Dagualachesilloides caliensis Aldrete, Obando & Carrejo, 2013, n. sp.
Creators: name: García Aldrete, Alfonso N.
name: Obando, Ranulfo González
name: Carrejo, Nancy S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Lachesillidae
Dagualachesilloides
Dagualachesilloides caliensis

description: Dagualachesilloides caliensis n. sp.
(Figs 3, 28–37)
Diagnosis. Posterior projection of aedeagal arch stout, blunt ended, knobbed in the middle (Figs 33, 34). Hypandrium with field of long setae on each postero-lateral corner (Fig. 31). Female IX sternum broad, almost rectangular (Fig. 36); gonapophyses wide based, narrowing distally, with outer border sclerotized (Fig. 36). Subgenital plate distally rounded, with two slender, short processes posteriorly in the middle (Fig. 37).
Male. Color (in 80% ethyl alcohol). Body tawny brown. Compound eyes black; thorax brown, legs with coxae, trochanters and femora creamy; tibiae and tarsi pale brown. Wings almost hyaline, with a pale brown wash (Fig. 3). Tergal lobes of meso- and metathorax brown; abdomen creamy, hypandrium brown. Clunium brown, epiproct and paraprocts creamy.
Morphology. As in diagnosis, plus the following: Head with setae as illustrated, compound eyes prominent, with setae between the ommatidia (Fig. 30). Forewing L/W: 2.82. Forewing pterostigma elongate, narrow anteriorly, much wider posteriorly, lp/wp: 3.67, membrane glabrous (Fig. 28). Areola postica triangular. Hindwing L/W: 3.01 (Fig. 29). Hypandrium almost straight posteriorly, with setae as illustrated (Fig. 31). Endophallus wider anteriorly (Figs 33, 34). Paraprocts (Fig. 32), elliptic, with postero-lateral borders more sclerotized, setae as illustrated; sensory fields with 14 trichobothria in basal rosettes. Epiproct (Fig. 32), posteriorly rounded, with fields of setae mesally and along posterior border, with four macrosetae.
Measurements (in µm). FW: 2700, HW: 2032, F: 725, T: 1150, t1: 450, t2: 125, ctt1: 18, Mx4: 150, f1: 490, f2: 430, f3: 300, f4: 240, f5: 155, f6: 150, f7: 140, f8: 130, f9: 120, f10: 120, f11: 120, IO: 300, D: 170, d: 220, IO/ d: 1.36, PO: 1.29.
Female. Color (in 80% ethyl alcohol). Essentially same as the male. Subgenital plate, paraprocts and epiproct creamy.
Morphology. As in diagnosis, plus the following: Head as in the male. L/W: 2.72. Forewing pterostigma elongate, as in the male, lp/wp: 3.22, glabrous. Areola postica triangular. Hindwing L/W: 2.95. Subgenital plate broad, setose as illustrated, with two macrosetae mesally on the apical third (Fig. 37). Paraprocts almost elliptic, with setae as illustrated, sensory fields slightly elliptic, with 14 trichobothria issuing from basal rosettes (Fig. 35). Epiproct with posterior border rounded, with a field of setae mesally, and setae along sides and along posterior border (Fig. 35).
Measurements (in µm). FW: 3262, HW: 2430, F: 805, T: 1312, t1: 512, t2: 132, ctt1: 21, Mx4: 210, f1: 570, f2: 467, f3: 350, f4: 285, f5: 180, f6: 180, f7: 150, f8: 145, f9: 125, f10: 125, f11: 130, IO: 350, D: 170, d: 250, IO/ d: 1.40, PO: 1.47.
Etymology. T he specific name refers to the municipality of Cali, where this species was found.
Material studied. Holotype male. COLOMBIA. Valle del Cauca, Kilómetro 18, towards Zíngara (03°30’38.3’’N: 76°37’13.8’’W, 1990 m.), 12.VI.2012, MUSENUV slide code 24317, R. González. Paratypes: 19 females, 16 males, Santiago de Cali, San Antonio Forest (03°29’23.5’’N: 76°37’39.4’’W, 2135-2145 m.), 23.V.2012, MUSENUV slide code 24318, 24319, R. González. 1 male, (03°26’04.9’’N: 76°38’03.7’’W, 1818 m.), 12.I.2013, R. González, 3 males. Santiago de Cali, Los Andes (Charco Azul) (03°25’21.7’’N: 76°37’00.1’’W, 1687 m.), 23.I.2013, MUSENUV vial code 24320, R. González.
Key to the genera of Graphocaeciliini and to the species of Dagualachesilla and Dagualachesilloides (Modified from Mockford & Sullivan (1986) and from García Aldrete (2012))
1. Ocelli present....................................................................................... 2
- Ocelli absent........................................................................................ 4
2. Forewing areola postica joined to M for a short distance.................................... Anomopsocus Roesler
-. Forewing areola postica free from M..................................................................... 3
3. Aedeagus broad and truncated distally; V2 +3 terminating as a slender process........ Mesolachesilla Mockford & Sullivan
-. Aedeagus terminating in an acuminate process; V2 +3 broadly rounded distally.............. Graphocaecilius Enderlein
4. Forewing areola postica joined to M for a short distance........... Anomolachesilla García Aldrete, González & Carrejo
-. Forewing areola postica free from M..................................................................... 5
5. Phallosome closed anteriorly........................................................................... 6
-. Phallosome open anteriorly; clunium with one tubular projection between each paraproct and epiproct, and with one broad projection, with a median posterior concavity, over the area of the epiproct................. Cuzcolachesilla García Aldrete
6. Posterior border of clunium, over the area of the epiproct, with a broad, elongate, curved, spatulate posterior projection or slightly thickened (Figs 12, 23, 32); female subgenital plate posteriorly with a small concavity or with two small projections (Figs 16, 18, 37)..................................................................................... 7
- Posterior border of clunium not thickened, and not projected posteriorly as above; female subgenital plate not as above... 9
7. Posterior border of clunium, over the area of the epiproct, with a broad, elongate, curved, spatulate posterior projection (Figs 12, 23); external parameres with a slender distal process (Figs 10, 11 & 25, 26); female subgenital plate posteriorly rounded, with a median concavity in the middle of posterior border (Fig. 16), or broadly triangular, with a median small concavity flanked by short processes (Fig. 18) Dagualachesilla ....................................................... 8
- Posterior border of clunium, over the area of the epiproct, sligtly thickened, not projected posteriorly (Fig. 32); external parameres distally blunt, without process as above (Figs 33, 34); female subgenital plate posteriorly rounded, with two small, slender processes (Fig. 37) Dagualachesilloides caliensis García Aldrete, González & Carrejo
8. Median posterior process of aedeagal arch short and stout (Figs 10, 11); female subgenital plate posteriorly rounded, with relatively large median concavity (Fig. 16) D. anchicayaensis García Aldrete, González & Carrejo
- Median posterior process of aedeagal arch slender and elongate (Figs 25, 26); female subgenital plate longitudinally elongate, broadly triangular, ending apically in a small concavity (Fig. 18)..... D. queremalensis García Aldrete, González & Carrejo
9. Phallosome distinctly stemmed anteriorly, or anteriorly round, slightly extended; endophallus with some minute denticles and some larger sclerites................................................................................. 10
-. Phallosome anteriorly flat; endophallic sclerites entirely minute denticles....................................... 11
10. Phallosome with distinct anterior stem................................................................... 12
-. Phallosome round anteriorly or slightly extended anteriorly.................................................. 13
11. Aedeagus terminating in a pointed or knobbed process; arms of aedeagus ribbon-like, capable of pleat-folding; each arm joining base of phallosome on lateral side of strut to external paramere Prolachesilla Mockford & Sullivan
-. Aedeagus forming a broad arch distally; arms of aedeagus stout, joining external parameres on median surfaces of the latter........................................................................ Notolachesilla Mockford & Sullivan
12. Aedeagus rounded, endophallus with four sclerites, two small and two large; male clunium with a large triangular projection, flanked by sclerotized rods, over the area of the epiproct, also, a sclerotized rod next each paraproct, on outer edge......................................................................... Amazolachesilla García Aldrete & Mockford
-. Aedeagus extended posteriorly in the middle; male clunium slightly extended over base of epiproct as a short shelf.............................................................................. Nanolachesilla Mockford & Sullivan
13. Aedeagus terminating in a broad knob; male clunium slightly extended over base of epiproct to form an obtusely concave projection; endophallus with two large, chelate sclerites and many minute denticles...... Antilachesilla Mockford & Sullivan
-. Aedeagus a heavily sclerotized piece, terminating in a broad process bifid at its tip; male clunial projections over base of paraprocts and epiproct complex; endophallus with numerous, large chelate sclerites and many minute denticles..................................................................................... Tricholachesilla Mockford & Sullivan
description: Published as part of García Aldrete, Alfonso N., Obando, Ranulfo González & Carrejo, Nancy S., 2013, New genera of Lachesillidae (Psocodea: ' Psocoptera': Eolachesillinae: Graphocaeciliini) from Valle del Cauca, Colombia, pp. 555-566 in Zootaxa 3647 (4) on pages 562-565, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3647.4.5, http://zenodo.org/record/218888