Trichoscelia varia (Walker, 1853)

Alvim, Breno Ganns Chaves, Machado, Renato Jose Pires & Krolow, Tiago Kütter, 2019, Mantidflies (Neuroptera, Mantispidae) from Tocantins state (Brazil): distribution and identification key, Check List 15 (2), pp. 275-285 : 279

Trichoscelia varia (Walker, 1853)

Figure 4 A–G

Diagnosis. This species has the body mostly dark-brown with yellow marks, pronotum broader than long, forewing hyaline, second radial cell slightly curved at the distal area with 2 veins originating from it, foreleg with 1 pretarsal claw and forefemur without subbasal spine. Females with a long ovipositor.

Examined material. Brazil, Tocantins, Palmas, Fazenda Encantada , 10°15'0 2.6" S, 048°07'23.1" W, 9–10.xi.2012, Krolow, T.K. & Lima, H.I.L. leg. (5♂, 10♀ CEUFT) ; Brazil, Tocantins, Palmas, Vale do vai quem quer, 10°23'40.1" S, 048°07'55.8" W, 13–14.xi.2017, Krolow, T.K. & Equipe leg. (1♂ CEUFT) .

Distribution. Venezuela, Suriname, Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil: Amazonas, Pará, Maranhão, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Acre, Rondônia, Mato Grosso, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul ( Machado and Martins 2018).

New records. Tocantins: Palmas municipality.

Comments. Only 2 females of T. varia were present in the CEUFT collection, which made it impossible to do a morphological comparison between both sexes. Collected specimens were pinned, but during the drying process the specimens became twisted, which reduced the quality of some photographs.

Figures

Figure 4. Trichoscelia varia (Walker, 1853). A. Head, anterior view. B. Mesonotum, lateral view. C. Head and thorax, dorsal view D. Foreleg, external view. E. Foreleg, interior view. F. Forewing. G. Hind wing.