Mesambria maculipes Stål, 1878

Storozhenko, Sergey Yu., 2018, A new species of the genus Mesambria Stål, 1878 with notes on the tribe Mesambriini (Orthoptera: Acrididae, Catantopinae), Zootaxa 4418 (1), pp. 55-65 : 57

Mesambria maculipes Stål, 1878

Figs 1–6

Mesambria maculipes Stål, 1878: 72 (holotype—female, Celebes [= SulaWesi]; deposited in British Museum of Natural History, London); Kirby, 1910: 440; Willemse, 1931: 250; Sjöstedt, 1932: 63; Ramme, 1941: 142; Willemse, 1957: 370; Monk & Bultin, 1990: 34.

Traulia lanceolata Willemse, 1921: 29 , 36 (syntypes—male and female, “Celebes, Manado” [=Sulavesi: North SulaWesi province, Manado City]; deposited in Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden). Synonymized by Willemse (1957).

Material examined. Indonesia: Sulawesi Island, province Sulawesi Utara [= North Sulawesi province], Tangkoko National Park , 10 km NE of Madano City on eastern cost of Minahassa , env. of Tangkoko Londge , 3–6 February 2011, 2 males, coll. A.V. Gorochov; same province, Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park, near village Toraut (not far of town Doloduo ), env. of Wallance Base Camp, 17–25 January 2011, 1 male, coll. A.V. Gorochov ( ZISP) .

Notes. Studied specimens ( Figs. 1–3 ) were collected not far from the type locality and completely agree with the original description of Traulia lanceolata ( Willemse, 1921) , which is considered as synonym of Mesambria maculipes ( Willemse, 1957) . Male genitalia of this species are described and illustrated below for the first time.

Description of male genitalia. Epiphallus bridge-shaped; bridge broad and completely divided; ancorae long, weakly incurved; anterior projections pointed; posterior projections triangular rounded; lophi of epiphallus great, eXtending, with enlarged and broadly rounded outer and very small inner lophi; oval sclerites narrowly elongated ( Fig. 4 ). Cingulum sclerotised, consisting of broad apodemes, Zygoma, and rami; Zygoma triangular projecting apically, covering the arch of cingulum ( Fig. 5 ). Valves of cingulum divided ( Fig. 5 ), apically long and strongly upcurved ( Fig. 6 ). Apical valves of penis with pointed apeX, considerably shorter than cingular valves; basal and apical penis valves connected by a strongly curved, unbroken fleXure ( Fig. 6 ).

Distribution. Indonesia: Sulawesi Island (North Sulawesi province).

Figures

FIGURES 1–3. Mesambriamaculipes, male.1. body, lateral vieW; 2. the same, dorsal vieW;3. head, frontal vieW.

FIGURES 4–6. Mesambria maculipes, male genitalia. 4. epiphallus, dorsal vieW; 5. phallic complex (epiphallus removed), dorsal vieW; 6. the same, lateral vieW.