Lance lacewings of the world (Neuroptera: Archeosmylidae, Osmylidae, Saucrosmylidae): review of living and fossil genera
Author
Winterton, Shaun L.
Author
Martins, Caleb Califre
Author
Makarkin, Vladimir
Author
Ardila-Camacho, Adrian
Author
Wang, Yongjie
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-04-09
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Euporismus
Tillyard, 1916
(
Fig. 48
)
Type
species.
Euporismus albatrox
Tillyard, 1916
: 41
(by original designation).
FIGURE 48.
Stenosmylinae
.
Euporismus albatrox
Tillyard
(photo: Ken Walker).
Diagnosis.
Female forecoxa with numerous weakly pedicellate setae arranged into irregular rows along outer ventral edge, anteroventral process absent; wings relatively broad and slightly falcate; both wings dark infuscate with stark contrasted white mottled markings and large irregular white patches apically; FW stem of RP short, RP originating close to wing base, RP1 originating close to origin of RP; RP branches strongly sinuous distally in both wings; FW end-twigging irregular and intermittent along posterior margin of wing; FW M forked midway along wing, both MA and MP pectinately branched; female with FW veins regular, not incrassate; FW CuA and CuP distally strongly arched towards posterior wing margin; FW 2A very short, terminates in wing margin level with origin of RP1; male tergites 8 and 9 entirely fused, ectoproct without angular process; gonarcus apex broadly truncate; entoprocesses curved and apically clubbed; female spermatheca spherical.
Comments
.
Euporismus
is a monotypic genus from Southern
Queensland
with spectacularly marked wings. It is represented by very few specimens in collections; collection labels indicate that this species was found sitting on large rocks in a river bed (
Tillyard, 1916
), which is unusual for a member of
Stenosmylinae
as species of this subfamily are typically found far from water (
Winterton
et al.
, 2017
). Certain wing characters in
Euporismus
are very similar to
Oedosmylus
and
Stenosmylus
, suggesting a close relationship with these genera (
Tillyard, 1916
; Kimmins, 1 940).