Euplocania, Enderlein, 1910

Neto, Alberto Moreira Da Silva, García Aldrete, Alfonso N. & Rafael, José Albertino, 2019, New species of Euplocania Enderlein (Psocodea, ‘ Psocoptera’, Ptiloneuridae) from Brazil, with a checklist of all known species of the genus, Zootaxa 4550 (3), pp. 374-390 : 375-376

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4550.3.5

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5935819

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FB87C8-FFA9-FF9C-29EF-07BFB2BDFDAC

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Plazi

scientific name

Euplocania
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Key to the males of Euplocania View in CoL species from Brazil

1. Hypandrium of five sclerites ( Fig. 36 View FIGURES 31–38 )........................................... Euplocania quinquedivisa View in CoL n. sp.

-. Hypandrium of three sclerites............................................................................ 2

2. Hypandrium with side sclerites fused to the central piece ( Fig. 25 View FIGURES 23–30 in New, 1980)......................... E. cerata New View in CoL

-. Hypandrium with side sclerites not fused to the central piece................................................... 3

3. Central sclerite of hypandrium with median posterior projections and without lateral posterior projections; pterostigma not angulate ( Figs 40 and 43 View FIGURES 39–46 )................................................................ E. uariniensis View in CoL n. sp.

-. Central sclerite of hypandrium without median posterior projections and with lateral posterior projections; pterostigma angulate, extended towards Rs............................................................................... 4

4. Mesal endophallic sclerite without median posterior processes, or with a tiny projection, almost imperceptible............ 5

-. Mesal endophallic sclerite with median posterior processes well developed........................................ 8

5. Central sclerite of hypandrium almost square, with postero-lateral processes short, with acuminate internal processes...... 6

-. Central sclerite of hypandrium U-shaped, with postero-lateral processes elongated, without acuminate internal processes... 7

6. Postero-lateral processes of the central sclerite of hypandrium almost parallel, with straight acuminate internal processes directed outwards, without an acuminate projection on each side; mesal endophallic sclerite without median posterior processes ( Figs 5 and 6 View FIGURES 1–8 in Vinasco-Mondragón et al., 2018)......... E. ariasi Vinasco-Mondragón, González & García Aldrete View in CoL

-. Postero-lateral processes of the central sclerite of hypandrium curved inwards, with straight acuminate internal processes directed inwards, with an acuminate projection on each side, anterior to each postero-lateral process; mesal endophallic sclerite, with a tiny posterior projection in the middle ( Figs 20 and 21 View FIGURES 16–22 )................................ E. hutchingsi View in CoL n. sp.

7. Pterostigma fully pigmented; postero-lateral processes of the central sclerite of hypandrium slightly curved inwards; mesal endophallic sclerite with a median concavity anteriorly, a small concavity on each side, and two stout posterior processes, slightly curved inwards ( Figs 48, 51 and 52 View FIGURES 47–53 ).................................................... E. xavieri View in CoL n. sp.

-. Pterostigma with a hyaline window, almost rectangular at lower angle; postero-lateral processes of the central sclerite of hypandrium parallel; mesal endophallic sclerite straight anteriorly, with two slender posterior processes, parallel (Figs 55, 5 9 and 60 in Vinasco-Mondragón et al., 2018)....................... E. tocantina Mondragón, González & García Aldrete View in CoL

8. Postero-lateral processes of the central sclerite of hypandrium short, without median concavity between them............ 9

-. Postero-lateral processes of the central sclerite of hypandrium elongated, leaving between them a deep V- shaped concavity..................................................................................................... 12

9. Mesal endophallic sclerite with postero-lateral projections longer than the median process; postero-lateral processes of the central sclerite of hypandrium distally forked, with an acuminate projection on each side, anterior to each postero-lateral process ( Figs 16 and 17 View FIGURES 16–22 in New, 1980)................................................................. E. picta New View in CoL

-. Mesal endophallic sclerite with median process longer than the postero-lateral projections; postero-lateral processes of the central sclerite of hypandrium distally not forked, without an acuminate projection on each side, anterior to each postero-lateral process............................................................................................ 10

10. Phallosome with three pairs of endophallic sclerites; postero-lateral processes of the central sclerite of hypandrium sinuous ( Figs 13 and 14 View FIGURES 9–15 )........................................................................ E. cearaensis View in CoL n. sp.

-. Phallosome with two pairs of endophallic sclerites; postero-lateral processes of the central sclerite of hypandrium not sinuous................................................................................................... 11

11. Postero-lateral processes of the central sclerite of hypandrium broad, with inner border straight, rounded outwards, leaving between them a broad, straight concavity; mesal endophallic sclerite with median process widening distally ( Figs 53 View FIGURES 47–53 and 54 in Vinasco-Mondragón et al., 2018).......................... E. rafaeli Vinasco-Mondragón, González & García Aldrete View in CoL

-. Postero-lateral processes of the central sclerite of hypandrium slender, almost triangular, leaving between them a small irregular projection; mesal endophallic sclerite with median process narrowing distally ( Figs 41 and 42 View FIGURES 39–46 in Vinasco-Mondragón et al., 2018)............................................ E. manausensis Vinasco-Mondragón, González & García Aldrete View in CoL 12. Forewing with a marginal pigmented band from R 4+5 to A 2, pterostigma with a small hyaline window at lower angle; mesal endophallic sclerite with postero-lateral projections longer than the median process ( Figs 3 and 7 View FIGURES 1–8 )....... E. bujariensis View in CoL n. sp.

-. Forewing with a marginal pigmented band from pterostigma to A 2, pterostigma completely pigmented, mesal endophallic sclerite with median process longer than the postero-lateral projections.......................................... 13

13. Postero-lateral processes of the central sclerite of hypandrium bearing a field of spines; phallosome with anterior pair of endophallic sclerites fused, resulting in a second mesal endophallic sclerite, anteriorly ( Figs 27 and 28 View FIGURES 23–30 ).................................................................................................. E. pseudopictaoides View in CoL n. sp.

-. Postero-lateral processes of the central sclerite of hypandrium without a field of spines; phallosome with anterior pair of endophallic sclerites not fused........................................................................... 14

14. Mesal endophallic sclerite with two pairs of postero-lateral processes; postero-lateral processes of the central sclerite of hypandrium as long as its antero-posterior length ( Figs 23 and 24 View FIGURES 23–30 in Vinasco-Mondragón et al., 2018)............................................................................ E. equorum Vinasco-Mondragón, González & García Aldrete View in CoL

-. Mesal endophallic sclerite with two pairs of postero-lateral processes; postero-lateral processes of the central sclerite of hypandrium twice as long as its antero-posterior length ( Figs 23 and 24 View FIGURES 23–30 in New & Thornton, 1988)....................................................................................................... E. badonneli New & Thornton View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Psocodea

Family

Ptiloneuridae

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