Colombocricus tegua, Rodrigues & Martínez-Torres & Rodrigues & Brescovit, 2025

Colombocricus tegua gen. et sp. nov.

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Diagnosis

Colombocricus tegua gen. et sp. nov. resembles Colombocricus fundipudens (Karsh, 1881) gen. et comb. nov. in the following characters: the shape of the anterior gonopod is wider than long, and the coxite (cx) is shorter than the sternite ( Figs 2A View Fig , 6A View Fig ). The telopodite (tl) is longer than the coxite (cx) and sternite (st), in posterior view with a well-developed subtriangular lobe (lb) ( Figs 2A–B View Fig , 6A–B View Fig ) projecting laterally ( Figs 2B View Fig , 6B View Fig ). The telopodite of the posterior gonopod is long with the external branch (eb) spoon-shaped, with a long excavation on the femoral process of the telopodite ( Figs 2C–D View Fig , 6C View Fig ). The solenomere (sl) is bifurcated into two lanceolate processes ( Figs 2C–D View Fig , 6C–E View Fig ). It differs by some parts of the anterior gonopods, the sternite (st) is subtriangular and has paramedian excavations in the basal portion and the coxite with a distal edge is almost transverse, forming a salience ( Figs 6A View Fig , 7B View Fig ). The solenomere (sl) of the posterior gonopod with inner (in) process is shorter than the external branch, while the external process (ex) is longer ( Figs 6C–E View Fig , 7A View Fig ).

Etymology

The new species is named in honor of the indigenous community ‘Tegua’, who inhabited the species type locality before colonization.

Type material

Holotype

COLOMBIA • ♂; Boyacá, Santa María, Pedra Campana close to the border with San Luis de Gaceno ; [ 4°50′39′′ N, 73°13′25′′ W]; 490 m a.s.l.; 14 May 2009; E. Flórez and D. Luna leg.; ICN 800 View Materials ; ICN.

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Paratypes

COLOMBIA • 1 ♀; Boyacá, Santa María, Sector Cachipay bajo; [ 4°52'38.6"N, 73°14'07.8"W]; 719 m a.s.l.; 10–21 Apr. 2023; D. Cabellero and M. Camargo leg.; ICN 2889 View Materials ; ICN • 1 ♂; Cundinamarca, Medina, Vereda Choapal ; [ 4°35'20.5" N, 73°23'13.4" W]; 770 m a.s.l.; 7 May 2019; C. Sarmiento and UNAL Students Team leg.; ICN 2205 View Materials ; ICN. GoogleMaps

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Other material examined

COLOMBIA • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Cundinamarca, Medina, Vereda Chaopal ; [ 4°23'37.3" N, 73°17'55.9" W]; 400 m a.s.l.; 9 May 2019; C. Sarmiento and UNAL Students Team leg.; ICN 2165 View Materials ; ICN. GoogleMaps

Description

Male

MEASUREMENTS. holotype with 40 body rings plus telson. Total length 190 mm, maximum width of midbody body ring 17 mm.

COLORATION (in 70% alcohol) ( Fig. 4 View Fig ). General coloration reddish brown. Head and labrum reddish brown. Antennae and legs reddish. Median part of collum reddish, margins reddish brown. Meso- and metazonites reddish brown. Anterior portion of prozonites light red. Telson reddish brown.

HEAD. Clypeus with two setiferous foveolae on each side. Eyes in a rounded cluster in five rows of ommatidia, 6-6-5-3-2 (= 22). Antennae short and slender, reaching back to body ring 3. Length of antennomeres: 1<2=3>4=5>6. Terminal antennomere very rounded, with numerous sensory cones covered by bristles. Mandibular stipes (ms) ( Fig 4C View Fig ) excavated. Incisura lateralis open.

BODY RINGS. Collum (c) ( Fig 4B View Fig ) smooth. Ozopores starting at body ring 6. Scobinae concave, decreasing in size in the posterior portion of the body, disappearing in the last rings.

LEGS. Legs with tarsal pads (tp) ( Fig 4D View Fig ) from third pair, decreasing in size posteriorly. Coxae of leg pairs 3–5 expanded into a short pointed conical process.

TELSON. Epiproct (ep) very short, not extended over paraprocts (pr) ( Fig 4E View Fig ). Hypoproct subtriangular.

GONOPODS ( Figs 6–7 View Fig View Fig ). Anterior gonopod wider than long, sternite (st) subtriangular, with paramedian excavations in the basal portion, coxite (cx) short and wide, with distal edge almost transverse, forming salience, medially protruding in triangular projection, shorter than sternite. Telopodite (tl) longer than coxite and sternite, with well-developed subtriangular lobe (lb) projected laterally ( Figs 6A–B View Fig , 7B View Fig ). Posterior gonopod with telopodite broad at base, distally narrowing with excavation on femoral base. External branch (eb) spoon-shaped. Solenomere (sl) bifurcated into two lanceolate processes, inner process (in) shorter than external branch (eb), while external process (ex) is longer than external branch ( Figs 6C–D View Fig , 7A View Fig ).

Female

General coloration reddish brown lighter than that of male ( Fig. 5B–C View Fig ), with 40 body rings plus telson. Total length 150 mm.

Distribution

Known from Boyacá and Cundinamarca, Colombia ( Fig. 8 View Fig ).