Dolichopoda (Dolichopoda) kalithea Di Russo & Rampini

Rampini, Mauro, Russo, Claudio Di, Taylan, Mehmet Sait, Gelosa, Arianna & Cobolli, Marina, 2012, Four new species of Dolichopoda Bolivar, 1880 from Southern Sporades and Western Turkey (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae, Dolichopodainae), ZooKeys 201, pp. 43-58 : 47-49

Dolichopoda (Dolichopoda) kalithea Di Russo & Rampini sp. n. Figures 11-15

Type-locality.

The cave, with a chapel inside, is located East of Kalithea village in the Western part of Mount Kerkis, inside the canyon Kakoperato, which starts from a little monastery called Panaghias Kakoperato. The cave is known for the presence of the endemic Staphylinid rove beetle Tychobythinus brachati Besuchet, 2008.

Material examined.

Sixteen specimens.

Type material.

Holotype male, Greece, Samos Isl., Mount Kerkis, Kakoperato canyon, 660 m, Kakoperato cave (or Trypa Tse-Tse cave), 05.04.2008, C. Di Russo, M. Rampini leg.

Paratypes: 6 males, 1 male, 2 nymphs, same locality, date and collectors (MZUR). South-Eastern slopes of Mount Kerkis, Marathokampos, 320 m, Sarandaskaliotissa cave (near Pythagoras cave), 1 male, 2 females, 3 nymphs, 05.04.2008, C. Di Russo, M. Rampini leg. (MZUR).

Differential diagnosis.

Shape and coloration as in the previous species. Size relatively large, with very long legs. This species, owing to the triangular lobes of the tenth tergite (almost fully separated by a large concavity) and to the trapezoidal lobes of the subgenital plate is close to Dolichopoda naxia . On the contrary the pronounced curve of the median process of the epiphallus differs markedly from that of Dolichopoda naxia while it resembles that of Dolichopoda sutini and of Dolichopoda giulianae . The female subgenital plate differs from that of both Dolichopoda sutini and Dolichopoda giulianae for the lower incision between the two lobes.

Description.

Male (holotype). Body and appendages coloration as in the previous species. Femora unarmed. Fore tibia armed with 1/4 spines on both sides of the upper edge and 3/5 spines on the lower edges. Mid tibia with 1/4 short spines on both sides of the upper edge, 4 spines on the lower edge. The hind tibia is longer with 13/20 spines of varying length on both sides of the upper edge and 0/3 homogeneous spines on the lower edge. The tenth tergite has two triangular lobes quite developed and separated by a large concavity (Figure 11). The subgenital plate shows two trapezoidal lobes, straight on the posterior edges and separated by a relatively short incision (Figure 12); the lobes hold two prominent cylindrical styli. The epiphallus is sclerotized and shows a quite flattened median process with an enlarged base; laterally, it appears rather thick at the base and strongly arched distally (Figure 13). The accessory apparatus is similar to that of the previous species.

Length(mm): body 16.0; pronotum 3.0; fore femora 13.0; middle femora 14.0; hind femora 21.5; fore tibia 15.5; middle tibia 16.5; hind tibia 27.0; hind tarsus 10.5; 1st article of hind tarsus 5.0.

Female. General appearance as in the male. The length of the body ranges between 19.0 and 21.0 mm (ovipositor excluded). The subgenital plate is rounded and slightly incised in the middle (Figure 14). The ovipositor has an average length of 12.0 mm, rather enlarged at the base and regularly curved on the superior edge (Figure 15). The superior valves have a pointed apex and curves upwards, the inferior valves have 14 denticles.

Etymology.

The new species takes its name from the Kalithea village.