Mexitrichia meralda Mosely, 1954: 342 Mortoniella meralda M. panamensis M. simla Flint Mortoniella simla M . meralda M. panamensis Mortoniella meralda M. panamensis Revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Mortoniella (Trichoptera: Glossosomatidae: Protoptilinae) Blahnik, Roger J. Holzenthal, Ralph W. Zootaxa 2008 2008-02-22 1711 1 1 72 (Mosely, 1954) Blahnik & Holzenthal 2008 Mosely 1954 [151,589,431,457] Insecta Glossosomatidae Mortoniella Animalia Trichoptera 30 31 Arthropoda species meralda comb. nov.   Fig. 13      Mexitrichia meralda Mosely, 1954: 342.   Mortoniella meraldais most similar to  M. panamensis, n. sp.and  M. simlaFlint, all of which have an inferior appendage with an elongate, asymmetrically developed apicomesal projection with a scabrous apex.  Mortoniella simlais easily distinguished by the presence of dorsal processes on the phallicata. Both  M. meraldaand  M. panamensishave a simple phallicata, without dorsolateral processes and both lack an endophallic spine, although they do have paired spine-like phallotremal spines.  Mortoniella meraldacan be distinguished from  M. panamensisby its much more elongate paramere appendages and in the more nearly linearly projecting apicomesal projection of the inferior appendage, with a less inflated apex.  Adult. Length of forewing: male 3.4–3.9 mm, female 3.5–3.7 mm. Forewing with forks I, II, and III, hind wing with forks II and III. Overall color medium brown, palps and basal part of antennal and tarsal segments darker brown, apices of tibiae, tarsal and basal antennal segments light brown. Wing bar at anastamosis indistinctly marked with pale, light brown setae. Ventral process of abdominal segment VI (male) short, ventrally oriented, rounded to subtruncate apically, not or only slightly constricted basally. Male genitalia. Segment IX nearly evenly rounded anterolaterally, length greatest midlaterally, posterolateral margin forming rounded projection in dorsal half, narrowing ventrally; segment deeply mesally excised dorsally and ventrally, dorsal excision narrow, much less than half width of segment. Tergum X with slightly produced mesal projection, or mesal margin nearly evenly excised, and projecting lateral lobes; lateral lobes short, subacute apically, slightly mesally curved. Inferior appendage with distinctly asymmetrically developed apicomesal projection, apicomesal projection very elongate, narrow, nearly uniform in width, strongly curved at base, apex scabrous and nearly linearly projecting; basolaterally, with short, rounded projection on each side; mesal pockets of inferior appendage with apical processes short, dorsally curved. Paramere appendages elongate, narrow, bases somewhat enlarged and cupped, incurving from membranous basolateral lobes, distinctly flattened over much of length, somewhat wider in distal half, acuminate apically. Dorsal phallic spine slightly enlarged basoventrally, conforming to depression in dorsal margin of phallicata, distinctly upturned apically; as viewed dorsally, with apex very narrowly acuminate. Phallicata tubular, with slight depression dorsally, sclerotized region extended ventrally, basoventrally with minute microsetae, dorsally without projections. Endophallic membrane without ventral spine, but with distinct paired apical phallotremal spines, spines relatively short, but somewhat variable in length.   Materialexamined.  COSTA RICA: Alajuela: Río Pizote, ca.  5 kmN Dos Rios, 10°56'53"N, 085°17'28"W,  470 m,  9.iii.1986, Holzenthal& Fasth— 5 males(alcohol) ( UMSP);  Río Pizote, ca. 5 km(air) S Brasilia, 10°58'19"N, 085°20'42"W,  390 m,  12.iii.1986, Holzenthal& Fasth— 14 males(alcohol) ( UMSP);  QuebradaHonda, 5.4 km(road) S Crucero, 10°18'40"N, 084°14'42"W,  650 m,  12.ii.1992, Holzenthal, Muñoz& Kjer— 1 male(alcohol) ( UMSP);   Cartago: Lago Orosi,  1.9 kmSE Ujarrás, 09°49'26"N, 083°49'30"W,  980 m,  29.i.1986, Holzenthal, Morse& Fasth— 1 male, 1 female(pinned) ( UMSP);  Río Reventazón, CATIE along Sendero Espaveles, 09°53'35"N, 083°39'04"W,  500 m,  22.iii.1991, F. Muñoz-Quesada— 1 male, 38 females(pinned), 2 males, 58 females(alcohol) ( UMSP);  Turrialba,  26.viii.1972, G.F. & S. Hevel— 1 male, 21 females(alcohol) ( NMNH);   Guanacaste: Río Los Ahogados, Río Los Ahogados,  11.3 kmENE Quebrada Grande, 10°51'54"N, 085°25'23"W,  470 m,  7.iii.1986, Holzenthal& Fasth— 2 males(alcohol) ( UMSP);  QuebradaGarcia,  10.6 kmENE Quebrada Grande, 10°51'43"N, 085°25'41"W,  470 m,  8.iii.1986, Holzenthal& Fasth— 3 males(alcohol) ( UMSP);  Río Tizate,  7.2 kmNE Cañas Dulces, 10°46'23"N, 085°26'56"W,  275 m,  28.vi.1986, Holzenthal, Heyn& Armitage— 2 males(alcohol) ( UMSP);  Río Aguacate,  0.5 kmE Aguacate, 10°33'54"N, 084°56'20"W,  590 m,  16.ii.1992, Holzenthal, Muñoz& Kjer— 1 male, 9 females(alcohol) ( UMSP);   Heredia: Estación Biología La Selva, QuebradaSura, 10°26'13"N, 084°00'36"W,  50 m,  20– 21.vi.1986, Holzenthal, Heyn& Armitage— 7 males(alcohol) ( UMSP);   Puntarenas: Río Ceibo, route 2 ca. 6 kmW rd to Buenos Aires, 09°08'56"N, 083°22'37"W,  250 m,  20.ii.1986, Holzenthal, Morse& Fasth— 3 males(alcohol) ( UMSP);  Río Guineal, ca 1 km(air) E Finca Helechales, 09°04'34"N, 083°05'31"W,  840 m,  22.ii.1986, Holzenthal, Morse& Fasth— 4 males(alcohol) ( UMSP);  Río Singrí, ca 2 km(air) S Finca Helechales, 09°03'25"N, 083°04'55"W,  720 m,  21.ii. 1986, Holzenthal, Morse& Fasth— 47 males(alcohol) ( UMSP);   GUATEMALA: Río Matapa,  10 kmSE Esquintla,  275 m,  5–6.iii.1970, E.J. Fee— 1 male, 2 females(alcohol) ( NMNH);   Suchitepéquez: Cuyotenango,  30.xii.1965, J.M. Campbell— 2 males, 10 females(alcohol) ( NMNH);   10–20.vi.1966, Flint& Ortiz— 4 males, 34 females(alcohol) ( NMNH);   HON- DURAS: Francisco Morazán, El Zamorano, 14°01'00"N, 087°01'59"W,  28–29.i.1966, G.F. Freytag— 13 males, 16 females(alcohol) ( NMNH);   MEXICO: Aisén, Municipio Progreso, arroyo 5.8 kmal N de Tlatlauquitepec,  28.vi.1996, Rojas& Gaviño— 2 males(alcohol) ( IBUNAM);   Chiapas: Cacahuatan, Unión Juárez, Río Mixcum,  23.iii.1985, H. Velasco— 1 male(pinned) ( IBUNAM);  Tapachula, Tuxtla Chica,  24.iii.1985, J. Bueno-Soria— 1 male(alcohol) ( IBUNAM);  San José la Victoria, Cacahuatan,  27.iii.1984, A. López— 1 male(alcohol) ( IBUNAM);  Tapachula-Union Juan, Puente Colombo,  1.iii.1985, H. Velasco— 1 male(alcohol) ( IBUNAM);   Chihuahua: Riito, Hwy16, 10 mi E of Yepachic,  28.vi.1987, Kondratieff& Baumann— 2 males, 1 female(alcohol) ( NMNH);   México: Temascaltepec, Real de Arriba,  8 Jun 1988, A. Cadena— 1 male(alcohol) ( IBUNAM); same locality,  16.ii.1990, A. Rojas— 3 males(alcohol) ( IBUNAM); same locality,  15.iii.1991, Rojas& Gaviño— 1 male(alcohol) ( IBUNAM); same locality,  26.iv.1991, Rojas& Gaviño— 1 male(alcohol) ( IBUNAM);  Valle de Bravo, Hotel Montiel,  8.iii.1977, J. Bueno-Soria— 62 males, 20 females(alcohol) ( IBUNAM);  Valle de Bravo, Río Velo de Novia,  9.iii.1977, J. Bueno-Soria— 3 males(alcohol) ( IBUNAM);  Temascaltepec,  2.ii.1979, J. Bueno-Soria— 4 males(alcohol) ( IBUNAM); same locality,  27.xii.1981, H. Velasco— 1 male(pinned) ( IBUNAM); same locality,  29.i.1982, H. Velasco— 1 male(pinned) ( IBUNAM); same locality,  30.i.1982, H. Velasco— 2 males(pinned) ( IBUNAM);   Michoacán: Carapan, Rt.15 Km.  431 m,  16.vii.1966, Flint& Ortiz— 1 male(pinned) ( NMNH); P. N. Morelos, nr. Morella,  14.vii.1966, Flint& Ortiz— 1 male(pinned) ( NMNH);   Nuevo Leon: Santiago, Cola de Caballo,  27.v.1985, Bueno& Contreras— 4 males(in microvial of glycerin, on pin) ( IBUNAM); Raíces Río Ramos, 25°15'00"N, 100°02'00"W,  25.v.1985( Contreras& Quiroz) — 1 male(pinned) ( IBUNAM);   Puebla:a  20 kmZacatlan,  2 May 1987, J. Bueno-Soria— 2 males(alcohol) ( IBUNAM);   30 kmN Xicotepec, Río Esperanza,  24.iii.1977, J. Bueno-Soria— 2 males(pinned) ( IBUNAM);   Tabasco: Municipio Huimanguillo, Est.10, Arroyo Las Flores, Villa de Gpe.2 Secc. Los Chimalapas, km 5 +920 carr, Malpasito-Caños A. Madrazo, 17°22'03"N, 093°36'15"E,  25.iii.1998, Bueno& Barba— 5 males(alcohol) ( IBUNAM);   Veracruz:  Río Tacolapan, Rt.180,  25–26.vii.1966, Flint& Ortiz— 7 males, 60 females(alcohol) ( NMNH);  Muncicipio Tlilapan, Arroyo Quetzalan, Los Manantialeskm 5 Rta. Orizaba-Zongolica, 18°47'25"N, 097°06'05"W,  1160 m,  17.iii.2000, Bueno, Barba& Rojas— 2 males, 1 female(alcohol) ( IBUNAM);  Tebanca, 15 kmS.E. Estacion de Biología Los Tuxtlas, 18°23'00"N, 095°00'00"W,  3.iii.1988, Barba& Barrera— 2 males(pinned), 6 males(alcohol) ( IBUNAM);  Los Tuxtlas Biological Station, Los Tuxtlas area, Río Palma, above La Palma,  7–14.v.1981, C. & O. Flint— 1 male, 7 females(alcohol) ( NMNH);  Los Tuxtlas area, Río Palma, below La Palma,  5.v.1981, C. & O. Flint, Holzenthal— 2 males(alcohol) ( NMNH);  Barranca de Metlac, ca. Fortínde las Flores,  30.iii.1976, J. Bueno-Soria— 2 males(alcohol) ( IBUNAM);  Río Tlacotalpan, Km551,  23.vii.1966, Flint& Ortiz— 2 males, 2 females(alcohol) ( IBUNAM);  Catemaco, Tebanca, 18°25'00"N, 095°07'00"W,  3.iii.1988, R. Barba, et al. — 9 males(in microvial of glycerin, on pin) ( IBUNAM);  Los Tuxtlas, Río La Palma,  14.v.1988, Bueno& Barba— 5 males(alcohol) ( IBUNAM); same locality,  5.ix.1988, Fernandez& Barba— 6 males(alcohol) ( IBUNAM); same locality  2.vi.1989, R. Barba— 4 males(alcohol) ( IBUNAM);   1.viii.1989, Barba& Fernandez— 11 males(alcohol) ( IBUNAM);  Río Tacolapa, Routeto Los Tuxlas,  28.vii.1978, J. Bueno-Soria— 1 male(alcohol) ( IBUNAM);  Tlapacoyan, Río Tomata,  25.v.1985, R. Barba— 1 male(pinned) ( IBUNAM);   NICARAGUA: Zelaya: Río Las Latas, 14°04'00"N, 084°33'00"W,  220 m,  2.vi.1998, Maes& Hernandez— 1 male(alcohol) ( UMSP).   FIGURE 13.  Mortoniella meralda(Mosely). Male genitalia: A—lateral; B—segment IX and tergum X, dorsal; C— phallic ensemble, ventral; D—dorsal phallic spine, dorsal. Distribution. MEXICO( Chiapas, Chihuahua, México, Michoacán, Nuevo Leon, Puebla, Tabasco, Veracruz) GUATEMALA( Suchitepéquez), HONDURAS, NICARAGUA(Zeleya), COSTA RICA( Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Puntarenas. 1986-03-09 UMSP Holzenthal & Fasth Costa Rica 470 10.948055 Rio Pizote 21 -85.29111 Material 30 31 5 5 Alajuela 1986-03-12 UMSP Holzenthal & Fasth Costa Rica 390 10.971944 Brasilia 21 -85.345 Rio Pizote 30 31 14 14 Alajuela 1992-02-12 UMSP Holzenthal & Munoz & Kjer Costa Rica 650 10.311111 Crucero 21 -84.244995 Quebrada 30 31 1 1 Alajuela 1986-01-29 UMSP Holzenthal & Morse & Fasth Costa Rica 980 9.823889 Lago Orosi 21 -83.825 30 31 2 1 1 Cartago 1991-03-22 UMSP F. Munoz-Quesada Costa Rica 500 9.893055 Sendero Espaveles 21 -83.651115 Rio Reventazon 30 31 99 96 3 Cartago 1972-08-26 NMNH G. F. & S. Hevel Costa Rica 31 32 Turrialba 30 31 22 21 1 Cartago 1986-03-07 UMSP Holzenthal & Fasth Costa Rica 470 10.865001 Rio Los Ahogados 21 -85.42305 Rio Los Ahogados 31 32 2 2 Guanacaste 1986-03-08 UMSP Holzenthal & Fasth Costa Rica 470 32 33 10.861945 Quebrada 21 -85.428055 31 32 3 3 Guanacaste 1986-06-28 UMSP Holzenthal & Heyn & Armitage Costa Rica 275 10.773055 Rio Tizate 21 -85.44889 32 33 2 2 Guanacaste 1992-02-16 UMSP Holzenthal & Munoz & Kjer Costa Rica 590 10.565001 Rio Aguacate 21 -84.93889 32 33 10 9 1 Guanacaste 1986-06-20 1986-06-21 1986-06-20 UMSP Holzenthal & Heyn & Armitage Costa Rica 50 10.436945 Quebrada 21 -84.01 Estacion Biologia La Selva 32 33 7 7 Heredia 1986-02-20 UMSP Holzenthal & Morse & Fasth Costa Rica 250 9.148889 Buenos Aires 21 -83.376945 Rio Ceibo 32 33 3 3 Puntarenas 1986-02-22 UMSP Holzenthal & Morse & Fasth Costa Rica 840 9.076111 Finca Helechales 21 -83.09195 Rio Guineal 32 33 4 4 Puntarenas 1986-02-21 UMSP Holzenthal & Morse & Fasth Costa Rica 720 9.056945 Finca Helechales 21 -83.08194 Rio Singri 32 33 47 47 Puntarenas 1970-03-05 1970-03-06 1970-03-05 NMNH Fee Guatemala 275 Rio Matapa 32 33 3 2 1 1965-12-30 NMNH Campbell Guatemala Cuyotenango 32 33 12 10 2 Suchitepequez [490,1346,592,618] 1966-06-10 1966-06-20 1966-06-10 NMNH Flint & Ortiz Guatemala 32 33 38 34 4 Suchitepequez 1966-01-28 1966-01-29 1966-01-28 HON-, DURAS, NMNH El Zamorano & G. F. Freytag Guatemala 14.016666 Francisco Morazan 21 -87.03306 32 33 29 16 13 Suchitepequez 1996-06-28 IBUNAM Rojas & Gavino Mexico Municipio Progreso Aisen 32 33 2 2 1985-03-23 IBUNAM H. Velasco Mexico Cacahuatan Rio Mixcum Union Juarez 32 33 1 1 Chiapas 1985-03-24 IBUNAM J. Bueno-Soria Mexico Tuxtla Chica Tapachula 32 33 1 1 Chiapas 1984-03-27 IBUNAM A. Lopez Mexico Cacahuatan San Jose la Victoria 32 33 1 1 Chiapas 1985-03-01 IBUNAM H. Velasco Mexico Puente Colombo Tapachula-Union Juan 32 33 1 1 Chiapas 1987-06-28 NMNH Kondratieff & Baumann Mexico Hwy Riito 32 33 3 1 2 Chihuahua 1988-06-08 IBUNAM A. Cadena Mexico Temascaltepec de Arriba Real de Arriba 32 33 1 1 Mexico [484,1289,952,978] 1990-02-16 IBUNAM Rojas Mexico Temascaltepec de Arriba Real de Arriba 32 33 3 3 Mexico 1991-03-15 IBUNAM Rojas & Gavino Mexico Temascaltepec de Arriba Real de Arriba 32 33 1 1 Mexico 1991-04-26 IBUNAM Rojas & Gavino Mexico Temascaltepec de Arriba Real de Arriba 32 33 1 1 Mexico 1977-03-08 IBUNAM J. Bueno-Soria Mexico Hotel Montiel Valle de Bravo 32 33 82 20 62 Mexico 1977-03-09 IBUNAM J. Bueno-Soria Mexico Rio Velo de Novia Valle de Bravo 32 33 3 3 Mexico [417,1291,1112,1138] 1979-02-02 IBUNAM J. Bueno-Soria Mexico Temascaltepec 32 33 4 4 Mexico 1981-12-27 IBUNAM Velasco Mexico Temascaltepec 32 33 1 1 Mexico 1982-01-29 IBUNAM Velasco Mexico Temascaltepec 32 33 1 1 Mexico [410,1218,1192,1218] 1982-01-30 IBUNAM Velasco Mexico Temascaltepec 32 33 2 2 Mexico 1966-07-16 NMNH Carapan, Rt. & Flint & Ortiz Mexico 431 Km. 32 33 1 1 Michoacan de Ocampo 1966-07-14 NMNH Flint & Ortiz Mexico Morella 32 33 1 1 Morelos 1985-05-27 IBUNAM Bueno & Contreras Mexico Santiago de Caballo Cola de Caballo 32 33 4 4 Nuevo Leon 1985-05-25 IBUNAM Contreras & Quiroz Mexico 25.25 Rio Ramos 21 -100.03333 32 33 1 1 Nuevo Leon 1987-05-02 IBUNAM J. Bueno-Soria Mexico 20 km Zacatlan 32 33 2 2 Puebla 1977-03-24 IBUNAM Bueno-Soria Mexico Rio Esperanza 32 33 2 2 Puebla 1998-03-25 IBUNAM Malpasito-Canos A. Madrazo & Bueno & Barba Mexico Municipio Huimanguillo 17.3675 Arroyo Las Flores 21 93.604164 Est. 32 33 5 5 Tabasco 1966-07-25 1966-07-26 1966-07-25 NMNH Flint & Ortiz Mexico Rio Tacolapan, Rt. Rt. Rio Tacolapan 32 33 67 60 7 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 2000-03-17 IBUNAM Barba & Rojas Mexico Muncicipio Tlilapan 1160 18.790277 Los Manantiales 21 -97.10139 Arroyo Quetzalan 32 33 3 1 2 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 1988-03-03 IBUNAM Barba & Barrera Mexico 18.383333 Estacion de Biologia Los Tuxtlas 21 -95.0 Tebanca 32 33 8 8 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 1981-05-07 1981-05-14 1981-05-07 NMNH La Palma & Flint Mexico Los Tuxtlas Biological Station Rio Palma Los Tuxtlas area 32 33 8 7 1 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 1981-05-05 NMNH La Palma & Flint & Holzenthal Mexico Rio Palma Los Tuxtlas area 32 33 2 2 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 1976-03-30 IBUNAM J. Bueno-Soria Mexico Barranca de Metlac Flores Fortin 32 33 2 2 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 1966-07-23 IBUNAM Flint & Ortiz Mexico Km Rio Tlacotalpan 32 33 4 2 2 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 1988-03-03 R, IBUNAM Barba Mexico 18.416666 Tebanca 21 -95.11667 Catemaco 32 33 9 9 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 1988-05-14 IBUNAM Bueno & Barba Mexico Rio La Palma Los Tuxtlas 32 33 5 5 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 1988-09-05 IBUNAM Fernandez & Barba Mexico Rio La Palma Los Tuxtlas 32 33 6 6 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave [555,1432,1992,2018] 1989-06-02 R, IBUNAM Barba Mexico Rio La Palma Los Tuxtlas 32 33 4 4 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave [151,976,152,178] 1989-08-01 IBUNAM Barba & Fernandez Mexico 33 34 11 11 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 1978-07-28 IBUNAM J. Bueno-Soria Mexico Rio Tacolapa Los Tuxlas Route 33 34 1 1 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 1985-05-25 R, IBUNAM Barba Mexico Rio Tomata Tlapacoyan 33 34 1 1 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 1998-06-02 UMSP Maes & Hernandez Nicaragua 220 14.066667 Rio Las Latas 21 -84.55 Zelaya 33 34 1 1