Lunidia viridis C. Hemp, 2010

Hemp, Claudia Hemp Klaus-Gerhard Heller Elżbieta Warchałowska-Śliwa Andreas, 2010, A new genus and species of African Phaneropterinae (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae), with data on its ecology, bioacoustics and chromosomes, Organisms Diversity & Evolution (New York, N. Y.) 10 (3), pp. 215-226 : 217

Lunidia viridis C. Hemp n. sp.

Description

Head Fastigium verticis slightly narrower than first antennal segment, forming a finger-like projection ending slightly before scapi when seen from above ( Fig. 1a ); met from below by conical fastigium frontis ( Fig. 1b ), leaving gap between tips. Eyes circular, prominent.

Thorax Surface smooth, without lateral or median carinae. Fore coxa with spine. Fore and mid femora unarmed. Hind femur with few (5–7) tiny brown spinules near apex. Fore tibia with open tympanum on each side. Fore and mid tibiae with few dorsal and ventral spines; at apex one spur on each side. Hind tibia with dense spines on both dorsal margins, near apex also ventrally; with two spurs on each side of apex.

Wings Fully developed. Hind wings protruding beyond fore wings ( Figs. 2 , 3). Veins Sc and R contiguous over most of their lengths, except at their distal ends.

Genitalia Male subgenital plate without styles ( Fig. 1c, d ) but with elongated style-like appendices. Ovipositor well developed, serrated ( Fig. 1f ).

Figures

Fig. 1 Lunidia viridis n. gen. n. sp. (a) Male head with finger-like fastigium verticis, dorsal view. (b) Female face; note conus-shaped projection of head and tip of fastigium. (c) Male abdominal apex,

Fig. 2 Lunidia viridis n. gen. n. sp., male; note silvery and red tracheal openings and large cerci