Tegotettix novaeguineae Günther, 1938

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Tegotettix novaeguineae Günther, 1938

Tegotettix novaeguineae: Günther 1938a, 1938c , Steinmann 1970, Blackith 1992.

Type material examined. 1♂ SYNTYPE D.N. Guinea: Mäanderberg 21.–30.VIII. [19]13. Kais. Augustafl. Exp. Leg. S. G. Bürgers , 1♀ SYNTYPE D.N. Guinea: Mäanderberg 670 m 19.–31.VII. [19]13. Kais. Augustafl. Exp. Leg. S. G. Bürgers ( MfN) , 1♀ SYNTYPE Kais. Wilhelmsland Toricelli Gebirge 1910. Leg. D. Schlaginhaufen (MTD).

Type locality: New Guinea: Papua New Guinea: Mäanderberg and Toricelli Mts.

Notes. The species is closer to T. armatus , T. bufocrocodil , T. celebensis , and T. tuberculatus in morphology than to T. corniculatus and T. sagittarius . It also shares morphological features with Bornean T. cristiferus and T. siebersi . However, pronotal projections and leg morphology are rather different and currently we cannot assess true taxonomic position of this species. Fastigial horns in this species are much lower than in any other species of the genus, elevated FM+PM are absent, and humeral angles are much weaker than in other species of the genus. Günther (1938) compared the species to T. sagittarius and T. corniculatus .