Systematics and biogeography of the New World species of Trichadenotecnum Enderlein (Insecta: Psocodea: ‘ Psocoptera’: Psocidae)
Author
Yoshizawa, Kazunori
Author
Aldrete, Alfonso Neri García
Author
Mockford, Edward L.
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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
2008
2008-08-31
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10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00398.x
0024-4082
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THE
ACONCINNUM
GROUP
Diagnosis:
Forewing not extensively covered with small spots (
Fig. 36A, B
), marginal clouds apparent and dark; Rs fork obtuse; 3rd section of CuA arched.
Male terminalia
. Eighth venter (
Fig. 37C, G
) with large transverse sclerite medially fused with hypandrium. Epiproct (
Fig. 37A, B, E, F
) chair-shaped, postero-dorsal margin with projection at middle, epiproct lobe protruded over clunium. Hypandrium (
Fig. 37C, G
) asymmetrical,
left process well developed
,
right process lamellate
. Phallosome (
Fig. 37D, H
)
asymmetrical
, pseudoparameres usually needlelike, left one projected posteriorly and
right one projected postero-internally
; aedeagus broadly sclerotized
Figure 36.
Forewings of
Trichadenotecnum aconcinnum
(A),
T. guttatum
(B),
T. slossonae
(C),
T. barrerai
(D),
T. denticulatum
(E),
T. miffy
(F),
T. decui
(G),
T. obrienorum
(H) and
T. cintalapense
(I).
Figure 37.
Male terminalia structures of
Trichadenotecnum aconcinnum
(A–D) and
T. guttatum
(E–H), showing terminalia in lateral view (A), epiproct in posterior view (B, E), epiproct in lateral view (F), hypandrium in ventral view (C, G) and phallosome in ventral view (D, H).
Key to species of the
aconcinnum
group
1. Median tongue relatively long, about 2.5 times longer than wide (
Fig. 37C
) ...............
T. aconcinnum
sp. nov.
– Median tongue relatively short, about 2 times longer than wide (
Fig. 37G
).....................
T. guttatum
sp. nov.
and strongly projected posteriorly. Females of this group are so far unknown.