Triplocania mancocapaci, González-Obando & Carrejo-Gironza & García, 2021

González-Obando, Ranulfo, Carrejo-Gironza, Nancy & García, Alfonso N., 2021, New species of Triplocania Roesler (Psocodea: ‘ Psocoptera’: Ptiloneuridae) from Colombia and Peru, Zootaxa 5080 (1), pp. 1-63 : 35

Triplocania mancocapaci n. sp. Male

( Figs 91–96 )

Diagnosis. It belongs in species group lucida , of Subgroup MPB2A (see Classsification below). Hypandrium similar to that of T. alfonsoi Silva-Neto, Cutrim & Rafael , but the side sclerites are approximately rounded, not elongate. The phallosome and endophallic sclerites follow the structural plan of those in the assemblage of T. asisensis González, Carrejo & García Aldrete- T. calori Silva-Neto, García Aldrete & Rafael- T. capixaba Silva-Neto, García Aldrete & Rafael- T. ecuatoriana Silva-Neto, García Aldrete & Rafael- T. ecuatorianaoides Silva-Neto, García Aldrete & Rafael- T. lucida Roesler- T. umbrata New, and T. umbrataoides Silva-Neto, García Aldrete & Rafael. It differs from them in having the forewings hyaline, with small pale brown spots at veins ends, with the setae on the veins not inserted in brown areolae, and in the anterior, lateral, mesal, and posterior endophallic sclerites, particularly the anterior pair, that has the distal arms wide and curved outward.

Color (in 80% ethanol). Body brown, with cream and ochre spots. Head pale brown, with dark brown pattern ( Fig. 93 ). Compound eyes black, ocelli hyaline, with ochre centripetal crescents. Maxillary palps pale brown, Mx4 darker.Antennae pale brown, flagellomeres with cream apices. Tergal lobes of meso- and metathorax brown; pleurae pale brown, with small ochre spots. Legs pale brown, coxae with small dark spots on base and apex. Forewings hyaline ( Fig. 91 ), veins brown. Hindwings hyaline, veins brown ( Fig. 92 ). Abdomen cream, with brown areas; hypandrium, paraprocts and epiproct pale brown; endophallic sclerites dark brown.

Morphology. As in diagnosis, plus the following: Head ( Fig. 93 ): H/MxW: 1.43; H/D: 2.57; IO/MxW: 0.74. Vertex slightly emarginate, above the level of the upper border of the compound eyes. Outer cusp of lacinial tips broad, with five denticles. Mx4/Mx2: 1.29. Forewings ( Fig. 91 ): L/W: 2.49. Pterostigma: lp/wp: 4.96. Areola postica triangular: la/ha: 1.73, CuA 1 almost straight distally. Hindwings ( Fig. 92 ): l/p: 2.81. Hypandrium ( Fig. 95 ). Phallosome ( Fig. 96 ): anterior pair of endophallic sclerites transverse and well sclerotized, connected to two pairs of lateral sclerites, the innermost acuminate, basally thick and distally curved outward. Mesal endophallic sclerite fused (left and right), transverse, laminar and narrow anteriorly, with posterior extensive membranous area and acuminate lateral-posterior processes, sclerotized and curved inward; posterior sclerites distally curved inward, apically with minute pointed processes; external parameres elongate, distally rounded, with pores. Paraprocts oval, with abundant medium and short sized setae on apical third, one macroseta with spatulate apex, others near the sensory fields, these with 22 trichobothria on basal rosettes ( Fig. 94 ). Epiproct ( Fig. 94 ) wide, triangular, rounded posteriorly, setae as illustrated.

Measurements. FW: 4300, HW: 3057, f1: 612, f2: 507, f3: 430, f4: 380, f5: 275, f6: 250, f7: 215, f8: 195, f9: 175, Mx4: 263, IO: 490, d: 230, D: 370, IO/d: 2.13, PO: 0.62.

Material studied. Holotype male. PERU. Cuzco. Kosñipata , Pillcopata. Sapam Sachayoc-Tunky Wasi, 13°02’29.8”S: 71°30’22.2”W, 1200 m, 29.IX.2019. N. Carrejo and R. González. On moss on tree trunk. MUSENUV slide code 29944.

Etymology. This species is dedicated to Manco Cápac (Manco Inca and Ayar Manco) the first governor and founder of the Inca civilization in Cusco.

Figures

FIGURES 91–96. Triplocania mancocapaci n. sp. Male. 91. Forewing. 92. Hindwing. 93. Front view of head. 94. Left paraproct and epiproct. 95. Hypandrium. 96. Phallosome. Scales in mm.