Acropsis julianae Mendes & Rafael 2020
Creators: name: Mendes, Diego Matheus De Mello
name: Rafael, José Albertino
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Phaneropteridae
Acropsis
Acropsis julianae

description: Acropsis julianae Mendes & Rafael, 2020
Figures 10–13
Diagnosis. Tegmina with an pentagonal cell present between veins MP and CuA (Fig. 11). Cercus apex acute, with spine rounded (Fig. 10K). Lateral lobes of mesosternum anteriorly parallel, posteriorly curved outwards, with rounded apex (Fig. 10E).
Description. Male.
Head. Smooth Fastigium elongated, anteriorly bilobed in dorsal view (Fig. 10C). Vertex triangular, with superior portion bilobed, with large, rounded parallel lobes in frontal (Fig. 10B).
Thorax. Dorsal disc of pronotum rugose (Figs. 10 C–D). Dorsolateral and furcal sutures conspicuously marked and depressed (Fig. 10C). Lateral lobes of mesosternum with apex rounded (Fig. 10E). Metasternum diamond shaped (Fig. 10E). Lateral lobes of metasternum rectangular with rounded apex (Fig. 10E).
Wings. A pentagonal cell present between veins MP and CuA (Fig. 11). Vein CuA with four branches with bifurcations at apex (Fig. 11). Left stridulatory with basal teeth short, gradually increasing in length towards median region (Fig. 12A). Median teeth slender, close to each other. Left stridulatory file with 83 teeth, length of 3.4 mm and greatest width of the vein of 0.5 mm (Fig. 12A). Right stridulatory sinuous, with convex base, median region nearly straight, distally concave (Fig. 12B). Basal and distal teeth short, widened. Median teeth slender, close to each other (Fig. 12B). Right stridulatory file with 81 teeth, length of 3.1 mm and greatest width of the vein of 0.1 mm (Fig. 12B).
Legs. Mid tibia slightly widened basally, with four ventral spines (Fig. 10G). Hind femur with eight ventral spines, wider basally (Fig. 10G).
Abdomen. Cercus inward curved, apex acute, with small rounded projection (Fig. 10H). Subgenital plate trap- ezoidal, with length surpassing half the length of cerci (Fig. 10I). Apex of subgenital plate emarginated (Figs. 10 I–J). Stylus rectangular and short (Figs. 10 I–J). Cercus and subgenital plate covered with numerous bristles (Figs. 10 I–K).
Internal male genitalia. Not examined.
Coloration. Based on photos of preserved specimen (Fig. 10) General coloration yellowish-brown. Compound eyes brown.
Female. Unknown.
Etymology. This species is dedicated to the orthopterologist, friend and mentor, Dra. Juliana Chamorro Rengifo.
Type material. Holotype ♂: COLOMBIA, Caquetá, San Jose del Fragua, Vda. [Veredas] La Peneya, PNN Alto Fragua Indi Wasi, 01°17’13.1”N / 76°08’32.4”W, 892m, 24.x.2017, Y. Ramos, Captura com trampa Luz Negra en bosque primario, A. Lopeira, 2018 (LEUA). Paratypes: same data of holotype (1♂ – LEUA).
Measurements (mm). Holotype (♂): TL: 24,5; TegL: 40,5; TegH: 10; WF: 2,5; PL: 5,7; FF: 7,2; FT: 5,7; MF: 7,9; MT: 9,5; HF: 16,7; HT: 16; Lplac: 3,1; LC: 3,4.
Paratype ♂: TL: 24,8; TegL: 40,5; TegH: 9,8; WF: 2,9; PL: 6,3; FF: 6,8; FT: 6,5; MF: 8; MT: 8,4; HF: 16,1; HT: 15; Lplac: 3,2; LC: 3,5.
Geographical records. Colombia: Caquetá (Fig. 13).
description: Published as part of Mendes, Diego Matheus De Mello & Rafael, José Albertino, 2020, RedescriptionofAcropsisGrant, 1958 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae Microcentrini) and description of new species from Brazilian and Colombian Amazon Rainforest, pp. 230-244 in Zootaxa 4779 (2) on pages 240-243, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4779.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/3833503