Titanochrysa Sosa & Freitas

Sosa, Francisco & Freitas, Sergio De, 2012, A new genus of Neotropical Chrysopini (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), Zootaxa 3351, pp. 1-14 : 17

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.210667

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6173428

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Titanochrysa Sosa & Freitas
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Key to species of Titanochrysa Sosa & Freitas View in CoL gen. nov.

1 Microtholi absent from S2–8; forewing with membrane surrounding crossveins (except costal crossveins) infuscate; mandibles symmetrical; male: dorsal rods of arcessus X-shaped, membrane beneath arcessus with two lines of setae mesally........................................................ Titanochrysa circumfusa ( Burmeister, 1839) View in CoL comb. nov. ( Figs. 1–4 View FIGURE 1 View FIGURE 3 View FIGURE 4 )

1’ Microtholi present on S2–8; membrane around crossveins with or without infuscate markings; mandibles symmetrical or asymmetrical; males: dorsal rods of arcessus parallel, membrane beneath arcessus with or without two lines of setae mesally 2

2 Forewing membrane entirely without shading; mandibles symmetrical; male: membrane beneath arcessus with two lines of small setae mesally................................ Titanochrysa trespuntensis Sosa & Freitas View in CoL sp. nov ( Figs. 13–16 View FIGURE 13 View FIGURE 15 View FIGURE 16 )

2’ Forewing membrane surrounding inner gradates with infuscation; mandibles asymmetrical; male: membrane below arcessus without small setae mesally.............................................................................. 3

3 Forewing with network of short, dark, reticulate veins covered by a black spot on medial area; male: arcessus with dorsal rods short, merging apically; female: seventh sternite 3.5 times longer than wide...................................................................................... Titanochrysa pseudovaricosa ( Penny, 1998) View in CoL comb. nov. ( Figs. 5–8 View FIGURE 5 View FIGURE 7 View FIGURE 8 )

3’ Forewing with membrane around inner gradates infuscate, but without reticulate network of veins; male: arcessus with sclerotized dorsal rods long, merging basally; female: seventh sternite 2.4 times longer than wide.................................................................................. Titanochrysa ferreirai Sosa & Freitas View in CoL sp. nov. ( Figs 9–12 View FIGURE 9 View FIGURE 11 View FIGURE 12 )

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Neuroptera

Family

Chrysopidae

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