Triplocania annyae, Moura-Lima & Silva-Neto & Bravo & García-Aldrete, 2021

Moura-Lima, Daniel, Silva-Neto, Alberto Moreira da, Bravo, Freddy & García-Aldrete, Alfonso N., 2021, Triplocania Roesler (Psocodea: ‘ Psocoptera’: Ptiloneuridae): review of the internal classification, new species, and new records for the state of Bahia, Brazil, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (Pap. Avulsos Zool., S. Paulo) 61, pp. 1-11 : 2

Triplocania annyae sp. nov. Male

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Diagnosis: Forewings with a pale brown spot darkening the pathways through which it passes, around the vein that joins R-R s, passing through the junctions between M and R s, M and Cu, and part of Cu; a pale brown band distally in the pterostigma; a small brown spot distally on R₄₊₅ and M₁ ( Fig. 2 ). Hypandrium of one sclerite, glabrous, with sides deeply concave in the middle, anteriorly almost trapeziform, heavily sclerotized, posteriorly elliptic, less sclerotized, with irregular posterior border ( Fig. 5 ); Phallosome ( Fig. 6 ) anteriorly membranous, scaly, organized like reptile skin; three pairs of endophallic sclerites, an anterior chain-shaped pair, behind the side struts; an antero-lateral pair small, narrow, anteriorly rounded, posteriorly acuminate; posterior pair stout, elongate, anteriorly heavily sclerotized, almost rectangular, narrowing in the middle and dilated posteriorly.

Color (in 80% ethanol): Compound eyes black, ocelli hyaline, with black centripetal crescents, head pattern ( Fig. 1 ). Scape and pedicel brown, f1 yellow, with apex pale brown, f2-f6 pale brown. Mx4 yellow to pale brown. Coxae pale brown, trochanters yellow, femora yellow, tibiae yellow with apex pale brown, tarsomere 1 yellow, with the apex pale brown, tarsomeres 2-3 pale brown. Forewings veins pale brown to brown ( Fig. 2 ). Hindwings almost hyaline, brown areas as illustrated ( Fig. 3 ).

Morphology: Head vertex almost straight, well below the compound eyes’ upper border, these without interommatidial setae ( Fig. 1 ). Outer cusp of lacinial tips broad, with four denticles ( Fig. 4 ). Forewing pterostigma wider in the middle, anteriorly narrow; areola postica wide, broadly triangular, apically rounded, slanted posteriorly; M stem slightly sinuous, M₁ slightly sinuous, M₂ sinuous, M₃ almost straight; R₂₊₃ almost straight,R₄₊₅ slightly sinuous ( Fig. 2 ). Hindwing R s straight, R₂₊₃ straight, R₄₊₅ slightly concave, almost straight; M stem slightly concave proximally, distally convex ( Fig. 3 ). Hypandrium ( Fig. 5 ); Phallosome ( Fig. 6 ), side struts independent, V-shaped, fused to the external parameres, proximally convex, then concave, convex in the middle, concave at the external parameters’ beginning, these convex in the middle, with a membranous part with translucent spots in its interior; apex proximally narrow, wider distally with spiniform micro projections; three pairs of endophallic sclerites ( Fig. 6 ). Epiproct triangular; paraprocts almost triangular, with a dense setal field distally, sensory fields with 30 trichobothria on basal rosettes ( Fig. 7 ).

Measurements (in microns): FW:3188,HW:2093,F: 891, T: 1275, t1: 446, t2: 87, t3: 114, f1: 398, f2: 263, f3: 631, f4: 567, Mx4: 164, IO: 210, D: 323, d: 259, PO: 0.80.

Material examined: Holotype male (MZFS). BRAZIL. Bahia, Milagres. 12°51′34.8″S, 39°52′06.4″W, 28-29. III.2012. Light trap. Leg. Silva-Neto, A.M.

Etymology: This species is dedicated to the newly born daughter of AMSN, Anny Kanzaki Moreira da Silva, who came to the world in this difficult time bringing light and joy.

Figures

Figures 1-7. Triplocania annyae sp. nov. (Holotype male). (1) Front view of head. (2) Forewing. (3) Hindwing. (4) Lacinial tip. (5) Hypandrium. (6) Phallosome. (7) Clunium,right paraproct and epiproct.Scales in mm.