Cladiopsocus Roesler 1940
Creators: name: Obando, Ranulfo González
name: García Aldrete, Alfonso N.
name: Carrejo, Nancy
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Cladiopsocidae
Cladiopsocus

description: Key to neotropical species of Cladiopsocus (males)
(Modified from González et al. 2016)
Males unknown of C. clarus, C. dolosus, C. fuscus, C. nebulosus and C. ocotensis
1. Paraproctal tubercle enlarged into a distinct “thumb” (Figs 21, 49, 89) or enlarged but without a distinct “thumb” (Figs 56, 82).................................................................................................... 2
- Paraproctal tubercle reduced, not enlarged nor with a distinct “thumb” (Figs 7, 14, 28, 35)........................... 19
2. Forewing veins with spurs (Figs 15, 57, 76), sometimes restricted only to the margin (Figs 50, 76); epiproct emarginated apically (Fig. 20), or with a broad posterior process (Figs 55, 81).................................................. 3
- Forewing veins without spurs (Figs 43, 83); epiproct emarginated apically (Fig. 48) or with bumps, prongs, papillae or flanges................................................................................................... 12
3. Paraproctal tubercle clearly enlarged into a distinct “thumb” (Figs 21, 49, 89); epiproct emarginated posteriorly (Figs 20, 5 0, 88), sometimes with a broad posterior process (Figs 55, 81).................................................... 4
- Paraproctal tubercle enlarged but without a distinct “thumb” (Figs 56, 82); epiproct emarginated or with a broad posterior process (Figs 55, 81)...................................................................................... 8
4. Paraproctal prong proximally with a denticulate process on the inner margin; epiproct emarginate posteriorly (Fig. 21).......................................................................................... C. caguanensis n. sp.
- Paraproctal prong proximally without a denticulate process on the inner margin (Figs 132, 134)....................... 5
5. Paraproctal prong distally forked, with arms pointed (Fig. 132); epiproct obtusely concave posteriorly, postero-lateral corners pointed, setose (Fig. 105)........................................................... C. panchei González et al.
- Paraproctal prong not distally forked, or with a short preapical tooth (Fig. 134); epiproct variable, with or without a distal process (Fig. 116)........................................................................................ 6
6. Paraproctal prong with a short preapical tooth (Fig. 134); epiproct trapeziform, with widely emarginated posterior margin (Fig. 116)........................................................................... C. julianae González et al.
- Paraproctal prong without a preapical tooth (Figs 126, 130), epiproct variable, sometimes trapeziform (Fig. 103), semi-oval, emarginated posteriorly or modified (Fig. 118).............................................................. 7
7. Epiproct trapeziform, posterior border projected, slightly concave (Fig. 103); paraproctal prong with a distal tooth, and a small proximal denticle on the inner margin (Fig. 126)...................................... C. arboricolus Calderón et al.
- Epiproct strongly bilobed and raised distally (Fig. 118); paraproctal prong without a small proximal denticle on the inner margin (Fig. 130)...................................................................... C. ramulosus (Enderlein)
8. Forewings with well developed spur veins (see Fig. 55 in González et al. 2016); paraproctal prong single, pointed (Fig. 133); epiproct projected posteriorly, emarginate, postero-lateral corners rounded (Fig. 115)............ C. tikunus González et al.
- Forewings with spur veins poorly developed (Fig. 15); paraproctal prong single or double (Fig. 19); epiproct variable...... 9
9. Paraproctal prong double (Fig. 82); epiproct with widened median posterior projection and rounded or emarginate posterior margin (Fig. 81); phallosome well sclerotized, with internal parameres as two narrow, sclerotized arches, touching each other on the midline (Fig. 80)................................................................................ 10
- Paraproctal prong single (Fig. 56) or with rugose processes, epiproct emarginated or with posterior median process rounded distally; phallosome variable............................................................................ 11
10. Paraproctal prong with inner arm short, truncate (Fig. 129); epiproct with median process slightly emarginate posteriorly, postero-lateral corners round, small, slightly projected (Fig. 108); phallosome with internal parameres as two narrow arches (see Fig. 21 in González et al. 2016).................................................... C. eertmoedi González et al.
- Paraproctal prong with inner arm almost as long as the outer arm, tapered (Fig. 82); epiproct with posteriorly rounded median process (Fig. 81); phallosome with internal parameres narrower than in the previous species (Fig. 80)........ C. sixtoi n. sp.
11. Epiproct emarginated posteriorly; paraproctal prong with rugose processes......................... C. uncinatus (New)
- Epiproct with posterior median process of rounded apex (Fig. 55); paraproctal prong long, curved and tapered distally (Fig. 56)............................................................................... C. norsantanderinus n. sp.
12. Paraproctal prong with a laminar oval process between it and the mesal tubercle (Figs 89, 135). Epiproct posteriorly emarginated, postero-lateral corners widely rounded (Figs 88, 119).................................................... 13
- Paraproctal prong without oval process between it and the mesal tubercle (Fig. 49). Epiproct variable in shape (Fig. 48)... 14
13. Paraproctal prong short, stout, distally blunt (Fig. 135)............................. C. amacayacuensis González et al.
- Paraproctal prong long, distally pointed (Fig. 89)................................................ C. tinigua n. sp.
14. Paraproctal prong short, widened distally, with two-three apical teeth (Fig. 49), epiproct wider than long, posterior margin emarginated (Fig. 48).................................................................. C. laesperanza n. sp.
- Paraproctal prong well developed, pointed or stout and with one-three apical teeth; epiproct variable in shape........... 15
15. Epiproct with small posterior process (Fig. 109); paraproctal prong curved, with one apical tooth (Fig. 125).............................................................................................. C. pacificus Calderón et al.
description: Published as part of Obando, Ranulfo González, García Aldrete, Alfonso N. & Carrejo, Nancy, 2018, New species and records of Cladiopsocus Roesler (Psocodea: ' Psocoptera': Psocomorpha: Cladiopsocidae) from Colombia, pp. 191-223 in Zootaxa 4378 (2) on page 192, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4378.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1169441