Elaphopsocus cundinamarcaensis, Román-Palacios, Cristian, Obando, Ranulfo González & García Aldrete, Alfonso N., 2016

Román-Palacios, Cristian, Obando, Ranulfo González & García Aldrete, Alfonso N., 2016, Uncovering the diversity of the neotropical genus Elaphopsocus (‘ Psocoptera’: Psocidae: Amphigerontiinae): from one to ten species, Zootaxa 4162 (2), pp. 373-380 : 374-377

Elaphopsocus cundinamarcaensis n. sp. Male

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Diagnosis. Belonging in Species Group III (Román-P. et al. 2015) as modified above. Hypandrium wide, posteriorly convex, ending in a small button-like projection. Phallosome with side struts proximally rounded, each arm bearing proximally a pointed process on inner edge, aedeagal arms long, distally acuminate, dilated medially; external parameres long, slender, bow shaped, distally pointed, curved outwards ( Fig. 12 ). Differing from E. roesleri in the forewing pigmentation pattern, and in the structure of the hypandrium and phallosome. Differing from E. boyacaensis in having the hypandrium convex, with postero-lateral corners not projected, and in the structure of the phallosome (compare Figs 6 and 12 in this paper).

Male. Color (in 80% ethanol). Body light brown. Compound eyes black, ocelli hyaline, with ochre centripetal crescents. Dark brown banding pattern next to compound eyes. Frontal, fronto-genal, and fronto-clypeal sulci dark brown, postclypeus with brown bands as illustrated ( Fig. 7 ). Genae creamy. Antennae pale brown, scape unpigmented. Maxillary palpomeres dark brown. Coxae, trochanters, femora and tarsi brown, tibiae white. Forewing pattern ( Fig. 9 ), with dark brown spots proximally, basal to the discal cell. Light brown spots over a hyaline background distally. Pterostigma with small brown spots. Veins brown. Hindwing ( Fig. 10 ) almost hyaline, with cell cup light brown. Abdomen uniformly light brown; hypandrium strongly pigmented in distal half.

Morphology. As in diagnosis, plus the following: vertex slightly concave, with compound eyes not reaching the level of the vertex ( Fig. 7 ). Pterostigma slightly extended posteriorly towards Rs-M. Cell m wide, almost rectangular, crossvein between areola postica and M long ( Fig. 9 ). Hypandrium broad ( Fig. 11 ), phallosome pieces long ( Fig. 12 ). Paraprocts elongate, marginally sclerotized, with a long anterior “handle”, and a posterior stout prong ( Fig. 8 ), sensory fields with 33 trichobothria in penta-lobed basal rosettes. Epiproct broadly semicircular, slightly convex anteriorly, marginally sclerotized, with a setal field on distal third ( Fig. 8 ). Clunium with small papillae over the central area.

Measurements (in microns). FW: 4312, HW: 3421, Mx 4: 205, f1: 670, f2: 477, f3: 405, IO: 524, D: 238, d: 163, IO/d: 3.21, PO: 0.69.

Specimen studied. Holotype male. COLOMBIA. Cundinamarca. National Natural Park Chigaza Charrascales , 04° 31'' N : 73° 34' W, 2990 m. 22.V–22.vi.2001. Malaise trap. F. Guzmán.

Etymology. The specific name refers to the Colombian Department of Cundinamarca, where the holotype was collected.

Figures

FIGURES 7 – 12. Elaphopsocus cundinamarcaensis n. sp. Male. 7. Front view of head. 8. Clunium, left paraproct and epiproct. 9. Forewing. 10. Hindwing. 11. Hypandrium. 12. Phallosome. Scales in mm.

FIGURES 1 – 6. Elaphopsocus boyacaensis n. sp. Male. 1. Front view of head. 2. Paraprocts and epiproct. 3. Forewing. 4. Hindwing. 5. Hypandrium. 6. Phallosome. Scales in mm.