Hagenulopsis zunigae, Dominguez, Molineri & Mariano, 2009

Domínguez, Eduardo, Molineri, Carlos & Mariano, Rodolfo, 2009, Revision of the South American species of Hagenulopsis Ulmer and Askola Peters (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) with description of six new species, Zootaxa 2142 (1), pp. 29-44 : 41-43

Hagenulopsis zunigae sp. nov. Domínguez, Molineri and Mariano

Male imago ( Fig. 13 ). Length: body, 6.0– 6.8 mm; fore wings, 6.0– 6.5 mm. Eyes: upper portion dark reddish brown, lower portion black, meeting dorsally, in frontal view the eyes are contiguous; facets small and numerous. Head yellowish washed with black in median area delimited by eyes and ocelli. Ocelli whitish, median ocelli very small, lateral ocelli 4 times the size of the median one. Antennae: scape yellowish and pedicel yellowish brown, flagellum grayish, lighter towards apex. Thorax. Pronotum yellowish with margins and paramedian lines blackish; mesonotum yellowish orange with sutures and carinae darker, metanotum yellowish orange diffusely washed with black darker along margins; pleural sclerites yellowish orange, membranes whitish heavily washed with black; sterna yellowish orange except central portions whitish and margins of sclerites blackish. Legs. Leg I: coxa, trochanter and femur yellowish heavily washed with black, tibia light yellowish black, tarsi whitish except apical tarsomere washed with black, hooked claw grayish, blunt claw translucent white. Legs II and III similar to leg I, except femora shading restricted to apical ¼. Wings membrane hyaline tenuously tinged with brown; except basal to costal brace brownish, veins grayish brown, crossveins lighter, pterostigma clouded white; bullae (better distinguishable in alcohol specimens) present on Sc, R 1, R 4+5 and MP 1 about ½ from base ( Fig. 37 ); 4 costal cross veins from bulla to costal brace. Abdomen. Terga yellowish white heavily washed with blackish brown except terga III–VII with anterior margins with central area and corners not tinged; sterna yellowish white shaded with brownish black except ganglia and semicircular area close to posterior margin on sterna III–VIII, lighter. Genitalia ( Fig. 40 ): styliger plate yellowish white with basal half and posterior margins washed with black; forceps yellowish white with segment I heavily washed with black; penes yellowish white; short styliger plate (ratio maximum width/ medial length: 1.95–2.16) with a similar width along its entire length, hind margin straight to slightly concave; first forceps segment curved medially (ratio length F1/styliger: 2.2) ( Fig. 40 ). Caudal filaments yellowish gray lighter towards apex.

Female imago. Length: body, 6.1–6.3 mm; fore wings, 6.5 mm. Head yellowish gray, with whitish area between eyes and center of head. Eyes black. Thorax yellowish brown, with pleural sclerites washed with black. Abdomen lighter than male; egg guide yellowish washed with black, apically acute.[Caudal filaments broken off and lost].

Mature male nymphs. Length: body 5.2–6.7 mm, cerci 3.5–4.0 mm, terminal filament, 5.0 mm. Head. Eyes of male with yellowish brown upper portion and blackish lower portion; eyes of female black; ocelli whitish with inner half margin blackish. Antennae whitish with blackish band occupying 2/3 of pedicel. Dorsum of head yellowish washed with black in central area. Mouthparts yellowish white with clypeus, labrum, base of mandibles, stipes of maxillae and postmentum of labium washed with black; molae of mandibles and crown of setae on maxillae orangeish; anteromedian emargination of labrum with 3 denticles of similar size. Thorax. Thoracic nota light yellow orange, pronotum and metanotum heavily washed with black, mesonotum with outer margin and base of wingbuds blackish; thoracic sterna yellowish heavily washed with black except basal part of prosternum and area between legs in mesosternum. Leg I yellowish with two subapical black spots on femora, tibiae and tarsi darker. Legs II and III with coxae, trochanters and femora yellowish white, trochanters washed with black, femora with subapical black band, tibiae and tarsi yellowish especially on leg III. Tarsal claws yellowish white, with 9–10 denticles. Abdomen light yellow orange, darker dorsally and with a blackish pattern similar to male imago but more diffuse. [Posterolateral projection as in minuta description]. Gills whitish with blackish tracheae. Caudal filaments yellowish orange lighter towards apex, with setae on each intersegmental union.

Material. Holotype male imago from COLOMBIA: P. N. Farallones de Cali, Peñas Blancas, río Pichinde , N 3º 25' 45", W 76º 39' 27", 2.000 m, 17-18-III-1999, E. Domínguez, M.C. Zuñiga & C. Molineri; allotype female imago, 7 male imagos and 1 male nymph paratypes, same data as holotype; 7 male and 1 female imagos and 2 male nymphs paratypes from COLOMBIA: Boyacá, Municipio de Arcabuco , Santuario de Flora y Fauna de Iguaque , quebrada Carrizal , N 5º 42' 37", W 73º 27' 43", 2720 m, 6-II-1997, E. Domínguez, M. Pescador & L. Baena cols. All material deposited at MUSENUV, except 4 male imagos from rio Pichinde , 3 male, 1 female imago and 2 nymphs from quebrada Carrizal, deposited at IFML.

Etymology: The species is dedicated to Maria del Carmen Zuñiga, friend and colleague for her enthusiasm and contributions to the knowledge of Colombian aquatic insects.

Discussion: H. zunigae sp. nov. can be separated from the other species of the genus by the following combination of characters. Imago: 1) General coloration dark (yellowish white heavily washed with blackish brown except terga III–VII with anterior margins with central area and corners not tinged), pattern as in Fig. 13 ; 2 ) eyes of male meeting on dorsum of head ( Figs. 14–15 ); 3) first forceps segment around 2.2 times length of styliger plate, and curved medially ( Figs. 41–42 ); 4) hind femora yellowish with black shading restricted to apical ¼; 5) cerci yellowish.

Figures

FIGURES 13–18. Hagenulopsis. Figs 13–15, H. zunigae sp. nov. 13, male imago, general aspect, lateral view; 14, head, dorsal view; 15, head, lateral view. Figs 16–18, H. esmeralda sp. nov. 16, male imago, general aspect, lateral view; 17, head, dorsal view; 18, head, lateral view.

FIGURES 37–47. Hagenulopsis. Figs 37–39, male fore wing: 37, H. zunigae sp. nov.; 38, H. esmeralda sp. nov.; 39, H. lipeo. Fig. 40, H. zunigae sp. nov., genitalia, ventral view. Figs 41–42, H. esmeralda sp. nov.: 41, genitalia, ventral view; 42, penes, detail. Figs 43–46, H. lipeo: 43, genitalia, ventral view; 44, penes, detail; 45, apex of styliger plate, ventral view; 46, idem, variation. Fig. 47, H. diptera, male head, dorsal view.

FIGURES 1–6. Askola. Figs 1–3, Askola emmerichi, sp. nov., male imago. 1, general aspect, lateral view; 2, head, dorsal view; 3, head, lateral view. Figs 4–6, Askola paprockii sp. nov., male imago. 4, body, dorsal view; 5, idem, ventral view; 6, head, dorsal view.