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Hemp C.
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,
<figureCitation id="1365ED9BFFC3FFA8FEC3821E6A729D09" box="[280,338,1042,1069]" captionStart="FIGURE 36" captionStartId="32.[151,250,1942,1967]" captionTargetBox="[157,1429,1176,1922]" captionTargetId="figure@32.[157,1429,1176,1922]" captionTargetPageId="32" captionText="FIGURE 36. Stridulatory files of Melidia species A. M. laminata, Wajir District, Kenya B. M. laminata, Tanzania, Kilimanjaro; note differences in number of teeth between specimen from the Wajir District and Kilimanjaro C. M. brunneri Mashonaland, Salisbury (BMNH) D. M. adfinia n. sp." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3442303" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3442303/files/figure.png" pageId="31" pageNumber="182">36 D</figureCitation>
,
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,
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.
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Male. Miombo woodlands on hill near
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,
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, in herb vegetation along forest edge,
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.
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,
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, same data as holotype
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, Changalawe Hill, Miombo woodlands, nr road A104, in herb vegetation,
<date id="FFE0D7DEFFC3FFA8FCE282AE68E69D98" box="[825,966,1185,1212]" pageId="31" pageNumber="182" value="2015-03">March 2015</date>
. Depository: Collection C. Hemp.
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Male. General colour as for genus, predominantly green with dark brown marking around stridulatory area.
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFC3FFA8FEDC82E76AFE9C20" box="[263,478,1258,1285]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="182">Antennae and head</emphasis>
. Fastigium typical for genus. Antenna little longer than body length, thin and whitish. Eyes oval, prominent.
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFC3FFA8FE4E830369A69C0C" box="[405,646,1294,1320]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="182">Pronotum and thorax</emphasis>
. Pronotum without lateral carinae, surface smooth and matt. Posterior margin slightly incurved, posterior margin also incurved with lateral edges elevated. Stridulatory file divided into two parts; part at inner side of tegmen with few broad large teeth, parted from proximal part by gap. Remaining stridulatory file with numerous fine teeth decreasing gradually in size, about
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long and slightly curved along length (
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). On right tegmen comparatively large and almost round mirror (
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).
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFC3FFA8FB1F83926EB59C9C" box="[1220,1429,1438,1464]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="182">Abdomen and legs</emphasis>
. Fore coxae with small and straight spine. Fore and mid femora with 12 ventral spinules near joint of tibiae. Hind femora with 14 ventral spinules near apex. Fore and mid tibiae with pair of spurs and few small spinules along length. Hind tibiae almost tri-angular in diameter, with 34 rows of of spinules along length; apices with each three tiny spurs at each side. Veins Sc and R separate from base, running almost in parallel and diverging only at their very ends. Male tenth abdominal tergite broad, produced posteriorly and down-curved (
<figureCitation id="1365ED9BFFC3FFA8FBBF805E6FF29F48" box="[1124,1234,1618,1644]" captionStart="FIGURE 38" captionStartId="34.[151,250,1968,1993]" captionTargetBox="[346,1241,174,1948]" captionTargetId="figure@34.[346,1241,174,1948]" captionTargetPageId="34" captionText="FIGURE 38. Apices (A, C, E, G) and subgenital plates (B, D, F, H) of male Melidia species. A, B. M. claudiae C, D. M. brunneri E, F. M. laminata (Kilimanjaro) G, H. M. adfinia n. sp." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3442307" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3442307/files/figure.png" pageId="31" pageNumber="182">Fig. 38 G</figureCitation>
). Cerci elongated, round till about midway, then abruptly inwardly curved, forming a three-ridged laterally compressed structure (
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). Male subgenital plate elongated, posterior half to third deeply divided and forming two lobes (
<figureCitation id="1365ED9BFFC3FFA8FAC580966EAF9F91" box="[1310,1423,1690,1717]" captionStart="FIGURE 38" captionStartId="34.[151,250,1968,1993]" captionTargetBox="[346,1241,174,1948]" captionTargetId="figure@34.[346,1241,174,1948]" captionTargetPageId="34" captionText="FIGURE 38. Apices (A, C, E, G) and subgenital plates (B, D, F, H) of male Melidia species. A, B. M. claudiae C, D. M. brunneri E, F. M. laminata (Kilimanjaro) G, H. M. adfinia n. sp." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3442307" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3442307/files/figure.png" pageId="31" pageNumber="182">Fig. 38 H</figureCitation>
), without styli.
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Female. Similar to male but stouter. Most female specimens with number of small tiny black dots on tegmina (
<figureCitation id="1365ED9BFFC3FFA8FF7B810A6A2D9E04" box="[160,269,1797,1824]" captionStart="FIGURE 35" captionStartId="32.[151,250,1101,1126]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,174,1082]" captionTargetId="figure@32.[151,1436,174,1082]" captionTargetPageId="32" captionText="FIGURE 35. Melidia adfinia n. sp. female (A) and females of M. laminata from the foothills of the West Usambara Mountains (B) and the South Pare Mountains, habitus (C) and face (D)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3442299" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3442299/files/figure.png" pageId="31" pageNumber="182">Fig. 35 A</figureCitation>
). On each tegmen brown marking at base and one small brown patch at inner margin at about half length of tegmen. The brown patch midway on the tegmina is lacking in males. Subgenital plate laterally elongated sheathing the ovipositor (
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). Ovipositor comparatively short, strongly up-curved, with fine teeth.
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<paragraph id="8BE1F11EFFC3FFA8FF1C81B76FB09EDC" blockId="31.[151,1437,1114,2040]" pageId="31" pageNumber="182">Measurements, females (mm) (N=5). Total length of body 15.616.8; Median length of pronotum 3.53.7; Length of hind femur 16.118.3; Length of elytra 22.425.6; Length of ovipositor 7.07.2.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BE1F11EFFFCFF97FF4C824169DB9DAE" blockId="32.[151,1436,1101,1162]" pageId="32" pageNumber="183">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFCFF97FF4C82416A009D42" bold="true" box="[151,288,1101,1126]" pageId="32" pageNumber="183">FIGURE 35.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C5E8A9DFFFCFF97FEFE82416AE29D41" authority="Hemp &amp; Heller, 2019" authorityName="Hemp &amp; Heller" authorityYear="2019" box="[293,450,1101,1125]" class="Insecta" family="Phaneropteridae" genus="Melidia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Orthoptera" pageId="32" pageNumber="183" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="adfinia" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFCFF97FEFE82416AE29D41" box="[293,450,1101,1125]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="183">Melidia adfinia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFCFF97FE13824269209D42" bold="true" box="[456,512,1102,1126]" pageId="32" pageNumber="183">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2199077FFFCFF97FE13824269209D42" box="[456,512,1102,1126]" pageId="32" pageNumber="183" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
female (
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFCFF97FD828241694B9D42" bold="true" box="[601,619,1101,1126]" pageId="32" pageNumber="183">A</emphasis>
) and females of
<taxonomicName id="4C5E8A9DFFFCFF97FCCF824268B09D41" authorityName="Chopard" authorityYear="1954" box="[788,912,1101,1125]" class="Insecta" family="Phaneropteridae" genus="Melidia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Orthoptera" pageId="32" pageNumber="183" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="laminata">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFCFF97FCCF824268B09D41" box="[788,912,1101,1125]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="183">M. laminata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the foothills of the West Usambara Mountains (
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFCFF97FF7B827E6B919DAE" bold="true" box="[160,177,1138,1162]" pageId="32" pageNumber="183">B</emphasis>
) and the South Pare Mountains, habitus (
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFCFF97FD8E827D69479DAE" bold="true" box="[597,615,1137,1162]" pageId="32" pageNumber="183">C</emphasis>
) and face (
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFCFF97FD01827E69CC9DAE" bold="true" box="[730,748,1138,1162]" pageId="32" pageNumber="183">D</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BE1F11EFFFCFF97FF4C819A69089ED2" blockId="32.[151,1437,1942,2039]" pageId="32" pageNumber="183">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFCFF97FF4C819A6A3F9E8B" bold="true" box="[151,287,1942,1967]" pageId="32" pageNumber="183">FIGURE 36.</emphasis>
Stridulatory files of
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<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFCFF97FE35819A691D9E8A" box="[494,573,1942,1966]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="183">Melidia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFCFF97FD4A819A69899E8B" bold="true" box="[657,681,1942,1967]" pageId="32" pageNumber="183">A.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C5E8A9DFFFCFF97FD74819B68099E8A" authorityName="Chopard" authorityYear="1954" box="[687,809,1942,1966]" class="Insecta" family="Phaneropteridae" genus="Melidia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Orthoptera" pageId="32" pageNumber="183" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="laminata">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFCFF97FD74819B68099E8A" box="[687,809,1942,1966]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="183">M. laminata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, Wajir District, Kenya
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFCFF97FBCA819A6F089E8A" bold="true" box="[1041,1064,1942,1966]" pageId="32" pageNumber="183">B.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFCFF97FBF6819B6F8F9E8A" box="[1069,1199,1942,1966]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="183">
<taxonomicName id="4C5E8A9DFFFCFF97FBF6819B6F8B9E8A" authorityName="Chopard" authorityYear="1954" box="[1069,1195,1942,1966]" class="Insecta" family="Phaneropteridae" genus="Melidia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Orthoptera" pageId="32" pageNumber="183" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="laminata">M. laminata</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
Tanzania, Kilimanjaro; note differences in number of teeth between specimen from the Wajir District and Kilimanjaro
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFCFF97FBB181B66FA39EF7" bold="true" box="[1130,1155,1978,2003]" pageId="32" pageNumber="183">C.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C5E8A9DFFFCFF97FB5181B76E269EF6" authorityName="Stal" authorityYear="1876" box="[1162,1286,1978,2002]" class="Insecta" family="Phaneropteridae" genus="Melidia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Orthoptera" pageId="32" pageNumber="183" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brunneri">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFCFF97FB5181B76E269EF6" box="[1162,1286,1978,2002]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="183">M. brunneri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Mashonaland, Salisbury (BMNH)
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFCFF97FEBB81D26A599ED2" bold="true" box="[352,377,2014,2038]" pageId="32" pageNumber="183">D.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C5E8A9DFFFCFF97FEA481D36AC99ED2" authority="Hemp &amp; Heller, 2019" authorityName="Hemp &amp; Heller" authorityYear="2019" box="[383,489,2014,2038]" class="Insecta" family="Phaneropteridae" genus="Melidia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Orthoptera" pageId="32" pageNumber="183" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="adfinia" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFCFF97FEA481D36AC99ED2" box="[383,489,2014,2038]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="183">M. adfinia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2199077FFFCFF97FE3481D269089ED2" box="[495,552,2014,2038]" pageId="32" pageNumber="183" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BE1F11EFFFDFF96FF4C84FE68829A2F" blockId="33.[151,930,754,779]" box="[151,930,754,779]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FF4C84FE6A009A2F" bold="true" box="[151,288,754,779]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">FIGURE 37.</emphasis>
Stridulatory area
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FE0D84FE6ACF9A2F" bold="true" box="[470,495,754,779]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">A.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C5E8A9DFFFDFF96FE2E84FF69B29A2F" authority="Hemp &amp; Heller, 2019" authorityName="Hemp &amp; Heller" authorityYear="2019" box="[501,658,755,779]" class="Insecta" family="Phaneropteridae" genus="Melidia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Orthoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="adfinia" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FE2E84FF69B29A2F" box="[501,658,755,779]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">Melidia adfinia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FD4384FF69F19A2F" bold="true" box="[664,721,755,779]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2199077FFFDFF96FD4384FF69F19A2F" box="[664,721,755,779]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FCD984FF68399A2F" bold="true" box="[770,793,755,779]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">B.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C5E8A9DFFFDFF96FCFB84F868BC9A2F" authorityName="Chopard" authorityYear="1954" box="[800,924,755,779]" class="Insecta" family="Phaneropteridae" genus="Melidia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Orthoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="laminata">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FCFB84F868BC9A2F" box="[800,924,755,779]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">M. laminata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C344A295FFFDFF96FF1C85356F929F63" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="8BE1F11EFFFDFF96FF1C85356F089C0C" blockId="33.[151,1437,825,1716]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FF1C85356A629A70" bold="true" box="[199,322,825,852]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
From their outer appearance
<taxonomicName id="4C5E8A9DFFFDFF96FD53853669FF9A70" authorityName="Stal" authorityYear="1876" box="[648,735,826,852]" class="Insecta" family="Phaneropteridae" genus="Melidia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Orthoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FD53853669FF9A70" box="[648,735,826,852]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">Melidia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species are quite similar. Differences are found in the length of the subgenital plate and how deeply it is lobed (compare
<figureCitation id="1365ED9BFFFDFF96FCD685516F289A5C" box="[781,1032,861,888]" captionStart="FIGURE 38" captionStartId="34.[151,250,1968,1993]" captionTargetBox="[346,1241,174,1948]" captionTargetId="figure@34.[346,1241,174,1948]" captionTargetPageId="34" captionText="FIGURE 38. Apices (A, C, E, G) and subgenital plates (B, D, F, H) of male Melidia species. A, B. M. claudiae C, D. M. brunneri E, F. M. laminata (Kilimanjaro) G, H. M. adfinia n. sp." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3442307" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3442307/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">Figs. 38 B, D, F and H</figureCitation>
), in the length and shape of the male cerci (compare
<figureCitation id="1365ED9BFFFDFF96FE9D858D69649AB8" box="[326,580,897,924]" captionStart="FIGURE 38" captionStartId="34.[151,250,1968,1993]" captionTargetBox="[346,1241,174,1948]" captionTargetId="figure@34.[346,1241,174,1948]" captionTargetPageId="34" captionText="FIGURE 38. Apices (A, C, E, G) and subgenital plates (B, D, F, H) of male Melidia species. A, B. M. claudiae C, D. M. brunneri E, F. M. laminata (Kilimanjaro) G, H. M. adfinia n. sp." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3442307" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3442307/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">Fig. 38. A, C, E and G</figureCitation>
) and the l0
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abdominal tergite. The male of
<taxonomicName id="4C5E8A9DFFFDFF96FBE2858E6FEA9AB8" authorityName="Chopard" authorityYear="1954" box="[1081,1226,898,924]" class="Insecta" family="Phaneropteridae" genus="Melidia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Orthoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kenyensis">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FBE2858E6FEA9AB8" box="[1081,1226,898,924]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">M. kenyensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is not known. The 10
<superScript id="7C2B5C56FFFDFF96FF6885A86BE09A96" attach="left" box="[179,192,932,946]" fontSize="6" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">th</superScript>
abdominal tergites in
<taxonomicName id="4C5E8A9DFFFDFF96FE6085AA69619AE4" authorityName="Massa" authorityYear="2015" box="[443,577,934,960]" class="Insecta" family="Phaneropteridae" genus="Melidia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Orthoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="claudiae">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FE6085AA69619AE4" box="[443,577,934,960]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">M. claudiae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FD9485AA69F79AE4" box="[591,727,934,960]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">M. brunneri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FCD585AA68B89AE4" box="[782,920,934,960]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">M. laminata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are almost square with a more or less straight posterior margin that is slightly down-curved. In
<taxonomicName id="4C5E8A9DFFFDFF96FD6585C668129AC0" authority="Hemp &amp; Heller, 2019" authorityName="Hemp &amp; Heller" authorityYear="2019" box="[702,818,970,996]" class="Insecta" family="Phaneropteridae" genus="Melidia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Orthoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="adfinia" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FD6585C668129AC0" box="[702,818,970,996]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">M. adfinia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FCE185C668589AC0" bold="true" box="[826,888,970,996]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2199077FFFDFF96FCE185C668589AC0" box="[826,888,970,996]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
the posterior margin is more produced and more strongly down-curved than in the other species. The cerci of
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<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FCE185E2688D9D2C" box="[826,941,1006,1032]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">M. adfinia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FC6F85E268D29D2C" bold="true" box="[948,1010,1006,1032]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2199077FFFDFF96FC6F85E268D29D2C" box="[948,1010,1006,1032]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
are abruptly inwardly curved forming a three-ridged lance, the cerci of the other species are continuous and not differentiated into two morphologically differently shaped parts.
<taxonomicName id="4C5E8A9DFFFDFF96FE68823A69099D74" authority="Hemp &amp; Heller, 2019" authorityName="Hemp &amp; Heller" authorityYear="2019" box="[435,553,1078,1104]" class="Insecta" family="Phaneropteridae" genus="Melidia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Orthoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="adfinia" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FE68823A69099D74" box="[435,553,1078,1104]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">M. adfinia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FDE9823A69539D74" bold="true" box="[562,627,1078,1104]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2199077FFFDFF96FDE9823A69539D74" box="[562,627,1078,1104]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
also has a completely different stridulatory file not found in any other
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<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FF4C82566BCE9D50" box="[151,238,1114,1140]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">Melidia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species. While in
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<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FE62825669629D50" box="[441,578,1114,1140]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">M. laminata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the stridulatory file consists of few, large and widely spaced teeth (
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; note the differences of the specimen from
<collectingRegion id="499A3FFCFFFDFF96FD48827169F39DB3" box="[659,723,1149,1175]" country="Kenya" name="Wajir" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">Wajir</collectingRegion>
,
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, the area from which the species was described, and the specimen coming from around Kilimanjaro), in
<taxonomicName id="4C5E8A9DFFFDFF96FD6982AE68199D98" authorityName="Stal" authorityYear="1876" box="[690,825,1186,1212]" class="Insecta" family="Phaneropteridae" genus="Melidia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Orthoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brunneri">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FD6982AE68199D98" box="[690,825,1186,1212]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">M. brunneri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from Mahonaland, Salisbury, southern Africa (
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) the inner part of the file consists of small teeth while the other half of the file consists of large, widely set teeth. In
<taxonomicName id="4C5E8A9DFFFDFF96FF6D82E66A0B9C20" authority="Hemp &amp; Heller, 2019" authorityName="Hemp &amp; Heller" authorityYear="2019" box="[182,299,1258,1284]" class="Insecta" family="Phaneropteridae" genus="Melidia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Orthoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="adfinia" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FF6D82E66A0B9C20" box="[182,299,1258,1284]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">M. adfinia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FEEF82E66A539C20" bold="true" box="[308,371,1258,1284]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2199077FFFDFF96FEEF82E66A539C20" box="[308,371,1258,1284]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
the inner part of the stridulatory file consists of few large and widely set teeth while the other part has tiny, very densely set teeth, both parts are separated by a gap (
<figureCitation id="1365ED9BFFFDFF96FC7783016F3B9C0C" box="[940,1051,1293,1320]" captionStart="FIGURE 36" captionStartId="32.[151,250,1942,1967]" captionTargetBox="[157,1429,1176,1922]" captionTargetId="figure@32.[157,1429,1176,1922]" captionTargetPageId="32" captionText="FIGURE 36. Stridulatory files of Melidia species A. M. laminata, Wajir District, Kenya B. M. laminata, Tanzania, Kilimanjaro; note differences in number of teeth between specimen from the Wajir District and Kilimanjaro C. M. brunneri Mashonaland, Salisbury (BMNH) D. M. adfinia n. sp." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3442303" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3442303/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">Fig. 36 D</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE1F11EFFFDFF96FF1C833D6FE99F07" blockId="33.[151,1437,825,1716]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">
Females of all known species have differently shaped subgenital plates (
<figureCitation id="1365ED9BFFFDFF96FBDB833D6F729C68" box="[1024,1106,1329,1356]" captionStart="FIGURE 39" captionStartId="35.[151,250,1972,1997]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,1021,1952]" captionTargetId="figure@35.[151,1435,1021,1952]" captionTargetPageId="35" captionText="FIGURE 39. Subgenital plates of female Melidia species A. M. adfinia n. sp. B. M. kenyensis C. M. laminata (Damassa, Kenya) D. M. laminata (Kilimanjaro)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3442309" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3442309/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">Fig. 39</figureCitation>
and
<figureCitation id="1365ED9BFFFDFF96FB57833E6F8C9C68" box="[1164,1196,1330,1356]" captionStart="FIGURE 40" captionStartId="36.[151,250,1399,1424]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,174,1380]" captionTargetId="figure@36.[151,1436,174,1380]" captionTargetPageId="36" captionText="FIGURE 40. Subgenital plate of Melidia brunneri (BMNH, N Rhodesia, Luano Valley)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3442311" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3442311/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">40</figureCitation>
).
<taxonomicName id="4C5E8A9DFFFDFF96FB1A833E6E179C68" authority="Hemp &amp; Heller, 2019" authorityName="Hemp &amp; Heller" authorityYear="2019" box="[1217,1335,1330,1356]" class="Insecta" family="Phaneropteridae" genus="Melidia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Orthoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="adfinia" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FB1A833E6E179C68" box="[1217,1335,1330,1356]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">M. adfinia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FA9B833E6EA19C68" bold="true" box="[1344,1409,1330,1356]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2199077FFFDFF96FA9B833E6EA19C68" box="[1344,1409,1330,1356]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is the only species with a deeply divided subgenital plate, sheathing the ovipositor (
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). The subgenital plate of
<taxonomicName id="4C5E8A9DFFFDFF96FF4C83766A079CB0" authorityName="Chopard" authorityYear="1954" box="[151,295,1402,1428]" class="Insecta" family="Phaneropteridae" genus="Melidia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Orthoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kenyensis">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FF4C83766A079CB0" box="[151,295,1402,1428]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">M. kenyensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a cushion-like appearance (
<figureCitation id="1365ED9BFFFDFF96FD56837569D79CB0" box="[653,759,1401,1428]" captionStart="FIGURE 39" captionStartId="35.[151,250,1972,1997]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,1021,1952]" captionTargetId="figure@35.[151,1435,1021,1952]" captionTargetPageId="35" captionText="FIGURE 39. Subgenital plates of female Melidia species A. M. adfinia n. sp. B. M. kenyensis C. M. laminata (Damassa, Kenya) D. M. laminata (Kilimanjaro)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3442309" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3442309/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">Fig. 39 B</figureCitation>
) while in
<taxonomicName id="4C5E8A9DFFFDFF96FCB3837668D09CB0" authorityName="Stal" authorityYear="1876" box="[872,1008,1402,1428]" class="Insecta" family="Phaneropteridae" genus="Melidia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Orthoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brunneri">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FCB3837668D09CB0" box="[872,1008,1402,1428]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">M. brunneri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
two broad, leaf-like lobes are formed. There are slight morphological differences between female specimens of
<taxonomicName id="4C5E8A9DFFFDFF96FC3283926F559C9C" authorityName="Chopard" authorityYear="1954" box="[1001,1141,1438,1464]" class="Insecta" family="Phaneropteridae" genus="Melidia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Orthoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="laminata">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FC3283926F559C9C" box="[1001,1141,1438,1464]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">M. laminata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
coming from central and north-east
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(lacking lateral flanges, arrow in
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) while the subgenital plate of specimens from northern
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are broad with two lateral well developed flanges (arrow in
<figureCitation id="1365ED9BFFFDFF96FC7D83E96F359F24" box="[934,1045,1509,1536]" captionStart="FIGURE 39" captionStartId="35.[151,250,1972,1997]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,1021,1952]" captionTargetId="figure@35.[151,1435,1021,1952]" captionTargetPageId="35" captionText="FIGURE 39. Subgenital plates of female Melidia species A. M. adfinia n. sp. B. M. kenyensis C. M. laminata (Damassa, Kenya) D. M. laminata (Kilimanjaro)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3442309" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3442309/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">Fig. 39 D</figureCitation>
). Acoustical and molecular studies have to be conducted to clarify the status of
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<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FD5D800668309F00" box="[646,784,1546,1572]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">M. laminata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
populations from
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and
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.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE1F11EFFFDFF96FF1C80216F929F63" blockId="33.[151,1437,825,1716]" box="[199,1202,1581,1608]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FF1C80216A0A9F6C" bold="true" box="[199,298,1581,1608]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">Habitat.</emphasis>
Herbaceous vegetation along the edges and on clearings of Miombo woodlands.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C344A295FFFDFF96FF1C805D69D39F4F" box="[199,755,1617,1644]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BE1F11EFFFDFF96FF1C805D69D39F4F" blockId="33.[151,1437,825,1716]" box="[199,755,1617,1644]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FF1C805D6A419F48" bold="true" box="[199,353,1617,1644]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">Distribution.</emphasis>
Central
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,
<collectingRegion id="499A3FFCFFFDFF96FDE8805D69CF9F4F" box="[563,751,1617,1643]" country="Tanzania" name="Dodoma" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">Dodoma Region</collectingRegion>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C344A295FFFDFF96FF1C807A6A229F90" pageId="33" pageNumber="184" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BE1F11EFFFDFF96FF1C807A6A229F90" blockId="33.[151,1437,825,1716]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">
<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FF1C807A6A6E9FB4" bold="true" box="[199,334,1654,1680]" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">Etymology.</emphasis>
From Latin—
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<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FE29807A69619FB4" box="[498,577,1654,1680]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">adfinia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; related, since this new species resembles
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<emphasis id="B92A2D0CFFFDFF96FBF2807A6F949FB4" box="[1065,1204,1654,1680]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="184">M. laminata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from its general appearance.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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