Eidmanacris suassunai, Souza-Dias & Campos & Nihei, 2015

Souza-Dias, Pedro G. B., Campos, Lucas Denadai De & Nihei, Silvio Shigueo, 2015, Two new species of Eidmanacris (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Phalangopsidae) from the Atlantic forest of São Paulo State, Brazil, Florida Entomologist 98 (2), pp. 547-555 : 548-551

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1653/024.098.0223
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5520A225-D176-125C-FC91-FAA5B995FE42
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Eidmanacris suassunai
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Eidmanacris suassunai View in CoL sp. nov.

( Figs. 1A View Fig ; 2 A–P View Fig ; 3A–F View Fig ; 4A–C View Fig , and Suppl. Figs. 1A View Fig , 2 A–P View Fig , 3 A–F View Fig )

TYPE LOCALITY

Brazil, São Paulo State, Teodoro Sampaio municipality, Morro do

Diabo State Park.

TYPE MATERIAL

HOLOTYPE: BRAZIL, São Paulo State, Teodoro Samapaio, Parque Estadual Morro do Diabo, 11-14.xi.2012, Dias, P. G. B. S.; Dios , R. col., 1 male . Allotype: same locality as the holotype, 1 female . PARATYPES: same locality as the holotype, 10 males and 10 females .

MATERIAL EXAMINED

Holotype, Alotype, Paratypes. Non-type material: 5 males, 7 females, same data as holotype and alotype.

ETYMOLOGY

Species is named in honor of the Brazilian writer Ariano Suassuna

(1927–2014).

Ariano wrote a famous Brazilian play entitled “O Auto da Compa- decida”; the main character in this play is named “João Grilo” – “grilo” is the Brazilian common name for cricket.

DIAGNOSIS

Medium sized body, general coloration of body, head, and legs dark brown, marbled. Male FW short, rounded, dark brown to medium brown towards the internal border, covering metanotal gland area but not exceeding posterior margin of metanotum; apex pale yellow connected to a single vertical vein that divide external part of FW as a lateral field; internal margins touching each other.

DESCRIPTION, MALE

Medium sized body, general coloration dark brown, marbled. Head. Dark to medium brown with pale yellow maculae ( Fig. 2A, B, D View Fig ). Occiput and vertex in different shades of medium brown, with sparse bristles and a light yellow triangular spot in the middle and 2 diagonal lateral yellow stripes ( Fig. 2D View Fig ). Fastigium dark brown, with fine bristles, mainly on its lateral part ( Fig. 2D View Fig ); longer than wide, slightly narrowed toward the apex,and narrower than scape ( Fig. 2D View Fig ); below vertex level, from which it is not separated by a transverse furrow ( Fig. 2B View Fig ). Three ocelli present, well developed ( Figs. 2A, B, D View Fig ); eye with unpigmented area on supero-internal angle ( Fig. 2A, D View Fig ). Maxillary palpus long and thin, specially joints 3 to 5 ( Figs. 2B, J View Fig ); joint 5 the longest ( Fig. 2J View Fig ); joints 3, 4 and 5 medium to light brown at apex, joint 4 the smallest ( Figs. 2B, J View Fig ); apex of joint 5 curved, light brown becoming whitish on distal portion ( Fig. 2J View Fig ). In frontal view, frons with dark brown central stripe between 2 yellowish brown bands going from basis of each antennal scape to the darker frontoclypeal suture, and small dark brown spot in this stripe, below the scapes ( Fig. 2A View Fig ). In frontal view, gena dark brown, with thick yellowish brown transverse stripe ( Fig. 2A View Fig ). In lateral view, gena dark brown on anterior and posterior portion, with central pale yellow maculae divided by a dark brown stripe ( Fig. 2B View Fig ). Frontoclypeal suture dark brown; upper margin of clypeus with central medium brown band between light brown and dark brown bands on each side, lower portion whitish; labrum whitish, its apex light brown ( Fig. 2A View Fig ). Mandible dark brown, with internal margin light brown. Antennal scape whitish, dark brown on inner face ( Fig. 2A View Fig ); antenomeres medium brown with lighter antenomeres.

Thorax. Pronotum DD as long as wide, dark brown, inflated, slightly pubescent, divided by thin, light brown vertical line; DD cephalic margin concave and caudal one almost straight ( Fig. 2D View Fig ); ventro-cephalic angle broadly rounded, its ventral margin gradually ascendant caudad to the more rounded ventro-caudal angle ( Fig. 2B View Fig ). Male FW short, rounded, dark brown to medium brown towards internal border, covering metanotal gland area but not exceeding posterior margin of metanotum; apex pale yellow connected to single vertical vein that divide external part of FW as a lateral field ( Figs. 2B, D View Fig ); internal margins touch each other. Posterior margin of metanotum with glandular thickening; metanotal gland present, cluster of bristles seems to form a unique cluster on median region, the projections short ( Fig. 2C View Fig ).

Legs. FI and FII yellowish, annulated with brown. TI and II dark brown annulated with yellowish brown; TI with 2 equal-sized apical spurs; TII with 2 inner apical spurs and an outer one, smaller. FIII light brown with several dark brown stripes and spots on inner face, apical part dark brown; outer face light brown with medium brown maculae and stripes, apical part medium brown ( Fig. 2O View Fig ); TIII medium brown annulated with light brown; TIII subapical spurs 4/4; serrulation between and above subapical spurs, except between inner apical dorsal (iad) and first subapical (is1); apical spurs 3/3, more developed on inner face; inner apical spurs ( Fig. 2N View Fig ): median one longer (iam), dorsal sub-equal in length (iad), ventral smallest (iav) (iam>iad>iav); outer apical spurs ( Fig. 2M View Fig ): median one longer (oam), dorsal sub-equal in length (oad), ventral smaller (oav) (oam>oad>oav). Basitarsus I, II and III dark yellow, with 2 rows of small spines.

Abdomen: Dark brown, marbled, pubescent, divided by thick sagital light yellow line ( Fig. 2A View Fig ). Supra anal plate medium brown on anterior portion and distal projections, and yellowish brown on center; anterior margin concave on median part, lateral ones constricted on median portion and very extended distal projections ( Fig. 2E View Fig ); posterior margin almost straight. Subgenital plate longer than wide, slightly pubescent, light brown with lateral borders dark brown; anterior margin straight ( Fig. 2H View Fig ); posterior margin with slightly extended distal projections, concave on median part ( Fig. 2H View Fig ).

Phallic complex. Pseudepiphallus: median part of pseudepiphallus sclerotized, curved inwards ( Figs. 3A View Fig , 4A View Fig ); pseudepiphallic arms sclerotized, straight, hard and broadly bifid at apex ( Figs. 3A, B View Fig ; 4A, B View Fig ); apex of pseudepiphallic arms smooth, projections same-sized, pointed and sharpened ( Figs. 3A, B View Fig ; 4A, B View Fig ); pseudepiphallic arms narrower than in E. caipira n. sp. in lateral view ( Figs. 3C View Fig ; 4C View Fig ); lateral projection absent; basal extension of pseudepiphallus short (visible in lateral view) ( Figs. 3B View Fig ). PsP2 short and bifid, with membranous sphere embedded on its ± 0.88 (16.23 – 17-35); wFIII, 3.44 ± 0.23 (3.03 – 3.7); LTIII, 18.05 ± 0.99 (15.51 – 19.11); LtarsI-III, 5.32 ± 0.32 (4.74 – 5.74).

Females (n = 10): Hw, 3.67 ± 0.18 (3.4 – 3.93); iod, 1.74 ± 0.10 (1.61 – 1.89); Lpron, 3.85 ± 0.21 (3.41 – 4.16); awpron, 5.32 ± 0.20 (5.01 – 5.59); pwpron, 4.45 ± 0.29 (4.01 – 4.77); wpron, 3.92 ± 0.15 (3.75 – 4.2); LFIII, 17.2 ± 0.60 (16.41 – 18.09); wFIII, 3.96 ± 0.57 (3.83 – 4.12); LTIII, 18.63 ± 0.28 (17.76 – 19.66); LtarsI-III, 5.46 ± 0.28 (4.89 – 5.75); OL, 17.53 ± 0.78 (16.52 – 18.46).