Revision of Neosuarius, a subgenus of Chrysopodes (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae)
Author
Tauber, Catherine
Cornell University, Davis ,, United States of America
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Chrysopodes
Subgenus
Neosuarius
Before the publication of this study, 19 species were assigned to
Chrysopodes
subgenus
Neosuarius
; 17 were listed in the “Neuropterida Species of the World” on-line catalogue (
Oswald 2007
) and an additional two were recently described (
Tauber and Tauber, 2010
; see Table 1 here). Five of the listed species [
C
.
(
N
.)
apurinus
, C
.
(
N
.)
crassipennis
, C
.
(
N
.)
divisus
, C
.
(
N
.)
placitus
,
and
C
.
(
N
.)
poujadei
] do not fit the new, restricted definition of the subgenus proposed here; they are removed from the subgenus and will be treated elsewhere. Specimens of
Chrysopodes
(
Neosuarius
)
karinae
Freitas and Penny, 2001
, were not made available. Thus, the species’ taxonomic placement is unconfirmed.
As a result of the current study,
Chrysopodes
subgenus
Neosuarius
now includes ten species that express the following suite of traits: (i) mandibles that are broad throughout, not only at the base (Fig. 10); (ii) mesal margin of left mandible with rounded, knob-like projection (Fig. 10); (iii) mesal margin of right mandible rounded, without a knob (Fig.
Table ļ.
Species assigned to
Chrysopodes (Neosuarius)
before the publication of this study (as listed in
Oswald 2007
) and their taxonomic status after the study. The six species that are marked with an asterisk
do not fit the re-defined definition of the subgenus proposed here.
*
Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) apurinus
(Navás, 1935)
[good species in genus
Chrysopodes
, subgenus
incertae sedis
]
Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) collaris
(
Schneider, 1851
)
[good species in subgenus
Neosuarius
;
type
species of subgenus
Neosuarius
]
*
Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) crassipennis
Penny, 2001
[good species in genus
Chrysopodes
,
subgenus
incertae sedis
]
*
Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) divisus
(
Walker, 1853
)
[good species in genus
Chrysopodes
, subgenus
incertae sedis
]
Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) escomeli
(Navás, 1922)
[good species in subgenus
Neosuarius
]
Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) figuralis
(
Banks, 1915
)
[good species in subgenus
Neosuarius
]
Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) flavescens
(
Blanchard, 1851
)
[good species in subgenus
Neosuarius
]
Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) jaffuelinus
(
Navás, 1918
)
[
New synonym
of
C. (N.) flavescens
(Blanchard)
]
*
Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) karinae
Freitas & Penny, 2001
[genus, subgenus not confirmed;
sedis incertae
]
Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) krugii
(
Kolbe, 1888
)
[good species in subgenus
Neosuarius
; previously considered a synonym of
C. (N.) collaris
].
Reversal of previous synonymy; new status, new combination.
Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) nigricubitus
Tauber & Tauber 2010
[good species in subgenus
Neosuarius
]
Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) nigripilosus
(
Banks, 1924
)
[good species in subgenus
Neosuarius
]
Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) nosinus
(Navás, 1913)
[
New synonym
of
C. (N.) flavescens
(Blanchard)
]
Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) oswaldi
Penny, 2002
[good species in subgenus
Neosuarius
]
Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) pecki
Tauber & Tauber, 2010
[good species in subgenus
Neosuarius
]
*
Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) placitus
(Banks, 1908)
[good species; genus, subgenus,
sedis incertae
].
Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) porterinus
(Navás, 1910)
[good species in subgenus
Neosuarius
]
*
Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) poujadei
(Navas, 1910)
[good species; genus, subgenus,
incertae sedis)
].
Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) tristellus
(
Navás, 1920
)
[
New synonym
of
C. (N.) porterinus
(Navás)
]
Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) verticalis
(Navás, 1929)
[previously synonymized with
C. (N.) figuralis
(
Banks, 1915
)
].
Figure ļ0.
Typical mandibles of
Chrysopodes
(
Neosuarius
)
adult (dorsal view).
10); (iv) body very waxy; (v) vertex relatively smooth (without pits, fields of small folds, or invaginated folds); (vi) frons prominent, smooth; (vii) forewing height not expanded (L:W ratio = 2.8–3.4; width at midpoint maintained within 7% from the first through the third quad of the wing; apex broad, rounded); (viii) forewing with anterior margin relatively straight; costal area unexpanded; height of tallest costal cell not more than 0.2× maximum width of wing, or 6.5× height of first costal veinlet; (ix) female with highly modified bursal duct [either elongate (
collaris
species-group) or fluted (
flavescens
species-group)].
The subgenus in now constituted as follows:
Chrysopodes
Navás 1913
, subgenus
Neosuarius
Adams and Penny, 1987 (1985)
collaris
species-group
Chrysopodes
(
Neosuarius
)
collaris
(
Schneider, 1851
)
Chrysopodes
(
Neosuarius
)
figuralis
(
Banks, 1915
)
Chrysopodes
(
Neosuarius
)
krugii
(
Kolbe, 1888
)
Chrysopodes
(
Neosuarius
)
oswaldi
Penny, 2002
flavescens
species-group
Chrysopodes
(
Neosuarius
)
escomeli
(Navás, 1922)
Chrysopodes
(
Neosuarius
)
flavescens
(
Blanchard, 1851
)
Chrysopodes
(
Neosuarius
)
nigricubitus
Tauber and Tauber, 2010
Chrysopodes
(
Neosuarius
)
nigripilosus
(
Banks, 1924
)
Chrysopodes
(
Neosuarius
)
pecki
Tauber and Tauber, 2010
Chrysopodes
(
Neosuarius
)
porterinus
(Navás, 1910)