Charisoma

Morris, Glenn K, Ingrisch, Sigfrid, Willemse, Fer, Willemse, Luc, De Luca, Paul A. & Klimas, Dita, 2025, Stridulation songs of some Tettigoniidae (Ensifera, Orthoptera) from Papua New Guinea, Zootaxa 5600 (1), pp. 1-81 : 21

Charisoma Bolivar, 1903

Type species: Charisoma karschi Bolivar, 1903 (by monotypy). Bolivar described this monotypic genus after specimens from Sattelberg, Morobe Dist., NE New Guinea. Some of these specimens have been lost by fire (Budapest Museum 1950), but one male and female syntype could be traced in Bolivar’s collection ( Paris 1994) (Madrid Museum, V. Llorente in litt. 1997) and one topotypic female in Willemse’s collection. Material of Charisoma is very scarce (Beier 1966). Since its description only a single female has been reported (C. Willemse 1933).

The generic diagnosis of two males from Mt. Kaindi near Wau (Morobe District) and a single female from Koroba (S. Highlands District) before us is obvious. However, mainly by insufficient data in the description of C. karschi ( Bolivar 1903 = Caudell 1916 = in Latin) their conspecificity with C. karschi appeared doubtful. This made a comparison with Bolivar’s typical specimens necessary.