Coniopteryx (Coniopteryx) malgasensis, Sziraki, 2015

Sziráki, György, 2015, Identity Of Coniopteryx Madagascariensis Meinander, 1974 (Neuroptera: Coniopterygidae), With Description Of Three New Species, Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 61 (2), pp. 135-146 : 142-145

Coniopteryx (Coniopteryx) malgasensis sp. n.

( Figs 14–19)

Coniopteryx (C.) madagascariensis sensu MeInandeR 1998, Figs 17A, 17D, 17F, 17H, 17J.

Examinedmaterial – Holotype: male, Madagascar, AntanarivoProvince, 3 kmNEof Andranomay, 18°28’24” S, 47°57’36” E, 1300 m. a.s.l., mountain rainforest, 5-13. XII. 2000, Malaise trap, leg.: F, G et al.; deposited in the collection of CAS. Paratypes : 1 male, Madagascar, AntanarivoProvince , 7 kmSEofAndasibeNationalParkheadquarters, 18°57’46” S, 48°27’10” E, 1050 m a.s.l., tropical forest, 7-22. I. 2001 , Malaise trap, leg.: HH; 2 males, same data but 23. III – 7. IV. 2001 ; 3 males, same data but 9-23. IV.2001 ; 1 male, Madagascar, AntanarivoProvince , botanicgardenneartotheentrancetoAndashibeNationalPark, 18°55’39” S, 48°24’28” E, 1025 m a.s.l., tropical forest, 14-21. V. 2001, Malaise trap, leg.: HH; 1 male, same locality, but 2-8. X. 2001 , leg.: I & HH; 1 male, same data as holotype ; 1 male, Madagascar, AntsirananaProvince, SakalawaBeach , 12°15’46” S, 49°23’51” E, 10 ma.s.l., dwarf littoral forest, 13-16. V. 2001, Malaise trap, leg.: HH; 2 males, same data but 25. VI – 6. VII. 2001; 1 male, same data but 7-22. VII. 2001 ; 2 males, same data but 28. VIII – 12. IX. 2001 ; 2 males, Madagascar, Diego – SuarezProvince , Montagned’AmbreNationalPark, 12°30’52” S, 49°10’53” E, 960 m a.s.l., 21-26. I. 2001 , Malaise trap, leg.: I, ES & HH; 1 male, same data but 4-19. III. 2001 , leg.: HH; 1 male, same data but 19. III – 5. IV. 2001 ; 8 males, Madagascar, Diego – Suarez Province, Montagne d’Ambre National Park , 12°31’ S, 49°11’ E, 975 m a.s.l., 21-25. I. 2001 , Malaise trap, leg.: I, ES & HH; 2 males, same data but 25-29. I. 2001 ; 1 male, same data but 4-19. III. 2001 , leg.: HH; 1 male, Madagascar, Diego – Suarez Province, Montagne d’Ambre National Park , 12°31’13” S, 49°10’45” E, 1125 m a.s.l., 14-30. V. 2001, Malaise trap, leg.: HH; 2 males, Madagascar, Diego – Suarez Province, 7 km N of Joffreville, 12°20’ S, 49°15’ E, 360 m a.s.l., dry forest, 6-20. III. 2001 , Malaise trap, leg.: HH; 2 males, Madagascar, Diego – Suarez Province, Montagne des Français , 12°18’08” S, 49°38’51” E, 150 m a.s.l., for- ested limestone ridge, 30. I – 15. II. 2001 , Malaise trap, leg.: HH; 1 male, same data but 6-20. III. 2001 ; 6 males, Madagascar, Fianarantsoa Province, Ranomafana National Park, Belle Vue at Talatakely , 21°15’59” S, 47°25’13” E, 1020 m a.s.l., secondary tropical forest, 8-15. XI. 2001 , Malaise trap, leg.: HH; 6 males, same data but 15-22. XI. 2001 ; 1 male, same data but 28. XI – 6. XII. 2001 ; 1 male, same data but 6-15. XII. 2001 ; 9 males, same data but 24. XII. 2001 – 2. I. 2002 ; 1 male, same data but 10-14. I. 2002 ; 1 male, same data but 14-21. I. 2002 ; 9 males, same data but 21-28. I. 2002 ; 1 male, same data but 28. I – 4. II. 2002 ; 1 male, same data but 4-12. II. 2002 ; 1 male, same data but 12-19. II. 2002 ; 3 males, same data but 31. III – 7. IV. 2002 ; 3 males, same data but 7-14. IV. 2002 ; 3 males, same data but 14-23. IV. 2002 ; 3 males, same data but 13-23. V. 2002; 2 males, same data but 23. V – 3. VI. 2002; 2 males, same data but 13- 23. VI. 2002; 2 males, same data but 4-14. VII. 2002 ; 1 male, same data but 14-24. VII. 2002 ; 2 males, same data but 24. VII – 4. VIII. 2002 ; 6 males, same data but 16. X – 8. XI. 2002 ; 9 males, same data but 22-28. XI. 2002 ; 1 male, same data but 28. V – 6. VI. 2003; 2 males, Madagascar, Fianarantsoa Province, Ranomafana National Park, Jirama water works, 21°14’55” S, 47°27’08” E, 690 m a.s.l., open area near a stream, 16. X – 8. XI. 2001 , Malaise trap, leg.: HH; 1 male, same data but 22-28. XI. 2001 ; 1 male, same data but 28. XI – 6. XII. 2001 ; 5 males, same data but 21-24. XII. 2001 ; 1 male, same data but 21-28. I. 2002 ; 4 males, Madagascar, Fianarantsoa Province, Ranomafana National Park , radio tower, 21°15’30” S, 47°24’26” E, 1130 m a.s.l., mixed tropical forest, 8-15. X. 2001 , Malaise trap, leg.: HH; 3 males, same data but 16. X – 8. XI. 2001 ; 1 male, same data but 15-22. XI. 2001 ; 1 male, same data but 22-28. XI. 2001 ; 10 males, same data but 28. XI – 6. XII. 2001 ; 2 males, same data but 6-15. XII. 2001 ; 5 males, same data but 15-21. XII. 2001 ; 1 male, same data but 24. XII. 2001 – 2. I. 2002 ; 2 males, same data but 10-14. I. 2002 ; 5 males, same data but 14-21. I. 2002 ; 3 males, same data, but 21-28. I. 2002 ; 2 males, same data but 12-19. II. 2002 ; 1 male, same data but 4-12. III. 2002 ; 1 male, same data but 12-19. III. 2002 ; 1 male, same data but 26-31. III. 2002 ; 2 males, same data but 9-16. IV. 2002 ; 1 male, same data but 16-23. IV. 2002 ; 2 males, same data but 23-30. IV. 2002 ; 3 males, same data but 24. V – 4. VI. 2002; 1 male, same data but 14-24. VI. 2002; 3 males, same locality, but 15-25. VII. 2002 , leg.: I & HH; 2 males, same data but 25. VII – 5. VIII. 2002 ; 1 male, same data but 6-17. VII. 2003 ; 1 male, Madagascar, Fianarantsoa Province, Ranomafana National Park, Vohiparara , 21°13’34” S, 47°22’11” E, 1110 m a.s.l., mountain rainforest, 16. X – 8. XI. 2001 , Malaise trap, leg.: HH; 1 male, same data but 15-22. XI. 2001 ; 3 males, same data but 22-28. XI. 2001 ; 18 males, same data but 28. XI – 6. XII. 2001 ; 3 males, same data but 6-15. XII. 2001 ; 3 males, same data but 15-21. XII. 2001 ; 1 male, same data but 24. XII. 2001 – 2. I. 2002 ; 1 male, same data but 2-10. I. 2002 ; 2 males, same data but 14-21. I. 2002 ; 3 males, same data but 21-28. I. 2002 ; 12 males, same data but 28. I – 4. II. 2002 ; 2 males, same data but 4-12. II. 2002 ; 2 males, same data but 19-26. II. 2002 ; 1 male, same data but 8-15. IV. 2002 ; 1 male, same data but 15-22. IV. 2002 ; 1 male, same data but 22-29. IV. 2002 ; 1 male, same data but 6-15. V. 2002; 1 male, same data but 15-25. V. 2002; 1 male, same data but 5-15. VII. 2002 ; 3 males, same data but 15-25. VII. 2002 ; 2 males, Madagascar, Fianarantsoa Province, Ranomafana National Park, Talatakely , 21°15’30” S, 47°25’28” E, 900 m a.s.l. 28. IV. 1998 , leg.: G, K, P, MR, JR, JS, U. Majority of paratypes are deposited in the collection of CaliforniaAcademyofSciences, while 6 paratypespecimensarehousedintheHungarian NaturalHistoryMuseum, Budapest.

Diagnosis: Smallbodiedconiopterygid, withflattenedprojectionbetweentheantennae. Pedicelandfirstflagellarsegmentwithsetoseoutgrowth. Medianincisionofprocessusterminalisu-shaped. Setaeofprocessuslateralis withprominentbases.

Description: Length of the body 1.4–1.9 mm. Head capsule, palpi and scape light brown, pedicelandflagellummediumbrown. Betweentheantennaetheanterioredgeof vertexhasaprominent, laterallyflattenedprojection. Eyesmoderatelylarge, black. Antennae 0.9–1.1 mm, 26–28 segmented. Scape as long as wide, pedicel 1.2 times longer than wide, basalflagellarsegmentsalmosttwotimes, medianones 1.5 timesaswideaslong. Pedicelhasasmaller, whilethefirstflagellarsegmenthasalargersetoseoutgrowthapi- cally ( Fig. 14). Setae of the basal flagellar segments are about as long as width of the seg- ments, whilethoseofthemedianandapicalsegmentsshorter. Ordinaryhairsarearranged intworatherirregularringsonflagellarsegments. Scale-likehairsonthewholesurfaceof thepedicel, andinadenseapicalwhorlonflagellarsegments.

Legsandlargepartofthoraxlightbrown, sutures, apodemesandtheshoulderspots mediumordarkbrown. Lengthofforewing 1.4–1.9 mm, ofhindwing 1.4–1.6 mm. Wing membraneandveinslightormediumbrown. Pregenitalpartofabdomenwhitish.

Maleterminalia ( Figs 15–19) wellsclerotized. Hypandriumaslongashighinlateral view. Tipsoftheprocessusterminalisroundedinventralview. Medianincisionmoder- atelydeep, „u”-shaped. Dorso-caudalendingofprocessuslateralisacute, withprominent basesoftherelativelyshortsetae. Anteriorapodemeofhypandriumwide, andcurved backwardsmedially. Gonarcuswithsmall, setosecaudalprojection. Stylusforked; itsouter branchmoderatelywide, acute, whiletheinnerbranchverywide. Thebridgebetweenthe twoinnerbranchesslightlysclerotized. Processusventralisofparameredistinct. Processus apicalismoderatelylarge, pointed, directedupwards, hasanacuteventro-caudalangle, and there are a larger dorsal and a smaller ventral thin plate between this process and the stemoftheparamere. Thepenisscleriteconsistsoftwomoderatelychitinized, acute, bent andcaudallyslightlyhookedrods.

Remarks: Coniopteryx (C.) malgasensis belongs to Coniopteryx lobifrons

group sensu SZIRÁKI 2005, and it is surprisingly close to Coniopteryx (C.) alti-

cola Sziráki, 2002 fromThailand.

Themaindistinctivefeaturesofthenewspeciesare:

− pedicel of antenna has a small setose outgrowth (not only the first flagellarsegment);

− caudalprojectionofgonarcussmall;

− anteriorapodemeofhypandriumcurvedbackwardsmedially;

− setaeofdorso-caudalendingofprocessuslateralisshort, withprominent bases.

Etymology: Thenewspeciesisnamedafteranearliername ( Malagasy

Republic) ofRepublicofMadagascar.