Two new species of Coniopteryx Curtis from China (Neuroptera, Coniopterygidae)
Author
Zhao, Yaru
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100094, China
Author
Badano, Davide
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9715-3107
Department of Biology and Biotechnologies ' Charles Darwin', Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale A. Moro 500185, Rome, Italy
Author
Liu, Zhiqi
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100094, China
zhaoyarunitu@163.com
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1015.57451
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Coniopteryx (Coniopteryx) alticola
Sziraki
, 2002
Figs 5
, 6
Material examined.
1 male, China: Yunnan (Province): Puer (City): Meizihu Park, [
22.7551°N
,
100.9845°E
], 20.iii.2019, leg. Yaru Zhao. 3 males, China: Yunnan (Province): Yuanjiang (County): Jiangdong Park, [
23.6001°N
,
102.0098°E
], 18.iii.2019, leg. Yaru Zhao (CAU).
Figure 5.
Coniopteryx (Coniopteryx) alticola
Sziraki
, 2002, male
a
habitus, lateral view
b
head, dorsal view
c
male, first flagellomere, dorsal view.
Figure 6.
Coniopteryx (Coniopteryx) alticola
Sziraki
, 2002, male genitalia
a, b
genitalia, lateral view
c, d
genitalia, caudal view
e, f
Sternite 9 (S9), ventral view.
Measurements.
Forewing length 1.7 mm, width 0.9 mm. Hindwing length 1.4 mm, width 0.6 mm.
Redescription.
Male:
Head
(Fig.
5a-c
). Frons with prominent anterior process. Antennae brown, 25-segmented, 1.0 mm in length. Basal flagellomeres two times as long as broad. Subsequent flagellomeres tapering gradually. Apical flagellomere almost as long as wide.
Thorax
.
Light brown. Meso- and metanotum with dorsal dark spots. Legs yellowish brown.
Wing
.
Wing membrane light greyish brown, almost hyaline.
Male terminalia
(Fig.
6a-f
). Accord with the description by
Sziraki
(2002)
.
Remarks.
Coniopteryx (Coniopteryx) alticola
Sziraki
, 2002 belongs to the
C. lobifrons
species group (
Sziraki
2004
). The members of this group are characterized by the presence of a prominent process on the frons and of a protuberance on the first flagellomere (Fig.
5b, c
).
Coniopteryx (C.) alticola
was originally described from Thailand (
Sziraki
2002
) and the examined specimens represent the first record of this species from China.
Distribution.
China, Yunnan, first record; Thailand.