Matuanus rectinervus Robillard, 2008

Robillard, Tony & Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure, 2008, Systematics of Matuanus Gorochov (Grylloidea, Podoscirtidae, Podoscirtinae) from New Caledonia: new data and the analysis of venation diversity, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196, pp. 273-290 : 279

Matuanus rectinervus Robillard n. sp.

Figs 3-6C

TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype male ( MNHN-ENSIF 1096 ), 8 km NW Col d’Amieu, N la Foa, abattage, Pied Table Unio , 22.II.1994 (16) (L. Desutter-Grandcolas), identified M. elegans Otte, 1987 by L. Desutter-Grandcolas . Paratype male ( MNHN-ENSIF 1097 ), Massif de l’Aoupinié , 400 m, 11 km SW Ponérihouen, milieu ouvert, tronc mort vertical, 21.III.1994 (5) jour (L. Desutter-Grandcolas), identified M. elegans Otte, 1987 by L. Desutter-Grandcolas. MNHN .

TYPE LOCALITY. — New Caledonia, 8 km NW Col d’Amieu , N la Foa, Pied Table Unio .

DESCRIPTION. — Very similar to M. elegans and M. priapus in coloration, body size and shape. Fastigium shorter than in M. elegans and M. priapus (Fig. 6C). Coloration very contrasted; face light yellow with dark patterns as in M. elegans and M. priapus , dorsal disk of pronotum red brown, lateral lobes yellow; legs I-II light yellow, femora with dark brown spots and tibiae with two dark brown rings; FIII yellow brown with two brown dorsal spots, a brown line on outer face and a very contrasted dark brown band on inner face, barely visible in M. elegans (Otte et al. 1987) and M. priapus .

Male: FW venation (Fig. 3) almost similar to M. elegans and M. priapus , but 1Aa prolonged up to the apical field (compare Figs 1-2). Stridulatory file with 93 (HT) to 102 teeth (PT) (m = 98, n = 2).

Male genitalia (Figs 4-5): very similar to M. priapus laterally except for the lateral edge of pseudepiphallic sclerite, straight and folded ventrally, while it is rounded in M. elegans and M. priapus . Endophallic apodeme as in M. priapus , wider and longer than in M. elegans and raised dorsally.

Female: unknown.

MEASUREMENTS. — Holotype male. PronL: 3.0 mm; PronW: 3.9 mm; FIIIL: 14.5 mm; FIIIW: 3.4 mm; TIIIL: 13.3 mm; FWL: 19.5 mm; FWW: 3.7 mm.