Review of the green lacewing genus Apochrysa Schneider (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)
Author
Winterton, Shaun L.
Author
Gupta, Ankita
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-01-30
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Key to species of
Apochrysa
Schneider
1
. Hind wing with distinct ovoid marking along inner gradate series located approximately midway along wing (
Figs 9C
,
11
), posterior margin of hind wing with suffuse infuscate shading distally, or at least venation in this region darker than rest of wing (
Figs 9C
,
11
); hind wing inner-most gradate series with distinct sigmoid shape (
Figs 9C
,
11
) (Afrotropical)..............
2
.
- Hind wing with or without wing marking along inner gradate series (
Fig. 10
), posterior margin of hind wing hyaline with venation concolourous with rest of wing, lacking darker suffusion (e.g.,
Figs 6
,
10
A-B); hind wing inner gradate series with slight curve or distinctly bent midway (not recurved with sigmoid shape) (e.g.,
Figs 9
A-B, D, 10) (Oriental, Australasia, Oceania and eastern Palaearctic)....................................................................................
4
.
2
. Forewing RP with cross-veins irregularly arranged in basal part of wing, three gradate series present (e.g.,
Figs 9C
,
11B
)..
3
.
- Forewing RP without irregular cross-veins in basal part of wing, two gradate series present (
Fig. 11A
) (Afrotropical).........................................................................................
A. voeltzkowi
(Weele)
.
3
. Hind wing with two gradate series present (
Fig. 11B
) (Afrotropical)...............................
A. wagneri
Hölzel.
- Hind wing with three gradate series present (
Fig. 9C
) (Afrotropical).............................
A. leptalea
(Rambur)
.
4
. Forewing with one or more irregularly distributed cross-veins interconnecting some RA-RP cross-veins; RP branches with extensive irregular cross-veins and inner gradate series absent, only outer gradate series present in forewing (
Fig. 10A
) (
China
,
Japan
,
India
).....................................................................
A. matsumurae
Okamoto.
- Forewing almost always lacking cross-veins interconnecting RA-RP cross-veins; two or more distinct gradate series present in forewing (
Fig. 9
A-D)..................................................................................
5
.
5
. Forewing
and
hind wing with two gradate series (
Fig. 9D
,
10C
)................................................
6
.
- Forewing with three gradate series; hind wing with either two
or
three gradate series (e.g.,
Fig. 9A
,
10B
)................
7
.
6
. Forewing lacking cross-veins in basal part of wing; inner gradate series in forewing arranged in sigmoid pattern, sharply bent at mid point of wing (
Fig. 9D
)..............................................................
A. lutea
(Banks)
.
- Forewing with irregular cross-veins in basal part of wing; inner gradate series only slightly recurved in forewing (
Fig. 10C
)................................................................................
A. retivenosa
(Winterton)
.
7
. Forewing marking elongate (oblong-shaped), located on inner gradate series closer to ‘
psm
than main branch of RP; hind wing pterostigma unmarked; forewing with irregularly arranged cross-veins amongst RP branches in basal part of wing (
Figs 8
,
9B
) (
Indonesia
,
India
)...................................................................
A. evanida
Gerstaecker.
- Forewing marking round, sometimes very dark and well defined, located on inner gradate series closer to RP than ‘
psm
’ or at least mid way between the two; hind wing pterostigma with small dark marking; forewing either with cross-veins amongst RP branches in basal part of wing, or cross-veins lacking (
Figs 9A
,
10B, D
) (Oceania).................................
8
.
8
. Forewing without irregular cross-veins amongst RP branches in basal part of wing (
Fig. 10B
) (
New Caledonia
)...........................................................................................
A. montrouzieri
(Girard)
.
- Forewing with additional irregular cross-veins amongst RP branches in basal part of wing (
Figs 9A
,
10D
)...............
9
.
9
. Forewing marking well defined, located on inner gradate series distally, very close to RP; hind wing with two gradate series (
Fig. 10D
) (
Solomon Islands
)........................................................
A. salomonis
(Kimmins)
.
- Forewing marking less defined, located on inner gradate series approximately mid way between RP and ‘
psm
’ (
Fig. 9A
); hind wing with three gradate series (
Vanuatu
).................................................
A. cognata
(Kimmins)
.