Elbenia (Sulapteron) kendariensis, Gorochov, 2025

Elbenia (Sulapteron) kendariensis Gorochov, sp. n.

https://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/ 605EC95C-4690-4E82-927D-AEA1EB612A5D

Figs 1–5 View Figs 1–9 , 10–15 View Figs 10–20

MATERIAL. Holotype – ♂, Indonesia: Sulawesi I., southeast part of island, ~ 30 km SE of Kendari City, Moramo Waterfall , 4º13ʹ33ʹʹ S, 122º44ʹ9ʹʹ E, forest on hill, on leaf of bush at night, 29.IX 2015, A. Gorochov , M. Berezin, I. Kamskov, E. Tkatsheva ( ZIN). GoogleMaps

DESCRIPTION. Male (holotype). Body medium-sized for this genus. Coloration yellowish with greenish tinge and following marks: ocelli whitish; eyes light brown; antennal flagellum light yellowish grey in proximal portion and brownish grey in rest part; pronotal disc with brownish grey hind lobe and dark brown (almost blackish) line along lateral and posterior edges of this lobe ( Figs 1, 2 View Figs 1–9 ); tegmina with greyish brown basal areas and most part of each plectrum, small brown spot at base of each M-Cu area, brownish grey area in each dorsal field near fusion of MP with CuA1 and slightly behind it, with light brown to very light brown venation near stridulatory vein (including part of this vein) in both tegmina, and greyish stripes along anal edges of lateral fields ( Figs 3–5 View Figs 1–9 ); hind wings with yellowish venation having whitish veins and veinlets in costal parts, and with completely transparent membranes (but membranes in apical parts of these wings almost transparently yellowish); femora with small dark brown spots at apices and brownish spines, as well as with light rose most part of fore and middle femora having dark brown stripe along ventral surface of fore femur and spots along ventral inner edge of this femur (also this femur with light brown to brown two longitudinal stripes on inner surface and longitudinal row of dots between these stripes); tibiae with similarly colored spines and spurs, somewhat darkened marks around tympana of fore tibia and near proximal spines of middle tibia ( Figs 1, 2, 5 View Figs 1–9 ), and dark brown ventral surface of hind tibia as well as spots near spines of this tibia; tarsi with dark edges of tarsal lobules as well as sparse and small darkish marks on some other places; abdomen with light brown distal parts of last tergite posteromedian process and apical parts of genital plate, as well as with somewhat more darkened apical hooks of cerci ( Figs 11–15 View Figs 10–20 ). Upper rostral tubercle with very narrow apical part directed forwards and slightly downwards, dorsally convex (in profile) more hind part, barely distinct dorsal concavity between these parts in profile, distinct median groove along complete dorsum of this tubercle, and large rounded and almost vertical lateral ocelli on lateral sides of convex part of this tubercle; lower rostral tubercle more or less vertical, almost angular at apex, triangularly widened downwards, and with flat anterior surface having large oval median ocellus on most part of latter surface ( Figs 1, 2 View Figs 1–9 ). Pronotum with disc having almost straight anterior edge and widely rounded posterior one, with rounded ventral parts of lateral lobes as well as rounded but not narrow humeral notches ( Figs 1, 2 View Figs 1–9 ); tegmina long and rather narrow, with venation as in Figs 3–5 View Figs 1–9 , and with stridulatory vein of left tegmen rather short and thick as well as moderately light (almost light brown; Figs 4 View Figs 1–9 , 10 View Figs 10–20 ). Abdomen with following features: posterior edges of tergites more or less straight, but last tergite with posteromedian process long and moderately wide as well as having a pair of posterior lobes which distally somewhat widened and flattened, apically rounded, with concave dorsomedian parts, and with rather deep notch between these lobes (latter notch almost two thirds of this process in length; Fig. 11, 12, 15 View Figs 10–20 ); epiproct and paraprocts short and roundly lobule-like; cerci as in Figs 11–13, 15 View Figs 10–20 ; genital plate with moderately long and strong posterior lobes which somewhat arcuately curved upwards and with apical parts as in Figs 13–15 View Figs 10–20 .

Female unknown.

Length (in mm). Body 22; body with wings 53; pronotum 6; tegmina 45; hind femora 28.

COMPARISON. The differences of the new species from all other congeners are the same as for the subgenus Sulapteron subgen. n. (see above).

ETYMOLOGY. The new species is named after the Kendari City situated near its type locality .