Apertochrysa murreensis ( Tjeder, 1963 ) Hassan & Liu, 2022

Hassan, Muhammad Asghar & Liu, Xingyue, 2022, The green lacewings of Pakistan (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae): a faunal review with new records of genera and species, Zootaxa 5180 (1), pp. 1-83 : 22-23

Apertochrysa murreensis ( Tjeder, 1963) comb. nov.

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Chrysopa murreensis Tjeder, 1963: 125 . Type locality: Pakistan (Punjab: Murree ).

Diagnosis and notes

Apertochrysa murreensis is hitherto only known from Pakistan. This species is closely related to Apertochrysa sp. 2 in having similar dark brown markings on genae and lateral margins of clypeus, as well as the pretarsal claws with basal dilation, and the male genitalia with arc-shaped tignum. However, it can be differentiated by the following characters: head with a distinct dark spot at bases of antennae; genae and clypeus with lateral dark stripes; thorax with a median longitudinal yellow stripe, lateral margins slightly brownish; and male genitalia with rounded gonapsis in dorsal view, which is somewhat wider at middle, lateral wings and median stem narrow, slender and almost equal in length. No additional specimens were added in this study.

Distribution

Pakistan. Punjab (Rawalpindi, Murree), –– India (Uttar Pradesh) ( Tjeder 1963; Hassan et al. 2019; Oswald 2022).

Figures

FIGURE 55. Distribution map of the Apertochrysa species from Pakistan.