Apertochrysa vartianorum (Hölzel, 1973) Hassan & Liu, 2022

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 : 23

Apertochrysa vartianorum (Hölzel, 1973) comb. nov.

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Anisochrysa vartianorum Hölzel, 1973a: 195 . Type locality: Pakistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Madyan ).

Diagnosis and notes

Apertochrysa vartianorum Hölzel (1973) , originally described as Anisochrysa vartianorum from Pakistan, which was later transferred into Mallada by Brooks & Barnard (1990). Based on the distinctive shape of male gonapsis (prasina group) with a narrow median plate consisting of distinct ventral scale-like projection, Mallada vartianorum is transferred into Apertochrysa . This species is only known based on a single male specimen from Pakistan. It is similar to Apertochrysa sp. 2 in male genitalia in having similar elongated and arcuated gonarcus, which is attached to entoprocessus (ent) at lateral margins, as well as prasina group type gonapsis and arcuated arcessus (arc) in lateral view. It can be distinguished by the lack of markings on the vertex and postorbital sclerite, feebly curved pretarsal claws, and the male genitalia with arched arcessus (arc) in lateral view. No additional specimens were added in this study.

Distribution Pakistan. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Swat, Madyan) ( Hölzel 1973a; Hassan et al. 2019; Oswald 2022).

Figures

FIGURE 55. Distribution map of the Apertochrysa species from Pakistan.