Prisopus (Olivier, 1792)

Heleodoro, Raphael Aquino & Rafael, Jose Albertino, 2020, Review of the genus Dinelytron Gray (Prisopodidae: Prisopodinae: Prisopodini), with a phylogenetic analysis of the genera of the Prisopodini, including the description of a new genus, Zoologischer Anzeiger 285, pp. 37-80 : 70

Prisopus

sacratus

“ Brasil, Itatiaia , 08.x.1961 ” (1 _ DZUP) .

Diagnosis. Head vertex elevated, frons depressed ( Fig. 46A ). Pronotum with granules ( Fig. 46 ). Pro- and meso-scutum quadrangular or rectangular, wider than long ( Fig. 46B ). Prothoracic basisternum rectangular. Mesothoracic episternum with ventral margin sinuous ( Fig. 46C ). Anterior femur resembling a comma, with anterior and posterior margin conspicuously curved, concave and convex respectively ( Fig. 46D ). Posterior femur ellipsoid, wider than long ( Fig. 46E ). Anal area of posterior wing tessellated ( Fig. 46F-G ). Probasisternum rectangular, at least two times wider than high ( Fig. 47A ). Abdominal terga with lateral projections ( Fig. 47B ). Male subgenital plate medially with membranous area ( Fig. 47C ). Male genitalia without dorsal left sclerite, with lateral sclerite ( Fig. 47D-E ).

Description of male genitalia ( Fig. 47D-E ). Membranous, pouchshaped, with several indentations and projections. Dorsal and ventral lobe continuous connected. Dorsal lobe with several rigid spiny sensilla. Dorsally with small well sclerotized lateral sclerite. Ventrally with conical or tube-like projection. Dorsal left sclerite absent or inconspicuous.

scheme of Figure A.

Figures

Fig. 46. Diagnostic characters of Prisopus. A) head, dorsolateral view; B) pro- and mesoscutum, dorsal view; C) head, pro- and mesonotum, anterior femur, lateral view; D) anterior femur, dorsal view; E) posterior femur, posterior view; F) light-tesselated posterior wing, dorsal view; G) heavy-tesselated posterior wing, dorsal view.

Fig. 47. Diagnostic characters of Prisopus. A) Probasisternum, ventral view; B) apex of abdomen, lateral view; C) subgenital plate, ventral view; D) _ genitalia of Prisopus berosus Westwood, 1859, dorsal view; E) _ genitalia of Prisopus sp., dorsal view.

Fig. 4. Male genitalia of Dinelytron betinho sp. nov. _ holotype attached to subgenital plate. A) dorsal view; B) right dorsolateral view; C) right lateral view; D) left lateral view.