Chrysoperla mutata ( McLachlan, 1898 )

Hassan, Muhammad Asghar & Liu, Xingyue, 2022, The green lacewings of Pakistan (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae): a faunal review with new records of genera and species, Zootaxa 5180 (1), pp. 1-83 : 61-62

Chrysoperla mutata ( McLachlan, 1898)

( Fig. 57 )

Chrysopa mutata McLachlan, 1898: 167 . Type locality: Algeria (Biskra).

Anisochrysa (Chrysoperl a) concinna Hölzel, 1974: 44 . Type locality: Iran.

Chrysopa quettana Navás, 1931d: 83 . Type locality: Pakistan (Balochistan: Quetta). A junior homonym of Cintameva quettana Navás, 1930: 43 .

Chrysopa phaeocephala Navás, 1931a: 120 . Type locality: Tunisia.

Chrysopa grazianii Navás, 1932d: 418 . Type locality: Libya.

Chrysopa expurgata Tjeder, 1949: 83 . Type locality: Israel.

Chrysopa nepia Navás, 1911b: 266 . Type locality: Algeria.

Chrysopa libera Navás, 1928: 463 . Type locality: Libya.

Diagnosis

Chrysoperla mutata is similar to C. pudica ( Navás, 1914) , but can be distinguished by the basal dilation of pretarsal claws half length of hook of claw. In C. pudica , the basal dilation is more than half length of hook of claw. No additional specimens were added in this study.

Distribution

Pakistan. Balochistan (Quetta), Punjab (Lahore), — Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Middle East to India ( Hölzel 1974, 1980; Aspöck et al. 1980; Brooks 1994; Canard & Thierry 2014; Hassan et al. 2019; Oswald 2022).

Genus Suarius Navás, 1914

Diagnosis and notes

Suarius can be distinguished from other Chrysopini genera in Pakistan by the following characters: number of tibial spurs on each leg (foreleg: 0; midleg: 2; hind leg: 2); male genitalia lacking tignum, pseudopenis, and gonapsis; arcessus narrow, arcuated, distally trifurcated; entoprocessus long, often broader distally; gonarcus long, arcuated with a pair of dorsal horns; pregenitale absent in female genitalia; subgenitale generally elongated and bilobed distally.

This genus consists of ca. 22 valid described species and subspecies, occurring in the Eastern (5 spp.) and Western (17 spp.) Palearctic region ( Brooks & Barnard 1990). Three species are currently known to occur in Pakistan: S. nanus (McLachlan) , S. paghmanus (Hölzel) , and S. walsinghami orientalis Hölzel.

Key to Suarius species from Pakistan

1 Wings hyaline, except proximal crossvein of third intracubital cell (icu3) in forewing with a narrow dark brown marking ( Fig. 49 ); pretarsal claws with basal dilation present or absent.......................................................2

– Wings hyaline, unmarked ( Figs 44A–B ); pretarsal claws with basal dilation present ( Fig. 45D ) ...... S. paghmanus (Hölzel)

2 Pretarsal claws with basal dilation present ................................................ S. nanus (McLachlan)

– Pretarsal claws with basal dilation absent ( Fig. 50E )................................ S. walsinghami orientalis Hölzel

Figures

FIGURE 44. Suarius paghmanus (Hölzel), habitus of adults. A–B. Male and female from Gilgit-Baltistan (A. Sermik valley; B. Skardu valley). Scale bar: 2.0 mm.

FIGURE 45. Suarius paghmanus (Hölzel). Male.A. Dorsal habitus; B. Head, frontal view; C. Head and pronotum, lateral view; D. Hind pretarsal claws; E. Lateral habitus. Scale bars: 2.0 mm (A, E); 1.0 mm (B–C).

FIGURE 49. Suarius walsinghami orientalis Hölzel. Female. Dorsal habitus. Scale bar: 2.0 mm.

FIGURE 50. Suarius walsinghami orientalis Hölzel. Female.A. Head frontal view; B. Head lateral view; C. Dorsal habitus; D. Lateral habitus; E. Hind pretarsal claws. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A–B), 1.0 mm (C–D).

FIGURE 57. Distribution map of the Chrysoperla species from Pakistan.