Revision of Neosuarius, a subgenus of Chrysopodes (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae)
Author
Tauber, Catherine
Cornell University, Davis ,, United States of America
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ZooKeys
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Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) karinae
Freitas and Penny, 2001
,
Incertae Sedis
Chrysopodes
(
Neosuarius
)
karinae
Freitas and Penny, 2001: 276
[description];
locality data: “Bra-SP-Jaboticabal, FCAV, 24/IV/99, Takahashi, K. M.,
82♀
.”
;
Oswald 2007
[catalog listing].
Diagnosis
.
Chrysopodes
(
N
.)
karinae
was described from a single female specimen (the
holotype
); I have not seen it. According to the original description, this species is distinguished from other
Chrysopodes
(
Neosuarius
)
by its dark flagellum, scapes with lateral mark, pale palpi, long pronotum, elongate, crooked spermatheca, and subanal plate with small setae and lateral pockets.
Several features mentioned in the description and shown on the illustrations appear to be more consistent with subgenus
Chrysopodes
than
Neosuarius
; these features include fairly wide forewings, abdomen with a knobbed terminal sternite, and an elongate, narrow spermatheca. The description makes no mention regarding the structure of the mandibles. Until the
type
becomes available for study, I consider the species as “
Incertae Sedis
”.
Type
material.
Chrysopodes (Chrysopodes) karinae
Freitas & Penny.
The
female
holotype
was reported to be deposited in the MZUSP. It is not in the collection and the authors have not yet made it available for study.