Systematics and biogeography of the New World species of Trichadenotecnum Enderlein (Insecta: Psocodea: ‘ Psocoptera’: Psocidae)
Author
Yoshizawa, Kazunori
Author
Aldrete, Alfonso Neri García
Author
Mockford, Edward L.
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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
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journal article
10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00398.x
0024-4082
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TRICHADENOTECNUM QUAESITUM
(CHAPMAN)
Psocus quaesitus
Chapman, 1930: 270
(male; not female of
Psocus quaesitum
Chapman, 1930: 270
).
Trichadenotecnum slossonae
(Banks)
:
Sommerman, 1948: 273
(female).
Trichadenotecnum quaesitum
(Chapman)
:
Mockford, 1993: 286
.
Material examined:
CANADA
:
1 male
,
Quebec
,
Rd.
18 nr
Mascouche, N
.
Montreal
,
21.viii.1956
, ELM (
ISU
)
;
1 male
,
USA
:
Indiana
,
Dunes State Park
,
6.ix.1952
, ELM (
ISU
)
;
1 male
,
Missouri
,
Big Spring State Park
,
Carter Co.
,
21.vi.1959
, ELM (
ISU
)
;
1 male
,
1 female
,
South Carolina
,
Berkeley Co.
,
Bonneau
,
3.x.1973
, ELM (
ISU
)
.
Diagnosis:
Although considerable variations in body size and some genital characters are recognized, this species can be characterized by the combination of the following character states: forewing not extensively covered with small spots (
Fig. 17C
); basal lobe of clunial arm weakly sclerotized (
Fig. 21A
); epiproct lobe nearly parallel sided (
Fig. 21B
); apex of hypandrial right arm exceeding outer margin of left process; hypandrial median tongue relatively broad, asymmetrical, slightly left skewed (
Fig. 21C
); pseudoparameres widely separated, aedeagal area wider than basal width of pseudoparamere (
Fig. 21D
). In contrast, the following intraspecific variations were observed: difference in body size, male forewing length
2.6–3.8 mm
; some minute differences in hypandrium and phallosome. However, these variations are continuous and intraspecific. It is also possible that these morphological variations indicate genetic isolation between different populations, and further morphological and molecular analyses are required to clarify it. See
Mockford (1993)
for further description of the species.