Sierracapnia palomar (Nelson and Baumann 1987)

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Sierracapnia palomar (Nelson and Baumann 1987):498 .

Holotype ♂ (USNM). Type locality: California, San Diego Co., Fry Creek, Palomar Mountains .

Material Examined. USA, California: Riverside Co., North Fork San Jacinto River, Hwy 243, below Dark Canyon Campground, 19-I-1985, R.W. Baumann & C.R. Nelson, 5♂, 3♀ (BYUC) . San Diego Co., Fry Creek, Palomar Mountain Road, Fry Creek Campground, 18-I-1985, R.W. Baumann & C.R. Nelson, 4♂, 1♀ (USNM, BYUC) ; Fry Creek, Rd. S-6, Fry Creek Campground, 11-I-2012, B.C. Kondratieff, D. Murányi, J.B. Sandberg & C.R. Nelson, 2♂ (CSUC) .

Additional Specimens (Nelson et al. 2012). California: Riverside Co., San Jacinto Mountains, Fuller Mill Creek, Hwy 243, Fuller Mill Creek Picnic Area, N 33.79893° W 116.74905°, 1561 m, 10- I-2012, CRN 10113, C.R. Nelson, J.B. Sandberg, D. Murányi & B.C. Kondratieff, 3♂ . San Bernardino Co., San Gabriel Mountains, Mount Baldy Road, San Antonio Creek, at San Antonio Falls, N 34.27313° W 117.63637°, 1942 m, 8-I-2012, CRN 10102, C.R. Nelson, J.B. Sandberg, D. Murányi & B.C. Kondratieff, 2♂ ; San Bernardino Mountains, Snow Fork, Hwy 18, 3 miles west of Big Bear Lake, N 34.24503° W 117.02787°, 2185 m, 9-I-2012, CRN 10109, C.R. Nelson, J.B. Sandberg, D. Murányi & B.C. Kondratieff, 1♂. San Diego Co., Palomar Mountain, Fry Creek, Fry Creek Campground, Road S-6, N 33.34466° W 116.88013°, 1462 m, 11-I- 2012, CRN 10119, C.R. Nelson, J.B. Sandberg, D. Murányi & B.C. Kondratieff, 19♂, 1♀ ; Palomar Mountain, Iron Springs Creek, Road S-6, N 33.33277° W 116.87142°, 1467 m, 11-I-2012, CRN 10120, C.R. Nelson, J.B. Sandberg, D. Murányi & B.C. Kondratieff, 1♂ .

Male. Tergum 7 knob narrow and slightly notched, knob width 13-17% of segment 7 width (Figs. 15, 16). Tergum 9 with rounded knobs located near mid segment (Figs. 13-15). Epiproct in dorsal view narrow and linear, maximum width 13-15% of epiproct length; maximum width occurs posterior of mid epiproct; apex wedge-shaped or narrowly rounded; dorsal membrane light colored and confined to a small area between the epiproct apex and dorsolateral horn tips; dorsal median groove extends full epiproct length (Figs. 13-15). Epiproct in lateral view generally linear, with slight reverse curve dorsally and shallow keel ventrally; maximum depth 12-14% of length; maximum depth occurs anterior of mid epiproct; neck narrow (Figs. 14, 15). Epiproct dorsolateral horns appressed to main dorsal surface; horn length 15- 17% of epiproct length; horn tips extend forward to 92-95% of epiproct length (Figs. 13-15; Table 1).

Female. Subgenital plate heavily sclerotized and dark, covering most of sternum 8 and extending onto sternum 7 (Fig. 237, Nelson and Baumann 1989).

Distribution. Sierracapnia palomar has been collected in the San Bernardino, San Gabriel, San Jacinto and Palomar mountains of southern California (Nelson et al. 2012) (Fig. 39).