Pteropera descampsi Donskoff 1981
Pteropera descampsi Donskoff, 1981 Figs 3 G, H, 8 G, H Type materials examined. Holotype. Cameroon • ♂; Yaoundé, Ongot [Onguot]; 3 ° 50.899 ' N, 11 ° 30.133 ' E; 2–4 Nov. 1975; M. Descamps leg.; MNHN, MNHN - EO-CAELIF 11456. Other material examined. Cameroon • 4 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Ongot; 3 ° 51.517 ' N, 11 ° 22.367 ' E; 15 Jun. 2020; J. A. Yetchom Fondjo & A. R. Nzoko Fiemapong leg.; SMNK. Cameroon • 1 ♀; Meyomessala; 3 ° 6.431 ' N, 12 ° 14.703 ' E; 18 Aug. 2021; J. A. Yetchom Fondjo leg.; SMNK). Cameroon • 5 ♀♀; Ongot; 3 ° 51.517 ' N, 11 ° 22.367 ' E; 5 Dec. 2021; J. A. Yetchom Fondjo leg.; SMNK. Cameroon • 6 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Ongot; 3 ° 51.517 ' N, 11 ° 22.367 ' E; 20 Mar. 2022; J. A. Yetchom Fondjo & A. R. Nzoko Fiemapong leg.; SMNK. Redescription. Subocellar facial spot V-shaped, wide; dark median longitudinal band on the pronotum disc not very distinct; the two contiguous pale bands present; lower part of body very pale on living specimen; pronotum disc shiny brownish; pale basal posterior spots on the lateral lobes of the pronotum extending almost to the lower margin; lower half of elytra shiny black, upper half brown; meso- and metathoracic episternites with pale, narrow, median and basal band; front and middle legs pale green; outer and inner sides of hind femora pale, greenish yellow with apical third gradually darkening towards the pregenicular black ring; knees pale brown; hind tibiae green, sometimes very dark; male subgenital plate truncated; male cerci with a small inner preapical lobe. Epiphallus (15 E): of smaller size, ancorae small, anterior projections and lateral plates wide. Phallic complex (Fig. 15 F – H): dorsal arch of cingulum V-shaped, open, apodemes reaching apex of endophallic sclerites; rami bent; upper ectophallic sheath short; lower ectophallic sheath not capping base of rami; latero-ventral sclerite subtriangular. Distribution. Cameroon (Fig. 16 B).
Institutions
- University of Douala (CM)
- State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe (DE)
- University of Neuchâtel (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13992782
- Primary Topic
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques
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- article
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