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Plazi
DESCRIPTION. — Very similar to M. elegans and M. priapus in coloration, body size and shape. Fastigium shorter than in M. elegans and M. priapus (Fig. 6C). Coloration very contrasted; face light yellow with dark patterns as in M. elegans and M. priapus , dorsal disk of pronotum red brown, lateral lobes yellow; legs I-II light yellow, femora with dark brown spots and tibiae with two dark brown rings; FIII yellow brown with two brown dorsal spots, a brown line on outer face and a very contrasted dark brown band on inner face, barely visible in M. elegans (Otte et al. 1987) and M. priapus . Male: FW venation (Fig. 3) almost similar to M. elegans and M. priapus , but 1Aa prolonged up to the apical field (compare Figs 1-2). Stridulatory file with 93 (HT) to 102 teeth (PT) (m = 98, n = 2). Male genitalia (Figs 4-5): very similar to M. priapus laterally except for the lateral edge of pseudepiphallic sclerite, straight and folded ventrally, while it is rounded in M. elegans and M. priapus . Endophallic apodeme as in M. priapus , wider and longer than in M. elegans and raised dorsally. Female: unknown. MEASUREMENTS. — Holotype male. PronL: 3.0 mm; PronW: 3.9 mm ; FIIIL : 14.5 mm ; FIIIW : 3.4 mm ; TIIIL : 13.3 mm ; FWL : 19.5 mm ; FWW : 3.7 mm .