Triplocania lauziae, Moura-Lima & Silva-Neto & Bravo & García-Aldrete, 2021

Moura-Lima, Daniel, Silva-Neto, Alberto Moreira da, Bravo, Freddy & García-Aldrete, Alfonso N., 2021, Triplocania Roesler (Psocodea: ‘ Psocoptera’: Ptiloneuridae): review of the internal classification, new species, and new records for the state of Bahia, Brazil, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (Pap. Avulsos Zool., S. Paulo) 61, pp. 1-11 : 5

Triplocania lauziae sp. nov. Male

( Figs. 15-21 )

Diagnosis: Forewings with a brown marginal pigment- ed band, from R₄₊₅ to wing base, with hyaline fenestrae at wing margin as illustrated; pterostigma with a small proximal brown band, and a large, distal brown band, with a central, hyaline area ( Fig. 16 ). Hypandrium of one sclerite, anteriorly straight, with mesal lateral processes, posteriorly with sides converging to broad apex, with an almost triangular, acuminate process on each side, directed outward, leaving a wide concavity between them ( Fig. 19 ). Phallosome ( Fig. 20 ) with side struts independent, inverted Y-shaped, not fused posteriorly to external parameres; anterior pair of endophallic sclerites broadly elliptic, with irregular outer borders, the left one with three short discrete posterior projections and a round- ed apex; a mesal pair, small, strongly sclerotized, almost touching in the middle; posterior pair scythe-shaped.

Color (in 80% ethanol): Compound eyes black, ocelli hyaline, with dark brown centripetal crescents; head pattern ( Fig. 15 ). Scape and pedicel dark brown, f1 brown, with apex dark brown, f2 pale brown, f3 brown, f4 pale

brown. Mx4 dark brown. Coxae pale brown, trochanters yellow, femora yellow, tibiae pale brown, with apices brown, tarsomere 1 yellow, with the apex brown, tarsomeres 2 and 3 pale brown.Forewings veins brown, R₂₊₃ with a brown spot at wing margin ( Fig. 16 ). Hindwings almost hyaline, veins brown, M and R₄₊₅ with a brown spot at wing margin ( Fig. 17 ).

Morphology: Head with vertex slightly concave in the middle, slightly above the compound eyes’ upper bor- der, these without interommatidial setae ( Fig. 15 ). Outer cusp of lacinial tips slender, with four denticles ( Fig. 18 ). Forewing pterostigma wider in the middle, narrow anteriorly; areola postica tall, wide, slanted posteriorly, apex rounded, almost reaching the M stem, this anteriorly concave, M₁-M₃ as illustrated ( Fig. 16 ). Hindwing R s stem straight, R₂₊₃ straight and R₄₊₅ slightly convex; M stem slightly concave proximally, then convex from the middle to the end ( Fig. 17 ). Hypandrium of one sclerite ( Fig. 19 ). Phallosome ( Fig. 20 ) with side struts independent, Y-shaped, not fused posteriorly to external parameres. Epiproct sclerotized, almost trapeziform, anteriorly rounded, setae as illustrated ( Fig. 21 ). Paraproct broadly semi-elliptic, sensory fields with 32 trichobothria on basal rosettes, setae as illustrated ( Fig. 21 ).

Measurements (in microns): FW: 3211,HW:2107, F:902, T: 1397, t1: 654, t2: 98, t3: 143, f1: 979, f2: 754, f3: 767, Mx4: 286, IO: 445, D: 385, d: 315, PO: 0.81.

Material examined: Holotype male (MZFS). BRAZIL. Bahia,Camacan. 15°23′28″S, 39°33′56″W, III.2012. Malaise Trap. Calor, A.R . Paratype. 1 male (MZFS): same data as the holotype.

Etymology: This species is dedicated to DML’s mother, Lauzi Santos Moura, for raising and educating him, even in difficult times, for being an example of mother and woman, and an inspiration for his work.

Figures

Figures 15-21. Triplocania lauziae sp. nov. (Holotype male). (15) Front view of head. (16) Forewing. (17) Hindwing. (18) Lacinial tip. (19) Hypandrium. (20) Phallosome.(21) Clunium,left paraproct and epiproct.Scales in mm.