Ceraeochrysa tacanensis Cancino-Lopez & Contreras-Ramos
- Dataset
- A new species of Ceraeochrysa Adams (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae), with a key to the species from Mexico
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Neuroptera
- family
- Chrysopidae
- genus
- Ceraeochrysa
- species
- Ceraeochrysa tacanensis
diagnosis
Diagnosis. This species has marks on the pronotum (a discontinuous red lateral stripe) and on the meso- and metanota (two anterior reddish black spots on each) (Fig. 1 B) and on the abdominal tergites (orange to dark-brown lateral elongate marks) (Fig. 1 D); forewing has the posterior branches of the cubital vein swollen, darkened and edged with dark on the membrane; last tarsal segments are darkened (Fig. 1 A). The gonosaccus basally bears gonosetae (Fig. 3 A); the arcessus is very long, narrow, straight, with curved apical point (Fig. 3 B); the gonapsis is elongate, its basal section extends internally from the base of gonosaccus and is slightly upturned, terminating anteriorly in a smoothly rounded apex (Fig. 3 E), the distal section extends externally and terminates dorsally with microteeth (Fig. 3 D); a membranous sac between apices of gonapsis and sternite 9 bears a field of well-developed gonocristae (Fig. 3 A). Figure 1. Ceraeochrysa tacanensis sp. nov. A habitus, lateral B head and thorax, dorsal C head, frontal D abdomen, lateral.
ecology
Ecology. This species is presently known from cloud forest (1,430 - 1,705 m a. s. l.) and mixed oak-cloud forest (2,060 - 2,430 m a. s. l), and with similar collecting techniques and collecting effort, it was not found at lower (661 - 1,393 m a. s. l.) or higher (2,884 - 3,246 m a. s. l) elevation collecting sites. Specimens were found on Alinus sp., Quercus sp., and Saurauia sp., and were collected from February through May, August through December 2018, and January 2019.
etymology
Etymology. This species is named after the Tacana Volcano, located in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, where the specimens were collected.
materials_examined
Material examined (20 males, 11 females). Holotype (male): MEXICO: Chiapas, Cacahoatan, Ej [ido] Benito Juarez El Plan, 15 ° 05 ’ 27.18 " N, 92 ° 08 ’ 51.06 " W, 1479 m, 17. ii. 2018, Cancino-Lopez & Luna-Luna, light trap [genitalia dissected] (CNIN). Allotype: MEXICO: Chiapas, Union Juarez, Canton Chiquihuites, 15 ° 05 ’ 46.26 " N, 92 ° 05 ’ 56.46 " W, 2072 m, 16. iv. 2018, Cancino-Lopez & Luna-Luna, light trap [genitalia dissected] (CNIN). Paratypes: MEXICO: Chiapas, Cacahoatan, Ej [ido] Benito Juarez El Plan, 15 ° 05 ’ 27.18 " N, 92 ° 08 ’ 51.06 " W, 1479 m, 17. ii. 2018, Cancino-Lopez & Luna-Luna, light trap, 1 male, 1 female [genitalia dissected] (CNIN); same data but, 15 ° 05 ’ 13.02 " N, 92 ° 08 ’ 55.2 " W, 1430 m, 16. iii. 2018, 2 males [one with genitalia dissected] (CNIN); same data but, 15 ° 05 ’ 53.28 " N, 92 ° 08 ’ 29.88 " W, 1705 m, 16. iii. 2018, Cancino-Lopez, 1 female, entomological net (CNIN); same data but, 15 ° 05 ’ 36.48 " N, 92 ° 08 ’ 43.92 " W, 1553 m, 12. viii. 2018, 2 males (CNIN); same data but, 15 ° 05 ’ 37.74 " N, 92 ° 08 ’ 43.26 " W, 1572 m, 1 male (CNIN); same data but, 15 ° 05 ’ 27.18 " N, 92 ° 08 ’ 51.06 " W, 1479 m, 20. ix. 2018, Cancino-Lopez & Luna-Luna, 1 female, light trap (CNIN); same data but, 15 ° 05 ’ 41.94 " N, 92 ° 08 ’ 41.52 " W, 1577 m, 06. x. 2018, Cancino-Lopez, 1 female, entomological net (NMNH); same data but, 15 ° 05 ’ 34.98 " N, 92 ° 08 ’ 45.42 " W, 1541 m, 07. xi. 2018, 1 female (NMNH); same data but, 15 ° 05 ’ 40.98 " N, 92 ° 08 ’ 40.8 " W, 1567 m, 08. xii. 2018, 2 males (CNIN); same data but, 15 ° 05 ’ 36.54 " N, 92 ° 08 ’ 43.8 " W, 1549 m, 1 male (CNIN); same data but, 15 ° 05 ’ 37.44 " N, 92 ° 08 ’ 43.68 " W, 1564 m, 08. i. 2019, 1 male (NMNH); same data but, 15 ° 05 ’ 35.22 " N, 92 ° 08 ’ 44.76 " W, 1533 m, 1 male (NMNH); same data but, 15 ° 05 ’ 45.66 " N, 92 ° 08 ’ 40.5 " W, 1582 m, 10. i. 2019, 1 male, 1 female (ECO-TAP-E). MEXICO: Chiapas, Union Juarez, Canton Chiquihuites, 15 ° 05 ’ 54.42 " N, 92 ° 05 ’ 57.96 " W, 2157 m, 19. ii. 2018, Cancino-Lopez & Luna-Luna, 1 male [genitalia dissected], light trap (CNIN); same data but, 15 ° 05 ’ 46.26 " N, 92 ° 05 ’ 56.46 " W, 2076 m, 16. iv. 2018, 1 male (CNIN); same data but, 15 ° 05 ’ 43.74 " N, 92 ° 05 ’ 57.6 " W, 2060 m, 14. v. 2018, 3 males (CNIN); same data but, 15 ° 05 ’ 43.79 " N, 92 ° 05 ’ 57.6 " W, 2081 m, 10. ix. 2018, 1 male, 1 female (NMNH); same data but, 15 ° 05 ’ 43.79 " N, 92 ° 05 ’ 57.6 " W, 08. x. 2018, 1 male (CNIN); same data but, 15 ° 06 ’ 9.06 " N, 92 ° 06 ’ 18.42 " W, 2430 m, 19. xi. 2018, Cancino-Lopez, 1 male, entomological net (NMNH); same data but, Almaraz-Hernandez, 1 female (NMNH); same data but, 15 ° 05 ’ 43.79 " N, 92 ° 05 ’ 57.6 " W, 2081 m, 14. i. 2019, Cancino-Lopez & Luna-Luna, 1 male, light trap (CNIN).