Dicromantispa sayi (Banks)

Hoffman, Kevin M., Oliver S. Flint, Jr. & Perez-Gelabert, Daniel E., 2017, The Mantispidae of the West Indies with special reference to the Dominican Republic (Neuroptera: Mantispidae), Insecta Mundi 2017 (559), pp. 1-15 : 4

Dicromantispa sayi (Banks)

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Mantispa sayi Banks, 1897:23 . Alayo, 1968:12. Perez-Gelabert and Flint, 2001:19.

Dicromantispa sayi (Banks) , Hoffman 2002: 260.

This species, on Hispaniola, is usually almost uniformly brown in body color, with transparent wings. It is widespread in the Dominican Republic from sea level to well over 1000m in the mountains. In addition to the Dominican Republic, we have seen examples from the Bahamas (Andros Island) and from the Cayman Islands (Cayman Brac and Little Cayman).

Coloration. Head brown, vertex paler along ocular margins, paired small comma-shaped yellow marks above antennae, yellow stripe along midline posterior to comma-shaped marks, but variable, sometimes vertex mostly pale, face brown, often darker transversely below antennae labrum and frontoclypeus usually paler laterally. Antennae with scape pale, pedicel light brown, flagellum with basal two-thirds brown, next sixth yellower, apical sixth dark brown. Pronotum light brown, with anterior and posterior sixths with a dark midline, variably with a thin dark line totally or partially connecting end marks. Meso- and metanota brown with longitudinal yellow band sublaterally, ends of mesoscutellum yellow, bands on metanotum less defined, often obscure posteriorly. Abdomen varying from almost uniformly brown to being paler dorsolaterally with slightly darker posterior margins of tergites.

Size. Length of forewing: male 9 – 14.0mm (n=6); female 9.5 – 12.5mm (n=3).

Distribution. United States from coast to coast, Bahamas (Andros Island, Eleuthera Island), Caymans (Cayman Brac, Little Cayman), Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama.

Material examined. BAHAMAS: Andros Island, Forfer Field Station , nr. Stafford Cr., 25.vii.2006, M. Thomas & T. Smith, 2♂, 1♀ ( FSCA, NMNH) ; Andros, Andros Town , 7-13.iii.1966, O. L. Cartwright, 1♀ ( NMNH) . CAYMAN ISLANDS: Cayman Brac, Brac Paradise Subdivision , 6.vi.2008, B. Dozier, 1 ♂, 1♀ ( FSCA) ; Cayman Brac, N 19 o 43.158’, W79 o 47.579’, 6.vi.2008, B. Dozier, 3 ♂, 4♀ ( FSCA, NMNH) ; Cayman Brac, Major Donald Dr., 4km E jct. Aston Red Dr. , 25.v.2009, M. Thomas, B. Turnbow, 1♀ ( FSCA) ; Cayman Brac, Bight Rd. at Maj. Donald Rd. , 25.v.2009, M. Thomas, B. Turnbow, 1♀ ( FSCA) ; Cayman Brac, Hemmington Rd. at Songbird Dr. , 24.v.2009, M. Thomas, B. Turnbow, 2 ♂, 2♀ ( FSCA, NMNH). Little Cayman , North Coast Rd. , 1km W jct. Olivine Kirk Rd. , 27.v.2009, M. Thomas, B. Turnbow, 1 ♂, 1♀ ( FSCA) ; Little Cayman, N. Coast Rd. , 1km W Olivine Kane Dr., 25.v.2009, M. Thomas, B. Turnbow, 2♀ ( FSCA, NMNH) . DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Azua Prov., La Furnia, Barreras , 18 o 19.289’N, 70 o 54.755’W, 18.vii.2003, D. Perez, R. Bastardo, B. Hierro, (night), RD-156, 1 ♂, 1♀ ( NMNH) ; Azua Prov., 8 km NE Padre las Casas, Rio Las Cuevas , 580m, 18 o 46’N, 70 o 53’W, viii.1990, J. Rawlins, S. Thompson, 1♀ ( CMNH) ; Barahona Prov., 5 km SE Polo, slopes of Loma La Torre , 980m, 18 o 03’N, 71 o 16’W, 18.vii.1992, C. Young, R. Davidson, J. Rawlins, S. Thompson, disturbed forest with coffee, 1♂, 1♀ ( CMNH) ; Barahona Prov., south slope of Sierra Martin Garcia , 530 meters, 18 o 21.012’N, 71 o 01.765’W, 9.xii.2014, N.E. Woodley, MV / UV light, 1♂ ( NMNH) ; Barahona Prov., nr. Filipinas, Larimer Mine , 20-26.vi.1992, R. E. Woodruff, P.E. Skelley, at light, 1♀, 1 without abdomen ( FSCA) ; same, but 26-27.vi.1992, 2♀ ( FSCA) ; Independencia Prov., Parque Nacional Sierra de Bahoruco, around Caseta No. 1, 1,239 m, 18 o 16.038’N, 71 o 32.691’W, 11-12.xii.2003, D. Perez, R. Bastardo, B. Hierro, (day/night), RD-191, 1♂ ( NMNH) ; La Altagracia Prov., Parque de Este , 2.9 km SW Boca de Yuma, 18-21-51N, 68- 37-05W, 11 m, 28.v.2004, J. Rawlins, C. Young, C. Nunez, J. Fetzner, semihumid dry forest, limestone, UV light, 4♂, 1♀ ( CMNH) ; [La Altagracia Prov.], Isla Saona , 6.vii.2002, C. Nuñez, 1♀ ( MNHNSD) ; La Vega Prov., Reserva Ebano Verde, Loma La Golondrina , 19 o 03.498’N, 70 o 32.670’W, 11.vii.2003, D. Perez, R. Bastardo, B. Hierro, (day/night), RD-149, 2♀ ( MNHNSD, NMNH) ; Ocoa Prov. , 10 km S of Ocoa, nr. main road, 468 m, 18 o 28.350’N, 70 o 29.670’W, 7.xii.2002, D. Perez, R. Bastardo, (night), RD-084, 3 ♂ ( MNHNSD, NMNH) ; Peravia Prov., 5 km W of Bani on Highway 2, 18 o 17.742’N, 70 o 22.108’W, 52 m, 16.vii.2004, N. E. Woodley, 1 ♂ ( NMNH) ; Peravia Prov., Angostura , 215m, 18 o 20.561’N ,, 70 o 25.389 ’ W, 27.x.2012, D. Perez, B. Hierro, R. Bastardo, 1♀ ( NMNH) ; Samana Prov., Samana Peninsula, 8 km S Las Galeras, Punta Balandra , 35 m, 19-11N, 69-14W, 10.x.1991, C. Young, S. Thompson, R. Davidson, J. Rawlins, semiarid scrub-forest on limestone bluffs, 1♀ ( CMNH) .

Figures

Figures 1-3. Adult habitus dorsal. 1) Climaciella cubana, Dominican Republic, La Vega Prov., La Cienaga. 2) Dicromantispa sayi, Dominican Republic, Independencia Prov., Parque Nacional Sierra de Bahoruco. 3) Zeugomantispa minuta, Venezuela, Sucre State, Las Piedras de Cocollar.