Heterosmylus shennonganus Yang, 1997

Dong, Min, Xu, Han, Wang, Yongjie, Jia, Chunfeng & Liu, Zhiqi, 2016, Revision of the genus Heterosmylus Krueger, 1913 from China (Neuroptera, Osmylidae), ZooKeys 637, pp. 107-128 : 120-122

Heterosmylus shennonganus Yang, 1997 Figs 36, 37-43

Material examined.

Holotype Male. CHINA: Hubei (Province): Shennongjia, [31°42'N, 110°38'E], 21.viii.1985, leg. Xiaoyuan Mao. [Verbatim label data (translated from Chinese)]: CHINA: Hubei Prov., Shennongjia, 21.viii.1985/ Xiaoyuan Mao/ CAU. Paratype 4 males, 3 females, same data as the holotype. 1 female, Henan: Luanchuan, Longyuwan, 1997.08.14, leg. RLS. 1 male, CHINA: Henan (Province): Luanchuan, Longyuwan, 18.viii.1997, leg. RLS. 1 male, CHINA: Henan (Province): Luanchuan, Longyuwan, 19.vii.2004, leg. Bingzhen Yan. 1 female, CHINA: Henan (Province): Neixiang, Baotianman, 23.vii.2004, leg. Bingzhen Yan. 1 male, CHINA: Henan (Province): Neixiang, Baotianman, 24.vii.2004, leg. Bingzhen Yan. 1 male, CHINA: Chongqing: Jiangjin, Simianshan, 21.ix.2007, leg. Weiwei Zhang. 1 female, CHINA: Shaanxi (Province): Xiangyangba, 24.viii.1982, leg. Shenghui Lei.

Diagnosis.

Pronotum with two narrow longitudinal dark brown marks in middle; ectoproct with a dorsal coniform process in lateral view; gonarcus with a short finger-like process distally in lateral view.

Redescription.

Body length 8-10 mm. Head. Vertex with a brown cross-stripe; frons yellow but brown on both sides; ocelli large and prominent, compound eyes shiny black; antennae dark brown; clypeus fulvous, maxillary and labial palpi brown.

Thorax. Pronotum with two narrow longitudinal dark brown marks in the middle; mesonotum with dark setae; metanotum without spots. Wings (Fig. 36). Forewing length 16-17 mm, width 6.4 mm; membrane hyaline, veins mainly brown; pterostigma yellowish but brown on both sides; costal field with three or four brown spots; r1-rs edged with brown marks; Rs with 8-9 branches, cross-veins among branches of Rs forming two series of gradates; the outer gradate cross-veins edged with brown spots. Hind wing length 15.5 mm, width 5.4 mm. Membrane hyaline with few spots.

Male Terminalia (Figs 37-40). Ectoproct approximately quadrate with a dorsal coniform process in lateral view; gonarcus approximately rod-like and distally sclerotized with a short finger-like process in lateral view; gonocoxite curved as ancon and distally dilated as lobe; mediuncus curved and thickened in lateral view and boat-shaped with a cone-shaped apex in dorsal view.

Female Terminalia (Figs 41-43). 8th sternite approximately finger-shaped in lateral view. Ectoproct trapeziform in lateral view; 9th gonocoxite approximately finger-shaped in lateral view; 9th gonostylus finger-shaped and brown; spermathecae bend into C-shape.

Distribution.

China (Henan, Shaanxi, Hubei, Chongqing).