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Phalangacris sotsote Hugel and Desutter-Grandcolas, n. sp. (Figs 1G, 13C, 14C, F, I, 15C, 16G–I, Table 9) Type locality. Seychelles, La Digue. Type material. Holotype male. 29VII2010 Seychelles, La Digue, Nid d’Aigle, sous gros rochers, 29.vii.2010, S. Hugel leg. (2010SEY126), MNHN-EO-ENSIF12121. Paratype. 1 male, same as holotype (2010SEY123), S. Hugel leg., coll. Etymology. Species named after the Creole expression “sot sote”, meaning hopping. Diagnosis. In addition to generic characters. Size large for the genus (BodyL ≥ 20 mm). Coloration: on the face (Fig. 14C), a brown longitudinal line under each antennal pit, more marked ventrally, prolonged on the mandibles; a brown longitudinal median line ventrally, forked dorsally forming two paralongitudinal lines between antennal sockets. Male. FWs narrow and short for the genus, hardly reaching the middle of abdominal tergite 1; triangular in shape: narrowing toward apex; not covering sides of metanotum (Fig. 14F). Description. In addition to the characters of the genus: Fastigium with small black tubercle posterior to median ocellus. TIII inner serrulation: no spine before isa1; no spine between isa1 and isa2; 4 spines between isa2 and isa3; 6–7 spines between isa3 and isa4; 19–21 above isa4. TIII outer serrulation: no spine before osa1; 2–3 spines between osa1 and osa2; 5–6 spines between osa2 and osa3; 8 spines between osa3 and osa4; 18–20 spines above osa4. Basitarsomeres III without dorsal inner spine in both male and female; with 4–5 dorsal outer spines, in addition to apical spines. Coloration (from male holotype and paratype). Head yellow with dark brown patterns: on the face (Fig. 14C), a brown longitudinal line under each antennal pit, more marked ventrally, prolonged on the mandibles; a brown longitudinal median line ventrally, forked dorsally forming two paralongitudinal lines between antennal sockets. Cheeks yellow with a dark posterior margin (Fig. 14F). Maxillary palpi: articles 1 and 2 yellow; article 3—5 darker near apices and on carinae. Sockets white dorsally. Vertex and occiput with one longitudinal dark line behind each eye, with two subcircular black patterns between eyes; ocelli white. Scape yellow, darker dorsally and on anterior side; antennae brown; apical margins of basal articles yellowish, flagellum otherwise light brown. LL dark brown with a lighter anterior spot (Fig. 14F); DD brown with light patterns, with two dark spots near anterior margin (Fig. 13C). Abdomen spotted light and dark brown (Fig. 13C); cerci light brown, darker after the middle. Legs yellow and dark brown, with dark rings and stripes: FI with three incomplete dark rings and dark lower margins; inner ventral carina dark brown; TI brown with two small yellow rings, one median and one below the knee; FII as FI; TII as TI; FIII striated with dark brown on outer side and with two dark rings in filiform part, including one apical on the knee (Fig. 15C); TIII as TI and TII, but with six dark rings; spurs yellow with dark basis and black tip. Basitarsomeres brown with lighter base; tarsomeres 2 light brown; tarsomeres 3 brown. Male. FW hardly reaching the middle of abdominal tergite 1; narrowing toward apex; not covering sides of metanotum (Fig. 14F). Male genitalia. As on figure 16G–I. Female. Unknown., Published as part of Hugel, Sylvain, Warren, Ben H. & Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure, 2021, The Phalangopsidae crickets (Orthoptera, Grylloidea) of the Seychelles Archipelago: Taxonomy of an ecological radiation, pp. 201-246 in Zootaxa 5047 (3) on pages 231-232, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5047.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5540765

Genus Seselia Hugel & Desutter-Grandcolas n. gen. (Figs 3–9) Type species. Seselia coccofessei Hugel & Desutter-Grandcolas, n. gen., n. sp., by original designation. Distribution. South Western Indian Ocean, endemic to granitic Seychelles. Included species. Seselia longicercata (Bolivar, 1912) n. gen., n. comb [Seychelles, Silhouette], Seselia patellifera (Bolivar, 1912) n. gen., n. comb [Seychelles, Mahé], Seselia matyoti Hugel & Desutter-Grandcolas, n. gen., n. sp. [Seychelles, La Digue], Seselia coccofessei Hugel & Desutter-Grandcolas, n. gen., n. sp. [Seychelles, Praslin] Diagnosis. Cuticula not shiny; coloration with a retroocular light pattern continuing on DD lateral sides, often continuing on FW at the angle between dorsal and lateral fields and on abdominal tergites; legs weakly or not an nulated (Figs 3–5). Eyes not particularly protruding. Fastigium alongside of head dorsum, not separated from head dorsum by a furrow. Median ocellus dorsal. Maxillary palpi relatively elongate; articles 3-4-5 about the same size. TI with a small inner tympanum, without outer tympanum. TIII with four inner and four outer subapical spurs; three inner and three outer apical spurs. FW slightly longer than pronotum, with only longitudinal veins, identical in males and females (Fig. 6E–H). Male. FWs not reaching tergite 1 distal margin. Metanotal gland present (Fig. 6I–L); subgenital plate hind margin pointing forward in the middle. Male genitalia (Fig. 8): pseudepiphallic sclerite with a V-shaped distal emargination; pseudepiphallic parameres small, rounded, concave, the concavity facing the distal end. Female. Ovipositor slightly shorter than FIII. Female genitalia (Fig. 9): copulatory papilla weakly sclerotized more of less ring-shaped around a wide aperture. Description. Size. Medium to large. General morphology. Fastigium relatively wide, alongside of head dorsum, not separated from head dorsum by a furrow. Eyes not particularly protruding. Median ocellus dorsal, subapical on fastigium; lateral ocelli not very close to each other; distance between one lateral ocellus and median ocellus slightly greater than distance between lateral ocelli. Scape large. Maxillary palpi relatively elongate; articles 3, 4 and 5 about the same size; article 5 the longest, truncate apically. DD with inconspicuous furrows, not shiny; distal margin widely bordered with white setae; LL shallow; angle between DD and LL obtuse. TI with a small inner tympanum; without outer tympanum; two apical spurs similar in size. TII with three apical spurs; apical spurs of similar size or dorsal inner the longest; dorsal outer spur missing. FIII regular. TIII with four inner and four outer subapical spurs; three inner and three outer apical spurs, median spur the longest on both sides, median inner spur reaching the middle of basitarsomere III. TIII serrulated over their whole length with numerous, widely separate, very small spines. Basitarsomeres III very long; two rows of small dorsal spines. FW present and identical in males and females (Fig. 6E–H); slightly longer than pronotum, with only longitudinal veins. Coloration. Figs 3–5, 6A–D, 7. Variegated yellow and brown; face yellow and brown, wide dark sagittal bands below the eyes and below the fastigium; a faint light stripe below median ocellus, a retroocular light pattern continuing on DD lateral sides, often continuing on FW at the angle between dorsal and lateral fields and on abdominal tergites; legs weakly or not annulated, hind knees darker. Male. Metanotal gland (Fig. 6I–L) present, with one pad of setae on each side; setae sometimes also present on mesonotum. Supra anal plate without glandular areas. Subgenital plate hind margin pointing forward in the middle, forming a small triangular concavity at the distal end of the subgenital plate. Male genitalia. Fig. 8. Pseudepiphallic sclerite with a V-shaped distal emargination separating triangular pseudepiphallic median lophi (dorsal view); pseudepiphallic median lophi slightly upcurved dorsally (side view); pseudepiphallic parameres small, rounded, concave, the concavity facing the distal end; rami wide, contacting pseudepiphallic sclerite. Female. Ovipositor slightly shorter than FIII. Female genitalia. Fig. 9. Copulatory papilla weakly sclerotized, with three connected sclerites surrounding a large opening. Habitat. Forest-dwelling species, mostly restricted to preserved forest. Most species are active by night on palm leaves. They hide during the day above the ground, on dry palm leaves.

Paragryllodini Hugel & Desutter-Grandcolas, n. tribe Type genus. Paragryllodes Karny, 1909, here designated. Diagnosis. At this stage, one single genus is included in this new tribe. The diagnosis of Paragryllodini, therefore, is that of Paragryllodes (see infra). Remark. Paragryllodes was tentatively placed in the subtribe Mexiaclina Gorochov, 2014 under the tribe Paragryllini Desutter, 1987 (Gorochov 2015). Molecular data clearly indicate that Paragryllodes is not related to Paragryllini. We therefore propose here the new tribe Paragryllodini n. tribe for the genus Paragryllodes, which represents a well-supported monophyletic clade within the Paragryllinae subfamily. In the molecular phylogeny of Chintauan-Marquier et al. (2013, 2016), the Paragryllodes clade is very wellsupported within the Phalangopsidae clade E2 (Chintauan-Marquier et al. 2016: Fig. 4; 100% ML bootstrap support, 1 posterior probability), a result confirmed with a more extended data set (Warren et al. 2019 and in prep.).

Genus Phaloria Stl, 1877 Type species. Phaloria amplipennis Stål, 1877., Published as part of Hugel, Sylvain, Warren, Ben H. & Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure, 2021, The Phalangopsidae crickets (Orthoptera, Grylloidea) of the Seychelles Archipelago: Taxonomy of an ecological radiation, pp. 201-246 in Zootaxa 5047 (3) on page 239, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5047.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5540765

Paragryllodes nitidula (Bolivar, 1912) n. comb. (Figs 1A, 2 A-D, Table 1) Seychellesia nitidula Bolivar, 1912: 286 — Gorochov 2006: 445. Type locality. Seychelles, Silhouette, near Mare aux Cochons, over 1000 feet (Bolivar (1912). Type material. Lectotype female (designated by Gorochov 2006), Seychelles, Silhouette island [′Silhouette′, ′08, Seychelles Exp. 21′, ′′type′, ′Figured specimen′, ′Holotype′, ′Seychellia gen. n. nitidula sp. n. ′, ′ Seychelles, Percy Sladen Trust Expedition, 1913-170′, “ syntype] (NHM). Other material examined. Seychelles, Silhouette, Jardin Marron vers Mt Pot à eau, 550 m, vue de nuit, 1 female (2010SEYSH200), 5.x.2010, S. Hugel, MNHN-EO-ENSIF12094. Molecular sampling. LDG 375 in Warren et al. (2019). Remarks. Seychellesia nitidula is only known by females, but both molecular data (Chintauan-Marquier et al. 2013, 2016) and morphology (see below) indicate that Seychellesia nitidula belongs to Paragryllodes Karny, 1909 and is not related to the other species from the Seychelles described under the name Seychellesia (i.e. Seychellesia patellifera Bolivar, 1912 and Seychellesia longicercata Bolivar, 1912), for which we describe here the new genus Seselia Hugel & Desutter-Grandcolas, n. gen. S eychellesia nitidula shares the following characters with Paragryllodes: shiny cuticula; eyes strongly protruding; fastigium lower than head dorsum, and separated from it by a transverse furrow; median ocellus in frontal position, apical on fastigium; maxillary palpi moderately elongate, article 4 distinctively shorter that articles 3 and 5; pronotum sulcated; LL more or less perpendicular to DD; female copulatory papilla forming a sclerotized chamber (Fig. 2D).

Genus Phaeogryllus Bolivar, 1912 (Figs 10–12) Phaeogryllus Bolivar, 1912: 285. Type species. Phaeogryllus fuscus Bolivar, 1912, by monotypy. Distribution. South Western Indian Ocean, endemic to granitic Seychelles. Emended diagnosis. Within the Seselini Hugel and Desutter-Grandcolas, n. tribe, middle-sized but wide crickets, with uniform dull-brown coloration; cuticula hardly shining. TI with both inner and outer tympana. Male. FWs long and coriaceous with strong longitudinal veins and weaker transverse veins, without glandular structures. Tergites not glandular. Paraprocts longer than epiproct, wide and deeply concave distally. Male genitalia: lateral margins of pseudepiphallic sclerite convex in dorsal view; median lophi very closely set, making a very narrow apex compared to pseudepiphallic sclerite, separated by a truncated V-shaped emargination. Rami articulated with pseudepiphallic sclerite, with very thin apex. Dorsal sclerite of pseudepiphallic paramere well-sclerotized, rounded; ventral sclerite with sigmoidal base, the inner part smaller with teeth on inner and distal margins, the outer part larger and thicker, with regular margins. Ectophallic fold elongate but not reaching pseudepiphallic distal margin; sclerotized dorsally. Ectophallic apodemes regularly wide, somewhat longer than the sclerotization of epi-ectophallic invagination, and regularly divergent. Female. Apterous. Ovipositor short; apex unarmed, short, hardly separated by small notches. Female genitalia: copulatory papilla very small, broadly quadrangular in dorsal or ventral view, sclerified ventrally and membranous dorsally. Redescription. Middle-sized, stocky crickets with uniform dull-brown coloration, and dense setation (Figs 10A, 11A). General morphology. Head vertical, but thick (Fig. 10D). Eyes small, little protruding. Fastigium (Fig. 10B, C) longer than wide, not furrowed; narrowed distally, its base wider than the scapes, its apex narrower that the scapes; separated from the vertex by a very faint transverse furrow; very slightly lower than the vertex in side view; fastigium bearing two close rows of strong setae on midline. Ocelli all large; almost in equilateral triangle. Lateral ocelli at fastigium base, separated from inner margin of eyes by a shallow crest; median ocellus vertical, subapical on fastigium. Vertex flat between the eyes. Maxillary palpi long, even articles 1 and 2 (Fig. 10B); article 4 longer than article 3; article 5 the longest, regularly widened toward apex, its apex truncate obliquely, its dorsal margin concave. Scapes longer than wide. Pedicel with a tooth. Pronotum large, wider than long, but not transverse; DD anterior margin concave, posterior margin very slightly bisinuate, almost straight; LL anterior half distinctly raised, its lower margin rounded; LL distal half shorter. Legs I and II thin, legs III distinctly short and thick. Coxae I largely separated. TI shorter than FI; two apical spurs, quite long, the inner longer than the outer by one third of its length; inner and outer tympana both present, small and obliterate, inner tympanum shorter and more rounded, outer tympanum longer and narrower. Coxae II well separated. TII shorter than FII; four apical spurs; inner spurs longer than outer spurs; inner ventral spur the longest and the thickest. FIII distinctly thick, slightly longer than TIII; TIII serrulated between and above subapical spurs, with numerous triangular, thick and flat spines, only TIII base close to the knee without spines; TIII flat between serrulation rows; four pairs of subapical spurs with hook-like apices; inner subapical spurs lower on TIII and shorter than the outers; first inner subapical spur very close to inner apical spurs; three inner and three outer apical spurs, the inners longer than the outers; dorsal inner spur longer than the median, and the longest, about two third basitarsomere III length; median spur the longest on outer side, about half length of inner median spur. Tarsi III about half TIII length; basitarsomere III with two rows on dorsal spines in addition to apical spines, the inner row with fewer spines; inner apical spur of basitarsomere III reaching midlength of distal tarsomere. Abdomen wide and quite flat. Cerci shorter than FIII. Male. FWs (Fig. 10C, D) coriaceous, only partly overlapping; short, not reaching tergite III midlength; without yellow lateral bands. No stridulatory apparatus. Venation made of strong and thick longitudinal veins (two on lateral field, six on dorsal field), separated by numerous, thinner and weaker transverse veins. No glandular structures on metanotum, tergites and supra-anal plate. Subgenital plate short and low, with a short distal furrow. Paraprocts longer dorsally than epiproct, enlarged distally and deeply concave (Fig. 10F). Male genitalia. Fig. 12. Very flat. Pseudepiphallic sclerite somewhat shorter than the rami, slightly transverse, with convex lateral margins; two short median lobes, raised dorsally at apex with short setae. Rami long, articulated to the pseudepiphallic sclerite on its ventral side. Pseudepiphallic parameres with a thick dorsal sclerite located against the pseudepiphallic sclerite, and a larger ventral sclerite, sinuate basally and subdivided by a deep furrow into an inner part, with a denticulate distal margin, and an outer part, lamella-shaped and slightly concave. Epi-ectophallic invagination well-developped, flat; apodemes shorter than the rami, wide, divergent; arc nearly complete, very narrow. Ectophallic fold elongate, not reaching pseudepiphallic sclerite margin; sclerotized dorsally; apex broadened and truncate; ventral margins slightly sclerotized. Endophallic sclerite reduced to a pair of long and thin plates, on each part of a very thin median sclerite; endophallic apodeme as a thin median longitudinal crest. No dorsal cavity. Female. Fig. 11A. Distinctly larger than male. Apterous. Epiproct and paraprocts not modified. Subgenital plate short and wide; apex truncate. Ovipositor (Fig. 11B) short, compressed laterally; apex short, without ornamentation, hardly separate by a dorsal and a ventral notch. Female genitalia. Copulatory papilla very small, membranous dorsally, sclerotized ventrally with a distinct quadrangular process (Fig. 11C–E). Habitat. Phaeogryllus fuscus lives on the ground with leaf litter or at the bottom of tree trunks as does Amphiacusta Saussure, 1874 in the Caribbean. It has only been observed in native forest at middle to high altitude., Published as part of Hugel, Sylvain, Warren, Ben H. & Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure, 2021, The Phalangopsidae crickets (Orthoptera, Grylloidea) of the Seychelles Archipelago: Taxonomy of an ecological radiation, pp. 201-246 in Zootaxa 5047 (3) on pages 222-223, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5047.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5540765, {"references":["Bolivar, I. (1912) Orthoptera Acrydiidae, Phasgonuridae, Gryllidae of the Seychelles. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Series 2, Zoologie, 15, 263 - 292. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 3642.1912. tb 00101. x","Saussure, H. de (1874) Family Gryllidae. In: Milne Edwards, M. (Ed.), Recherches scientifiques pour servir a l'histoire de la faune de l'Amerique centrale et du Mexique. VIeme partie. Imprimerie imperiale, Paris, pp. 296 - 515."]}

Phalangacris ferlegro Hugel and Desutter-Grandcolas, n. sp. (Figs 1F, 13B, 14B, E, H, 15B, D, E, 16D–F, Table 8) Type locality. Seychelles, Praslin. Type material. Holotype. 1 male, Seychelles, Praslin Parc National, Vallée de Mai, Vue de nuit, 24.vii.2010, S. Hugel leg. (2010SEY080), MNHN-EO-ENSIF12117. Paratypes, 1♂, 2 ♀. Same as holotype, 1 ♀ (allotype), (2010SEY079), MNHN-EO-ENSIF12118; same as holotype, 1♂ (2010SEY078), 1 ♀ (2010SEYSH081), S. Hugel leg., coll. Non type material. Same as holotype (2010SEY082, subadult male), MNHN (MNHN-EO-ENSIF12119); Seychelles, Praslin Parc National, Glacis Noir, Vue de nuit, 22.vii.2010, S. Hugel leg. (2010SEY067, very young juvenile) MNHN (MNHN-EO-ENSIF12120). Molecular sampling. LDG 371 (Warren et al. 2019) Etymology. Species named after the Creole expression “fer le gro”, meaning “showing off”, in relation to the large size of the cricket. Noun in apposition. Diagnosis. In addition to generic characters. Size large for the genus (Body L ≥ 20 mm). Coloration: on the face (Fig. 14B), a faint brown longitudinal line under each antennal pit, prolonged on the mandibles; a brown, faint longitudinal median line, fading near preclypeus; a brown faint longitudinal line below the eyes. Male FW large for the genus, exceeding the middle of abdominal tergite 1; weakly narrowing toward apex (Fig. 14H); covering sides of metanotum (Fig. 14E) Description. In addition to the characters of the genus: Fastigium with small black tubercle posterior to median ocellus. TIII inner serrulation: no spine before isa1; no spine between isa1 and isa2; 3–5 spines between isa2 and isa3, in both male and female; 4–6 spines between isa3 and isa4; 23–24 in males, 15–19 in females, above isa4. TIII outer serrulation: no spine before osa 1 in both male and female; 2–3 spines in males and females, between osa1 and osa2; 5–6 spines in males and females, between osa2 and osa3; 7 spines in males and females, between osa3 and osa4; 18–21 spines in male, 15–17 spines in female, above osa4. Basitarsomeres III without dorsal inner spine in both male and female; with 7 in male, 3–5 in female, dorsal outer spines, in addition to apical spines. Coloration (from male holotype and female allotype). Head light brown with dark brown patterns (Fig 14B, E): on the face (Fig. 14B), a faint brown longitudinal line under each antennal pit, prolonged on the mandibles; a brown, faint longitudinal median line, fading near preclypeus; a brown faint longitudinal line below the eyes. Cheeks brown in posterior half (Fig. 14E). Maxillary palpi: articles 1 and 2 light brown; article 3–5 darker near apices. Sockets white dorsally. Vertex and occiput with four weakly distinct longitudinal dark lines. Fastigium brown between ocelli; ocelli white. Scapes yellow with black spots on inner side; antennae brown; apical margins of basal articles yellowish, flagellum otherwise light brown. LL brown with a dark pattern on posterior margin and lighter anterior margin (Fig. 14E); DD brown with light patterns (Fig. 13B). Abdomen spotted light and dark brown (Fig. 13B); cerci light brown with darker apex. Legs light and dark brown, with dark rings and stripes: FI with three incomplete dark rings and dark lower margins; TI brown with two small yellow rings, one median and one below the knee; FII as FI; TII as TI; FIII striated with dark brown on outer side and with three dark rings in filiform part, including one apical on the knee (Fig. 15B); TIII as TI and TII, but with five dark rings; spurs yellow with black tip. Basitarsomeres brown with lighter base; tarsomeres 2 light brown; tarsomeres 3 brown. Male. FW in males exceeding the middle of abdominal tergite 1 (Fig. 14H).; weakly narrowing toward apex (Fig. 14H); covering sides of metanotum (Fig. 14E). Male genitalia. As on figure 16D–F. Female. Ovipositor straight, shorter than FIII, without terminal enlargement (Fig. 15D). Female genitalia. Copulatory papilla sclerotized, not forming a closed chamber (Fig. 15E)., Published as part of Hugel, Sylvain, Warren, Ben H. & Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure, 2021, The Phalangopsidae crickets (Orthoptera, Grylloidea) of the Seychelles Archipelago: Taxonomy of an ecological radiation, pp. 201-246 in Zootaxa 5047 (3) on pages 229-231, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5047.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5540765, {"references":["Bolivar, I. (1912) Orthoptera Acrydiidae, Phasgonuridae, Gryllidae of the Seychelles. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Series 2, Zoologie, 15, 263 - 292. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 3642.1912. tb 00101. x","Warren, B., Hugel, S. & Desutter-Grandcolas, L. (2019) Long-legged cricket phylogeny (Orthoptera, Grylloidea, Phalangopsidae): delimiting new model groups for evolutionary studies. 13 th International Congres of Orthopterology, Agadir (Maroc), 2019, Oral communication."]}

Subgenus Papuloria Gorochov, 1996 Distribution. From Indonesia in the West to Fiji islands in the East, but neither South in Australia, nor North in continental Asia., Published as part of Hugel, Sylvain, Warren, Ben H. & Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure, 2021, The Phalangopsidae crickets (Orthoptera, Grylloidea) of the Seychelles Archipelago: Taxonomy of an ecological radiation, pp. 201-246 in Zootaxa 5047 (3) on page 239, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5047.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5540765, {"references":["Gorochov, A. V. (1996) New and little known crickets from the collection of the humbolt Universitey and some other collectons (Orthoptera: Grylloidea). Part 2. Zoosystematica Rossica, 6, 29 - 90."]}

Genus Subtiloria Gorochov, 1999 Type species. Heterotrypus subtilis Gorochov, 1999., Published as part of Hugel, Sylvain, Warren, Ben H. & Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure, 2021, The Phalangopsidae crickets (Orthoptera, Grylloidea) of the Seychelles Archipelago: Taxonomy of an ecological radiation, pp. 201-246 in Zootaxa 5047 (3) on page 243, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5047.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5540765, {"references":["Gorochov, A. V. (1999) New and little known Phaloriinae (Orthoptera: Gryllidae). Zoosystematica Rossica, 8, 27 - 60."]}

Seselia coccofessei Hugel & Desutter-Grandcolas n. sp. n. gen., n. sp. (Fig. 3D, 4D, 5D, 6D, H, L, 7D, 8J–L, 9D, Table 5) Distribution. Seychelles, Praslin. Type material. Holotype male. Seychelles, Praslin, PN Vallée de Mai, Vue de Nuit, 24.vii.2010, S Hugel leg. (2010SEYSH083), MNHN-EO-ENSIF12115. Paratypes, 2 males, 2 females. All same as holotype, 1♂ (2010SEYSH084), coll. SH; 23.vii.2003, 1 male, coll. SH; 22.vii.2010, 1 female (allotype) (2010SEYSH057), MNHN-EO-ENSIF12116; 22.vii.2010, 1 female (2010SEYSH058), coll. SH. Molecular sampling. LDG 369 and LDG 372 in Warren et al. (2019). Diagnosis. Within the genus, large species with a black DD; parasagittal white bands on pronotum, forewing and tergites very wide and contrasted. Description. In addition to generic characters. Size large for the genus. Coloration. dark sagittal stripe on face contrasted, not extending to labrum (Fig. 6D); white parasagittal stripe below antennae without distinct dark pattern; DD black (Fig. 4D), parasagittal white lines very well defined (Figs 4D, 5D); legs I and II with indistinct annulations (Figs 3D, 4D); FIII without dark patterns (Fig. 7D); FW with a distinct white band at the angle between dorsal and lateral fields (Fig. 6H); parasagittal white lines on abdominal tergites very well defined (Figs 3D, 4D). FW dorsal field with six longitudinal veins. Male. Metanotal gland as on Fig. 6L. Male genitalia. Fig. 8J–L. Pseudepiphallic sclerite wider in anterior (proximal) part; with parameres relatively large, oval; dorsal part of parameres forming a short wide plate at midline side; contact between pseudepiphallic sclerite and rami narrow. Female genitalia. Copulatory papilla as on Fig. 9D.