Cladiopsocus amacayacuensis, Obando, Ranulfo González, García Aldrete, Alfonso N. & Carrejo, Nancy, 2016

Obando, Ranulfo González, García Aldrete, Alfonso N. & Carrejo, Nancy, 2016, New species of Cladiopsocus Roesler (Psocodea: ‘ Psocoptera’: Psocomorpha: Cladiopsocidae) from the Colombian Amazonia, Zootaxa 4127 (1) : -

Cladiopsocus amacayacuensis n. sp. Male

( Figs 1–7 )

Diagnosis. Belonging in species group “1”, in the classification of Eertmoed (1986). Epiproct posteriorly concave. Unlike C. pacificus, C. bidentatus, C. roesleri , C. interruptus and C. mockfordi , presents a short, stout paraproctal prong, blunt ended, and a rounded process between the prong and the mesal tubercle ( Fig. 5 ).

Color. Head ( Fig. 3 ) brown, anteclypeus and labrum pale brown. Compound eyes dark brown, ocelli hyaline, with ochre centripetal crescents. Antennae pale brown, flagellomeres with clear distal ends; maxillary palps pale brown. Meso- and metanotum brown, thoracic pleura pale brown, legs creamy. Forewing membrane hyaline; pterostigma smoked-brown distally, proximally clear; wing margin with pale brown spots between the ends of R2+3, R4+5, M1-M2, M2-M3 veins, and areola postica ( Fig. 1 ); veins pale brown, with brown spot on distal ends. Hindwing hyaline with a smoked spot at vein ends, and two-three spots at wing margin, between M and Cu1 ( Fig. 2 ). Abdomen light brown, with subcuticular pale ochre bands; clunium, hypandrium and phallosome pale brown; epiproct cream proximally, more pigmented distally; paraprocts pale brown, paraproctal prong dark brown, distally more pigmented.

Morphology. As in diagnosis plus the following: head vertex slightly concave in the middle ( Fig. 3 ). Compound eyes large, D is 56% the length of the head in front view; interommatidial setae present. Forewings ( Fig. 1 ), membrane of pterostigma with setae; areola postica wide, apex rounded. Hypandrium ( Fig. 6 ) broad, anteriorly concave and distally rounded, with setae as illustrated. Epiproct wide, posteriorly concave; posterolateral corners rounded, setae as illustrated ( Fig. 4 ). Paraprocts ( Fig. 5 ) with well-developed mesal tubercle, with abundant mid sized setae and macrosetae; short, stout paraproctal prong, blunt ended, striated; sensory fields with 18 trichobothria on basal rosettes. Phallosome piriform, slightly sclerotized, with two small anterior lobes and a small obtuse concavity posteriorly in the middle; external parameres slender, elongate, bearing pores; endophallic lobes broad, coalescing along the longitudinal midline; aedeagal arch absent ( Fig. 7 ).

Measurements. FW: 2450, HW: 1830, f1: 450, f2: 335, f3: 290, Mx4: 157, IO: 220, D: 332, d: 220, IO/d: 1.0, PO: 0.66.

Specimen studied. Holotype male. COLOMBIA. Amazonas, Leticia, San Martín de Amacayacu. Maloca trail, 3º43’43.8”S: 70º18’49.9”W, 93 m. 14–15.VIII.2015. MUSENUV slide code 26134, N. Carrejo & R. Gregorio. Led light trap on forest canopy.

Etymology. The specific name refers to the National Natural Park Amacayacu (Leticia, Amazonas), where this species was found.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 7. Cladiopsocus amacayacuensis n. sp. Male. 1. Forewing. 2. Hindwing. 3. Front view of head. 4. Epiproct. 5. Left paraproct. 6. Hypandrium. 7. Phallosome. Scales in mm.