Porrerus dominicanus Poinar and Stange, 1996: 384

ENGEL, MICHAEL S. & GRIMALDI, DAVID A., 2007, The Neuropterid Fauna of Dominican and Mexican Amber (Neuropterida: Megaloptera, Neuroptera), American Museum Novitates 3587, pp. 1-60 : 33

Porrerus dominicanus Poinar and Stange, 1996: 384 .

HOLOTYPE: Female; MACT-1220 ( figs. 35 , 36 ), Miocene amber of the Dominican Republic, La Toca mine (formerly in the Work Collection, Oregon).

NEW MATERIAL: Female; MACT-1170 ( figs. 37 , 38 ), Miocene amber of the Dominican Republic. Female; MACT-1414, Miocene amber of the Dominican Republic. Female; MACT-3496 ( figs. 39–41 ), Miocene amber of the Dominican Republic.

COMMENTS: This species was recently described on the basis of a single female ( fig. 35 , 36 ). The original description requires some alteration and is emended here. The number of presectoral crossveins reported by Poinar and Stange (1996) is in error not only by comparison with the two new specimens but also with the holotype. The basalmost crossvein has become almost entirely cleared as a product of preservation and was apparently overlooked by these authors. Thus, the number of presectoral crossveins must be increased by one (to five). The other two specimens reported below agree with the holotype. Some minor variations exist between the specimens merely in the number of crossveins (by one or two). The complete fore- and hind wing venation of P. dominicanus is depited in figures 39 and 40 , while figure 41 depicts the hindleg spination of the species.

Figures

Fig. 35. Ventral photomicrograph of holotype of Porrerus dominicanus Stange and Poinar (MACT-1220).

Fig. 36. Dorsal habitus of holotype of Porrerus dominicanus Stange and Poinar (MACT-1220).

Fig. 37. Ventral photomicrograph of Porrerus dominicanus Stange and Poinar (MACT-1170).

Fig. 38. Dorsal habitus of Porrerus dominicanus Stange and Poinar (MACT-1170).

Figs. 39–41. Wing venation and leg spination of Porrerus dominicanus Stange and Poinar (MACT-3496).