Rhammatopoda oxapampa, Gorochov, 2018

Rhammatopoda oxapampa View in CoL sp. nov.

( Figs 9–14 View Figs 1–16 )

Etymology. This species is named after the Oxapampa Town situated near its type locality.

Material studied. Holotype – male, PERU: Pasco Department, Oxapampa Prov. , environs of Oxapampa Town , ~ 2200 m, on leaf of low bush in secondary

forest, at night, 3–4 November 2008, A. Gorochov, M. Berezin, L. Anisyutkin, E. Tkatsheva.

Description. Male (holotype). Structure of body very similar to that of Rh. opilionoides and Rh.calabaza sp. nov. but with following differences: rostral tubercle of head somewhat shorter and with more clearly narrowed apex having distinctly smaller anteromedian notch (this notch even smaller than in female of Rh. calabaza sp. nov.; for comparison see Figs 1, 6, 9, 14, 16 View Figs 1–16 ); pronotum with posterior pair of dorsal tubercles thinner than in Rh. calabaza sp. nov. and located not on posterior pronotal edge but near it ( Fig. 10 View Figs 1–16 ), as well as with most part of each lateral lobe non-smooth (in Rh. calabaza sp. nov., these lobes mostly smooth); femora with apical spines almost not protruding beyond femoral apex ( Fig. 11 View Figs 1–16 ); last abdominal tergite with rather shallow posteromedian notch (in Rh. calabaza sp. nov., this notch deeper; see Figs 4 and 12 View Figs 1–16 ); cerci strongly hooked in distal half (more hooked than in Rh. opilionoides ); genital plate more or less similar to that of Rh. opilionoides (i.e. its posteromedian notch reaching middle of this plate) but evidently somewhat longer and with narrowed distal halves of posterolateral lobes (see Figs 13 and 15 View Figs 1–16 ). Colouration of body darker, i.e. with green, brown and light brown to yellowish areas, as well as with clearly spotted antennal flagellum and darkened area between dorsal tubercles of pronotal disc ( Figs 9–13 View Figs 1–16 ).

Female unknown.

Length (mm). Body 13.7; pronotum 2.5; fore femora 12.5; hind femora 22.0; hind tibiae 24.5.

Comparison. The new species is distinguished from the other congeners by the characters listed above, in the description of Rh. oxapampa sp. nov. The most important features allow us to distinguish Rh. oxapampa sp. nov. from Rh. opilionoides are the shape of head rostral tubercle (see Figs 14 and 16 View Figs 1–16 ), more strongly hooked distal halves of male cerci and more spotted body colouration (including antennal flagellum), and from Rh. calabaza sp. nov., the structure of rostral tubercle, pronotum and male genital plate (see Figs 5 and 13 View Figs 1–16 ).