Elaphopsocus roesleri Román-P, Obando & Aldrete, 2015, n. sp
| Main Authors: | Román-P, Cristian, Obando, Ranulfo González, García Aldrete, Alfonso N. |
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| Format: | info publication-taxonomictreatment Journal |
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, 2015
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/6108478 |
Daftar Isi:
- Elaphopsocus roesleri n. sp. (Figs. 43 –49, 54) Diagnosis. Hypandrium with postero-lateral corners extended posteriorly to form long, slender, acuminate projections; posterior border convex, bearing a dense field of setae (Fig. 49). Phallosome with side struts stout, independent, aedagal arms stout, distally pointed; external parameres long, stout, distally with a pointed projection directed outwards; (Fig. 45). Color (in 80 % ethanol). Body brown. A creamy area between third ocellus and epistomal sulcus, postclypeus with dark brown bands converging medially. Epiproct centrally membranous (Fig. 44), paraprocts dark brown. Forewing pattern (Fig. 47). If the forewing is illuminated from below, the pterostigma shows little black spots (Fig. 54 A); if the forewing is illuminated from above, the pterostigma appears white (Fig. 54 B). Hindwings hyaline (Fig. 46). Veins brown. Morphology. As in diagnosis, plus the following: Compound eyes not reaching the level of the vertex (Fig. 43). Pterostigma much wider posteriorly (Fig. 47). Paraprocts weakly sclerotized, bearing posteriorly a pointed prong; sensory fields with 25–26 trichobothria in basal rosettes. Epiproct trapeziform, with setae on sides and posterior border (Fig. 44). Measurements (in microns). FW: 3725, HW: 2875, IO: 1.07, D: 260, d: 280, IO/d: 1.64, Mx 4: 70, f 1: 660, f 2: 440, f 3: 360, f 4: 290, PO: 1.07. Specimen studied. Holotype male. COLOMBIA. Huila. Merenberg Nature Reserve (02° 13 ' 06.6'' N: 76 ° 07' 01.1'' W), 2352 m, 21.i. 2015. MUSENUV slide code 26134, beating branches, R. González. Etymology. This species is dedicated to the late German entomologist Rudolf Roesler, who, in 1940, described the genus Elaphopsocus, on the basis of two male specimens, from Nova Teutonia, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- Published as part of Román-P, Cristian, Obando, Ranulfo González & García Aldrete, Alfonso N., 2015, The genus Elaphopsocus Roesler (Psocodea:`Psocoptera ́: Psocidae) with six new species from Brazil and Colombia, pp. 151-168 in Zootaxa 3957 (2) on pages 164-167, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3957.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/235152