Systematics of Matuanus Gorochov (Grylloidea, Podoscirtidae, Podoscirtinae) from New Caledonia: new data and the analysis of venation diversity
Author
Robillard, Tony
John T. Huber
Author
Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure
John T. Huber
text
Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
2008
196
273
290
journal article
978-2-85653-605-6
1243-4442
Matuanus rufidulus
(Saussure, 1878)
Figs 6, 25-27
Podoscirtus rufidulus
Saussure, 1878: 788
.
Munda rufidulus
,
Chopard 1968: 411
.
Matuanus rufidulus
, Otte 1987: 454
.
TYPE MATERIAL
. —
Holotype
female:
New Caledonia
, no precision (coll.
Brunner v. Wattenwyl
),
NMV
.
TYPE
LOCALITY. —
New Caledonia
(no precision).
MATERIAL
EXAMINED. —
1 ♀
(
MNHN-ENSIF 1106
),
New Caledonia
,
Mont Panié
,
1300 m
, nuit, sur plante,
19.III.1994
(
L. Desutter-Grandcolas
),
MNHN
.
ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS. — Head coloration homogenous reddish brown; antennal flagellum yellowish brown (Fig. 6H).
Female: ovipositor barely longer than hind wings; apex of dorsal valves narrower than in other species, its whole surface transversally striated (Fig. 27C).
Female genitalia: copulatory papilla (Figs 25-26) little sclerotized, with a narrow triangular ventral plate.
MEASUREMENTS. —
1 ♀
. PronL:
3.4 mm
; PronW:
3.7 mm
;
FIIIL
:
11.5 mm
;
FIIIW
:
3.2 mm
;
TIIIL
: 10.0 mm;
FWL
: 19.0 mm;
FWW
:
4.3 mm
; OvipL:
11.3 mm
.
VARIATION FROM THE ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION. — Face uniformly yellowish brown; pronotum lateral lobes almost black on the dorsal margin, lighter below.
FIG. 6.
Patterns of coloration of the head of
Matuanus
species
in dorsal view. Green arrows point the posterior limit of the black spot on the vertex. A,
M. elegans
; B,
M. priapus
; C,
M. rectinervus
; D,
M. azurensis
; E,
M. bicolor
; F,
M. flavomaculatus
; G,
M. bruneonervus
; H,
M. rufidulus
; I,
M. caledonicus
; J,
M. mirabilis
. Scale bar =
1 mm
.