Anapolisia amazonica 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 amazonica

description: Anapolisia amazonica Mendes & Rafael sp. nov.
Figures 19–26
Diagnosis. Vein MA with four main branches reaching wing margin (Fig. 20). Mesobasisternum anteriorly slightly convex; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally and posteriorly straight, forming a posterolateral blunt tip (Fig. 19E). Metabasisternum anteriorly straight; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally concave, posteriorly straight, posterolaterally with blunt pit forming an angle of 90° (Fig. 19E). Apex of cercus with bilobed projection and small lateral spine, with a dark brown color (Fig. 19K).
Description. Holotype Male.
Thorax. Mesobasisternum triangular, anteriorly slightly convex; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally and posteriorly straight, forming a posterolateral blunt tip (Fig. 19E). Metabasisternum triangular, anteriorly straight; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally concave, posteriorly straight, posterolaterally with blunt pit forming an angle of 90° (Fig. 19E).
Wings. Vein MA with four main branches reaching wing margin (Fig. 20). Left stridulatory file with slightly curved basal half and straight apical half; Initial teeth basal and apical minor (Fig. 21A). Total file length of 2.6 mm, greater vein width of 0.4 mm and total of 48 teeth. Right stridulatory with curved basal half and straight apical half; basal teeth smaller and more distant from each other (Fig. 21B). Total length file of 2.2 mm, widest vein of 0.2 mm and total of 49 teeth.
Legs. Hind femur with expanded region equivalent to 2/3 of the total femur length (Fig. 19H).
Abdomen. Cercus slightly curved inwards, with slender apical half (Figs. 19I–K). Apex of cercus with bilobed projection and small lateral spine, with a dark brown color (Fig. 19K). Apex bifurcated between the base of the stylus, with concave recess (Fig. 19I). Stylus small and rectangular (Fig. 19I).
Internal male genitalia. Ejaculatory vesicles reniform (Figs. 22A–D). Upper folds of ventral lobe slightly acuminated, with a blunt apex and not exceeding the total length of the dorsal lobe (Figs. 22A–B). Titillator sclerite absent. Titillator process trapezoidal (Figs. 22A–D). Lower folds of ventral lobe large, asymmetrical, with the posterior region with several lateral and median recesses forming smaller lobes (Figs. 22A–B). Dorsal lobes curved, wide and with a rounded posterior portion (Figs. 22A–D). Dorsal folds elongated and asymmetrical (Figs. 22C–D).
Coloration. Described based on photos of live specimens (Fig. 24A). General color of the body light green with asymmetric patches dark green. Eyes dark green with white spots. Abdomen light green with small yellow circular spots; ventrally whitish. Apical half of the tegmina and apex of the membranous wing with yellow edges.
Female: Morphologically similar to the male, except by the following characteristics (Figs. 23A–K):
Thorax. Mesobasisternum triangular, anteriorly straight; lateral lobes anterolaterally, laterally and posteriorly straight, forming a posterolateral blunt tip (Fig. 23E). Metabasisternum triangular, anteriorly straight; lateral lobes anterolaterally convex, laterally straight and posteriorly convex, posterolaterally forming an angle of 90° (Fig. 23E).
Wings. Unaltered anal veins for sound production (Fig. 23A).
Abdomen. Cercus slightly curved, apex acuminate (Figs. 23H–J). Subgenital plate triangular, apex rounded and stylus absent (Fig. 23H). Ovipositor curved; apex of ventral valve surpassing the apex of dorsal valve; ovipositor without teeth (Fig. 23).
Coloration. Described based on photos of live specimens (Fig. 24B). General color of the body whitish green with asymmetric patches dark green. Purple eyes.
Etymology. The epithet amazonica for the Amazon forest, where the types were collected.
Distribution. Brazil: Amazonas (Fig. 26).
Type material. Holotype ♂. BRASIL, Amazonas, Manaus, Reserva Florestal Adolfo Ducke, Sede, ix.2013, armadilha luminosa lençol luz mista, V. Linard leg. (INPA); Paratype: BRASIL, Amazonas, Presidente Figueiredo, AM-240, km 24, 02°35’21”S – 60°06’55”W, 11–12.xii.2004, armadilha de luz mista, F.F. Xavier F° & G.M. Lourido leg. (1♂ MNRJ); idem, Manaus, ZF2, km 14, Torre, 02°35’21”S – 60°06’55”W, 16–19.vii.2004, lençol luz mista, J.A. Rafael, F.F. Xavier F°, C.S. Motta, J.M.F. Ribeiro & S. Trovisco leg. (2♂ INPA); idem, 04–06.vii.2013, F.F. Xavier F°, A. Agudelo, C. Maldaner & D.M.M. Mendes leg. (1♂ INPA); idem, Rio Urubu, 02°10’S – 59°49’W, 06–07.ix.1993, P.F. Bührnheim & S.S. Leite leg. (1♂ MZUSP); idem, RUC-27, 04°49’34”S – 65°15’37”W, 12– 13.iii.1994, Armadilha Pennsylvania luz negra BLB, P.F. Bührnheim et al leg. (1♂ UFAM); idem, 10–11.iii.1994 (1♂ UFAM); idem, Angelim, 05°03’33”S – 65°14’48”W, 28–29.xi.1992, Armadilha Pennsylvania luz negra BLB, P.F. Bührnheim & N.O.Aguiar leg. (1♂ UFAM); idem, Autazes, LIT-1, 03°32’5.7”S – 59°13’30.5”W, 21–22.vii.1996, lençol à luz mista de mercúrio, P.F. Bührnheim & N.O. Aguiar leg. (1♂ INPA).
Measurements (mm). Holotype: (♂): TL: 22,5; TegL: 41,6; TegH: 13,4; WF: 3,6; PL: 6; PH: 6,1; FF: 6,3; FT: 7,6; MF: 8; MT: 8,1; HF: 15,3; HT: 17,8; Lplac: 2; LC: 3,3.
Paratype (♂): TL: 23–22,4; TegL: 42,2–41,4; TegH: 13,8–13,1; WF: 4–3,3; PL: 5,9–5,1; PH: 6,2–5,9; FF: 6,4–6; FT: 7,8–7,3; MF: 8,1–7,6; MT: 8,3–8; HF: 16,4–15,9; HT: 18–17,2; Lplac: 2,3–2,1; LC: 3,4–3,2.
Paratypes (♀): TL: 23,7–23,5; TegL: 43,9–43,2; TegH: 14,1–13,6; WF: 3,9–3,5; PL: 6,1–5,8; PH: 6,2–6; FF: 7,8–7,3; FT: 7,7–7,5; MF: 8,1–7,5; MT: 8,6–8,3; HF: 16,2–15,4; HT: 18,8–18,2; Lplac: 2–1,8; LC: 2,1–1,9; LO: 4,3–4,2.
Observation of behavior. It is one of the most common species in the central Amazon region, belonging to the area of endemism of the Guianas. The individuals of this species are found during night collections using methods of attraction by light in environments of ombrophilous forest of terra firma. It probably inhabits the upper strata of the forest, such as the canopy, since collections made in these places obtained a large number of specimens. During nocturnal collections, a female was observed feeding on embaúba leaves (Cecropia sp.) (Figs. 25A–B).
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 23-27, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5564.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/14612164