Ungla laufferi (Navás, 1922), Navas, 1922

Tauber, Catherine A. & Flint, Oliver S., 2010, Resolution of some taxonomic and nomenclatural issues in a recent revision of Ceraeochrysa (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), Zootaxa 2565, pp. 55-67 : 57-58

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.294309

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6206854

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D0066B-8E64-DE65-FF70-8C9F39ABF8BA

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scientific name

Ungla laufferi (Navás, 1922)
status

 

Ungla laufferi (Navás, 1922) View in CoL

Chrysopa laufferi Navás, 1921 [1922]: 260 [MNHN, Holotype].

Ceraeochrysa laufferi (Navás) View in CoL . First combination in Ceraeochrysa View in CoL by Brooks & Barnard (1990: 269). Removed from Ceraeochrysa View in CoL by Legrand et al. (2008: 149); combination reinstated by Freitas et al. (2009: 556). Ungla laufferi (Navás) View in CoL . First combination in Ungla View in CoL by Legrand et al. (2008: 149). Combination reversed by Freitas et al. (2009: 556). Here: Combination reinstated.

Chrysopa aroguesina Navás 1928 View in CoL [1929]: 32 [MNHN, Lectotype] [= Ceraeochrysa aroguesina ( Navás 1929) View in CoL (first combination in Ceraeochrysa View in CoL by Brooks & Barnard 1990: 268]. Junior subjective synonym of U. laufferi View in CoL by Legrand et al. (2008: 115) and by Freitas et al. (2009: 556, as Ceraeochrysa laufferi View in CoL ).

Background: Navás originally described this species as Chrysopa laufferi (Navás 1921: 260) View in CoL ; subsequently, it was transferred to Ceraeochrysa ( Brooks & Barnard 1990: 269) View in CoL , and then to Ungla (Legrand et al. 2008: 149) View in CoL . Freitas et al. (2009: 556) disagreed with the transfer to Ungla View in CoL and stated that their stance was based on the fact that the abdomen is absent from the original type (MNHN) and thus diagnostic genitalic features are unavailable for evaluation. They returned the species to Ceraeochrysa View in CoL .

Types: The types of Chrysopa laufferi View in CoL and Chrysopa aroguesina View in CoL (both examined, CAT) express very similar external characteristics (shape and venation of the wings, facial and head markings, body coloration). Indeed, Legrand et al. (2008) and Freitas et al. (2009) agree on the identification of C. aroguesina View in CoL as a junior synonym of C. laufferi View in CoL . Thus, the C. aroguesina View in CoL type (a female, MNHN) provides access to genitalic characters that are missing from the C. laufferi View in CoL type.

The C. aroguesina View in CoL type has a small, pillbox-like spermatheca that opens to the bursa copulatrix via the vellum and a short bursal duct and that has a shallow invagination ( Figs. 2, 3 View FIGURES 2 – 3 ). These features are typical of Ungla View in CoL females (see Brooks & Barnard 1990). In contrast, the spermathecae of all known Ceraeochrysa View in CoL females are larger, tubular, and U-shaped; they open directly to the bursa via an elongate slit and they have a deep invagination [ Adams (1982: 70, 75); also see illustrations in Adams & Penny (1985) and Freitas et al. (2009)].

In addition, several external features of the C. aroguesina View in CoL and C. laufferi View in CoL types are more like Ungla View in CoL than Ceraeochrysa View in CoL . For example, on the forewings of the C. laufferi View in CoL type the basal inner gradates do not contact the Pseudomedius; this character state is variable, but it is frequently found in Ungla View in CoL , not Ceraeochrysa ( Brooks & Barnard, 1990) View in CoL . And, the vertex of the head of the C. aroguesina View in CoL and C. laufferi View in CoL types bears a pair of longitudinal, reddish marks that, although short, are more typical of Ungla View in CoL than Ceraeochrysa View in CoL .

Conclusion: We consider Ungla laufferi (Navás) View in CoL to be the valid name for the species.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Neuroptera

Family

Chrysopidae

Genus

Ungla

Loc

Ungla laufferi (Navás, 1922)

Tauber, Catherine A. & Flint, Oliver S. 2010
2010
Loc

Ungla

Legrand et al. 2008: 149
2008
Loc

Ceraeochrysa (

Brooks & Barnard 1990: 269
1990
Loc

Ceraeochrysa (

Brooks & Barnard 1990
1990
Loc

Ceraeochrysa aroguesina ( Navás 1929 )

Navas 1929
1929
Loc

Chrysopa aroguesina Navás 1928

Navas 1928
1928
Loc

Chrysopa laufferi (Navás 1921: 260)

Navas 1921: 260
1921
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