Anapolisia tucurasu Mendes & Rafael 2025, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Mendes, Diego Matheus De Mello
name: Rafael, José Albertino
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Tettigoniidae
Anapolisia
Anapolisia tucurasu

description: Anapolisia tucurasu Mendes & Rafael sp. nov.
Figures 124–130
Diagnosis. Vein MA with four main branches reaching wing margin (Fig. 125). Mesobasisternum anteriorly convex; lateral lobes anterolaterally and laterally convex, posteriorly straight, forming a posterolateral acuminated tip (Fig. 124E). Metabasisternum anteriorly straight with two convex lateral protuberances; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally and posteriorly straight, posterolaterally forming an angle of 120° (Fig. 124E). Apex of cercus with rectangular projection and small lateral spine, with a dark brown color (Fig. 124K).
Description. Holotype Male.
Thorax. Mesobasisternum triangular, anteriorly convex; lateral lobes anterolaterally and laterally convex, posteriorly straight, forming a posterolateral acuminated tip (Fig. 124E). Metabasisternum triangular, anteriorly straight with two convex lateral protuberances; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally and posteriorly straight, posterolaterally forming an angle of 120° (Fig. 124E).
Wings. Vein MA with four main branches reaching wing margin (Fig. 125). Left stridulatory file curved; basal teeth and apicals smaller and gradually increasing in length towards median region (Fig. 126A). Total file length of 2.3 mm, greater vein width of 0.4 mm and a total of 55 teeth. Rigth stridulatory file with curved basal half and straight apical half; basal half teeth smaller and more spaced apart (Fig. 126B). Total length file of 1.9 mm, widest vein of 0.1 mm and total of 55 teeth.
Legs. Hind femur with expanded region equivalent to 1/2 of the total femur length (Fig. 124H).
Abdomen. Cercus slightly curved inwards, with the apex half not expanded (Figs. 124I–K). Apex of cercus with rectangular projection and small lateral spine, with a dark brown color (Fig. 124K). Stylus small and rectangular (Fig. 124I).
Internal male genitalia. Ejaculatory vesicles reniform (Figs. 127A–D). Upper folds of ventral lobe wide, elongated and not connected (Figs. 127A–B). Titillator process rounded and posteriorly bilobed (Figs. 127A–D). Lower folds of ventral lobe large and subtrapeziodal (Figs. 127A–B). Dorsal lobes anteriorly convex, anterolaterally com projeção triangular, laterally straight and with a rounded posterior portion (Figs. 127A–D). Dorsal folds elongated and narrow (Figs. 127C–D).
Coloration. Described based on photos of live specimens (Fig. 129A). General color of the body whitish green with asymmetric patches dark green. Dark green eyes with whitish spots.
Female: Morphologically similar to the male, except by the following characteristics (Figs. 128A–K):
Thorax. Mesobasisternum triangular, anteriorly convex; lateral lobes anterolaterally and laterally convex, posteriorly slightly convex, forming a posterolateral blunt tip (Fig. 128E). Metabasisternum diamond-shaped, anteriorly convex; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally straight and posteriorly slightly convex, posterolaterally forming an angle of 90° (Fig. 128E).
Wings. Unaltered anal veins for sound production (Fig. 128A).
Abdomen. Cercus straight, apex acuminate (Figs. 128H–J). Subgenital plate triangular, apex rounded and stylus absent (Fig. 128H). Ovipositor curved; apical region of dorsal and ventral valve with large rectangular teeth (Fig. 128J).
Coloration. Described based on photos of live specimens (Fig. 129B). Ovipositor light green with whitish base.
Etymology. The epithet is in apposition, tucurasu [tikurasu] comes from the Brazilian Tupi indigenous language and means “large grasshopper”, in reference to the large size of this katydid.
Distribution. Brazil: Acre (Fig. 130).
Type material. Holotype ♂. BRASIL, Acre, Bujari, Floresta Estadual Antimary, 09°20’01”S / 68°19’17”W, 25–27.viii.2016, armadilha luminosa, D.M.M. Mendes, F.F. Xavier F°, A.A. Agudelo & J.A.Rafael leg. (INPA). Paratype: Idem (1♂ and 1♀ INPA).
Measurements (mm). Holotype: (♂): TL: 25; TegL: 43,9; TegH: 12,7; WF: 3,8; PL: 6,2; PH: 6,5; FF: 6,5; FT: 5,7; MF: 8,2; MT: 8,5; HF: 18,8; HT: 19,2; Lplac: 3; LC: 2,9.
Paratypes (♂): TL: 25,2; TegL: 44; TegH: 12,7; WF: 3,8; PL: 6,2; PH: 6,5; FF: 6,6; FT: 6,1; MF: 8,6; MT: 9; HF: 19,2; HT: 19,4; Lplac: 3; LC: 3.
Paratypes (♀): TL: 26,5; TegL: 46,2; TegH: 12,7; WF: 3,8; PL: 6,2; PH: 6,5; FF: 6,5; FT: 6,4; MF: 8,2; MT: 8,5; HF: 18,8; HT: 19,2; Lplac: 2,5; LC: 1,3.
Observation of behavior. Occurrence in area of endemism of the Inambari.
description: Published as part of Mendes, Diego Matheus De Mello & Rafael, José Albertino, 2025, Review of Anapolisia Piza, 1980 and Tropicophyllum Koçak & Kemal, 2008 stat. rev. (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae: Microcentrini), pp. 1-184 in Zootaxa 5564 (1) on pages 109-112, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5564.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/14612164