A new species of the genus Mesambria Stål, 1878 with notes on the tribe Mesambriini (Orthoptera: Acrididae, Catantopinae)
Author
Storozhenko, Sergey Yu.
text
Zootaxa
2018
4418
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55
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journal article
30133
10.11646/zootaxa.4418.1.2
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Mesambria maculipes
Stål, 1878
Figs 1–6
Mesambria maculipes
Stål, 1878
: 72
(holotype—female,
Celebes
[=
SulaWesi
]; deposited in British Museum of Natural History, London);
Kirby, 1910
: 440
;
Willemse, 1931
: 250
;
Sjöstedt, 1932
: 63
;
Ramme, 1941
: 142
;
Willemse, 1957
: 370
;
Monk & Bultin, 1990
: 34
.
Traulia lanceolata
Willemse, 1921
: 29
, 36 (syntypes—male and female, “Celebes, Manado” [=Sulavesi: North SulaWesi province, Manado City]; deposited in Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden). Synonymized by
Willemse (1957)
.
Material
examined
.
Indonesia
:
Sulawesi Island
, province
Sulawesi Utara
[=
North Sulawesi province
],
Tangkoko National Park
,
10 km
NE of Madano City
on eastern cost of
Minahassa
, env. of
Tangkoko Londge
,
3–6 February 2011
,
2 males
, coll.
A.V. Gorochov
; same province, Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park, near village Toraut (not far of town
Doloduo
), env. of Wallance Base Camp,
17–25 January 2011
,
1 male
, coll.
A.V. Gorochov
(
ZISP
)
.
Notes.
Studied specimens (
Figs. 1–3
) were collected not far from the
type
locality and completely agree with the original description of
Traulia lanceolata
(
Willemse, 1921
)
, which is considered as synonym of
Mesambria maculipes
(
Willemse, 1957
)
. Male genitalia of this species are described and illustrated below for the first time.
Description of male genitalia.
Epiphallus bridge-shaped; bridge broad and completely divided; ancorae long, weakly incurved; anterior projections pointed; posterior projections triangular rounded; lophi of epiphallus great, eXtending, with enlarged and broadly rounded outer and very small inner lophi; oval sclerites narrowly elongated (
Fig. 4
). Cingulum sclerotised, consisting of broad apodemes, Zygoma, and rami; Zygoma triangular projecting apically, covering the arch of cingulum (
Fig. 5
). Valves of cingulum divided (
Fig. 5
), apically long and strongly upcurved (
Fig. 6
). Apical valves of penis with pointed apeX, considerably shorter than cingular valves; basal and apical penis valves connected by a strongly curved, unbroken fleXure (
Fig. 6
).
Distribution.
Indonesia
:
Sulawesi
Island (
North Sulawesi province
).