Elaphopsocus amazonicus, Román-P, Cristian, Obando, Ranulfo González & García Aldrete, Alfonso N., 2015

Román-P, Cristian, Obando, Ranulfo González & García Aldrete, Alfonso N., 2015, The genus Elaphopsocus Roesler (Psocodea:`Psocoptera´: Psocidae) with six new species from Brazil and Colombia, Zootaxa 3957 (2), pp. 151-168 : 164

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3957.2.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:72D847AC-1D58-47D0-9D82-736B219C23BC

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6108476

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/715587B4-1818-565B-FF65-FCD5EF4B565A

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scientific name

Elaphopsocus amazonicus
status

sp. nov.

Elaphopsocus amazonicus View in CoL n. sp.

( Figs 38–42 View FIGURES 38 – 42 )

Diagnosis. Clunium with a row of denticles over the area of the epiproct ( Fig. 40 View FIGURES 38 – 42 ). Hypandrium broad; posterolateral corners projected posteriorly into short, stout, blunt ended, papillose protuberances, the posterior border between them straight, bearing a field of papillae ( Fig. 42 View FIGURES 38 – 42 ). Phallosome fused anteriorly, aedeagal arms ending in two projections, the inner one large and acuminate, the outer one short and blunt ended ( Fig. 41 View FIGURES 38 – 42 ); external parameres sigmoid and articulated next the outer projection of the aedeagal arms.

Color (in 80% ethanol). Body reddish brown. Forewing pattern ( Fig. 38 View FIGURES 38 – 42 ), with pterostigma darker and spots over most cells. Hindwing hyaline ( Fig. 39 View FIGURES 38 – 42 ). Veins brown. Hypandrium with pigmented band along anterior border ( Fig. 42 View FIGURES 38 – 42 ).

Morphology. As in diagnosis plus the following: pterostigma anteriorly narrow, posteriorly wide, slightly projected towards Rs; veins Rs and M diverging from a point, sides of areola postica slightly convex, crossvein from apex of areola postica to M, short ( Fig. 38 View FIGURES 38 – 42 ). Paraprocts slender, with a pigmented anterior “handle” articulated to clunium, and a posterior slender prong; sensory fields with 18–19 trichobothria on basal rosettes ( Fig. 40 View FIGURES 38 – 42 ). Epiproct trapeziform, bearing, next to posterior border, a slender, transverse, sclerotized band ( Fig. 42 View FIGURES 38 – 42 ).

Measurements (in microns). FW: 2380, HW: 1826 (Head and hind legs missing)

Specimen studied. Holotype male. BRAZIL. Amazonas. AM 010, Km 26, Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke. 27.ix.1978. Malaise trap. J. Arias. Coleçao de Invertebrados, INPA, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.

Etymology. The specific name refers to the nature of the area where the holotype was collected; the Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke is a protected area of Amazonian forest, close to Manaus.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Psocodea

Family

Psocidae

Genus

Elaphopsocus

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