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by the shorter head and tergum VIII, the slenderer thorax and a slightly narrower cercus with slightly constricted inner margin in males, and the more globose head with more convex vertex, shorter tergum VIII and almost straight margin of tergum X (undulated forming three round lobes in
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by the thicker cerci in both sexes, the less elongate and less compressed head, absence of tubercles in the mesothorax in males, and the less compressed and wider head with a more convex vertex and the almost straight margin of tergum X (irregularly and roundly serrate in
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). Subrectangular, ca. 1.5x longer than wide, rugose, vertex convex; with irregular granules dorsally, the central pair the largest. Frontal convexity developed, frontal suture deep and roundly angulated. Eyes hemispherical. Labial palp segments wide, maxillary palp segments slightly wide. Clypeus wide, short, sinuous with ventral margin slightly emarginate. Antennae filiform, broken, reaching metathorax. Scapus dorsoventrally compressed, large, very wide, longer than wider in dorsolateral view. Scapus with a dorsolateral carina separating dorsal and lateral surfaces, internal margin narrower at posterior edge, posteriorly slightly round and then straight, external margin wide and round through all its length. Pedicel more than half the length of scapus, longer than wide. Antennae with at least 18 articles.
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A, metathorax in dorsal view; B, terminala (end of the abdomen) in dorsal view; C, terminalia, lateral view; D, terminalia, ventral view. Scale bars: 2 mm.
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, male body and habitus, paralectotype 22.041 (A), lectotype (B–D); A, body in dorsal view; B–D, habitus in dorsal (A), lateral (B) and ventral (C) views. Scale bars: 2 mm.
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE16EFF81FEF5FA95FE18FA89"box="[300,416,1328,1354]"captionStart-0="FIGURE 1"captionStart-1="FIGURE 2"captionStart-2="FIGURE 3"captionStartId-0="3.[151,250,899,923]"captionStartId-1="4.[151,250,1667,1691]"captionStartId-2="5.[151,250,1772,1796]"captionTargetBox-0="[159,1436,188,866]"captionTargetBox-1="[151,1436,202,1643]"captionTargetBox-2="[151,1436,181,1740]"captionTargetId-0="figure-19@3.[151,1436,181,875]"captionTargetId-1="figure-32@4.[151,1436,181,1643]"captionTargetId-2="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,1748]"captionTargetPageId-0="3"captionTargetPageId-1="4"captionTargetPageId-2="5"captionText-0="FIGURE 1. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A, body in dorsal view; B, habitus in dorsal view; C, habitus in lateral view (mirrored). Scale bars: 2 mm."captionText-1="FIGURE 2. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., head and thorax, female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A, dorsal view; B, right lateral view; C, left lateral view; D, ventral view. Scale bars: 2 mm."captionText-2="FIGURE 3. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., thorax and abdomen, female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A, metathorax in dorsal view; B, terminala (end of the abdomen) in dorsal view; C, terminalia, lateral view; D, terminalia, ventral view. Scale bars: 2 mm."figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024023"figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024027"figureDoi-2="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024031"httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/14024023/files/figure.png"httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/14024027/files/figure.png"httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/14024031/files/figure.png"pageId="6"pageNumber="65">Figs 1–3A</figureCitation>
). Surface smooth with sparse round short granules and presenting irregular carinae. Pronotum longer than wide, slightly constricted premedially, narrower anteriorly; with paramedial granules larger at posterior half (
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE16EFF81FF0DFADDFEEBFA51"box="[212,339,1400,1426]"captionStart="FIGURE 2"captionStartId="4.[151,250,1667,1691]"captionTargetBox="[151,1436,202,1643]"captionTargetId="figure-32@4.[151,1436,181,1643]"captionTargetPageId="4"captionText="FIGURE 2. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., head and thorax, female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A, dorsal view; B, right lateral view; C, left lateral view; D, ventral view. Scale bars: 2 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024027"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024027/files/figure.png"pageId="6"pageNumber="65">Fig. 2A–B</figureCitation>
). Probasisternum with longitudinal sulcus, anteriorly narrow, posterolateral margins round; with short stiff setae mainly near lateral edges. Profurcasternum round with an anterior region in “D’’ shape, densely covered with short stiff setae (
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE16EFF81FE2CFA65FDEAFA19"box="[501,594,1472,1498]"captionStart="FIGURE 2"captionStartId="4.[151,250,1667,1691]"captionTargetBox="[151,1436,202,1643]"captionTargetId="figure-32@4.[151,1436,181,1643]"captionTargetPageId="4"captionText="FIGURE 2. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., head and thorax, female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A, dorsal view; B, right lateral view; C, left lateral view; D, ventral view. Scale bars: 2 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024027"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024027/files/figure.png"pageId="6"pageNumber="65">Fig. 2D</figureCitation>
). Mesothorax 4.8x longer than prothorax; gradually widening posteriorly. Mesonotum and metanotum with faint longitudinal medial carina. Mesonotum, metanotum, mesosternum and metasternum with distinct pair of lateral carinae (
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE16EFF81FD60F9ADFCAAF9E1"box="[697,786,1544,1570]"captionStart="FIGURE 3"captionStartId="5.[151,250,1772,1796]"captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1740]"captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,1748]"captionTargetPageId="5"captionText="FIGURE 3. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., thorax and abdomen, female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A, metathorax in dorsal view; B, terminala (end of the abdomen) in dorsal view; C, terminalia, lateral view; D, terminalia, ventral view. Scale bars: 2 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024031"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024031/files/figure.png"pageId="6"pageNumber="65">Fig. 3A</figureCitation>
). Meso and metafurcae in “Y’’ shape, metafurca wider and shorter than mesofurca. Mesothorax 1.9x longer than metathorax. Metathorax with irregular sinuous paramedial carinae (
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE16EFF81FF2EF9F5FEE9F9A9"box="[247,337,1616,1642]"captionStart="FIGURE 3"captionStartId="5.[151,250,1772,1796]"captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1740]"captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,1748]"captionTargetPageId="5"captionText="FIGURE 3. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., thorax and abdomen, female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A, metathorax in dorsal view; B, terminala (end of the abdomen) in dorsal view; C, terminalia, lateral view; D, terminalia, ventral view. Scale bars: 2 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024031"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024031/files/figure.png"pageId="6"pageNumber="65">Fig. 3A</figureCitation>
). Metanotum slightly more than 5x the length of median segment (
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE16EFF81FBE7F9F5FB20F9A9"box="[1086,1176,1616,1642]"captionStart="FIGURE 3"captionStartId="5.[151,250,1772,1796]"captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1740]"captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,1748]"captionTargetPageId="5"captionText="FIGURE 3. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., thorax and abdomen, female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A, metathorax in dorsal view; B, terminala (end of the abdomen) in dorsal view; C, terminalia, lateral view; D, terminalia, ventral view. Scale bars: 2 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024031"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024031/files/figure.png"pageId="6"pageNumber="65">Fig. 3A</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE16EFF81FED6F9D1FEE8F94D"box="[271,336,1652,1678]"captionStart="FIGURE 1"captionStartId="3.[151,250,899,923]"captionTargetBox="[159,1436,188,866]"captionTargetId="figure-19@3.[151,1436,181,875]"captionTargetPageId="3"captionText="FIGURE 1. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A, body in dorsal view; B, habitus in dorsal view; C, habitus in lateral view (mirrored). Scale bars: 2 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024023"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024023/files/figure.png"pageId="6"pageNumber="65">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
). Anterior legs only very slightly shorter than hind legs; mid legs shorter. Hind legs considerably exceeding end of the abdomen. Coxae smooth. Profemur slightly longer than mesothorax. Mesofemur around 0.8x the length of profemur. Profemur with distinct basal curvature occupying slightly less than one third of the segment. Metafemur with a basal swelling occupying slightly less than one fifth of the length of the segment. Carinae of femora and tibiae with sparse setae between them and bearing row of short porrect spiniform setae larger in the tibiae. Carinae of tibiae presenting small short spines at the apex, one to two in dorsal carinae, three to seven in lateroventral carinae and seven to
the ventral carina, with more spines in mid and hind tibiae. Basitarsi short, pro and metabasitarsi around the same size and mesobasitarsi shorter than the respective following three tarsomeres combined; ventrally with dense tuft of spiniform, thick setae. Euplantulae well developed and present in all tarsomeres.
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<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE16FFF80FE93F8E3FE28F8A3"box="[330,400,1862,1888]"captionStart="FIGURE 1"captionStartId="3.[151,250,899,923]"captionTargetBox="[159,1436,188,866]"captionTargetId="figure-19@3.[151,1436,181,875]"captionTargetPageId="3"captionText="FIGURE 1. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A, body in dorsal view; B, habitus in dorsal view; C, habitus in lateral view (mirrored). Scale bars: 2 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024023"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024023/files/figure.png"pageId="7"pageNumber="66">Figs 1</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE16FFF80FE44F8E3FE13F8A3"box="[413,427,1862,1888]"captionStart="FIGURE 3"captionStartId="5.[151,250,1772,1796]"captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1740]"captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,1748]"captionTargetPageId="5"captionText="FIGURE 3. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., thorax and abdomen, female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A, metathorax in dorsal view; B, terminala (end of the abdomen) in dorsal view; C, terminalia, lateral view; D, terminalia, ventral view. Scale bars: 2 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024031"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024031/files/figure.png"pageId="7"pageNumber="66">3</figureCitation>
). Surface smooth, without granules but with several carinae. Median segment well marked by a sulcus, around 0.2x the length of the metanotum, bearing two sinuous pairs of paramedial carinae. Terga II–VIII and X longer than wide, IX as long as wide. Terga II–IX with four to five pairs of paramedial longitudinal carinae, X with two pairs and a single medial longitudinal carina (
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE16FFF80FCCFF817FCD5F80F"box="[790,877,1970,1996]"captionStart="FIGURE 3"captionStartId="5.[151,250,1772,1796]"captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1740]"captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,1748]"captionTargetPageId="5"captionText="FIGURE 3. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., thorax and abdomen, female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A, metathorax in dorsal view; B, terminala (end of the abdomen) in dorsal view; C, terminalia, lateral view; D, terminalia, ventral view. Scale bars: 2 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024031"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024031/files/figure.png"pageId="7"pageNumber="66">Fig. 3B</figureCitation>
). Tergum X with posterior margin almost straight, slightly sinuous; laterally slightly more sinuous, shorter not covering the cerci from lateral view (
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE16FFF80FACBF873FA28F833"box="[1298,1424,2006,2032]"captionStart="FIGURE 3"captionStartId="5.[151,250,1772,1796]"captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1740]"captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,1748]"captionTargetPageId="5"captionText="FIGURE 3. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., thorax and abdomen, female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A, metathorax in dorsal view; B, terminala (end of the abdomen) in dorsal view; C, terminalia, lateral view; D, terminalia, ventral view. Scale bars: 2 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024031"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024031/files/figure.png"pageId="7"pageNumber="66">Fig. 3B–C</figureCitation>
). Sterna with more setae than terga, bearing two pairs of paramedial carinae. Praeopercular organ developed, swollen, rugose, shortly lobed posteriorly (probably artifact of collapse during drying process), slightly sclerotised (
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE160FF8FFAEFFF1EFA37FF16"box="[1334,1423,187,213]"captionStart="FIGURE 3"captionStartId="5.[151,250,1772,1796]"captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1740]"captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,1748]"captionTargetPageId="5"captionText="FIGURE 3. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., thorax and abdomen, female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A, metathorax in dorsal view; B, terminala (end of the abdomen) in dorsal view; C, terminalia, lateral view; D, terminalia, ventral view. Scale bars: 2 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024031"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024031/files/figure.png"pageId="8"pageNumber="67">Fig. 3D</figureCitation>
). Subgenital plate convex, with two strong paramedial carinae in posterior three fourths, with round apex, reaching half the length of tergum X (
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE160FF8FFE02FEA6FD8DFEDE"box="[475,565,259,285]"captionStart="FIGURE 3"captionStartId="5.[151,250,1772,1796]"captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1740]"captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,1748]"captionTargetPageId="5"captionText="FIGURE 3. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., thorax and abdomen, female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A, metathorax in dorsal view; B, terminala (end of the abdomen) in dorsal view; C, terminalia, lateral view; D, terminalia, ventral view. Scale bars: 2 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024031"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024031/files/figure.png"pageId="8"pageNumber="67">Fig. 3D</figureCitation>
). Cerci very short, centrally widened, with roundly lanceolate apex, ventrally concave, not surpassing the posterior margin of tergum X (
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE160FF8FFCFBFE82FCC4FE82"box="[802,892,295,321]"captionStart="FIGURE 3"captionStartId="5.[151,250,1772,1796]"captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1740]"captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,1748]"captionTargetPageId="5"captionText="FIGURE 3. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., thorax and abdomen, female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A, metathorax in dorsal view; B, terminala (end of the abdomen) in dorsal view; C, terminalia, lateral view; D, terminalia, ventral view. Scale bars: 2 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024031"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024031/files/figure.png"pageId="8"pageNumber="67">Fig. 3D</figureCitation>
). Paraprocts divided posteriorly, each with round posterior margin. Epiproct wide. Gonapophyses and gonoplac covered by the subgenital plate; gonapophyses VIII thin and longer than other valves; gonoplac thin.
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE160FF8FFEF0FD86FED4FDFE"box="[297,364,547,573]"captionStart="FIGURE 4"captionStartId="6.[151,250,1186,1210]"captionTargetBox="[158,1426,181,1155]"captionTargetId="figure-32@6.[151,1436,181,1162]"captionTargetPageId="6"captionText="FIGURE 4. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., male body and habitus, paralectotype 22.041 (A), lectotype (B–D); A, body in dorsal view; B–D, habitus in dorsal (A), lateral (B) and ventral (C) views. Scale bars: 2 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024035"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024035/files/figure.png"pageId="8"pageNumber="67">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
). As in female, except also with two longitudinal bands behind the eye, the dorsalmost beige and the ventralmost dark.
). Subrectangular, narrower posteriorly gradually widening until eye length, ca. 1.5x longer than wide, vertex flat; with irregular granules dorsally mainly in two paramedial rows. Frontal convexity developed, frontal suture deep and roundly angulated. Eyes large, slightly more than hemispherical. Labial palp segments wide, maxillary palp segments slightly wide. Clypeus wide, short, sinuous with ventral margin slightly emarginate. Antennae filiform, broken, reaching tergum
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. Scapus dorsoventrally compressed, large, very wide, longer than wider in dorsolateral view. Scapus with a dorsolateral carina separating dorsal and lateral surfaces, internal margin narrower at posterior edge, posteriorly very slightly round and then straight, external margin wide and round through all its length. Pedicel more than half the length of scapus, longer than wide. Antennae with at least 40 articles.
). Profurcasternum round with an anterior “D’’ shaped round region, covered with short stiff setae. Mesothorax 7.7x longer than prothorax; posteriorly slightly wider (
). Meso and metafurcae in “Y” shape, metafurca slightly shorter than mesofurca. Mesothorax 1.6x longer than metathorax. Meso and metanotum with faint longitudinal medial carina. Metanotum slightly more than 8x the length of median segment.
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE160FF8FFECAFB22FEE3FB62"box="[275,347,1159,1185]"captionStart="FIGURE 4"captionStartId="6.[151,250,1186,1210]"captionTargetBox="[158,1426,181,1155]"captionTargetId="figure-32@6.[151,1436,181,1162]"captionTargetPageId="6"captionText="FIGURE 4. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., male body and habitus, paralectotype 22.041 (A), lectotype (B–D); A, body in dorsal view; B–D, habitus in dorsal (A), lateral (B) and ventral (C) views. Scale bars: 2 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024035"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024035/files/figure.png"pageId="8"pageNumber="67">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
). Hind legs only slightly longer than anterior legs; mid legs shorter. Hind legs considerably exceeding end of the abdomen. Coxae smooth. Profemur considerably longer than mesothorax. Mesofemur around 0.8x the length of profemur. Profemur with distinct basal curvature occupying slightly less than one fifth of the segment. Metafemur with a basal swelling occupying around one eighth of the length of the segment. Carinae of femora and tibiae with sparse setae between them and bearing row of porrect spiniform setae larger in the tibiae, longer than those of the female. Carinae of tibiae presenting small short spines at the apex, one (rarely two) in dorsal carinae, four to seven in lateroventral carinae and five to
the ventral carina, with more spines in mid and hind tibiae. Basitarsi short, around the same size than the respective following three tarsomeres combined; ventrally with dense tuft of stiff, porrect setae. Euplantulae well developed and present in all tarsomeres.
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE160FF8FFE94FA6EFE21FA26"box="[333,409,1483,1509]"captionStart="FIGURE 4"captionStartId="6.[151,250,1186,1210]"captionTargetBox="[158,1426,181,1155]"captionTargetId="figure-32@6.[151,1436,181,1162]"captionTargetPageId="6"captionText="FIGURE 4. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., male body and habitus, paralectotype 22.041 (A), lectotype (B–D); A, body in dorsal view; B–D, habitus in dorsal (A), lateral (B) and ventral (C) views. Scale bars: 2 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024035"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024035/files/figure.png"pageId="8"pageNumber="67">Figs 4</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE160FF8FFE7EFA6EFE0EFA26"box="[423,438,1483,1509]"captionStart="FIGURE 6"captionStartId="9.[151,250,1695,1719]"captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1672]"captionTargetId="figure-19@9.[151,1436,181,1672]"captionTargetPageId="9"captionText="FIGURE 6. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., male thorax and abdomen, lectotype (A–C, F–H), paralectotype 22.041 (D), paralectotype pinned laterally (E); A, metathorax in dorsal view; B, terminalia in dorsal view; C, terminalia in laterodorsal view (mirrored); D–E, terminalia in lateral view (mirrored); F, cercus in dorsal view; G, terminalia in ventral view; H, tergum X in posteroventral view (mirrored). Scale bars: 1 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024043"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024043/files/figure.png"pageId="8"pageNumber="67">6</figureCitation>
). Surface smooth, without granules but with carinae. Median segment well marked by a sulcus, around 0.12x the length of the metanotum (
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE160FF8FFCD8FA4AFCE6F9CA"box="[769,862,1519,1545]"captionStart="FIGURE 6"captionStartId="9.[151,250,1695,1719]"captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1672]"captionTargetId="figure-19@9.[151,1436,181,1672]"captionTargetPageId="9"captionText="FIGURE 6. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., male thorax and abdomen, lectotype (A–C, F–H), paralectotype 22.041 (D), paralectotype pinned laterally (E); A, metathorax in dorsal view; B, terminalia in dorsal view; C, terminalia in laterodorsal view (mirrored); D–E, terminalia in lateral view (mirrored); F, cercus in dorsal view; G, terminalia in ventral view; H, tergum X in posteroventral view (mirrored). Scale bars: 1 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024043"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024043/files/figure.png"pageId="8"pageNumber="67">Fig. 6A</figureCitation>
). Terga II–X longer than wide. Terga II–VII with two pairs of paramedial longitudinal carinae near lateral margins; IV–VII with further two pairs of faint carinae near medial line; II–VIII with a further short longitudinal carinae near anterior margin. Tergum X with one pair of paramedial carinae and a longitudinal medial carina; posterior margin elevated and widely emarginate into two somewhat triangular lobes bearing thorn pads at the apexes. Tergum X very slightly shorter than IX; both slightly shorter than VIII (
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE160FF8FFEB1F906FE7AF97E"box="[360,450,1699,1725]"captionStart="FIGURE 6"captionStartId="9.[151,250,1695,1719]"captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1672]"captionTargetId="figure-19@9.[151,1436,181,1672]"captionTargetPageId="9"captionText="FIGURE 6. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., male thorax and abdomen, lectotype (A–C, F–H), paralectotype 22.041 (D), paralectotype pinned laterally (E); A, metathorax in dorsal view; B, terminalia in dorsal view; C, terminalia in laterodorsal view (mirrored); D–E, terminalia in lateral view (mirrored); F, cercus in dorsal view; G, terminalia in ventral view; H, tergum X in posteroventral view (mirrored). Scale bars: 1 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024043"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024043/files/figure.png"pageId="8"pageNumber="67">Fig. 6B</figureCitation>
). Tergum VIII widening towards posterior and IX tapering towards posterior; X wider centrally (
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE160FF8FFED1F962FED8F922"box="[264,352,1735,1761]"captionStart="FIGURE 6"captionStartId="9.[151,250,1695,1719]"captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1672]"captionTargetId="figure-19@9.[151,1436,181,1672]"captionTargetPageId="9"captionText="FIGURE 6. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., male thorax and abdomen, lectotype (A–C, F–H), paralectotype 22.041 (D), paralectotype pinned laterally (E); A, metathorax in dorsal view; B, terminalia in dorsal view; C, terminalia in laterodorsal view (mirrored); D–E, terminalia in lateral view (mirrored); F, cercus in dorsal view; G, terminalia in ventral view; H, tergum X in posteroventral view (mirrored). Scale bars: 1 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024043"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024043/files/figure.png"pageId="8"pageNumber="67">Fig. 6B</figureCitation>
). Sterna with pair of paramedial carinae near lateral margins and IV–VII with a further, faint pair. Poculum well developed with angulated posteroventral tip (as for other species; wrinkled in the
<taxonomicNameid="91A50DFAE161FF8EFEC1F905FDA1F97B"authorityName="Ghirotto & Conle & Hennemann & Valero & Cancello"authorityYear="2024"baseAuthorityName="Brunner von Wattenwyl"baseAuthorityYear="1907"box="[280,537,1696,1720]"class="Insecta"family="Diapheromeridae"genus="Exocnophila"kingdom="Animalia"order="Phasmida"pageId="9"pageNumber="68"phylum="Arthropoda"rank="species"species="brevitarsata"status="comb. nov.">
, male thorax and abdomen, lectotype (A–C, F–H), paralectotype 22.041 (D), paralectotype pinned laterally (E); A, metathorax in dorsal view; B, terminalia in dorsal view; C, terminalia in laterodorsal view (mirrored); D–E, terminalia in lateral view (mirrored); F, cercus in dorsal view; G, terminalia in ventral view; H, tergum X in posteroventral view (mirrored). Scale bars: 1 mm.
<taxonomicNameid="91A50DFAE162FF8DFEC5FC96FDA7FC88"authorityName="Ghirotto & Conle & Hennemann & Valero & Cancello"authorityYear="2024"baseAuthorityName="Brunner von Wattenwyl"baseAuthorityYear="1907"box="[284,543,819,843]"class="Insecta"family="Diapheromeridae"genus="Exocnophila"kingdom="Animalia"order="Phasmida"pageId="10"pageNumber="69"phylum="Arthropoda"rank="species"species="brevitarsata"status="comb. nov.">
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE162FF8DFED1FB3CFEF7FB70"box="[264,335,1177,1203]"captionStart="FIGURE 7"captionStartId="10.[151,250,818,842]"captionTargetBox="[158,1428,189,787]"captionTargetId="figure-32@10.[151,1435,181,795]"captionTargetPageId="10"captionText="FIGURE 7. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., eggs from female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A–B, two different eggs in lateral view; C, egg in dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024047"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024047/files/figure.png"pageId="10"pageNumber="69">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
). Extracted from the abdomen of the female. Laterally flattened (
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE162FF8DFB90FB3CFB1CFB70"box="[1097,1188,1177,1203]"captionStart="FIGURE 7"captionStartId="10.[151,250,818,842]"captionTargetBox="[158,1428,189,787]"captionTargetId="figure-32@10.[151,1435,181,795]"captionTargetPageId="10"captionText="FIGURE 7. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., eggs from female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A–B, two different eggs in lateral view; C, egg in dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024047"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024047/files/figure.png"pageId="10"pageNumber="69">Fig. 7C</figureCitation>
), oval in lateral view and ellipsoid in dorsal view, opercular collar constricted on the dorsal surface from the end of the micropylar plate to the operculum (
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE162FF8DFEB3FB44FE50FB38"box="[362,488,1249,1275]"captionStart="FIGURE 7"captionStartId="10.[151,250,818,842]"captionTargetBox="[158,1428,189,787]"captionTargetId="figure-32@10.[151,1435,181,795]"captionTargetPageId="10"captionText="FIGURE 7. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., eggs from female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A–B, two different eggs in lateral view; C, egg in dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024047"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024047/files/figure.png"pageId="10"pageNumber="69">Fig. 7A–B</figureCitation>
); 1.3–1.4x longer than tall and 1.8–1.9x longer than wide. Capsule surface densely granulated with minute wide rounded prominences. Micropylar plate ellipsoid, elongated, with parallel or slightly constricted lateral edges (
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE162FF8DFE6DFA8CFDB4FA80"box="[436,524,1321,1347]"captionStart="FIGURE 7"captionStartId="10.[151,250,818,842]"captionTargetBox="[158,1428,189,787]"captionTargetId="figure-32@10.[151,1435,181,795]"captionTargetPageId="10"captionText="FIGURE 7. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., eggs from female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A–B, two different eggs in lateral view; C, egg in dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024047"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024047/files/figure.png"pageId="10"pageNumber="69">Fig. 7C</figureCitation>
). Micropylar plate internally flat and smooth. Edge of the micropylar plate raised, prominent and divided into a rougher inner part with a foamy appearance, interrupted by the micropyle, and a narrower outer part, slightly rough, bordering the micropyle, with a smooth inner margin and a rougher outer margin with texture similar to the inner part; these two parts are interrupted by a narrow depression (
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE162FF8DFB60FA30FAABFA6C"box="[1209,1299,1429,1455]"captionStart="FIGURE 7"captionStartId="10.[151,250,818,842]"captionTargetBox="[158,1428,189,787]"captionTargetId="figure-32@10.[151,1435,181,795]"captionTargetPageId="10"captionText="FIGURE 7. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., eggs from female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A–B, two different eggs in lateral view; C, egg in dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024047"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024047/files/figure.png"pageId="10"pageNumber="69">Fig. 7C</figureCitation>
). Micropyle oval, with a rounded projection between the inner edges posteriorly bordered by a rounded depression. Median line very short, truncated, thick and continuous with the outer edge of the external part of the micropylar plate (
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE162FF8DFAE1FA78FA37FA34"box="[1336,1423,1501,1527]"captionStart="FIGURE 7"captionStartId="10.[151,250,818,842]"captionTargetBox="[158,1428,189,787]"captionTargetId="figure-32@10.[151,1435,181,795]"captionTargetPageId="10"captionText="FIGURE 7. Exocnophila brevitarsata comb. nov., eggs from female holotype of Exocnophila exintegra syn. nov. A–B, two different eggs in lateral view; C, egg in dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024047"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024047/files/figure.png"pageId="10"pageNumber="69">Fig. 7C</figureCitation>
). Operculum round, with a raised and convex ring with a surface similar to the rest of the capsule in the outer half of the diameter and with a round, smooth central depression. Entirely dark orange in colour with sparse irregular black dots, micropylar plate surrounded by a creamish rim very short at anterior and posterior edges; with little extension in the anterior and posterior parts; micropylar plaque internally orange darkening towards polar area, inner part of the border ice-coloured and outer part of the border beige to yellowish.
<figureCitationid="CE9E6AFCE162FF8DFEB0F910FE02F90C"box="[361,442,1717,1743]"captionStart="FIGURE 31"captionStartId="36.[151,250,1852,1876]"captionTargetBox="[151,1435,921,1829]"captionTargetId="figure-366@36.[151,1435,921,1829]"captionTargetPageId="36"captionText="FIGURE 31. Map of the known distribution for Exocnophila species, in southeast Brazil. Precise localities are known only for Rio de Janeiro state; the inlet map shows Brazilian states with records for the genus highlighted in red, map colours indicating biomes (dark green: Amazon, green: Atlantic Forest; orange: Cerrado; beige: Caatinga)."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14024131"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14024131/files/figure.png"pageId="10"pageNumber="69">Fig. 31</figureCitation>
