Euplocania ecuatoriana, Vinasco-Mondragón & González-Obando & García-Aldrete, 2018

Vinasco-Mondragón, Andrés Felipe, González-Obando, Ranulfo & García-Aldrete, Alfonso N., 2018, The species group Amabilis of the genus Euplocania Enderlein (Psocodea: Psocomorpha: Ptiloneuridae), Zootaxa 4444 (1), pp. 43-65 : 48-50

Euplocania ecuatoriana n. sp. Male

Figs 13–18

Diagnosis. It is related to E. caldasi n. sp., E. rafaeli n. sp., E. lasdelicias n. sp., E. vaupesiana n. sp., E. picta New , and E. pictaoides García Aldrete , from which it differs by the posterior processes of the central sclerite of the hypandrium, and by the shape of the mesal endophallic sclerite.

Color (in 80% ethanol). Head ochraceous, with a dark brown pattern as illustrated ( Fig. 15 ). Forewings veins brown, with a dark brown spot at wing margin surrounded by a clear window. Pterostigma dark brown, slightly less pigmented at the lower angle; first section of vein Rs, vein M, Cu1 and crossvein Rs-M dark brown ( Fig. 13 ). Hindwings hyaline, veins pale brown, with a dark brown spot distally ( Fig. 14 ). Central sclerite of hypandrium pale brown, with median Y-shaped dark brown sclerotization. Epiproct pale brown, paraprocts pale brown, with a dark brown curved band limiting the outer border of the sensory fields.

Morphology. Head ( Fig. 15 ): H/MxW: 1.46, H/d: 3.59, compound eyes large: IO/MxW: 0.5; H/D: 2.55. Vertex concave in the middle. Lacinia with seven denticles. Forewings ( Fig. 13 ). L/W: 2.38, pterostigma elongate, angulate towards Rs, lp/wp: 3.29. Areola postica tall, apex rounded, slanted posteriorly al/ah: 1.07. Hindwings ( Fig. 14 ): l/w: 2.2. Central sclerite of hypandrium bifurcate as in Fig. 18 ; side sclerites large, broadly triangular. Phallosome with side struts V-shaped ( Fig. 17 ), external parameres with outer border membranous, internally sclerotized, membranous area bearing pores, slightly projected posteriorly. Mesal endophallic sclerite ( Fig. 17 ), Mshaped, with median and lateral posterior projections almost equal in length. Paraprocts ( Fig. 16 ) oval, with setae as illustrated, sensory fields with 32 trichobothria on basal rosettes. Epiproct wide, subtriangular, basally rounded, convex apically, with four macrosetae: two preapical and two medial; two little apical setae; other setae as illustrated ( Fig. 16 ).

Measurements. FW: 4350, HW: 2975, F: 625, T: 1325, t1: 750, t2: 60, t3: 100, ctt1: 14, f1: 240, f2:870, f3:740, f4:600, Mx4: 250, IO: 570, D: 450, d: 320, IO/d: 1.78, PO: 0.71.

Specimen studied. Holotype male. ECUADOR. Napo. Reserva Étnica Waorani, 1 Km S. Onkone Gare Camp. 00°30’10’’S : 76°26’0’’W. 220m. 11.II.1995. Fogging terre firma forest. T. L. Erwin et al.

Etymology. The specific name refers to the country of origin of this species: Ecuador: it is the first species of Euplocania described from this country.

Figures

FIGURES 13–18. Euplocania ecuatoriana n. sp. Male. 13. Forewing. 14. Hindwing. 15. Front view of head. 16. Left paraproct and epiproct. 17. Phallosome. 18. Hypandrium. Scales in mm.