Nophtha proditor Kasalo & Skejo, 2025

Damien, Niko Kasalo, Laure, Damien Brouste, Christophe, Laure Desutter-Grandcolas, Domagoj, Christophe Hervé, Josip, Domagoj Bogić & Skejo, Josip, 2025, Atlas of New Caledonian Tetrigidae with preliminary suprageneric classification of Batrachideinae, Zoosystema 47 (18), pp. 327-397 : 387

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2025v47a18
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:43A922B8-C337-4390-9F90-68B0E922BA42
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15762300
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2A1B87A0-9405-FFD4-8BC9-AC08FBA0FB7C
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Nophtha proditor Kasalo & Skejo
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Nophtha proditor Kasalo & Skejo , n. sp.

( Figs 47; 48)

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TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype. New Caledonia • 1 ♀; Mt Panié ; 20°34’12”S, 164°46’26”E; 950 m a.s.l.; 16.V.1984; Monteith, Cook leg.; MNHN-EO-CAELIF11319. GoogleMaps

Paratypes. New Caledonia • 1♂; Mt Panié ; 20°34’12”S, 164°46’26”E; 950 m a.s.l.; 16.V.1984; Monteith, Cook leg.; QM Reg. No.T 258434 GoogleMaps • 1 ♀ paratype; Mt Panié ; 20°34’12”S, 164°46’26”E; 950 m a.s.l.; 16.V.1984; Monteith, Cook leg.; QM Reg. No. T 258435 GoogleMaps .

TYPE LOCALITY. — Mt Panié.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — New Caledonia • 1 ♀, 1 ♂, 1 N; Mt Panié ; 20°34’12”S, 164°46’26”E; 950 m a.s.l.; 16.V.1984; Monteith, Cook leg.; QM GoogleMaps • 1 ♀; Mt Panié ; 20°34’12”S, 164°46’26”E; 950 m a.s.l.; 25.IX-19.XI.2000; Skevington, Burwell leg.; QM GoogleMaps • 1 ♀, 1 ♂, 1 N; Mt Panié ; 20°34’12”S, 164°46’26”E; 1300 m a.s.l.; 8-9.XI.2001; Burwell leg.; QM GoogleMaps • 1 ♀, 1 N; Mandjelia ; 20°23’59”S, 164°31’58”E; 750 m a.s.l.; 6-7.XI.2001; Monteith leg.; QM GoogleMaps • 2 ♂; Mandjelia ; 20°23’59”S, 164°31’58”E; 750 m a.s.l.; 29.XI.2003 - 31.I.2005; Monteith leg.; QM GoogleMaps • 1♀; Mandjelia ; 20°23’59”S, 164°31’58”E; 750 m a.s.l.; 12.V.1984; Monteith, Cook leg.; QM GoogleMaps • 1 N; Touho TV tower; 20°47’23”S, 165°15’0”E; 30.I.2004; Monteith leg.; QM GoogleMaps • 10 ♀, 2 ♂, 2 N; Pic d’Amoa north slopes; 20°57’25”S, 165°17’27”E; 26.XI.2003 - 30.I.2004; Monteith leg.; QM GoogleMaps • 2 ♀; Pic d’Amoa north slopes; 20°57’25”S, 165°17’27”E; 24.XI.2001 - 31.I.2002; Monteith leg.; QM GoogleMaps • 1 N; Pic d’Amoa north slopes; - 20°57’25”N, 165°17’27”E; 2.V.2005; Monteith leg.; QM GoogleMaps • 1 ♀, 3 ♂, 2 N; Aoupinié ; 21°11’20”S, 165°18’7”E; 850 m a.s.l.; 2-3.XI.2001; Monteith leg.; QM GoogleMaps • 1♂; Aoupinié ; 21°11’20”S, 165°18’7”E; 850 m a.s.l.; 2.V.2005; Monteith leg.; QM GoogleMaps • 1 ♂; Aoupinié ; 21°11’20”S, 165°18’7”E; 500 m a.s.l.; 17.XII.2004; Monteith leg.; QM GoogleMaps • 1 ♂; Aoupinié ; 21°11’20”S, 165°18’7”E; 650 m a.s.l.; 18-19.V.1984; Monteith, Cook leg.; QM GoogleMaps • 1 ♀; Col d’Amieu ; 21°36’25”S, 165°48’36”E; 350 m a.s.l.; 14.XI.2002; Monteith leg.; QM GoogleMaps • 1 ♂; Mt Koghis ; 22°10’37”S, 166°30’28”E; 23.V.1987; Raven leg.; QM GoogleMaps • 1 N; Mt Koghis ; 22°10’37”S, 166°30’28”E; 3.XI.2002; Monteith leg.; QM GoogleMaps • 1 N; Mt Panié , Roches de la Wayem; 20°38’23”S, 164°52’17”E; 600 m a.s.l.; 1-6.XI.2010; F. Legendre leg.; MNHN-EO-CAELIF10866 GoogleMaps .

DISTRIBUTION. — Widely distributed in New Caledonia, see the note below.

ETYMOLOGY. — Derived from the Latin noun proditor, proditoris, m., meaning “traitor”. The specific epithet is a noun in apposition.

DIAGNOSIS. — Currently inseparable from the generic diagnosis.

REMARK

This species is for now considered to be widely distributed in New Caledonia, but this should be tested by molecular means since the specimens are extremely small and rough, making it impractical to determine if there are multiple species by presently available equipment.