Agnetina cocandica (McLachlan, 1875)

Judson, Sarah W. & Nelson, C. Riley, 2012, 3541, Zootaxa 3541, pp. 1-118 : 37

Agnetina cocandica (McLachlan, 1875)

SYNONYMY

Perla cocandica McLachlan, 1875

Phasganophora undata Klapálek, 1921

Kamimuria costulata Navás, 1923

Agnetina cocandica Klapálek, 1923

TYPE LOCALITY: Uzbekistan: Kokand .

DIAGNOSIS: The adult of this species is pale to golden brown and has darker accents in the ocellar region, clypeus, and pronotum ( Fig. 207) than in A. brevipennis . In males, the hemiterga have a large carina the basal curve ( Fig. 208). From the lateral view, the hemiterga appear bent near the basal curve below the carina. Rather than a gradual tapering towards the apex as with A. brevipennis ( Fig. 203), the tip of the hemiterga is wide. The female subgenital plate is subtriangular and truncate at the apex ( Fig. 209). The nymph is characterized by an isolated light M-mark on the clypeus and a pale labrum with dark pigmentation only along the anterior margin ( Fig. 210). In contrast, A. brevipennis ( Fig. 205) and A. extrema ( Fig. 215) have a more open light area on the clypeus and entirely dark labrums. The major proventricular bands of the dissected esophagus are very narrow in the middle and expanded on either end, unlike other Mongolia Agnetina which have major proventricular bands of uniform width.

DISTRIBUTION—Global: Central Asian- Regional: AOB, IDB— Aimag: AR^, KhD, KhG^, SE, UV*.

DISCUSSION: Agnetina undata was recently synonomized with A. cocandica . Sivec et al. (2005) note that the nymph of A. cocandica was undescribed, but it is unclear if the nymphs of A. undata have been described and illustrated. Our survey procured many A. cocandica nymphs for illustration purposes. No nymphs were reared to confirm adult association due to rugged field conditions, but we are confident the nymphs collected are A. cocandica based on adult cooccurrence at multiple sites and the distinctiveness from A. brevipennis and A. extrema nymphs.