Triplocania, Roesler, 1940

Neto, Alberto Moreira Da Silva, Rafael, José Albertino & García Aldrete, Alfonso N., 2014, New species of Triplocania Roesler with forewing M 3 forked (Psocodea: ’ Psocoptera’: Ptiloneuridae), from Brazil, Zootaxa 3838 (1), pp. 77-86 : 84

Key to the males of Triplocania with forewing M 3 forked

1. Hypandrium of four sclerites.................................................................. T. lamasi n.sp.

- Hypandrium not more than three sclerites.................................................................. 2

2. Hypandrium of a single sclerite.......................................................................... 3

-. Hypandrium of three sclerites............................................................................ 4

3. Hypandrium with a long acuminate projection posteriorly, one projection on each antero-lateral extreme, deeply concave in outer margin, forming two acuminate projections, posterior endophallic sclerites with four acuminate projections each, one mesal and three distal......................................................................... T. newi n.sp.

-. Hypandrium with a short acuminate projection posteriorly, one projection on each antero-lateral extreme, deeply cleft in the middle, posterior endophallic sclerites with three acuminate projections each......................... T. calcarata New

4. Central sclerite of hypandrium with five acuminate projections, side struts fused to external parameres....... T. furcata New

-. Central sclerite of hypandrium with two projections, side struts not fused to external parameres........................ 5

5. Central sclerite of hypandrium flanked by two large, almost triangular sclerites; posterior projections leaving a wide concavity between them; distal ends of posterior endophallic sclerites acuminate, paraprocts triangular.......... T. mariateresae n.sp.

-. Central sclerite of hypandrium flanked by two small, elongate sclerites; posterior projections leaving a narrow concavity between them; distal ends of posterior endophallic sclerites blunt, paraprocts semi-elliptic............. T. plaumanni n.sp.