Loneuroides santanderinus, 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 : 111-112

Loneuroides santanderinus n. sp. Male

( Figs 25–29 )

Diagnosis. Differing from L. bretanaensis n. sp., L. colombianus n. sp., L. ledesmai n. sp., and L. venezolanus García Aldrete , in having the lateral processes of the central sclerite of the hypandrium stout, columnar, blunt ended, with a small, sclerotized, pointed projection, directed outwards, and by having the distal third of each process striated. Differing from L. rionegroensis n. sp., in that the latter has the central sclerite of the hypandrium widely concave, with two pairs of lateral, slender processes.

Color (in 80% ethanol). Body brown, with dark brown areas. Head missing. Legs pale brown, hind coxae cream with proximal brown spots. Forewing with a marginal, pigmented band from R4+5 (possibly) to confluence of Cu2-1A, with clear areas on each side of vein ends at wing margin; pterostigma clear with small ochre spots on membrane ( Fig. 25 ). Veins pale brown, with dark brown areolae on setal insertions. Abdomen pale cream, with extensive ochre subcuticular spots. Epiproct, paraprocts and hypandrium pale brown.

Morphology. As in diagnosis, plus the following: Forewing mutilated, but with indication of having a marginal pigmented band, as in the other species of the genus. Areola postica tall, wide based, with apex rounded ( Fig. 25 ). Hindwing M four branched ( Fig. 26 ). Central sclerite of the hypandrium ( Fig. 29 ) with median process stout, obtusely concave posteriorly, the postero-lateral apices directed meso-caudally. Phallosome ( Fig. 27 ) anteriorly Y shaped, with stem short, pointed, each arm of the side struts widely dilated proximally on inner border. Two pairs of endophallic sclerites, anterior pair bow shaped, proximal half wider than distal one, distally dilated, bearing a row of short spines along posterior border; posterior pair proximally wide, narrowing distally, ending in a hook, directed outwards, next to external parameres. A mesal, strongly sclerotized, M shaped transverse sclerite, concave anteriorly and with a median pointed process posteriorly. Paraprocts ( Fig. 28 ) large, semi-elliptic, with distal field of setae as illustrated; sensory fields with 37 trichobothria on basal rosettes. Epiproct ( Fig. 28 ) almost straight anteriorly, rounded posteriorly, with setae on sides and posterior border as illustrated; a large, mesal, dense setal field, on a posteriorly rounded bulge, near anterior border.

Measurements. HW: 5075, F: 1825, T: 3425, t1: 1400, t2: 155, t3: 200, ctt1: 39.

Material studied. Holotype male. Colombia, Santander North, National Natural Park Tamá. Toledo, La Camacha Trail, Pozo Negro, 7°21’N: 72°28’W, 2213 m., 23.X.–2.XI.2003. C. Leal. Malaise trap. IAvH-E161354 (4029) (MAH).

Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the Colombian Department of Santander North, where the holotype was collected.

Figures

FIGURES 25 – 29. Loneuroides santanderinus n. sp. Male. 25. Forewing. 26. Hindwing. 27. Phallosome. 28. Right paraproct and epiproct. 29. Central sclerite of hypandrium. Scales in mm.