 8 ) longer than wide, slightly curved downwards in lateral view; ventral face two times longer than dorsal face; ventral face with a median split.

Coloration. Male and female with similar coloration. Occiput, vertex, pronotum, and abdominal tergites medium brown to yellowish-brown ( Fig. 7A, G View FIGURE 7 ). Occiput with two median and two lateral longitudinal stripes medium brown ( Fig. 7A, G View FIGURE 7 ). Face light brown with stripes medium brown surrounding antennal scapes in frontal view ( Fig. 7C View FIGURE 7 ); antennal scape light brown to yellowish-brown, antennomeres light brown interspaced by some medium brown ones. FWs somewhat translucent, yellowish; median projection of metanotum brownish-orange ( Fig. 7D View FIGURE 7 ); abdominal tergites with a median band dark brown, medium brown spotted laterally ( Fig. 7A, G View FIGURE 7 ); last abdominal tergite dark brown; sternites light brown almost whitish; supra anal plate anterior portion medium brown, posterior portion light brown ( Fig. 7E, I View FIGURE 7 ); subgenital plate reddish-brown with anterior margin light brown ( Fig. 7F View FIGURE 7 ); female subgenital plate light brown, darker medially ( Fig. 7J View FIGURE 7 ); cerci anterior margin light brown, middle region medium brown, getting lighter on the apex ( Fig. 7I View FIGURE 7 ); ovipositor apex reddish-brown ( Fig. 7 I, J View FIGURE 7 ). FI and FII light brown, medium brown spotted, TI and TII light brown with two maculae median brown on dorsal region, one distal and one proximal; FIII yellowish-brown to light brown, medium brown striped, distal apex medium brown; TIII light brown, proximal portion dark brown, dark brown spotted on the base of subapical spurs; spurs light brown with apex dark brown; tarsomeres light brown ( Fig. 7B, H View FIGURE 7 ).

MZSP

Sao Paulo, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo

MNRJ

Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Orthoptera

Family

Gryllidae

Genus

Neometrypus

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