Chrysopa formosa Brauer, 1851

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 : 42-49

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5180.1.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7046906

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scientific name

Chrysopa formosa Brauer, 1851
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Chrysopa formosa Brauer, 1851 View in CoL

( Figs 30–34 View FIGURE 30 View FIGURE 31 View FIGURE 32 View FIGURE 33 View FIGURE 34 , 56 View FIGURE 56 )

Chrysopa formosa Brauer, 1851: 8 View in CoL . Type locality: Austria (Wien: Prater ).

Chrysopa burmeisteri Schneider, 1851: 123 View in CoL . Type locality: Brazil (Espirito Santo).

Hemerobius beckii Costa, 1855: 16 . Type locality: Italy (Campania: Napoli ).

Chrysopa atomaria Navás, 1908: 18 View in CoL . Type locality: Spain (Zaragoza).

Chrysopa laletana Navás, 1909: 793 View in CoL . Type locality: Spain (Catalunya: Barcelona ).

Chrysopa frontalis Pongracz, 1912: 201 View in CoL . Type locality: Unknown.

Chrysopa decempunctata Lacroix, 1913: 106 View in CoL . Type locality: France (Poitou-Charentes: Châtelaillon ).

Chrysopa gelini Lacroix, 1913: 105 View in CoL . Type locality: France (Poitou-Charentes: Fouras ).

Chrysopa bufona Navás, 1915c: 73 View in CoL . Type locality: Unknown.

Chrysopa var. gundisalvi Navás, 1915c: 73 View in CoL . Type locality: Unknown.

Chrysopa japana Okamoto, 1919: 42 View in CoL . Type localities: Japan and Korea.

Chrysopa foedata Navás, 1919a: 55 View in CoL . Type locality: Spain (Catalunya: Martorell ).

Chrysopa boguniana Navás, 1919a: 54 View in CoL . Type locality: Spain (Catalunya: Sarriá ).

Chrysopa yuanensis Navás, 1932b: 113 View in CoL . Type locality: China (Tsingshuiho).

Cintameva pyrenaea Navás, [1931b] 1930: 161 View in CoL . Type locality: Spain.

Cintameva sobradielina Navás, [1933a] 1932: 15 . Type locality: Spain (Sobradiel).

Cintameva tetuanensis Navás, 1934a: 6 View in CoL . Type locality: Morocco (Tetuan).

Chrysopa bicristata Tjeder, 1936: 28 View in CoL . Type locality: China (Gansu).

Diagnosis

Chrysopa formosa is similar to C. dubitans in external body characters, but it can be distinguished by dark brown subcostal veinlets at proximal 2/ 3 in forewing, and the male genitalia with two pairs of gonocristae (gcr) at lateral margins of S9 (the first pair is smaller, with only a few larger teeth, whereas the second pair is larger, containing both small and large teeth).

Notes

For this common species, we noticed that the markings on frons and vertex exhibit numerous variations in size and shape that are not consistent among individuals collected from the same locality: vertex with a pair of median dark spots or with a large red marking; interantennal marking faint or distinct; antennal scape either entirely dark brown or pale yellow, and marking on genae either linear or rounded ( Monserrat & Pantaleoni 2020; fig. 5C; Figs 30D View FIGURE 30 , 33C View FIGURE 33 , 34B View FIGURE 34 ).

Redescription

Measurements (♂ n=1, ♀ n=2). Forewing: length ♂ 14.0 mm, ♀ 11.6–14.7 mm; width ♂ 5.1 mm, ♀ 4.2–5.4 mm; hindwing: length ♂ 12.5 mm, ♀ 10.6–13.0 mm; width ♂ 4.3 mm, ♀ 3.4–4.4 mm; body length: ♂ 9.6 mm, ♀ 7.6–9.4 mm.

Head ( Figs 30B–D View FIGURE 30 ). Vertex moderately raised, with two dark spots (or with large red markings in some individuals), rounded in frontal view. Postorbital sclerite unmarked. Frons yellow (or with a large median dark band in some individuals), with a dark crescentic spot around the base of antennal toruli. Interantennal marking present. Clypeus yellow, lateral margins dark brown. Labrum yellow, covered with short yellow setae. Genae yellow, with a median transverse or round dark spot. Maxillary and labial palpi dark brown, pale yellow at both ends, terminal segment wholly brownish, covered with short dark brown setae. Antennal toruli yellow. Antennae shorter than forewing, yellow, unmarked, covered with short dark brown setae; scape yellow, unmarked, with short pale yellow setae; pedicel dark brown, distally pale yellow, with short yellow setae; flagellum pale yellow.

Thorax ( Figs 30B–C View FIGURE 30 ). Pronotum slightly wider than long (length 0.62–0.71 mm, width 0.95–1.11 mm), green, covered with pale yellow setae, lateral margins with mixed dark brown and pale yellow setae. Meso- and metanotum green, sparsely covered with short yellow setae.

Legs ( Fig. 30B View FIGURE 30 ). Pale yellow, unmarked, covered with short brownish setae. Pretarsal claws with distinct basal dilation, less than 1/3 of the length of claws hook, quadrate at base ( Fig. 30E View FIGURE 30 ).

Wings ( Fig. 30A View FIGURE 30 ). Forewing: Costal area relatively narrow at both ends, slightly wider at the longest subcostal veinlets (4–12); proximal 1/2 of 2–11 subcostal veinlets dark brown. Subcostal area with three crossveins below pterostigma;basal subcostal crossvein(bsx)dark brown.Pterostigma pale yellow.Longitudinal veins pale green except subcostal veinlets at dark brown at proximal 2/ 3 in forewing. 11–13 radial cells (r cell); radial crossveins proximally dark brown. Proximal two branches of Rs vein dark brown; proximal three branches of pseudomedia and pseudocubita narrowly dark brown. Four Banksian cells (b cell); four lower Banksian cells (b’ cell). The basal crossvein between Rs and M (r-m 1) oblique, meets at subdistal margin of im cell. Two series of gradates, both meet psm; five inner gradates (ig) and seven outer gradates (og). Two intramedian cells; first intramedian cell (im1) ovate (length 0.72– 0.95 mm, width 0.27–1.00 mm). Second (m2) and third (m3) median cells of similar size (length of median cells: m2 = 1.13–1.50 mm; m3 = 1.22–1.68 mm). Three intracubital cells (two closed); first cubital crossvein proximal to second mediocubital crossvein (m-cu2); first (icu1), second (icu2) and third (icu3) intracubital cells of similar size (length of intracubital cells: icu1 = 0.67–0.93 mm; icu2 = 0.90–1.25 mm; icu3 = 1.14–1.40 mm). Hindwing: Costal area narrow; proximal 1/2 of 2–13 subcostal veinlets dark brown. Subcostal area with four crossveins below pterostigma. Pterostigma pale yellow. 10–11 radial cells (r cell). Five Banksian cells (b cell); four lower Banksian cells (b’ cell). Two series of gradates, both meet psm; three inner gradates and six outer gradates.

Abdomen ( Figs 30B–C View FIGURE 30 ). Tergum and sternum pale green, covered with short yellow setae, except S5–7 with dark brown setae.

Male genitalia ( Figs 31A–I View FIGURE 31 ). Tergum 8 (T8) quadrated in lateral view. T9+ectoproct rounded dorsally, covered with brown setae. Dorsal arm of apodeme (da) on T9+ectoproct arcuated, not extending beyond callus cercus; submarginal apodeme (sa) of S8+9 straight, extended upward distally. Callus cerci (cc) oblong, with 30–35 trichobothria. S8 quadrate in lateral view. S9 rectangular, pointed upward at subdistal margin, slightly longer than ectoproct in lateral view; two pairs of gonocristae (gcr), one large and one small, each with small and large teeth. Gonarcus (gon) broad, dorsally rounded, lateral horns arcuated in ventral view. Entoprocessus (ent) small, with distinct lateral horns. Arcessus (arc) absent. Pseudopenis arcuated, pointed distally. Long gonosetae (gst) in lateral pockets on gonarcus. Tignum absent. Hypandrium internum (hi) V-shaped with small and straight comes (c) in dorsal view.

Female genitalia ( Figs 32A–E View FIGURE 32 ). Tergum 8 (T8) subquadrate in lateral view. T9+ectoproct rounded in lateral view. Sternum 7 (S7) rectangular in ventral view. Gonaphophyses lateralis (gl) oblong in lateral view. Callus cerci (cc) oblong, with 29–32 trichobothria. Subgenitale (sg) broad, rounded, bilobed distally, heavily sclerotized, membrane proximally wide with highly sclerotized lateral plates. Spermatheca (sm) small, rounded, doughnut-shaped, with distinct median rounded invagination (inv) in lateral view. Spermathecal duct (sd) long, cylindrical, double-coiled, attached to bursa copulatrix (bc).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Neuroptera

Family

Chrysopidae

Genus

Chrysopa

Loc

Chrysopa formosa Brauer, 1851

Hassan, Muhammad Asghar & Liu, Xingyue 2022
2022
Loc

Chrysopa bicristata

Tjeder, B. 1936: 28
1936
Loc

Cintameva tetuanensis Navás, 1934a: 6

Navas, L. 1934: 6
1934
Loc

Chrysopa yuanensis Navás, 1932b: 113

Navas, L. 1932: 113
1932
Loc

Chrysopa japana

Okamoto, H. 1919: 42
1919
Loc

Chrysopa foedata Navás, 1919a: 55

Navas, L. 1919: 55
1919
Loc

Chrysopa boguniana Navás, 1919a: 54

Navas, L. 1919: 54
1919
Loc

Chrysopa bufona Navás, 1915c: 73

Navas, L. 1915: 73
1915
Loc

Chrysopa var. gundisalvi Navás, 1915c: 73

Navas, L. 1915: 73
1915
Loc

Chrysopa decempunctata

Lacroix, J. L. 1913: 106
1913
Loc

Chrysopa gelini

Lacroix, J. L. 1913: 105
1913
Loc

Chrysopa laletana Navás, 1909: 793

Navas, L. 1909: 793
1909
Loc

Chrysopa atomaria Navás, 1908: 18

Navas, L. 1908: 18
1908
Loc

Hemerobius beckii

Costa, A. 1855: 16
1855
Loc

Chrysopa formosa

Brauer, F. 1851: 8
1851
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