New and little-known species of the genus Dicerapanorpa from northwestern Yunnan, China (Mecoptera: Panorpidae)
Author
Wang, Ji-Shen
College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan 671003, P. R. China; e-mail: wangjishen 826 @ gmail. com & Tianlong Entomological Institute, Dali, Yunnan 671003, P. R. China
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Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae
2022
2022-04-12
62
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http://dx.doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2022.001
journal article
10.37520/aemnp.2022.001
1804-6487
7161097
B1428BEB-B2B8-484F-90BA-647FF65395E7
Dicerapanorpa nakhi
sp. nov.
(
Figs 13–18
, 47)
Type
materials.
Hඈඅඈඍඒඉൾ:
CHINA
: Yඎඇඇൺඇ:
♁ (
DALU
: CN- 21Di00001), Lijiang City, southern slope of Yulong (Jade Dragon) Snow Mountain, Alpine
Rhododendron
bushes,
26°59′48.32″N
,
100°10′39.14″E
,
3300 m
, leg. Hai-Tian Song, Zhi-Hao Qi and Ji-Shen Wang. Pൺඋൺඍඒඉൾඌ: 2♁♁
5♀♀
(
DALU
:
CN
21Di00002–
CN
21Di00008), same data.
Diagnosis.
The new species is superficially similar to
Dicerapanorpa triclada
, but can be differentiated from the latter by the following characters: in males, 1) T2–T5 black with distinct yellow median stripe (
Fig. 13
) (
vs
. lacking) and A6–A9 yellowish brown (
Fig. 13
) (
vs
. mostly black); 2) ventral valves of aedeagus short (
Fig. 16
) (
vs
. strongly protruded); and in females, 3) medigynium broadening from base towards apex (
Fig. 18
) (
vs
. nearly parallel marginally in distal half).
Description.
Measurements
(mm).
Male (
holotype
): AtL 12.5, AbL 13.3, BL 18.0, FL 14.2, FW 3.3, HL 13.0, HW 3.2. Male (
paratypes
): AtL 12.3–12.5, AbL 13.2–13.3, BL 18.0–18.2, FL 14.0–14.2, FW 3.2–3.3, HL 13.0–13.1, HW 3.1–3.2. Female (
paratypes
): AtL 13.0–13.2, AbL 10.0–12.5, BL 14.0–16.8, FL 14.2–14.6, FW 4.0–4.2, HL 13.0–13.3, HW 3.8–4.0.
Male.
Head
(
Fig. 13
). Vertex yellow, with large black spot on each side, and three smaller, blurred spots encircling each large one. Rostrum yellow, with two black frontal stripes.
Thorax
(
Fig. 13
). Pronotum with six black thick setae along each side of anterior margin. Meso- and metanotum black laterally, with yellow median stripe.
Wings
(
Fig. 13
). Membrane colorless and hyaline. Pterostigmal band presented as a small spot. Pterostigma light yellowish brown.
Abdomen
(
Fig. 13
). T2–T5 black laterally, with narrow yellow median stripe. A6 yellowish brown with pair of divergent anal horns on dorsal apex. A7 and A8 yellowish brown, greatly constricted at base.
Genitalia
(
Figs 15, 16
). Genital bulb broad oval, yellowish brown. Epandrium broad, deeply emarginated terminally and forming pair of finger-like, divergent processes laterally. Hypandrium split into pair of hypovalves. Hypovalve dark brown with row of long stout bristles along inner margin. Gonostylus shorter than gonocoxites, with well-developed basal lobe and subtriangular middle tooth; basal lobe with greatly curved, hook-like apex. Paramere trifurcate: ventral branch elongated; median branch slightly longer than ventral branch; dorsal branch slightly longer than twice length of ventral branch. Ventral valves short with rounded apex.
Figs 13–18.
Dicerapanorpa nakhi
sp. nov.
13, 15, 16 – male. 14, 17, 18 – female. 13, 14 – habitus, dorsal view. 15 – right paramere, right-lateral view. 16 – genital bulb, ventral view. 17 – subgenital plate, ventral view. 18 – medigynium, ventral view.
Female.
Habitus (
Fig. 14
) similar to males. Subgenital plate (
Fig. 17
) subtrapezoidal with apex greatly narrowed, and bearing long stout setae marginally. Medigynium (
Fig. 18
) with main plate slightly broadening from base towards apex; earlobe-like process in middle of each side of main plate; posterior arms shorter than 1/3 of main plate.
Etymology.
The new species is named after the Nakhi People, a Chinese ethnic group inhabiting the foothills of the Yulong Snow Mountain. Noun in apposition.
Distribution.
China
:
Yunnan
(Lijiang) (
Fig. 54
).