Nisoprincessa palawana, Gnezdilov, 2017
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.17109/AZH.63.4.429.2017 |
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publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:BCE366E9-E914-4D84-A53A-DC94E02992D9 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4E083432-FF8D-FFDF-FE51-FF2CDB4625A8 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Nisoprincessa palawana |
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sp. nov. |
Nisoprincessa palawana View in CoL sp. n.
Description. Morphologyasmentionedforthegenus.
Colouration. Generalcolorationdarkbrown ( Figs 33–35 View Figs 33–38 ). Metopewithlightcarinae andpustules. Genaewithlightstripesrunningacrosstheocelli (dottedlineonfigs 3 and 9). Postclypeuswithbrownlateralpartsandwithlightbrownbandbasally. Anteclypeus darkbrowntoblackexceptlightbrownyellowishbasalpart. Rostrumlightbrownwith blackapex. Pro- andmesonotumdarkbrownyellowish, withyellowishcarinaeandpustules. Forewingswithgreenishveinsandlightpustules. Hindwingssemitransparent, withdarkbrownveins. Hindepimeraeandepisternaewithlargeblackspots. Notumbe- tweentrochanterslightyellow. Trochantersofforeandmiddlelegslightyellow. Foreand middlefemorawithlightspotsanddots. Foreandmiddletibiaewithlightoutermargins. Hindfemoradarkbrowntoblack. Hindtibiaedarkbrownbasally, lightbrownyellowish mediallyanddarkbrownapically. Tarsiandclawswithpretarsusdarkbrown. Apicesof legspinesblack. AbdominalsternitesVI–VIIdarkbrownlaterallyandalmostblackmedi- ally. Gonoplacssometimesmainlylightbrownyellowish. Marginsofgonoplacsandanal tubeblack.
Note. Thespeciesispresentedbytwofemaleswhichareclearlydiffer eachfromotherbythelengthofmetopialproboscisandtheshapeoflight stripesofgenae (Figs 3, 9). Thetypelocalitiesofthesespecimensaresituated inPuertoPrincesaandinBacuitBaywhichis 238 kmNEofPuertoPrincesa, thusitisratherpossibletoexpectevendifferentspeciesintheselocalities, butatthemomentIhavenomalesandprefertodescribesubspeciesforthese femalesuntilmaleswillbediscoveredandexamined.
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