Loneuroides ledesmai, García Aldrete, Alfonso N., Obando, Ranulfo González & Gironza, Nancy Carrejo, 2016

García Aldrete, Alfonso N., Obando, Ranulfo González & Gironza, Nancy Carrejo, 2016, New species of Loneuroides García Aldrete (Psocodea: ' Psocoptera': Ptiloneuridae) from Colombia, and description of the male L. venezolanus García Aldrete, Zootaxa 4093 (1), pp. 103-117 : 109

Loneuroides ledesmai n. sp. Male

( Figs 13–18 )

Diagnosis. Differing from L. colombianus n. sp., L. bretanaensis n. sp., L. santanderinus n. sp., and L. venezolanus García Aldrete , in having the median posterior process of the central sclerite of the hypandrium very slender and posteriorly straight. Differing from L. rionegroensis n. sp., in having the central sclerite of the hypandrium with one median, slender posterior process.

Color (in 80% ethanol). Body pale brown, with ochre brown spots. Head pale brown, with brown spots on front and postclypeus ( Fig. 15 ); genae cream, with wide brown area; compound eyes dark brown, ocelli hyaline, with ochre centripetal crescents. Antennae and maxillary palps pale brown, Mx4 more pigmented. Legs pale brown, coxae with proximal and distal ochre spots, hind coxae creamy, hind femur cream with brown spots. Forewing with a marginal, pigmented band from R4+5 to 1A, with clear areas on each side of vein ends at wing margin, from M1 to Cu1a, Cu1b and distal end of cell Cu1; pterostigma brown with little ochre spots ( Fig. 13 ). Veins pale brown, with dark brown areolae on setal insertions. Abdomen creamy, with ochre subcuticular widespread spots. Epiproct and paraprocts cream, with ochre subcuticular area; hypandrium brown.

Morphology. As in diagnosis, plus the following: forewing M of five branches ( Fig. 13 ); areola postica tall, apically rounded; hindwing M of three branches ( Fig. 14 ). Central sclerite of hypandrium with central process wide based, slender beyond base, side processes broad, pointed, bulged on outer border, inner border with a slender, sclerotized band; side sclerites with pointed ends, broadly semi-elliptic, setose ( Fig. 18 ). Phallosome ( Fig. 17 ). Paraprocts ( Fig. 16 ) broad, robust, with setal field as illustrated, sensory fields with 26–29 trichobothria on basal rosettes. Epiproct ( Fig. 16 ) trapeziform, with setae on sides and posteriorly as illustrated, meso-anterior field of microspines on posteriorly rounded bulge, bearing three setae, two anterior and one posterior.

Measurements. FW: 7000, HW: 4750, F: 1642, T: 3050, t1: 1325, t2: 130, t3: 205, ctt1: 33, f1: 1300, f2: 1375, f3: 1162, Mx4: 392, IO: 700, D: 512, d: 380, IO/d: 1.84, PO: 0.74.

Material studied. Holotype male. Colombia. Risaralda, Santuario. Municipal Natural Park Planes de San Rafael (Bocatoma), 0°07’10.5’’N: 76°00’04.5’’W, 2071m., 17–18.VII.2015. R. González, N. Carrejo, N. Calderón, O. Saenz. Led light trap in forest canopy. Paratypes: 2 males, Colombia. Huila, Belén, Meremberg Natural Reserve, 2° 13' 08.25'' N: 76° 07' 01.18'' W, 2310 m., 15–16.X.2015. R. González. Led light trap in forest canopy. (MUSENUV).

Etymology. This species is dedicated to Ovidio Ledesma, keeper of the Park Planes de San Rafael, for his help and dedication protecting the Park.

Figures

FIGURES 13 – 18. Loneuroides ledesmai n. sp. Male. 13. Forewing. 14. Hindwing. 15. Front view of head. 16. Right paraproct and epiproct. 17. Phallosome. 18. Hypandrium. Scales in mm.