Chrysopodes, Navas, 1913

Tauber, Catherine, 2010, Revision of Neosuarius, a subgenus of Chrysopodes (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae), ZooKeys 44 (44), pp. 1-104 : 11-13

Chrysopodes Subgenus Neosuarius

Before the publication of this study, 19 species were assigned to Chrysopodes subgenus Neosuarius ; 17 were listed in the “Neuropterida Species of the World” on-line catalogue ( Oswald 2007) and an additional two were recently described ( Tauber and Tauber, 2010; see Table 1 here). Five of the listed species [C. (N.) apurinus , C. (N.) crassipennis , C. (N.) divisus , C. (N.) placitus , and C. (N.) poujadei ] do not fit the new, restricted definition of the subgenus proposed here; they are removed from the subgenus and will be treated elsewhere. Specimens of Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) karinae Freitas and Penny, 2001 , were not made available. Thus, the species’ taxonomic placement is unconfirmed.

As a result of the current study, Chrysopodes subgenus Neosuarius now includes ten species that express the following suite of traits: (i) mandibles that are broad throughout, not only at the base (Fig. 10); (ii) mesal margin of left mandible with rounded, knob-like projection (Fig. 10); (iii) mesal margin of right mandible rounded, without a knob (Fig.

Table ļ. Species assigned to Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) before the publication of this study (as listed in

Oswald 2007) and their taxonomic status after the study. The six species that are marked with an asterisk

do not fit the re-defined definition of the subgenus proposed here.

* Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) apurinus (Navás, 1935) [good species in genus Chrysopodes , subgenus incertae sedis]

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) collaris ( Schneider, 1851) [good species in subgenus Neosuarius ;

type species of subgenus Neosuarius ]

* Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) crassipennis Penny, 2001 [good species in genus Chrysopodes , subgenus incertae sedis]

* Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) divisus ( Walker, 1853) [good species in genus Chrysopodes , subgenus incertae sedis]

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) escomeli (Navás, 1922) [good species in subgenus Neosuarius ]

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) figuralis ( Banks, 1915) [good species in subgenus Neosuarius ]

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) flavescens ( Blanchard, 1851) [good species in subgenus Neosuarius ]

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) jaffuelinus ( Navás, 1918) [New synonym of C. (N.) flavescens (Blanchard) ]

* Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) karinae Freitas & Penny, 2001 [genus, subgenus not confirmed; sedis incertae]

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) krugii ( Kolbe, 1888) [good species in subgenus Neosuarius ; previously considered a synonym of C. (N.) collaris ]. Reversal of previous synonymy; new status, new combination.

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) nigricubitus Tauber & Tauber 2010 [good species in subgenus Neosuarius ]

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) nigripilosus ( Banks, 1924) [good species in subgenus Neosuarius ]

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) nosinus (Navás, 1913) [New synonym of C. (N.) flavescens (Blanchard) ]

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) oswaldi Penny, 2002 [good species in subgenus Neosuarius ]

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) pecki Tauber & Tauber, 2010 [good species in subgenus Neosuarius ]

* Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) placitus (Banks, 1908) [good species; genus, subgenus, sedis incertae].

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) porterinus (Navás, 1910) [good species in subgenus Neosuarius ]

* Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) poujadei (Navas, 1910) [good species; genus, subgenus, incertae sedis)].

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) tristellus ( Navás, 1920) [New synonym of C. (N.) porterinus (Navás) ]

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) verticalis (Navás, 1929) [previously synonymized with C. (N.) figuralis ( Banks, 1915) ].

Figure ļ0. Typical mandibles of Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) adult (dorsal view).

10); (iv) body very waxy; (v) vertex relatively smooth (without pits, fields of small folds, or invaginated folds); (vi) frons prominent, smooth; (vii) forewing height not expanded (L:W ratio = 2.8–3.4; width at midpoint maintained within 7% from the first through the third quad of the wing; apex broad, rounded); (viii) forewing with anterior margin relatively straight; costal area unexpanded; height of tallest costal cell not more than 0.2× maximum width of wing, or 6.5× height of first costal veinlet; (ix) female with highly modified bursal duct [either elongate ( collaris species-group) or fluted ( flavescens species-group)].

The subgenus in now constituted as follows:

Chrysopodes Navás 1913 , subgenus Neosuarius Adams and Penny, 1987 (1985) collaris species-group

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) collaris ( Schneider, 1851)

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) figuralis ( Banks, 1915)

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) krugii ( Kolbe, 1888)

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) oswaldi Penny, 2002

flavescens species-group

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) escomeli (Navás, 1922)

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) flavescens ( Blanchard, 1851)

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) nigricubitus Tauber and Tauber, 2010

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) nigripilosus ( Banks, 1924)

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) pecki Tauber and Tauber, 2010

Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) porterinus (Navás, 1910)