Triplocania andaqui, González-Obando & Carrejo-Gironza & García, 2017

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 : 14-17

Triplocania andaqui n. sp.

( Figs 15–26 )

Diagnosis. Forewings hyaline, with short spur veins on margin in cell m2 and m3; central sclerite of hypandrium with a deep, U-shaped, posterior concavity ( Fig. 18 ); with elongate and tapered lateral posterior processes, widely separated, with basal short acuminate teeth on the inner side; phallosome with postero-mesal pair of endophallic sclerites well developed, distally acuminate, somewath curved outwards, widened basally, with short processes directed outwards; mesal sclerite transverse ( Fig. 20 ). IX sternum with widened anterior area, rounded edges, front side emarginate ( Fig. 26 ).

Male. Color (in 80% ethanol). Body brown, with creamy areas as indicated below. Head pale brown, with dark brown extensive areas as illustrated, vertex cream ( Fig. 17 ). Compound eyes ochre, ocelli hyaline, with ochre centripetal crescents. Antennae pale brown, scape dark brown, flagellomeres with apices cream. Maxillary palps pale brown, Mx4 dark brown apically. Prothorax cream, pronotum brown. Tergal lobes of meso- and metathorax dark brown, with cream spots. Thoracic mesopleura brown, mesepimeron pale brown, more pigmented than pro- and metapleura. Legs: fore- and hind- coxae creamy, with small proximal and distal brown spots; mid coxae brown, fore-, mid- trochanters and femora pale brown, hind trochanters and femora creamy; tibia, tarsi and apices of femora pale brown. Wings hyaline, veins brown, as illustrated ( Figs 15 and 16 ). Abdomen pale cream, with subcuticular, transverse ochre bands. Clunium and hypandrium brown, central sclerite of hypandrium pale brown, with latero-posterior processes yellowish. Epiproct and paraprocts pale brown, phallosome brown, with endophallic sclerites more pigmented.

Morphology. As in diagnosis, plus the following: Head ( Fig. 17 ): H/MxW: 1.39, H/d: 2.53, compound eyes large: IO/MxW: 0.75. Vertex almost straight. Outer cusp of lacinial tips broad, with seven denticles. Mx4/Mx2: 1.15. MxW/IO: 2.03. Forewings ( Fig. 15 ) L/W: 2.65, pterostigma elongate: lp/wp: 6.91; areola postica tall, slightly slanted posteriorly, apex rounded, la/ha: 1.75. Hindwing ( Fig. 16 ): l/w: 2.81. Central sclerite of hypandrium abundantly setose, convex anteriorly, with a deep concavity posteriorly; with elongate and tapered latero-posterior processes ( Fig. 18 ). Phallosome anteriorly Y-shaped ( Fig. 20 ), external parameres slender, distally rounded, bearing pores; anterior pair of endophallic sclerites short, acuminate, converging mesally, close to curved lateral sclerite, distally acuminate, with distal ends rounded; mesal pair of endophallic sclerites transverse, with a rounded protuberance in the middle of the bridge, each arm dilated mesally, curved, apically rounded; posterior pair narrow, V-shaped. Paraprocts ( Fig. 19 ) robust, elongate, with macrosetose and medium shaped setae; sensory fields with 33 trichobothria on basal rosettes. Epiproct wider than long, posteriorly rounded, convex anteriorly, with setae and macrosetae as illustrated ( Fig. 19 ).

Measurements. FW: 7150, HW: 4750, F: 1700, T: 3150, t1: 1325, t2: 130, t3: 165, Mx4: 407, ctt1: 37, f1: 1410, f2: 1510, f3: 1345, IO: 670, D: 490, d: 320, IO/d: 2.1, PO: 0.65.

Female. Color. As in the male. Subgenital plate with deep, hyaline median concavity, pigmented area dark brown, posterior border pale brown. IX sternum hyaline, with anterior area brown, anterior area delimited by brown oval ring; gonapophyses pale brown to brown, with longitudinal area dark brown.

Morphology. As in diagnosis, plus the following: Head ( Fig. 23 ): H/MxW: 1.41, H/d: 2.67; compound eyes large, IO/MxW: 0.77. MxW/IO: 2.01. Vertex as in the male. Outer cusp of lacinial tip broad, with seven denticles. Mx4/Mx2: 1.11. Forewings ( Fig. 21 ) as in the male, L/W: 2.68, pterostigma: lp/wp: 6.84; areola postica, al/ah: 1.74. Hindwings ( Fig. 22 ): l/w: 2.89. Subgenital plate ( Fig. 24 ) broad, setose, triangular. Gonapophyses ( Fig. 26 ): v1 slender, elongate, acuminate; v2 +3: v2 with 8 macrosetae, distal process sinuous, acuminate, with field of microspines. Paraprocts ( Fig. 25 ) elongate, triangular, with setae as illustrated; sensory fields with 33 trichobothria on basal rosettes. Epiproct ( Fig. 25 ) triangular, with apex rounded, mesal field with three macrosetae, two lateral, and setae along sides and apex, as illustrated.

Measurements. FW: 7650, HW: 5125, F: 1812.5, T: 3375, t1: 1400, t2: 187.5, t3: 105, Mx4: 410, ctt1: 36, f1: 1590, f2: 1790, f3: 1540, IO: 720, D: 490, d: 340, IO/d: 2.12, PO: 0.69.

Material studied. Holotype male. COLOMBIA. Huila, Acebedo, National Natural Park Cueva de los Guácharos , 1°36’45.9’’N : 76°06’15.4’’W. 1882 m. 31.VII.2016, MUSENUV slide code 26177. J. Mendivil. Paratypes: 1 male, 2 females. Same data as the holotype. R. González, J. Mendivil & N. Carrejo. On tree trunk.

Etymology. This species is dedicated to the Andaqui tribe, that inhabits the type locality of the species.

Figures

FIGURES 15 – 20. Triplocania andaqui n. sp. Male. 15. Forewing. 16. Hindwing. 17. Front view of head. 18. Hypandrium. 19. Left paraproct and epiproct. 20. Phallosome. Scales in mm.

FIGURES 21 – 26. Triplocania andaqui n. sp. Female. 21. Forewing. 22. Hindwing. 23. Front view of head. 24. Subgenital plate. 25. Left paraproct and epiproct. 26. Ninth sternum and left gonapophyses. Scales in mm.