Myopsocus minor (New & Thornton, 1975)

González-Obando, Ranulfo, Calderón-Martínez, Nadia R. & Carrejo-Gironza, Nancy S., 2023, New species of Myopsocidae (Insecta: Psocodea: “ Psocoptera ”) from Colombia, Zootaxa 5377 (1), pp. 1-61 : 57

Myopsocus minor ( New & Thornton, 1975)

Diagnosis. Forewings without festooned apical margin (See Fig. 179 in New & Thornton 1975), “with greyish brown markings; concentrations of dark pigment also behind pterostigma and on spots on each branch of Rs and M, these latter sometimes having a subtending hyaline spot” ( New & Thornton 1975). Hypandrium simple, rounded, without latero-posterior processes. Phallosome basally broadened, with narrow and fused side struts ( Fig. 176 ), open posteriorly, with narrow and apically rounded external parameres. Paraprocts with curved apical process (acuminate).

Records: 1 male, COLOMBIA. Amazonas. Leticia, San Vicente de Amacayacu. Agua Blanca trail, 3º42’19.0”S: 70º20’26.1” W, 70 m. 12–13.viii.2015. MUSENUV slide code: 31356 . N. Carrejo, N. Calderon, R. González. Led light trap in forest canopy . 1 male, Meta, Macarena. Resguardo Etnia Nasa : 1°57’40.04’’N: 73°43’26.94’’W, 275 m. 5–6.vii.2016. MUSENUV slide code: 31355 . J. Panche, J. Hoyos. Led light trap in forest canopy . 1 male, Caquetá, Jericó–Consayá , 0°32’28.7”N: 75°5’59.8”W, 241m. 28–29.ix.2016. MUSENUV slide code: 31357 . J. Panche. Led light trap in forest canopy.

Figures

FIGURES 170–180. Phallosome and epiproct of some Myopsocus and Lichenomima species. 170–178. Phallosome, 179–180. Epiproct. 170 and 180. L. punctipennis, redrawn from Mockford (1996). 171. L. chelata, redraw from Thornton & Woo (1973). 172. L. onca, 173. M. pennyi. 174. M. parvus, redraw from Mockford (1991). 175. L. ariasi. 176. M. minor, redraw from New & Thornton (1975). 177 and 179. M. minutus. 178. M. circularis, redraw from Mockford (1996). 173 and 175 redrawn from New (1979).