Cladiopsocus bidentatus, Calderón-Martínez, Nadia R., González-Obando, Ranulfo & García Aldrete, Alfonso N., 2014

Calderón-Martínez, Nadia R., González-Obando, Ranulfo & García Aldrete, Alfonso N., 2014, Descriptions and records of Cladiopsocidae and Dolabellopsocidae (Insecta: Psocodea: ‘ Psocoptera’) from Valle del Cauca and National Natural Park Gorgona, Colombia, Zootaxa 3889 (1), pp. 1-30 : 6

Cladiopsocus bidentatus n. sp. Male.

( Figs 13–19 )

Diagnosis. Similar to C. interruptus Eertmoed and to C. mockfordi Eertmoed , but differing from them by having the phallosome densely spiculate ( Fig. 17 ), by having two triangular teeth on the distal edge of the male epiproct and by lacking a median rise on this structure ( Fig. 18 ).

Description. Male. Color. Head ( Fig. 15 ) dark brown, postclypeus with V-shaped brown bands, with outward curved ends; compound eyes black, ocelli hyaline. Forewing membrane ( Fig. 13 ) slightly fumose, brown spots on vein ends, a brown spot on areola postica at wing margin as illustrated, pterostigma with central brown band; veins irregularly brown pigmented. Hindwing slightly smoked ( Fig. 14 ), with brown spots at vein ends. Clunium brown, anteriorly more pigmented, paraprocts brown, hypandrium light brown.

Morphology. As in diagnosis, plus the following: hypandrium ( Fig. 16 ), setose, with sides converging to round apex. Phallosome ( Fig. 17 ) broad, anteriorly obtusely concave, antero-lateral corners projected to form two short, stout columns. External parameres short and broadly bilobed, with a field of small spicules along the margin. Epiproct ( Fig. 19 ) broadly trapeziform, with sides sclerotized, and postero-lateral corners protruding; a field of setae mesally and along posterior border. Paraprocts ( Fig. 18 ) anteriorly concave, mesal tubercle distinct, with long setae as illustrated; mesal prong stout, strongly sclerotized, with two apical teeth and a small rounded mesal prominence, sensory fields with 23 trichobothria on basal rosettes. Legs and wings damaged in light trap.

Measurements. f1: 90, Mx4: 170, IO: 170, D: 240, d: 330, IO/d: 0.51, PO: 1.37.

Specimen studied. Holotype male. COLOMBIA. Cauca. Guapi. NNP Gorgona, Cerro Trinidad trail. 02° 58’ 13.4” N: 78° 10’ 57.8” W. 226 m. 26.ii.2011. R. González. Collected in blue light trap. MUSENUV slide code 25716.

Etymology. The specific name refers to the two distal teeth on the paraproctal prongs.

Remarks. This species belongs in Group 1, subgroup 2, of Eertmoed’s (1986) classification of Cladiopsocus s. str., together with C. roesleri (Figs 94 and 100), C. mockfordi (Figs 93 and 99), and C. interruptus (Figs 92 and 98).

Figures

FIGURES 13 – 19. Cladiopsocus bidentatus n. sp. Male. 13. Forewing. 14. Hindwing. 15. Front view of head. 16. Hypandrium. 17. Phallosome. 18. Paraproct. 19. Epiproct. Scales in mm.