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Laureopsis nauta Jaiswara & Desutter-Grandcolas 2017, nov.sp.

Description

Laureopsis nauta Jaiswara nov.sp.

(Figures. 1A–H and 2A–E)

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Type locality. Peru, Iquitos, Nauta

Type material. Holotype: Peru, Loreto, Iquitos, route de Nauta, 9km, Chasse Jour, 1 male, 27.viii.1985, L. Desutter (MNHN-EO-ENSIF7193). Paratypes, 2 males, 2 female: Same data as the holotype, 2 males, 30.viii.1985 (MNHN-EO-ENSIF6999, 7194) and 1 female, 24.viii.1985 (MNHN-EO-ENSIF6997).

Distribution. Species currently known from its type locality.

Etymology. Species named after the type locality.

Diagnosis. In addition to characters of the genus: Species overall shinning yellowish brown in color. Male. Stridulatory file with 150 number of teeth (n=1). Male genitalia: ectophallic arc with wide lateral apodeme, covering 2/3rd of the width of endophallic cavity (Fig. 2C). Female: Longitudinal yellow flakes on metanotum to 8th tergite (Fig. 1C). Female genitalia: Sclerotized and cup shaped, dorsally open and ventrally sclerotized (Fig. 2 D–E).

Description. In addition to above characters: Basitarsomeres with 4–6 inner and 6–8 outer dorsal spines.

Notes

Published as part of Jaiswara, Ranjana & Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure, 2017, Description of two smallest field crickets from South America, Laureopsis nauta Jaiswara gen. nov., sp. nov. and Perugryllus estiron Jaiswara gen. nov., sp. nov. (Orthoptera, Grylloidea, Gryllidae, Gryllinae) in Zootaxa 4350 (3), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4350.3.6, http://zenodo.org/record/1059367

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Event date
1985-08-24 , 1985-08-27
Verbatim event date
1985-08-24/30 , 1985-08-27
Scientific name authorship
Jaiswara & Desutter-Grandcolas
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Orthoptera
Family
Gryllidae
Genus
Laureopsis
Species
nauta
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Type status
holotype , paratype
Taxonomic concept label
Laureopsis nauta Jaiswara, 2017