Liturgusa dominica Svenson & G. J. 2014

Male. (Fig. 20A) N=4: Body length 21.12–21.82 (21.38); forewing length 10.74–11.71 (11.29); hindwing length 8.12; pronotum length 6.91–7.28 (7.11); prozone length 2.02–2.11 (2.06); pronotum width 2.01–2.15 (2.09); pronotum narrow width 1.33–1.45 (1.40); head width 4.36–4.56 (4.47); head vertex to clypeus 1.55–1.67 (1.62); frons width 1.47–1.58 (1.53); frons height 0.56–0.60 (0.57); prothoracic femur length 6.02–6.47 (6.28); mesothoracic femur length 8.42–8.91 (8.66); mesothoracic tibia length 6.21–6.60 (6.44); mesothoracic tarsus length 5.79–6.19 (5.97); metathoracic femur length 8.58–9.05 (8.82); metathoracic tibia length 8.70–9.18 (8.93); metathoracic tarsus length 8.57–9.08 (8.80); pronotal elongation measure 0.29; pronotal shape measure 0.29–0.30 (0.29); head shape measure 0.36–0.38 (0.36); frons shape measure 0.36–0.40 (0.37); anteroventral femoral spine count 14–16 (15); anteroventral tibial spine count 10; posteroventral tibial spine count 7 (one male with 6 on left tibia). Head (Fig. 43G): Transverse, the juxta-ocular protuberances barely present, reduced to a slight bulge, the apex of which is in the lateral half; the vertex is concave overall; the medial region well below the dorsal margin of the eyes. Frontal suture with a medial carina forming a continuous arc, but depressed into the anterior surface of the head, more so ventral to the suture. Ocelli small and protruding on small cuticular mounds. Lateral ocelli oriented outward, a few degrees off perpendicular. Clypeus transverse, the upper margin convex, the lower margin straight. Antennae pale at the base, the flagellum fading to brown near the base. Thin black band extending straight over the medial carina of the frontal suture, the medial portion of the carina pale; lower region of frons with a black band; the clypeus is pale; the mandibles and labrum mostly pale, but with some brown marks; the vertex and juxta-ocular protuberances pale, but with four brown and black marks positioned on each juxta-ocular protuberance and between the parietal sutures; the area immediately adjacent to lateral ocelli black. Palpi are pale. Pronotum (Fig. 48I): Highly elongate with a defined supra-coxal bulge; dorsal surface entirely smooth. Prozone elongate with slightly convex lateral margins that taper anteriorly; the margins smooth. Metazone with strongly concave lateral margins, a slight bulge in the posterior half; margins with small tubercles; posterior margin with a medial emargination; the dorsal surface of the posterior third of the metazone barely depressed. Pale with strong black marks across the surface, swirls present at the supra-coxal bulge. Prothoracic Legs: Femur elongate with a slightly concave dorsal margin; tubular in overall shape with the dorsal margin less defined, the anterior and posterior surfaces almost continuous; strongly defined pale to dark banding on posterior (external) surface; anterior (internal) surface with a black band running medially from the base to terminus; the ventral surface pale. Posterior surface of femur with few tubercles. A well developed femoral pit to accommodate terminal posteroventral tibial spine positioned medial to and exactly between the first two proximal posteroventral spines, but slightly proximal to the most distal discoidal spine; pit is pigmented darkly. Posterior prothoracic femoral genicular spine much smaller than posteroventral spines, originating just distal to the beginning of the genicular lobe. Prothoracic tibial posteroventral spines with the first (proximal) smallest and the fourth through sixth of similar length, the second and third are much longer (about half the length of the terminal spine). Prothoracic coxae smooth, the anterior surface pale. Meso- and Metathoracic Legs: Femora with ventral (posterior) carina; dorsal (anterior) carina faint. Mesotarsi with first segment as long or shorter than remaining segments combined. Wings: Forewings mottled with black, light brown, and greenish coloration; the costal region without strong banding, pale and black proximally and mostly black distally; veins are pale and cells are black across the discoidal and distal portion of the costal region, giving a contrasting net-like appearance; two pale spots are positioned in the proximal quarter of the discoidal region just posterior to the first radial vein. Forewings colored symmetrically; extending just beyond the terminus of the abdomen. Hindwings opaque brown, the discoidal region more pale proximally; the costal region light brown proximally and narrowing to the anterior margin distally; the terminus of the discoidal region barely projecting beyond the distal margin of anal region, the distal margin strongly emarginate between the anal and discoidal region. Abdomen: Elongate, tubular with slight widening before posterior narrowing; a smooth, brown and black colored dorsal surface. Supra-anal plate transverse, tapering gradually to a rounded terminus; the terminus with a slight emargination. Subgenital plate irregularly rounded and without styli. Genital Complex (Fig. 52D.1): The main body of ventral left sclerite (L4A) with rounded terminus, but often with a slight bulge just lateral to the medial line, lacking a distal process (pda); sometimes a depression on the lateral half is present. The apofisis falloid (afa) of the main body of dorsal left sclerite (L4B) elongate and robust, tapering to a strong point and angled off the central axis of the L4B; the apical process (paa) broad, shortened, cylindrical and curved, the terminus a rounded end. The right dorsal phallomere (fda) of the first sclerite of right phallomere (R1) tapers to a rounded, membranous terminus; the ventral plate (pia) long and irregular, with grooves; the ventral process (pva) smooth and tapering to a point distally, one edge straight and the other convex, tooth-like in appearance. Female. (Fig. 20B) N=2: Body length 26.05–27.47 (26.76); forewing length 12.52–12.79 (12.65); hindwing length 9.29; pronotum length 8.67–9.04 (8.85); prozone length 2.50–2.66 (2.58); pronotum width 2.57–2.65 (2.61); pronotum narrow width 1.66–1.72 (1.69); head width 5.22–5.29 (5.26); head vertex to clypeus 2.09; frons width 1.87–2.10 (1.98); frons height 0.63–0.78 (0.71); prothoracic femur length 7.69–7.75 (7.72); mesothoracic femur length 9.92–10.23 (10.08); mesothoracic tibia length 7.69–7.84 (7.77); mesothoracic tarsus length 6.73–6.78 (6.76); metathoracic femur length 10.00; metathoracic tibia length 10.57–10.94 (10.75); metathoracic tarsus length 9.78–9.97 (9.88); pronotal elongation measure 0.29; pronotal shape measure 0.29–0.30 (0.29); head shape measure 0.40; frons shape measure 0.30–0.42 (0.36); anteroventral femoral spine count 14–16 (16); anteroventral tibial spine count 10; posteroventral tibial spine count 7. Head (Fig. 43H): Head is transverse, the juxta-ocular protuberances very small, reduced to a bulge, the apex of which is in the lateral half; the vertex is concave overall, the medial region below the dorsal margin of the eyes. Clypeus transverse, the upper margin convex, the lower margin concave. Antennae pale at the insertion, fading to a brown black at the first antennomere. The clypeus is pale with two dorsolateral dark spots; the mandibles and labrum mostly pale, but with some brown marks; the vertex and juxta-ocular protuberances pale, but with disperse brown markings; the area immediately adjacent to lateral ocelli black. Palpi are pale. Pronotum (Fig. 48J): As described for males. Prothoracic Legs: As described for males. Meso- and Metathoracic Legs: As described for males. Wings: Forewings shorter than the abdomen, often terminating at the fifth tergite. Hindwings with the terminus of the discoidal region barely projecting beyond the distal margin of anal region, the distal margin strongly emarginate between the anal and discoidal region. Abdomen: Widening from first segment until the beginning of the distal half (segments 4–5) when the lateral margins narrow to the terminus, the middle being the broadest region. Tergites without posterolateral tergal projections. Supra-anal plate slightly transverse, rounded.