Triplocania tahuantisuyuensis, 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 : 40-44

Triplocania tahuantisuyuensis n. sp.

( Figs 115–126 )

Diagnosis. Belonging in a species group of its own, in Subgroup MPB2A (see Classification below), diagnosed as follows: Central sclerite of hypandrium with postero-lateral corners rounded, slightly projected postero-laterally. Two median processes long, narrowing distally, acuminate ( Fig. 119 ). Phallosome ( Fig. 120 ) with side struts slender, Y-shaped. Anterior endophallic sclerites of two pairs, the first pair wide proximally, narrowing distally, the second pair central, concave and wider distally; pair of lateral sclerites long, stout, asymmetric; mesal sclerite transverse, slender, broadly H-shaped, with arms short, stout. Postero-mesal endophallic sclerites elongate, with thick, acuminate apices. IX sternum subtrapezoidal, more enlarged anteriorly, anterior border weakly convex.

Male. Color (in 80% ethanol). Body brown, with cream and ochre spots. Head brown, with dark brown pattern ( Fig. 117 ). 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 brown, with ochre spots. Legs pale brown, coxae, trochanters and femora light brown, coxae with dark spot proximally, femora with dark spots distally. Forewings with hyaline and light brown areas, a submarginal pigmented band from R 4+5 to CuA 1 ( Fig. 115 ), pterostigma with brown bands proximally and distally, veins brown, with brown spots at veins ends. Hindwings hyaline, with grayish submarginal band, veins brown ( Fig. 116 ). Abdomen cream, with widespread ochre areas; hypandrium, paraprocts and epiproct pale brown; endophallic sclerites dark brown.

Morphology. As in diagnosis, plus the following: Head ( Fig. 117 ): H/MxW: 1.52; H/D: 2.57; IO/MxW: 0.65. Vertex slightly emarginate, at the same level as the upper border of the compound eyes. Outer cusp of lacinial tips broad, with five denticles. Mx4/Mx2: 1.23. Forewings ( Fig. 115 ): L/W: 2.56. Pterostigma: lp/wp: 5.25. Areola postica triangular: la/ha: 2.47, CuA 1 gently concave distally. Hindwings ( Fig. 116 ): l/p: 2.94. Hypandrium ( Fig. 119 ). Phallosome ( Fig. 120 ). Paraprocts oval, with abundant medium and short sized setae on apical third, one macroseta with spatulate apex, others near sensory fields, these with 26 trichobothria on basal rosettes ( Fig. 118 ). Epiproct ( Fig. 118 ) broadly rounded posteriorly, setae as illustrated.

Measurements. FW: 4575, HW: 3275, F: 1175, T: 2007, t1: 825, t2: 100, t3: 168, ctt1: 25, f1: 690, f2: 662, f3: 575, f4: 545, Mx4: 295, IO: 440, d: 310, D: 450, IO/d: 1.42, PO: 0.69.

Female. Color. As in the male. Subgenital plate with deep, hyaline median concavity, dark brown laterally, posterior border pale brown. IX sternum hyaline, with semioval anterior area and two posterior areas brown; gonapophyses pale brown.

Morphology. Head ( Fig. 123 ): H/MxW: 1.60, H/D: 2.57; compound eyes large, IO/MxW: 0.70. Vertex slightly above the upper border of the compound eyes. Outer cusp of lacinial tips broad, with four denticles. Mx4/Mx2: 1.13. Forewings ( Fig. 121 ) as in the male, L/W: 2.54, pterostigma: lp/wp: 5.12; areola postica, al/ah: 2.47. Hindwings ( Fig. 122 ): l/w: 2.88. Subgenital plate ( Fig. 125 ) broad, setose, triangular. Gonapophyses ( Fig. 126 ): v1 slender, elongate, acuminate; v2+3: v2 with 14 macrosetae, distal process sinuous, acuminate, with field of microspines. Paraprocts ( Fig. 124 ) elongate, with abundant setae and macrosetae as illustrated; sensory fields with 24 trichobothria on basal rosettes. Epiproct ( Fig. 124 ) triangular, with apex rounded, mesal field with three macrosetae, two lateral, and setae along sides and apex as illustrated.

Measurements. FW: 4725, HW: 3312, F: 975, T: 1167, t1: 500, t2: 70, t3: 120, ctt1: 15, f1: 650, f2: 600, f3: 525, Mx4: 270, IO: 464, d: 270, D: 410, IO/d: 1.72, PO: 0.66.

Material studied. Holotype male. PERU. Cusco. Kosñipata , Pillcopata. Sapam Sachayoc-Tunky Wasi, 13°02’36.2”S: 71°30’15.7”W, 1200 m, 27–28.IX.2019. N. Carrejo and R. González. Led light trap in forest canopy. MUSENUV slide code 29948 . Paratypes: 3 males, 3 females, same data as the holotype. MUSENUV slide code 29949 .

Etymology. The specific name refers to the name given to the Inca empire, with the city of Cusco as its capital, in the year 1200.

Figures

FIGURES 115–120. Triplocania tahuantisuyuensis n. sp. Male. 115. Forewing. 116. Hindwing. 117. Front view of head. 118. Epiproct and right paraproct. 119. Hypandrium. 120. Phallosome. Scales in mm.

FIGURES 121–126. Triplocania tahuantisuyuensis n. sp. Female. 121. Forewing. 122. Hindwing. 123. Front view of head. 124. Left paraproct and epiproct. 125. Subgenital plate. 126. Ninth sternum and right gonapophyses. Scales in mm.