Triplocania furcata, New, 1972

González-Obando, Ranulfo, Carrejo-Gironza, Nancy & García, Alfonso N., 2017, New species of Colombian Triplocania Roesler (Psocodea: ‘ Psocoptera’: Ptiloneuridae), Zootaxa 4336 (1), pp. 1-113 : 103

Triplocania furcata New, Female

( Figs 353–358 )

T. furcata New, 1972 , p. 487

Diagnosis: Ninth sternum of two areas, anterior oval, with a narrow concavity anteriorly in the middle, and concave posteriorly; posterior area narrower, with curved, longitudinal and transverse grooves ( Fig. 358 ). Related to T. furcatoides n. sp.

Color (in 80% ethanol). Body, legs and wings as in the males (see New, 1972).

Pigmented area of subgenital plate as described for T. lamasi below ( Fig. 357 ); IX sternum cream, gonapophyses brown; clunium brown; paraprocts and epiproct pale brown.

Morphology. As in diagnosis, plus the following: Head ( Fig. 355 ): H/MxW: 1.55; H/D: 2.43, MxW/IO: 2.20, IO/MxW: 0.71. 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: 1.28. Forewings ( Fig. 353 ): L/W: 2.48, pterostigma: lp/wp: 3.64; areola postica, la/ha: 2.79. Hindwings ( Fig. 354 ): l/w: 2.99. Subgenital plate ( Fig. 357 ) as described for T. lamasi above. Gonapophyses ( Fig. 358 ): v1 elongate, slender, acuminate, with microsetae widely distributed in the distal two thirds; v2 +3 proximally wider, with stout, long, acuminate heel; a row of three setae and two distal macrosetae on v2; distal process stout, blunt ended, with microsetae. Paraprocts ( Fig. 356 ) broad, with a macrosetae near each sensory field, other setae as illustrated; sensory fields with 27 trichobothria on basal rosettes. Epiproct wide, anteriorly slightly concave in the middle; posteriorly rounded, slightly bulged mesally, with mesal group of three macrosetae, other setae as illustrated ( Fig. 356 ).

Measurements. FW: 3375, HW: 2500, F: 875, T: 1425, t1: 600, t2: 55, t3: 85, Mx4: 230, ctt1: 20, f1: 550, f2: 410, f3: 360, f4: 335, IO: 410, D: 370, d: 240, IO/d: 1.71, PO: 0.65.

Records. 1 female, COLOMBIA. Amazonas . Leticia , San Martín de Amacayacu. Agua Blanca trail, 3º42’19.0”S : 70º20’26.1” W, 70 m., 12–13.VIII.2015. R. MUSENUV slide code 28635. R. González, N. Carrejo, N. Calderón & O. Saenz. 7 males, Agua Blanca trail, 3º42’19.0”S : 70º20’26.1” W, 70 m., 13–14.VIII.2015. Same date and collectors. 8 males, Totumo trail, 03º42’42.8” S : 70º2’01.9”W, 77 m., 13–14.VIII.2015. Same collectors. 1 female, Maloca trail, 3º43’43.8”S : 70º18’49.9”W, 14–15.VIII.2015. Same collectors. 68 males, 1 female, Putumayo, Puerto Leguizamo, Resguardo Tukunare, buffer area of National Natural Park La Paya , 0°07’24.65’’N : 74°55’38.11’’W, 189 m., I 9–10.II.2016. J. Panche. Led light trap in forest canopy. 3 males, Caquetá, Solano, Jerico-Consayá, La Raya trail, 0°32’2.62” N: 75°0.5’7.9” W, 275 m., 28–29.IX.2016. J. Panche. Led light trap in forest canopy.

Figures

FIGURES 353 – 358. Triplocania furcata New. Female. 353. Forewing. 354. Hindwing. 355. Front view of head. 356. Subgenital plate. 357. Epiproct and right paraprocts. 358. Ninth sternum and left gonapophyses. Scales in mm.