Metaphotina austri Ferraz, Souza-Dias

Ferraz, Bernardo R., Souza-Dias, Pedro G. B. & Rivera, Julio, 2023, A hidden gem from Northeastern Brazil: A new species of Metaphotina Piza, 1964 (Mantodea, Acontistidae) ecologically linked to the Caatinga, Zootaxa 5343 (1), pp. 31-54 : 34

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5343.1.2
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8324633
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scientific name	Metaphotina austri Ferraz, Souza-Dias
status	sp. n.

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Metaphotina austri Ferraz, Souza-Dias & Rivera sp. n.

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Diagnosis ( Fig. 2–7 View FIGURE 2 View FIGURE 3 View FIGURE 4 View FIGURE 5 View FIGURE 6 View FIGURE 7 ). Male ( Fig. 2A View FIGURE 2 ): emerald green, rarely brown to reddish brown ( Fig. 3A–C View FIGURE 3 ); small body size (14.18–21.36 mm); mesothoracic wing with central dark spot of varying intensity and spread ( Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4 , 5A View FIGURE 5 ); metathoracic wings translucent and unpigmented ( Fig. 5A View FIGURE 5 ); left margin of ventral phallomere (dorsal view) with sudden inflection anterior to spine-like, distal projection ( Fig. 6B View FIGURE 6 ); well-sclerotized, prismatic-shaped afa of left phallomere ( Fig. 6A View FIGURE 6 ). Female ( Fig. 2B View FIGURE 2 ): emerald green, often mottled in white, rarely brown to reddish brown ( Fig. 3D–F View FIGURE 3 ); small body size (14.9–16.1 mm); prominent vertex with deep parietal sulcus ( Fig. 2D View FIGURE 2 ); mesothoracic wings distally tapered; distal half of the anal area featuring pale crossveins subtending the black membrane, and longitudinal veins alternating between pale and black ( Fig. 5B View FIGURE 5 ). Measurements in Table 1 View TABLE 1 .