title: A new species of Laranda Walker 1869 (Orthoptera: Grylloidea, Phalangopsidae) from remnant patches of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
abstract: The genus Laranda has six described species and is confined to South and Southeast of Brazil. We describe a new species and discuss the biology and distribution of the genus. The new species can be distinguished from its known congeners by the following characteristics: absence of yellow spots on pronotum and base of posterior tibiae; female copulatory papilla: sclerotization in dorsal view forming opposing acute angles, apical lobes narrow and small; male genitalia: pseudepiphallic median process short and wide; pseudepiphallic paramere with apex incurved and ectophallic fold surpassing apex of the parameres. The genus is distributed within the Atlantic Forest biome; the new species is found on tree trunks, as well as on forest leaf litter.
authors.affiliation: Depto. Biologia Animal, Univ. Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-000. carina@insecta.ufv.br
authors.forename: Carina M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Mews
authors.forename: Cristiano
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lopes-Andrade
authors.forename: Carlos F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Sperber
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006135:Gryllidae / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D013045:Species Specificity; D014197:Trees