Hemerobiella oswaldi Monserrat , 1998

Sosa, Francisco, Lara, Rogéria I. R. & Martins, Caleb C., 2015, A new species of Hemerobiella Kimmins (Neuroptera, Hemerobiidae) from Venezuela with notes on the genus, Zootaxa 4028 (3), pp. 421-429 : 425

Hemerobiella oswaldi Monserrat, 1998

( Figs. 4–7 )

Remarks. Monserrat (1998) described H. oswaldi with accuracy and provided figures of the male and female genitalia. Herein, some details and images of the species are added ( Figs. 4–6 ), which are useful for identification of the species and comparison with Hemerobiella periotoi sp. nov.: Head: light brown, as high as wide; frons slightly raised medially, covered by sparse, light brown pilosity; maxillary and labial palpi light brown, unmarked; scape 1.6 times as high as wide; pronotum longer than wide (length/smaller width:1.6; length /larger width: 0.8); forewing ovoid, length 9.3 mm, 2.0 times as long as wide, costal area wide (0.3 times wing width), five outer and four inner gradates; hindwing: length 7.3 mm, 2.0 times as long as wide, four outer gradates.

Material examined. VENEZUELA. Amazonas state: Parque Nacional Duida Marahuaka, Macizo Central, 30º40’ N / 65º28’ W, 1040 m, 8.iii.1985, 1♂, no collector data ( MIZA); Aragua state: Parque Nacional Henri Pittier (formerly Rancho Grande), 1100 m, 4.xii.1967, 1♀, J. Salcedo Leg. ( MIZA); Idem, 30.iv.1968, 1♀, F. FernándezYépez Leg.( MIZA), determined as Hemerobiella sp. by Oswald in 1992. Yaracuy state: Chivacoa County, La Cumbre, 10º16’N / 68º54’W, 1200 m, 1♂, 12.iv.2013, F. Sosa, F. Díaz & C. Martins Leg. ( MJMO); Cocorote County, El Candelo, 10.36886º N / 68.82628º W, 1650 m, 20–27.iv.2001, 1♂, R. Briceño, A. Chacón, J. Clavijo, F. Díaz and F. Paz Leg. ( MIZA), Project S1-2000000479.

Known geographical distribution. Venezuela (Lara state) and Mexico (Chiapas) ( Monserrat 1998).

New records. Venezuela (Amazonas, Aragua and Yaracuy states) ( Fig. 7 ).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Hemerobiella oswaldi Monserrat, 1998 (Chivacoa “ La Cubre sector ” Yaracuy state, Venezuela). A. Habitus. B. Head, frontal. C. Head and thorax, dorsal.

FIGURE 5. Hemerobiella oswaldi Monserrat, 1998 (Chivacoa “ La Cubre sector ” Yaracuy state, Venezuela). Male terminalia. A. Apex of abdomen, lateral. B. Gonarcus, entoprocessus and arcessus-mediuncus, dorsal. C. Gonarcus, entoprocessus and arcessus-mediuncus, lateral. D. Parameres.

FIGURE 6. Hemerobiella oswaldi Monserrat, 1998 (Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua state, Venezuela) .. Female terminalia. A. Apex of abdomen, lateral. B. Apex of abdomen, ventral. C. Gonapophysis lateralis and subgenital plate, ventral. D. Spermatheca.

FIGURE 7. Map of collecting localities of Venezuelan Hemerobiella. Lara state (1); Yaracuy state (2); Aragua state (3); Amazonas state (4).