Climaciella obtusa Hoffman, 2002

Ardila-Camacho, Adrian & García, Alexander, 2015, Mantidflies of Colombia (Neuroptera, Mantispidae), Zootaxa 3937 (3), pp. 401-455 : 435

Climaciella obtusa Hoffman, 2002

( Figs. 19 a‒c, 25, Map 4)

Climaciella obtusa Hoffman, 2002: 254 ; Ohl 2004: 167 (cat.). Holotype: male, Ecuador (FSCA), not studied.

Specimens examined. Colombia: Valle del Cauca: Yotocó, 1450 m, 04.II.2004, L. Ramírez (1 ♀—MUSENUV). Diagnosis. Head and thorax predominantly black. Prothorax in lateral view distinctly bent ventrally at the midlength ( Fig. 19 a). Foreleg with apex of coxa, base of femur and around of sub-basal spine orange-reddish pigmented ( Fig. 19 b). Wings with anterior 3/4 dark amber, remainder of membrane hyaline ( Fig. 19 c). Remarks. Adults of this species have been captured during the months of February, May to August and October. Their range of altitudinal distribution comprises 900‒1450 m. In Colombia was previously known in Magdalena ( Hoffman 2002) and Valle del Cauca ( Salazar 2001).

Distribution. Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador.

Figures

FIGURE 19. Climaciella obtusa: a, head and thorax, lateral; b, head and forelegs, frontal; c, fore- and hindwing.