Taxonomic revision of Gripopteryx (Pictet, 1841) (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae)
Author
Lecci, Lucas Silveira
Author
Froehlich, Claudio Gilberto
text
Zootaxa
2011
2792
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.276976
bbdd2b7a-3aa0-4248-bfee-9172b3d7e949
1175-5326
276976
Key to adult males of
Gripopteryx
(
Pictet 1841
)
1 Tergum 10 large, apex more or less straight in dorsal view; paraprocts long, broader at mid–length, bent dorso–anteriorly, (
Fig. 10a, b
).............................................................................................. 2
- Apex of tergum 10 approximately triangular in shape [but squarish in
G. ga rbe i
] (
Fig. 10h
)........................... 3
2 Tergum 10 with posterolateral expansions (
Fig. 10a
); apex of paraprocts with a small sharp point directed outward (
Fig. 6
c).................................................................................................
G. flinti
- Tergum abdominal 10 without posterolateral expansions (
Fig. 10b
); apex of paraprocts rounded.................
G. elisae
3 Wings with homogeneous dark brown or black coloration...................................................... 4
- Wings gray or yellowish, with some irregular spots........................................................... 6
4 Paraprocts uniformly broad; sclerotized epiproct present (
Fig. 10c
)....................................
G. cancellata
- Paraprocts locally dilated and apices curved back; sclerotized epiproct absent...................................... 5
5 Paraprocts long, broad, curved over 10th tergum; apex broadly rounded (
Fig. 3
c).........................
G. brasiliensis
- Paraprocts long, relatively thin, not curved over 10th tergum; apex narrowly pointed, curved dorsally (
Fig. 10d and 10e
)................................................................................................
G. serrensis
6 Paraprocts with dorsally hooked apex in lateral view (
Fig. 2
c and 10f)............................................ 7
- Paraprocts without dorsally hooked apex, apex rounded in lateral view........................................... 8
7 Small species, forewing
8.5–9.3 mm
long; general coloration pale, (see terminalia in
Figs. 10f–g
)...............
G. g a r b e i
- Large species, forewing
16.5–18.6 mm
long; general coloration gray, (see terminalia in
Fig. 2
b–d)............
G. reticulata
8 Subgenital plate with shallow notch apically (
Fig.
10i
)........................................................9
- Subgenital plate without shallow notch apically............................................................. 11
9 Paraprocts moderately wide, apicomesal portions deeply concave (
Fig. 10h and
10i
).........................
G. p i ni m a
- Paraprocts moderately narrow, without concavity to near apices................................................ 10
10 Paraprocts flattened (
Fig. 11a
), relatively narrow (
Fig. 11b
); subgenital plate covers all sternum 10 (
Fig. 11b
)........
G. liana
- Paraprocts not flattened (
Fig. 11b
), medium broad (
Fig. 7
d); subgenital plate not covering all sternum 10 (
Fig. 7
c and 7d)...............................................................................................
G. japi
n. sp.
11 Epiproct with rounded apex; paraproct relatively broad and not concave dorsally.................................. 12
- Epiproct short and pointed (
Fig. 9
e); paraproct very broad (
Fig. 9
c) and concave dorsally (
Fig. 9
b).........
G. clemira
n. sp.
12 Paraprocts relatively wide; epiproct not projecting beyond 10th tergum (
Fig.10h
); no sparse, long pilosity on antennae and legs................................................................................................... 13
- Paraprocts slender, epiproct projecting beyond 10th tergum (
Fig. 11d
); sparse long pilosity on antennae and legs.....
G. pilosa
13 Paraprocts in lateral view wider apically and slightly slender basally (
Fig.
11g
).................................... 14
- Paraprocts in lateral view of uniform thickness throughout (
Fig. 11c
)....................................
G. ma cu lo sa
14 Apex of 10th tergum strongly turned ventrally, terminating close to tip of epiproct (
Fig. 11e–f
)...................
G. j ue t ah
- Apex of 10th tergum not strongly turned ventrally, apex terminating far from epiproct (
Fig.
11g
)................
G. coruja