Idricerus sogdianus McLachlan, 1875

Zhang, Jie, Sun, Mingxia & Wang, Xinli, 2015, Synopsis of subfamily Haplogleniinae Newman, 1853 in China (Neuroptera: Ascalaphidae), Zootaxa 3941 (3), pp. 375-390 : 378

Idricerus sogdianus McLachlan, 1875

( Figs. 7–9 )

Idricerus sogdianus McLachlan, 1875: 2 .

Diagnosis. Forewing axillary angle projecting, CuA2 short, about equal with one crossvein. Wing membranes unpigmented, stigma pale yellow.

Measurements. Female: body length 35 mm, abdomen length 20 mm, antenna length 30 mm, forewing 41 mm, hind wing 37 mm. Male: unknown.

Head. Slightly wider than thorax. Vertex black, with dense white and grey long setae. Frons brown, with long white setae. Genae brown, with white and grey long setae. Clypeus and labrum yellow, terminal of labrum with a row of yellow setae. Mandible brown with black apex. Maxillary palpus and labial palpus yellow with brown apex, with black short hairs. Eyes black with inaurate pattern, entire, no transverse furrow. Antennae alternating between brown and yellow, terminalbed apex pyriform and with black short setae.

Thorax. Black, with dense white and grey long setae. Mesoscutellum with one red brown transverse striation. Metanotum with one yellow transverse striation.

Wings. Forewing narrow and elongated, with distinct axillary angle, the distal margin of axillary angle concave. Veins brown except Sc alternating between black and yellow. Pterostigma yellow, with 4 crossveins. Apical area with 2 rows of cells, Cubital area with 5–6 rows of cells in the longest central across row. Hind wing slightly shorter than the forewing. Veins brown except Sc alternating between black and yellow. Pterostigma color light, with five crossveins. Apical area with 2 rows of cells, CuA2 short, about equal with one crossvein.

Legs. Femora brown, with white setae and black bristles. Tibia yellow except middle part with one brown narrow ring, with black bristles. Tarsomere yellow with brown terminal. Spurs and claws red brown. Spur reaching end of 2nd tarsomere.

Abdomen. Short than hind wing. Tergite black, each segment terminal with red brown narrow edge.

Terminalia and Genitalia: Female ( Figs. 8–9 ). Ventrovalvae blade shape, interdens present; linguella weakly sclerotized, distivalvae nearly oval. Male. Unknown.

Material examined. 1♀, China, Tibet Pulan Kejiakou, 3700 m, 24. VII. 1976, Fusheng Huang, CAUN 200368. 1, gender unknown, precise locality unknown, 18. VII. 1994, gatherer unknown, CAUN 200419.

Distribution. China: Tibet; North India, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Turkey.

Figures

FIGURES 7 – 9. Idricerus sogdianus McLachlan. 7. Female, dorsal view. 8. Female terminalia, lateral view. 9. Female terminalia, ventral view.