Guapinannus Wygodzinsky, 1951
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( Figs 1–9 View FIGURE 1 View FIGURE 2 View FIGURE 3 View FIGURE 4 View FIGURE 5 View FIGURE 6 View FIGURE 7 View FIGURE 8 View FIGURE 9 )
Type species: Guapinannus bierigi Wygodzinsky, 1951
Diagnosis: Recognized among Schizopteridae by the relatively small eyes ( Fig. 5C, D View FIGURE 5 ), four-segmented labium ( Fig. 1A View FIGURE 1 ), flat and wide forewings ( Figs 1–4 View FIGURE 1 View FIGURE 2 View FIGURE 3 View FIGURE 4 ), unique forewing venation with long fracture in the costal margin, long rc1, rc, and tc cells ( Figs 1B View FIGURE 1 , 2 View FIGURE 2 , 6A View FIGURE 6 ), C+S, with An1/2 claval process except G. dispar sp. n. ( Figs 2 View FIGURE 2 , 6A, D View FIGURE 6 ), better developed in males than in females ( Fig 1B View FIGURE 1 ), males with wing organ associated with An1 on corium adjacent to the claval process ( Figs 2–4 View FIGURE 2 View FIGURE 3 View FIGURE 4 , 6A, D View FIGURE 6 ), 2-2-3 tarsal formula in both sexes, male genitalia simple ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 ) and female with well-developed ovipositor ( Figs 1C View FIGURE 1 , 8 View FIGURE 8 ).
Re-description: Male: Ovoid (greatest length to width ratio 1.57–1.85) to elongate ovoid (length to width ratio 3.4), total body length 0.66–2.06 mm; length from posterior margin of pronotum to posterior wing margin (0.51–1.49 mm). General coloration: uniformly pale or a mix of pale and darker brown or reddish brown. Vestiture: Dorsum with dense setae, setae long or short, setae on posterior margin of forewing long or extremely long. Structure: Head: Eye ranging from small (less than one quarter head height) to relatively large (almost half as high as head) ( Fig. 5C, D View FIGURE 5 ); ocellus adjacent to eye ( Fig. 5D View FIGURE 5 ), at 11 o’clock position seen in lateral view and about twice the size of one ommatidium; four-segmented labium with segments 1, 2 and 3 of similar length and 4 about 2.5–3 times as long as any other segment ( Fig. 1A View FIGURE 1 ); muscle scars present on the frons and vertex present ( Figs 1A View FIGURE 1 , 5C View FIGURE 5 ). Thorax: Collar in dorsal view narrow ( Fig. 5C View FIGURE 5 ); proepisternal lobe inflated ( Fig. 5D View FIGURE 5 ); separation of anterior and posterior lobes (dorsal view) marked by weak depression ( Fig. 5C View FIGURE 5 ); anterior pronotal lobe with muscle scars, margin concave or straight; posterior margin slightly concave to almost straight; pits on pronotum ranging from small to large, evenly distributed or grouped ( Fig. 1A View FIGURE 1 ); scutellum in dorsal view abruptly or gradually narrowed to tip, tip pointed, rounded, or slightly inflated ( Figs 2–4 View FIGURE 2 View FIGURE 3 View FIGURE 4 ). Forewing: With outline elongate oval or broad anteriorly; with ( G. dispar , sp. n., Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 ) or without (all other species) distinct honey-comb pattern; membrane (cub, dc1, rc2–3 and areas distal to these cells) contributing about one third or less to forewing length; posterior distal margin rounded or square; clavus twice as long as wide; vein-tracing areoles along margins of a combination of scc, rc1, rc1, rc2, and tc on proximal part of wing absent or present ( Fig. 6A, C View FIGURE 6 ); C+Sc narrow ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 , G. anaticulus , sp. n.), fairly broad ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 , G. clava, sp. n.), broad ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 , G. falcis , sp. n.), or very broad ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 , G. lutuosus , sp. n.), either of uniform width ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 , G. anaticulus , sp. n.) or wider at widest part of wing ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 , G. auriculu s, sp. n.); R flattened in distal part (black arrow in Fig. 1B View FIGURE 1 ); distal process of R pronounced (white arrow in Fig. 1B View FIGURE 1 ) or weakly developed; An1/2 claval process well developed in males (except G. tenuis , sp. n.), overlapping base of An1 wing organ, apex acute and in lateral view pointing dorsad ( Figs 2–4 View FIGURE 2 View FIGURE 3 View FIGURE 4 , 6A, D View FIGURE 6 ); An1 wing organ on corium strongly inflated in all males, with or without (e.g., Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4 , G. tergus , sp. n.) notch articulating with claval process, wing organ rounded, elongate, or acute, with or without median notch; scc about 1.5 times longer than wide ( Fig. 6A View FIGURE 6 ) (except ~2 times longer than wide in G. castigatus , sp. n.); scc undivided except in G. dispar , sp. n. ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 ); rc1 about 3 times as long as wide except in G. dispar , sp. n., ranging from parallel-sided to slightly or much wider anteriorly; rc about 4 or 5 times as long as wide; tc 3 times or more than 3 times as long as wide; part of An1 and Cu forming posterodistal margin of tc of similar width as other veins (e.g., Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 , G. artus , sp. n.) or thicker (e.g., Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 , G. falcis , sp. n.); distal margin of rc1, rc, and tc cells double s-shaped ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 , G. anaticulus , sp. n.), s-shaped ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 , G. bierigi ), or angular s-shaped ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 , G. dispar , sp. n.); rc2–3 almost triangular (e.g., Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 , G. anaticulus , sp. n.), trapezoidal (e.g., Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 , G. castigatus , sp. n.), or rectangular ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 , G. dispar , sp. n.); cub oval, almost reaching wing margin or distant form wing margin (except elongate in G. dispar ; Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 ); dc1 with basal portion fairly narrow and elongate ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 , G. anaticulus , sp. n.) or relatively wide and short ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 , G. auriculu s, sp. n.); M beyond Cu short. Legs: males and females with tarsal formula 2-2-3, with claws long except short in G dispar , sp. n. Genitalia ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 ): Pygophore without lobe on right side ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 , G. anaticulus , sp. n.), with small ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 , G. artus , sp. n.) or large lobe ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 , G. auriculus , sp. n.), or with slightly extended right margin ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 , G. castigatus , sp. n.). Vesica about one half loop (e.g., Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 , G. castigatus , sp. n.), between half and one loop (e.g., Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 , G. anaticulus , sp. n.), or one loop (e.g., Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 , G. plurilobus , sp. n.), either not reaching right pygophore margin or surpassing margin, at midpoint thick (e.g., Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 , G. graziae , sp. n.), very thick (e.g., Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 , G. robustus , sp. n.), or more slender (e.g., Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 , G. falcis , sp. n.), tapering to blunt or acute tip, tip itself blunt, bottle-opener shaped (e.g., Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 , G. uncus , sp. n.), slightly s-shaped (e.g., Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 , G. falcis , sp. n.), rounded (e.g., Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 , G. artus , sp. n.), or fairly straight (e.g., Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 , G. tatumbia , sp. n.). Anophoric ridge with process present (e.g., Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 , G. artus , sp. n.) or absent ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 , G. castigatus , sp. n.), process short or long, with single lobe curved or relatively straight, or with multiple lobes, tip pointed, blunt, or combination of pointed and blunt. Right paramere curved or straight, tapering towards apex or broad throughout; basal process of paramere broad, narrow, thumb-shaped, or duck head-shaped. Left paramere straight or curved, tapering towards apex or broad throughout, basal process broad or narrow.
Female: As male, but with less well developed An1/2 claval process and without An1 wing organ on corium ( Fig. 1B View FIGURE 1 ). Genitalia: with well-developed ovipositor ( Figs 1C View FIGURE 1 , 8 View FIGURE 8 ). Reservoir of spermatheca kidney-shaped with short spermathecal duct ( Fig. 8 View FIGURE 8 ).
Distribution. Species of Guapinannus are documented from Central and South America, ranging from Veracruz in Mexico to the southern part of Brazil. The greatest species diversity is found in Central America and the northern areas of South America. Specimens have been collected in tropical wet or moist forest, including cloud forest and mixed hardwood forest, from elevation ranging from 5 meters above sea level in Panama to more than 200 meters in Chiapas, Mexico.
Collecting method. The majority of specimens for which collection method was recorded were collected using leaf litter sifting and Berlese and Winkler extraction methods. A small number of specimens are derived from Malaise and flight intercept traps.
Discussion. The forewing shape, structure with distinct claval suture, and venation set apart Guapinannus from all other genera of Schizopteridae . While Humpatanannus and related genera have not been included in phylogenetic analyses, genitalic features are strikingly different in the two groups, and they are unlikely to be close relatives. The non-genitalic morphology of species of Guapinannus is fairly uniform. Most species are mid-sized and ovoid with some variation, with only few species being distinctly smaller or bigger or markedly elongated ovoid. Some forewing venation features are fairly distinctive and useful as diagnostic characters at the species level, among them the width of the C+Sc and the relative proportion of certain cells. As in many other genera of Schizopteridae , the bulk of diagnostic features is derived from male genitalic structures, in particular the length, curvature, and tip shape of the vesica, shape of the anophoric process, where present, and shape of the pygophore that is expanded into a distinct lobe on the right side in some species. We described as new two species for which only female specimens are known ( G. dispar , sp. n. and G. minutus , sp. n.). Both are distinctive based on non-genitalic morphology and G. dispar , sp. n. in addition is geographically isolated from all other known species of Guapinannus .
As part of this study we discovered a so far undocumented structure on the forewings that is restricted to males that we interpret as a novel male-specific wing organ. This wing organ is located on the posterior margin of the corium, associated with An1, consist of a strongly inflated semicircular or elongate area and in most species features a median notch. SEM observation of this wing organ in one species ( Fig. 6D View FIGURE 6 ) shows a tuft of hairlike structures that may represent a trichome. Based on our observations, males of all species of Guapinannus possess this wing organ. Among closely related taxa (based on Knyshov et al., 2020), Caucanannus also have a male-specific wing organ, although in a different position on the forewing ( Weirauch et al., 2020), while wing organs have so far not been documented in Luachimonannus and Kokeshia .
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