Schizoptera (Odontorhagus) gorgonensis, Leon, Stephanie & Weirauch, Christiane, 2016

Leon, Stephanie & Weirauch, Christiane, 2016, Scratching the surface? Taxonomic revision of the subgenus Schizoptera (Odontorhagus) reveals vast undocumented biodiversity in the largest litter bug genus Schizoptera Fieber (Hemiptera: Dipsocoromorpha), Zootaxa 4184 (2), pp. 255-284 : 271

Schizoptera (Odontorhagus) gorgonensis , n. sp.

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Diagnosis. Distinguished among species of Schizoptera (Odontorhagus) by the slightly concave head, the large eyes, the weakly asymmetrical subgenital plate, and the simple, thumb-like lateral process of the subgenital plate.

Holotype: COLOMBIA: Cauca: PNN Gorgona , Alto el Mirador, 2.96666ºN 78.18333)W, 180m, 0 3 Aug–16 Aug 2000, H Torres, Malaise trap, 1Ƌ (00123293) (IAvH) (microscopic slide mount) . PARATYPES: COLOMBIA: Boyacá: SFF Iguaque La Planada , 5.7°N 73.45°W, 2850 m, 19 Apr 2000 – 06 May 2000, P. Reina, Malaise trap, 5Ƌ (00076293, 0 0 0 76300, 0 0 0 76297, 0 0 0 76275, 00076273) ( UCR). Cauca: PNN Gorgona , Alto el Mirador, 2.96666°N 78.18333°W, 180 m , 10 Jun 2000 – 26 Jun 2000, H. Torres, Malaise trap, 5Ƌ (00081350, 0 0 0 81358, 0 0 0 81357, 0 0 0 81351, 00081343) (IAvH); 0 3 Aug 2000 – 16 Aug 2000, H. Torres, 1Ƌ (00078109), 1♀ (00078101) (IAvH); 0 6 Oct 2000 – 23 Oct 2000, R. Duque, 2Ƌ (00115605, 00115614) (UCR); 30 Nov 2000 – 18 Dec 2000, H. Torres, Malaise trap, 1Ƌ (00106944) ( UCR). PNN Gorgona , Antigua Laguna, 2.96667°N 78.18333°W, 70 m , 18 Jan 2001 – 03 Feb 2001, H. Torres, Malaise trap, 1Ƌ (00100667) (IAvH). PNN Gorgona, El Helechal , 2.96667°N 78.18333°W, 30 m , 22 Mar 2001 – 13 Apr 2001, R. Duque, 1Ƌ (00112583) (IAvH); 23 Jun 2001 – 15 Jul 2001, H. Torres, Malaise trap, 1Ƌ (00092754) (IAvH). ECUADOR : Napo: Waorani , 1km S. Onkone Gare Camp, 0.63194 ° S 76.14416 ° W, 19 Jan 1994. Erwin et al., canopy fogging, 1♀ (00028404) ( USNM) ; 22 Jan 1994, 1♀ (00028403) (USNM); 23 Jan 1994, 1♀ (00028405), 1Ƌ (00028408) (USNM); 23 Jan 1994, 2♀ (00028406, 00028407) (USNM); 21 Jun 1994, 1Ƌ (00028409) (USNM); 21 Jun 1994, 1♀ (00028413) (USNM); 25 Jun 1994, 2Ƌ (00028410, 00028411) (USNM); 0 3 Jul 1994, 1Ƌ (00028412) (USNM).

Description. Male: length: 1.41–1.46 mm; body broadly ovate; COLORATION: general coloration light brown; fuscous patch covering less than 1/2 of wing membrane; Sc+C distinctly lighter than remainder of hemelytron ( Fig. 3 ). SURFACE AND VESTITURE: as in subgeneric description. STRUCTURE: HEAD: slightly concave in ventral view ( Fig. 3 ); eyes wider than synthlipsis. THORAX: as in subgeneric description; hemelytron as in subgeneric description; M2 vein distinctly curving anteriorly toward wing margin, anterior membranal cell wedge-shaped. ABDOMEN: as in subgeneric description; stVI without process on posterior margin; subgenital plate weakly asymmetrical; process of subgenital plate short and thumb-shaped ( Fig. 5L ); tVII rectangular; tVIII weakly trapezoidal and sclerotized; length of tVIII about 1/2 length of tVII. GENITALIA: py as in subgeneric description; rp as in subgeneric description with a long, narrow stem and blunt tip and a medial dorsal flap; lp as in subgeneric description, with two visible triangular dorsal processes; rca narrow and thin, mostly obscured by vesica; lca with three finger-like processes ( Fig. 5L ); vesica with a thick base, and uniformly thin and tubular apex, almost forming two coils; anophore as in subgeneric description, with a short blunt process on dorsal wall ( Fig. 5L ).

Female: length 1.44–1.46 mm; general habitus as in male.

Distribution. Known from the western region of northern South America from two localities in Colombia (Cauca and Boyacá departments) and one locality in the Napo province in Ecuador ( Fig. 7).

Etymology. Named after the Gorgona National Park in Colombia, where the majority of specimens were collected.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Habitus images of S. (Odontorhagus) species.

FIGURE 5 A – L. Line drawings of dorsal (above) and ventral (below) views of male genitalia, different colors correspond to different structures labeled on S. (Odonotorhagus) acuta, n. sp.