Eumadasumma lucens Chopard, 1934

Eumadasumma lucens Chopard, 1934 View in CoL

( Figs 36–40)

Note. In the previous paper (Gorochov, 2005), one female from Kenya was attributed to this species. This female is much smaller than the holotype of E. lucens (female from Tanzania) and with some other differences allowing me to include it here in a new subspecies. Now I have an additional material from Swaziland which is also distinctly distinguishable from the aforementioned females and may be considered as a third new subspecies. All these subspecies are described in a key given below .

1. Female body very large and with ovipositor much longer than tegmina (lengths of pronotum, hind femur, tegmen and ovipositor: 4, 15, 28.5 and 37 mm, respectively); epicranium under rostral apex and under antennal cavities almost dark brown; pronotum strongly transverse (its width ~1.6 times as great as its length; Fig. 36) and with large black area on each lateral lobe reaching ventral edge of this lobe [ Tanzania]................. E. l. lucens View in CoL

– Female body smaller and with ovipositor no longer or insignificantly longer than tegmina (lengths of pronotum, hind femur, tegmen and ovipositor: 3.4– 3.8, 12–13, 24.5–29 and 24–32 mm, respectively); epicranium under rostral apex and under antennal cavities brownish grey (not dark); pronotum less transverse (its width ~1.4 times as great as its length; Figs 38, 40) and with light stripe on each lateral lobe along its ventral edge (i.e., under large black area)................................... 2

2. Female body rather small and with ovipositor not longer than tegmina (lengths of pronotum, hind femur, tegmen and ovipositor: 3.4, 12, 24.5 and 24 mm, respectively); antennae light brown with small not distinct yellowish-whitish spots; tegmina yellowish-greyish, semitransparent, with light brown longitudinal veins, whitish crossveins and slight light brownish spots on almost all membranes of dorsal field; inner (moderately slit-like) tympanum longer than 1 mm and clearly elongately oval

( Fig. 37); colouration of legs light with numerous small light brownish grey spots (hind femur without subapical band lacking these spots and with not darkened apical part; hind tibia slightly darkened dorsally between spines).......................

.................... E. l. pallescens subsp. nov.

[ Holotype: female, Kenya, “Kenya: van Someren,

Kaitir, 2.47”, “V.G.L. van Someren Collection”

(ZIN), identified by B. Townsend as E. lucens .

Etymology: the subspecies name is the Latin word

“pallescens” (lightish) in connection with the body colouration.] – Female body moderately large and with ovipositor slightly longer than tegmina (lengths of pronotum,

hind femur, tegmen and ovipositor: 3.8, 13, 29 and

32 mm, respectively); antennae greyish brown with small and poorly distinct lightish spots; tegmina greyish-whitish, transparent, with greyish brown longitudinal veins, whitish crossveins in basal part of dorsal field, transparent crossveins in other tegminal parts, and without any darkened spots on membranes; inner (moderately slit-like) tympanum shorter than 1 mm and more or less angular ( Fig.

39); colouration of legs similar to that of E. l. pallescens but with darker (greyish brown) numerous small spots (hind femur with subapical band lacking these spots, and with distinctly darkened apical part; hind tibia entirely light)...................

...................... E. l. mlavula subsp. nov.

[ Holotype: female, Swaziland, Mlavula Nature Reserve , “tochka [point] 13”, X.2009, A. Sotshivko

(ZIN). Etymology: the subspecies is named after its type locality.]