The Psilotreta Banks, 1899 of the Dabie Mountains, east central China, with descriptions of two new species (Insecta: Trichoptera: Odontoceridae)
Author
Qiu, Shuang
Author
Yan, Yun-jun
text
European Journal of Taxonomy
2020
2020-02-06
601
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journal article
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10.5852/ejt.2020.601
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Psilotreta daidalos
Malicky, 2000
Fig. 1
Diagnosis
The male genitalia of this species resemble those of
P. trispinosa
Schmid, 1965
, but can be distinguished by the following characters: (1) intermediate appendages are single (intermediate appendages of
P. trispinosa
are trifid); (2) each lateral process of segment X acute apically (in
P. trispinosa
, lateral process of segment X round apically); (3) parameres are short, approximately half as long as aedeagus (parameres of
P. trispinosa
about as long as aedeagus).
Material examined
CHINA
–
Anhui Province
•
1 ♂
;
Yuexi County
, Yao-luo-ping
Nature Preserve
, close to the #28
Red Army’s
historic sites;
30°59'10.66" N
,
116°5'53.26" E
;
1141 m
a.s.l.
;
9 May 2015
;
Qiu Shuang
and
Liu Tian-yu
leg.;
light sheet trap
; NAU
. –
Hubei Province
•
2 ♂♂
;
Huangmei County
, Nuo-bu-yuan, close to
Lao-zu Temple
;
30°13'48.87" N
,
115°49'53.60" E
;
919 m
a.s.l.
;
24 Jun. 2015
;
Qiu Shuang
and
Liu Tian-yu
1eg.;
light sheet trap
; HUST
.
Description
Male
HEAD. In anterior view, frons with groove located between antennae; frontogenal compact setal warts oblanceolate, adjacent to compound eyes; anterior tentorial pits located close to clypeus, with clypeogenal vertical grooves located ventrally; row of short scratches located dorsally of anterior tentorial pits (
Fig. 1A
). In dorsal view, vertexal mediantennal compact setal warts semicircular; vertexal lateroantennal compact setal warts subtriangular, posterior ends proximal to occipital setal warts; occipital setal warts large, touched with each other in center of head, slightly concave at anterior margin; postgenal setal warts small, slender (
Fig. 1B
). Maxillary palp segment length ratio 1:1.1:1.8:1.7:2.5 (
Fig. 1C
).
WINGS. Forewings each 7.4–8.0 mm (n = 2), yellow, discoidal cell (DC) present, fork I is approximately one third longer than fork II; R
4+5
not fused with R
3
, Cu
2
absent; row of setae located in close proximity to posterior margin of each forewing. Hind wings each present with Sc close to R1 mid-span, DC present (
Fig. 1D
).
MALE GENITALIA. Tergum IX broad in lateral view (
Fig. 1E
), triangular in dorsal view (
Fig. 1F
); sternum IX broad in lateral and ventral views (
Fig. 1E, 1G
). Median dorsal process of segment X oblanceolate (
Fig. 1F
); lateral process highly modified (
Fig. 1I
), with sharp process anteriorly, sub-triangular process and thin long lateral branch posteriorly in lateral view. Intermediate appendage present, short and strongly hooked (
Fig. 1I
). Superior appendage digitate in dorsal and lateral views (
Fig. 1
E–1F). Coxopodites with bases wider than apices in lateral view (
Fig. 1E
), rectangular in ventral view (
Fig. 1G
); harpagones each coniform, with numerous small round spines spread at apex (
Fig. 1G
). Phallotheca strongly sclerotized, slightly curved ventrad, truncated at apex in lateral view (
Fig. 1H
); parameres present, basal half humped dorsally in lateral view, apex acute, in ventral view curved mesad at bases and curved laterad at apex (
Fig. 1J
); aedeagus slightly sclerotized at base, apex membranous, with small hump in lateral view and pair of lobes in ventral view (
Fig. 1H, 1K
); ventral sclerite of aedeagus curved at base, and expanded at apex in lateral view (
Fig. 1H
), pandurate in ventral view (
Fig. 1K
).
Comments
Compared with
Malicky’s (2000)
descriptions and illustrations, the specimens in
Henan Province
have the intermediate appendages more strongly curved than those in
Anhui
and
Hubei
Provinces. The ventral sclerite of the aedeagus of specimens from
Henan Province
is slender, not pandurate as we described. The shapes of other structures are similar.
Distribution
The
type
locality of this species is in
Henan Province
(
Malicky 2000
), now we report it from
Anhui
and
Hubei
Provinces.