Tropicophyllum uirapuru, Mendes & Rafael, 2025

Mendes, Diego Matheus De Mello & Rafael, José Albertino, 2025, Review of Anapolisia Piza, 1980 and Tropicophyllum Koçak & Kemal, 2008 stat. rev. (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae: Microcentrini), Zootaxa 5564 (1), pp. 1-184 : 177-179

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5564.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4135D587-DF6F-403F-B567-2D8AD4F07D4D
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14612342
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03905517-C781-F580-39A9-FC25FBD5F919
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Tropicophyllum uirapuru
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Tropicophyllum uirapuru sp. nov.

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Diagnosis. Vein MA with four main branches reaching wing margin ( Fig. 203 View FIGURE 203 ). Tegmina with five large asymmetric hyaline bands; hyaline bands without spots ( Fig. 203 View FIGURE 203 ); cell MP–CuA wide ( Fig. 203 View FIGURE 203 ). Mesobasisternum triangular, anteriorly straight; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally and posteriorly straight, forming a posterolateral blunt tip ( Fig. 202E View FIGURE 202 ). Metabasisternum triangular, anteriorly concave; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally straight, posteriorly convex, posterolaterally forming an angle of 90° ( Fig. 202E View FIGURE 202 ). Left stridulatory file curved ( Fig. 204A View FIGURE 204 ).

Description. Holotype Male.

Thorax. Mesobasisternum triangular, anteriorly straight; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally and posteriorly straight, forming a posterolateral blunt tip ( Fig. 202E View FIGURE 202 ). Metabasisternum triangular, anteriorly concave; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally straight, posteriorly convex, posterolaterally forming an angle of 90° ( Fig. 202E View FIGURE 202 ).

Wings. Vein MA with four main branches reaching wing margin ( Fig. 203 View FIGURE 203 ). Tegmina with five large asymmetric hyaline bands; hyaline bands without spots ( Fig. 203 View FIGURE 203 ); cell MP–CuA wide ( Fig. 203 View FIGURE 203 ). Left stridulatory file curved; basal teeth and apicals smaller ( Fig. 204A View FIGURE 204 ). Total file length of 3.1 mm, greater vein width of 0.5 mm and a total of 74 teeth. Rigth stridulatory file sinuose; teeth on basal half wider and sparser than teeth on apical half ( Fig. 204B View FIGURE 204 ). Total file length of 2.4 mm, greater vein width of 0.3 mm and a total of 70 teeth.

Legs. All femora ventrally with several small spines ( Figs. 202F–H View FIGURE 202 ).

Abdomen. Cercus curved inwards, with the apex not expanded ( Figs. 202I–K View FIGURE 202 ). Apex of cercus with small triangular projection with a dark brown color ( Fig. 202K View FIGURE 202 ). Stylus fusiform ( Fig. 202I View FIGURE 202 ). Apex of stylus not exceeding half of cercus length, in ventral view ( Fig. 202I View FIGURE 202 ).

Internal male genitalia. Ejaculatory vesicles reniform ( Figs. 205A–D View FIGURE 205 ). Upper folds of ventral lobe small, triangular and posteriorly convex ( Figs. 205A–B View FIGURE 205 ). Titillator process large and elongated ( Figs. 205A–D View FIGURE 205 ). Lower folds of ventral lobe large, bilobate, posteriorly convex and not exceeding the dorsal lobes ( Figs. 205A–B View FIGURE 205 ). Dorsal lobes anteriorly convex, laterally straight and posteriorly triangular ( Figs. 205A–D View FIGURE 205 ). Dorsal folds elongated and asymmetrical ( Figs. 205C–D View FIGURE 205 ).

Coloration. Based on photos of preserved specimen ( Fig. 202 View FIGURE 202 ). Body and tegmina yellowish green. Eyes dark brown. Dorso-lateral suture narrow and black.

Female. Unknown.

Etymology. The epithet is in apposition, uirapuru (wyra + purú) comes from the Brazilian indigenous language Tupi and is the popular name given to a group of Amazonian birds from the Troglodytidae , iconic for their complex song and therefore present in several Amazonian legends.

Distribution. Brazil: Amazonas ( Fig. 206 View FIGURE 206 ).

Type material. Holotype ♂. BRASIL, Amazonas , Coari , Rio Urucu, Igarapé Marta –3, 04°50’0.73”S – 65°02’37”W, 14–25.viii.1993, à luz mista de mercúrio, P.F. Bührnheim et alleg. (1♂ INPA) GoogleMaps . Paratypes: idem (2♂ UFAM) GoogleMaps .

Measurements (mm). Holotype (♂): TL: 20; TegL: 32,9; TegH: 10,3; WF: 3,1; PL: 5,3; PH: 4,4; FF: 4,5; FT: 6,8; MF: 6,9; MT: 8; HF: 16; HT: 15,6; Lplac: 3,3; LC: 2,9.

Paratypes (♂): TL: 33,3–30,5; TegL: 49,9–48,2; TegH: 17,3–15,8; WF: 4,3–4,1; PL : 7,1–6,5; PH: 7,8–6,7; FF: 8,6–7,8; FT: 9,2–8,9; MF: 10,4–10,2; MT : 21,1–21; HF: 22,3–21,3; HT: 22–21; Lplac : 2,6–2,4; LC: 1,3–1; LO : 4,8–3,9.

Observation of behavior. Occurrence in area of endemism of the Inambari.