Phaulula tapienomima, Gorochov, 2025

Phaulula tapienomima Gorochov, sp. n.

https://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/ FF566F95-A6A2-4037-8166-55DA45831000

Figs 25–28 View Figs 21–28 , 46–48 View Figs 29–48

MATERIAL. Holotype - ♂, Indonesia: Sulawesi I., Sulawesi Tengah Prov.,

~ 75 km SE of Palu City, Lore Lindu National Park, environs of Wuasa Vill. (near eastern edge of this park), ~ 1000 m, secondary forest, at light, 7–12.II 2011, A. Gorochov ( ZIN).

DESCRIPTION. Male (holotype). General appearance also similar to that of Ph. javanica sp. n. and with following differences from it: integument slightly shining, but pronotum, dorsal halves of abdominal tergites (except for last one) and all sternites as well as genital plate matte; coloration light green with brown to light brown area on anterior part of head (this area including apical part of upper rostral tubercle, antennal cavities, pedicel, anterior parts of genae as well as anterior epicranial surface above and near clypeal suture), but fore tibia completely uniformly light, and transparent areas of wings as in this species (antennal flagellum missing); pronotum (including its lateral lobes) distinctly longer (see measurements), with deeper humeral notches and very small posteromediam notch on hind lobe ( Figs 25, 26 View Figs 21–28 ); tegmina more similar to those of Ph. spinulenta sp. n. but with distal portion of widened part of each dorsal field slightly longer and barely narrower as well as with stridulatory vein of left tegmen rather narrow dorsally ( Figs 27, 28 View Figs 21–28 ); last tergite with posterior process much higher in distal half, with vertically lamellar keel along posteroventral edge of this process, with almost angularly elongated distal part of this process in profile, and with small rounded lobule-like tubercle (projection) separating this keel from less high part of this process in profile ( Figs 46, 47 View Figs 29–48 ); cercus somewhat shorter, less arcuate but with more strongly curved distal part as well as with larger apical denticle and shallow medial concavity subapically ( Figs 46–48 View Figs 29–48 ); genital plate with slightly deeper posteromedian notch and somewhat longer posterolateral lobules around it ( Figs 46, 48 View Figs 29–48 ).

Female unknown.

Length (in mm). Body 22; body with wings 40; pronotum 6.3; tegmina 32; hind femora 16.

COMPARISON. The new species falls into the third group of this genus and is most similar to Ph. galeata (from Mindanao I.) in the posterior process of the male last tergite having a very high distal part in the profile, but in Ph. tapienomima sp. n., this high part longer, with the dorsal angular projection directed mainly backwards (but not upwards), and with only one ventral tubercle in the profile. From all other true and possible congeners, the new species differs in the above-mentioned process with a distinctly higher distal part and/or a uniformly greenish coloration with only a large brown area on the head.