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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journal article
10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00398.x
0024-4082
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THE
CHIAPENSE
GROUP
Diagnosis:
Forewing (
Fig. 17A, B
) not extensively covered with small spots; Rs fork obtuse; 3rd section of CuA slightly to rather strongly arched.
Male terminalia
. Eighth venter with large transversal sclerite separated from (
Fig. 19C
) or partly fused with (
Fig. 18C
) hypandrium. Clunial process well developed (
Fig. 18A
), long, forming pointed free process apically. Epiproct (
Fig. 18A, B
) chair-shaped, epiproct lobe long and wide, protruded over clunium, its dorsal margin wide and with small projection at middle. Hypandrium (
Fig. 18C
) asymmetrical; left process long, sometimes lamellate; right process usually shorter than left,
distally lamellate
. Median tongue much longer than wide, dorsally with rounded keel
Figure 15.
Female genitalia of
Trichadenotecnum latipenne
, showing subgenital plate (A) and internal plate (B) in ventral view.
Key to species of the
chiapense
group
(female unknown for
T. erwini
)
1. 8th sternum fused with hypandrium postero-medially (
Fig. 18C
).......................................
T. erwini
sp. nov.
– 8th sternum separated from hypandrium (
Fig. 19C
)..................................................
T. chiapense
sp. nov.
covered by denticles or long spines. Phallosome (
Fig. 18D
) with broad pseudoparameres, widely separated from each other.
Female genitalia.
Body of subgenital plate (
Fig. 20A
) with pair of extensions of sclerite antero-medially. Ventral valve of gonapophyses (
Fig. 20B
) long; posterior lobe of external valve strongly projected. Internal plate (
Fig. 20C
) symmetrical; spermathecal opening surrounded by eggshaped strongly pigmented plate.