Apochrysa retivenosa (Winterton)

Winterton, Shaun L. & Gupta, Ankita, 2020, Review of the green lacewing genus Apochrysa Schneider (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), Zootaxa 4729 (3), pp. 329-346 : 340-341

Apochrysa retivenosa (Winterton)

( Figs 1 , 10C )

Lauraya retivenosa Winterton, 1995: 140 .

Apochrysa retivenosa ( Winterton, 1995) — Winterton & Brooks, 2002.

Common name. ‘Reticulated delicate lacewing’.

Diagnosis. Forewing with small spot midway along inner gradate series, otherwise slight markings only along inner gradate series and distally on a RA-RP cross-vein, hind wing unmarked; both wings with two gradate series; forewing RA area with RA-RP cross-veins simple, lacking interconnecting cross-veins; basal half of fore wing with irregular cross-veins connecting RP branches, irregular cross-veins not present in hind wing; inner gradate series of hind wing only slightly curved, angled anteriorly at midpoint; end-twigging (forked veinlets) present along most of posterior margin of both wings.

Comments. Winterton (1995) described this species as a separate monotypic genus ( Lauraya ) as it did not easily fit within any other of the rather narrowly defined Apochrysinae genera at that time. With the subsequent broadening of the generic concepts based on a phylogenetic framework ( Winterton & Brooks, 2002) a number of genera, including Lauraya , were synonymised with Apochrysa . Apochrysa retivenosa is more similar in wing venation to A. cognata and A. salomonis than to the other Australian species ( A. lutea ). It is differentiated from other Apochrysa species based on the presence of two gradate series in both wings, and irregular cross-veins in the basal part of the forewing. While A. lutea is relatively common throughout central and northern parts of Eastern Australia, A. retivenosa has been rarely collected and is apparently restricted to Far Northern Queensland. The holotype specimen is housed in the Queensland Museum, Brisbane.

Figures

FIGURE 1. A. Apochrysa retivenosa (Winterton) adult, Cairns, Australia; B. same, anterior view (photos: James Bailey).

FIGURE 10. Wings of Apochrysa spp.: A. Apochrysa matsumurae Okamoto (after Tsukaguchi, 1995: fig. 106e); B. Apochrysa montrouzieri (Girard) (after Kimmins, 1952: fig. 6); C. Apochrysa retivenosa (Winterton) (after Winterton, 1995: figs 1–2); D. Apochrysa salomonis (Kimmins) (after Kimmins, 1951: fig. 1) (Note: figures not to scale and vestiture omitted).