Lapnana ishanya, Jat & Meshram & Dey, 2022
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5222.6.4 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F1ABC680-9DC3-4E7A-BF7A-362E802064DF |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7477535 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9D1887C0-9776-5E19-FF65-FF6D10A0FCE6 |
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Plazi |
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Lapnana ishanya |
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sp. nov. |
Lapnana ishanya View in CoL sp. nov.
( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 ., A–J, 2 View FIGURE 2 ., A–H, 3 View FIGURE 3 ., A–H)
Description
Male: Coloration predominantly bright yellow with orange apical margin of forewing ( Figs. 1A View FIGURE 1 ). Face yellow, longer than broad, frontoclypeus with prominent median carina and lateral marginal ridges. Crown convex with irregular pale-yellow spot above anterior margin of compound eye on either side of median carina. Pronotum yellow, rugose punctate. Forewing yellow with apical area fuscous.
Male genitalia: Pygofer length greater than height in lateral view, without microsetae, with prolonged ventral processes, originated medially, slightly exceeding length of lobe, gradually narrowed to pointed apex, without basal fracture on dorsal margin ( Figs. 1J View FIGURE 1 ). In lateral view, subgenital plate as long as pygofer, with single longitudinal row of macrosetae extending from near base to apex inner submarginally, several long fine setae on outer lateral margin of macrosetae ( Figs. 1I View FIGURE 1 ). Style slender long, apex of apophysis foot-shaped with uniform width and narrowed abruptly into an acute end ( Figs. 1E View FIGURE 1 ). Connective with stem longer than arms ( Figs. 1H View FIGURE 1 ). Aedeagus without dorsal apodeme, preatrium well developed with irregular and unequal process, ventral spine at the base of broad process, aedeagal shaft narrow, long with apical gonopore, with dorsal finger-like process narrowed distally, aedeagal shaft with thin pair of pre-apical and apical processes ( Figs. 1F–G View FIGURE 1 ).
Female genitalia: First valvulae curved dorsally with sculptured area confined to posterior region, second valvulae with denticular area confined to posterior 0.33, dorsal margin with 28 teeth ( Figs. 2I–J View FIGURE 2 ).
Measurements (mm): Male 5.9 long, 1.0 wide across eyes, vertex 0.5 long, 1.4 wide across posterolateral angles of pronotum. Female 6.8 long, 1.2 wide across eyes, vertex 0.4 long, 1.4 wide across posterolateral angles of pronotum.
Material examined: INDIA: Holotype: 1 ♁, Arunachal Pradesh: Lapnan (26º59′20′′N 95º28′53′′E, 969m), 07.vii.2018. GoogleMaps Paratype: 5 ♁, 4♀ Arunachal Pradesh: Thinsa (26º55′52′′N 95º32′05′′E, 1583m), 10. vii. 2018, Hg trap, Stuti Coll. ( NPC – IARI). GoogleMaps
Etymology: The species name (Sanskrit: ishanya meaning North-East) refers to the North-East region of India where this species lives.
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
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