Two new species of 𝑻𝒓𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒂 from Veracruz, Mexico (Psocodea: ’Psocoptera’: Ptiloneuridae)

Authors

  • A. N. García Aldrete Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/dugesiana.v18i2.4015

Keywords:

Taxonomy, neotropics, species groups, endemics.

Abstract

Two species of 𝑻𝒓𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒂, known so far only from Córdoba, Veracruz, México, are here described and illustrated; they rise to five the number of species of Triplocania in Mexico. 𝑻. 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒈𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒊 n. sp., is close to two Central American species, but differs from them in the forewing pigmentation pattern and in the structure of the female ninth sternum. 𝑻. 𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒇𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒓𝒖𝒎 is unique in the genus by presenting two striking autapomorphies: a hypandrium of one sclerite, with two anterior projections bent posteriorly, and two sausage-shaped projections in the female ninth sternum; it constitutes a distinct species group in the genus. The types are deposited in the National Insect Collection (CNIN), Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico.

Published

2015-09-24

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