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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2008-08-31
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journal article
10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00398.x
0024-4082
5446195
TRICHADENOTECNUM QUAESITELLUM
SP. NOV.
Material examined:
Holotype
. Male.
Mexico
:
Tamaulipas
,
5.1 mi
W
Gómez Farías
,
16.vi.1962
, ELM
et al.
(
ISU
).
Figure 21.
Male terminalia structures of
Trichadenotecnum quaesitum
, showing terminalia in lateral view (A), epiproct in posterior view (B), hypandrium in ventral view (C) and phallosome in ventral view (D).
Etymology:
The specific epithet is taken from
quaesitum
(= specific epithet of
Trichadenotecnum quaesitum
) + -
ellus
(= Latin diminutive). This species is very similar to
T. quaesitum
but smaller.
Description:
Male
.
Head
. White in ground colour; vertical and orbital markings blackish brown; coronal suture black; frontal suture bordered with narrow brown band dorsally; frons with pair of pale brown bands at middle and with pair of circular markings laterally; eye black, IO/D = 0.6; ocelli white, ocellar field black; gena white; antennal socket bordered with brown band; postclypeus with
c
. eight rows of pale brown spots at middle, fused with each other ventrally forming a large marking, ventro-lateral corner white, lateral margin of postclypeus dark brown,
Key to species of the
quaesitum
group
1. Forewing extensively covered with small spots (
Fig. 17F–I
).......................................................................3
– Forewing not extensively covered with small spots (
Fig. 17C, D
)................................................................2
2. Hypandrial median tongue relatively short, about 3¥ longer than apical width; hypandrial right process exceeding left one (
Fig. 21C
).............................................................................................
T. quaesitum
(Chapman)
– Hypandrial median tongue relatively long, about 3.5¥ longer than apical width; hypandrial right arm not exceeding left one (
Fig. 22C
); female unknown...................................................................
T. quaesitellum
sp. nov.
3. Hypandrial left process long, exceeding apex of right one (
Fig. 23C
). .......................................................... 4
– Hypandrial left process short, not reaching right one (
Fig. 31C
); female unknown ......
T. brevicornum
sp. nov.
4. Forewing sparsely spotted, areola postica not covered with large brown marking (
Fig. 17E
) ........................... 5
– Forewing densely spotted; distal half of areola postica covered with large brown marking (
Fig. 17F
).........................................................................................................
T. maculatum
sp. nov.
5. Clunial lobe membranous (
Fig. 23A
); subgenital plate without narrow membranous notch antero-medially (
Fig. 24A
).........................................................................................................................................6
– Clunial lobe strongly sclerotized (
Fig. 29A
); body of subgenital plate with narrow membranous notch anteromedially extending near base of egg guide (
Fig. 30A
)....................................................
T. ericium
sp. nov.
6. Forewing proximal band complete in cell CuA (
Fig. 17E
); hypandrial median tongue broad, about 2¥ longer than apical width (
Fig. 23C
); dorsal margin of epiproct lobe with conical median projection (
Fig. 23B
) ...................... .......................................................................................................................
T. cerrosillae
sp. nov.
– Forewing proximal band narrowly interrupted at median part of cell CuA (
Fig. 17G
); hypandrial median tongue slender, about 2.5¥ longer than apical width (
Fig. 27C
); dorsal margin of epiproct lobe without distinct median projection (
Fig. 27B
)..........................................................................................
T. neoleonense
sp. nov.
dorsal margin without marking; anteclypeus pale brown. Antenna pale brown, pedicel and scape darker. Mouth parts pale brown; 4th segment of maxillary palpus brown.
Thorax
. Prothorax brown. Mesonotum pale; anterior surface of scutum brown; lateral lobe of scutum with large pale brown marking; scutellum pale brown, median part darker, anterior margin blackish brown; postnotum brown. Metanotum pale brown, with three whitish oval spots on posterior regions of scutal lobes. Meso- and metapleurites brown, with longitudinal white band medially.
Legs.
Pale brown; middle and hind coxae, basal half of middle femur and entire hind femur brown, distal tip of hind tibia darker.
Forewing
(
Fig. 17D
). Not extensively covered with tiny spots. Spots in cell a
1
apparent, nearly of equal size. Opposing spots in cell r distinct. Proximal band broad, narrowly interrupted just beyond fork of M + Cu. Distal band distinct. Spot on roof of cell m
3
narrow but distinct. Submarginal spots apparent; spot in cell r
5
elongate. Marginal clouds distinct.
Hindwing.
Hyaline, cell CuP with faint brownish spots in distal half; veins brown.
Abdomen
. White, with sparse minute blackish brown spots.
Terminalia
. Clunial arm (
Fig. 22A
) developed but very weakly sclerotized, not forming free process apically, basally with membranous lobe ventrally covered with short spines. Anterior margin of 8th sternum (
Fig. 22C
) smoothly arched, fusion with hypandrium narrow. Epiproct lobe (
Fig. 22B
) broadened dorsally, wider than long, dorsal margin sinuate, posterior surface slightly concave. Paraproct (
Fig. 22A
); ventro-lateral band short, triangular; distal process long. Hypandrium (
Fig. 22C
): outer margin of left process slightly arched, directed posteriorly; right process projected outward, then strongly bent postero-internally near base, its apex not exceeding outer margin of left process; median tongue long, slightly constricted medially, apical margin slightly hollowed, dorsal keel rounded. Phallosome (
Fig. 22D
): pseudoparameres widely separated, long, longer than basal width, directed dorsally, apical margin rounded with tiny denticles internally. Phallobase widest at anterior third, then narrowing to pointed anterior end.
Length
. B 2.3; FW 2.8; HW 2.0.
Female
. Unknown.
Distribution:
Mexico
.