Revision of Neosuarius, a subgenus of Chrysopodes (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae) Author Tauber, Catherine Cornell University, Davis ,, United States of America text ZooKeys 2010 2010-04-30 44 44 1 104 journal article 22726 10.3897/zookeys.44.387 1900f828-2e5e-41fa-9917-752c41a5315e 1313–2970 576660 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)