Coletinia calaforrai Molero, Barranco, Bach & Gaju, 2013

Molero, Rafael, Bach, Carmen, Sendra, Alberto, Montagud, Sergio, Barranco, Pablo & Gaju, Miguel, 2013, <strong> Revision of the genus <em> Coletinia </ em> (Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae) in the Iberian Peninsula, with descriptions of nine new species </ strong>, Zootaxa 3615 (1), pp. 1-60 : 24-26

Coletinia calaforrai Molero, Barranco, Bach & Gaju new species

Figs. 41–53

Studied material. Almería: Paraje Natural del Karst en Yeso de Sorbas, Covadura, C. Ruiz-Portero, coll., 11 May 2000, male holotype deposited in MNCN, type number 2238. Twenty-two paratypes, same locality and collector, other data as follows : 1 female ( UCO Ref. Z2182), no date ; 1 female ( MNCN, type number 2238), Complejo GEP, 21 August 2000 ; 1 female ( UCO Ref. Z2183), 21 September 2000 ; 1 female, ( UCO Ref. Z 2184), Cueva del Agua , 9 November 2000 ; 1 female, 1 juvenile ( UCO Ref. Z2185), GEP, 27 February 2001 ; 1 female ( UCO Ref. Z2186),C-3, 30 July 2001 ; 1 female (deposited in CZ), GEP, 3 August 2001; 1 female, 1 incomplete juvenile ( UCO Ref. Z2187), C3- R1 , 19 October 2001 ; 2 males, 4 females, 3 juveniles, 2 incomplete specimens in alcohol, GEP, 24 October 2001, one mounted for scanning ( UCO Ref. Z2177) ; 1 male (deposited in CZ), PB-4, 9 November 2003,.

Description. Body length of holotype 10.0 mm, maximum female length 11.2 mm. Antennae broken on all specimens, holotype with longest remnant, 5.5 mm long. Terminal filaments broken on all specimens, holotype with only a basal portion of 1–2 mm length preserved; longest preserved section in a paratype 5.5 mm (female paracercus).

Body pale yellowish, in some specimens appearing slightly darker in abdominal region due to gut contents. Macrosetae slightly spiralized. Head with few scattered short setae and few regularly arranged macrosetae (see Fig. 3 ).

Antennae symmetrical, pedicellus with subcylindrical apophysis at the apical part with a typical glandular cone with smooth tegument on its inner side, and a curved lateral lamella shorter than the glandular cone. Two bifid macrosetae and few short setae n basal trunk of apophysis near the cavity between the lamella and the cone ( Figs. 41-43 ). Three additional long, bifid macrosetae inserted in pedicellus near base of apophysis. Apical part of apophysis reaching fourth division of the flagellum.

Length/width ratio of the distal article of the maxillary palp 5 in holotype, 4.2–5.5 in the remaining specimens; distal article 1.1–1.5 times longer than the antedistal article. Labial palp typical.

Tibiae slender. The L/W ratio in holotype 4.2 for protibiae, 4.4 for mesotibiae and 5.7 for metatibiae (see Table 2). Pro—and mesotibiae with 2 dorsal spines, metatibia with 1 dorsal spine; all tibiae wuth 1 lateral spine and 4 ventral spines (2 mediobasal and 2 subdistal), usually with 1 or 2 thin, short additional basal spines ( Figs. 44, 45 ).

Urotergites without remarkable characters. Tenth urotergite of male with concave posterior margin ( Fig. 46 ) and 4–5 + 4–5 sensory pegs arranged in a row on the external margin of the posterolateral lobes of the urotergite ( Fig. 47 ); sensory pegs short and typical, with furrow in the dorsoapical region. Disc completely covered with thin setae. In female posterior margin of urotergite X slightly concave, disc covered with very few and sparse setae ( Fig. 48 ).

Urosternites I-VIII with 1+1 submedian, 1+1 sublateral and 1+1 discal bifid macrosetae.

Eighth urosternite of male protruding moderately, posterior margin slightly convex and subtruncate ( Fig. 49 ).

Subgenital plate of female semielliptical, shorter than wide at its base (length/width ratio about 0.8–0.9), its posterior margin nearly straight, clearly truncate ( Fig. 51 ) to slightly convex ( Fig. 50 ).

Parameres 5.5 times longer than wide, as long as the ninth-segment stylets.

Ovipositor relatively short and stout, with 14–16 divisions, surpassing the tip of tenth-segment stylets approximately 1–1.7 times their length ( Fig. 52 ).

Basal division of cerci usually without sensory pegs (one specimen with one small peg), second division with 3 acute pegs ( Fig. 53 ). Broken paracercus in holotype, with acute spine on basal division.

Etymology. This new species is dedicated to José María Calaforra, a specialist in the gypsum karst of Almería (including the caves where C. calaforrai n. sp. has been collected), who promoted the study of the troglobitic fauna of this special habitat.

Remarks. Coletinia calaforrai n. sp. is a member of the “ capolongoi ” group and differentiation of this species can be found in the Discussion section below.

Figures

FIGURES 41–43. Coletinia calaforrai n. sp., pedicellar apophyses of the male. 41A-D. SEM photographs. A, left apophysis; B, left apophysis from another point of view; C, detail of the apical part of the right apophysis; D, right apophysis from another point of view. 42. Left apophysis of the holotype from a similar point of view as that in Fig. 41A. 43. Right apophysis of the holotype from a similar perspective as in Fig. 41D. All scales: 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 44–49. Coletinia calaforrai n. sp. 44. SEM photograph of the metatibia. 45. Metatibia of the holotype, showing spines. 46. Urotergite X of the male. 47. Urotergite X of the male, detail showing sensory pegs. 48. Urotergite X of the female. 49. Hind border of urosternite VIII of the male. Scales: 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 50–53. Coletinia calaforrai n. sp. 50. Subgenital plate of female, with subconvex hind margin. 51. Subgenital plate of another specimen, with subtruncate hind margin. 52. Ovipositor. 53. Sensory pegs of the cercus. Scales: 0.1 mm, except Fig. 52, 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 3, 4. Head chaetotaxy. 3. Coletinia capolongoi. 4. C. mendesi. Scale: 0.1 mm.