Oronoqua ibisca n. sp.

(Figs 1B, C; 2 D-G; 3B, C)

HOLOTYPE. — Panama. Colon Province, San Lorenzo Protected Area (9°16’S, 79°58’W), “IBH 2826”, “HOISSI- 22000012”, “FL-C1A7h”, flight-interception trap at 7 m height, 15.II.2004, M. Gonzalez leg., ♀ (MNHN).

PARATYPES. — Panama. San Lorenzo Forest (9°16’S 79°58’W), “IBH 2797”, “FL-C1A14q”, flight-interception trap 14 m height, 3-13.VIII.2004, M. Rapp, K. Didham & L. Fagan leg., paratype 1, 1 ♀ (right anterior leg spread forwards) (ZIN).

Panama,San Lorenzo Forest(9°16’S, 79°58’W),“IBH 2804”, “FL-C1A14q”, fl ight-interception trap 14 m height, 3-13. VIII.2004, M. Rapp, K. Didham & L. Fagan leg., paratype 2, 1 ♀ (wings somewhat spread) (Cirad-CBGP).

Panama Canal Zone, Barro Colorado I., “5 m-23”, “STRI-ENT 0 022 843”, 14.IV.1976, Silberglied & Aiello leg., paratype 3, 1 ♀ (STRI).

Panama, Coclé Province, Above El Copé, “STRI-ENT 0 022 844”, 8.XI.1992, A. Aiello leg., paratype 4, 1 ♀ (STRI).

ETYMOLOGY. — Dedicated to all participants of the IBISCA project in Panama, whose collective efforts allowed the discovery of this species.

DISTRIBUTION. — In Panama, recorded from San Lorenzo Protected Area, Colon Province, Barro Colorado Island, Panama Province, and El Copé, Coclé Province.

DESCRIPTION

Rather similar to O. deina, but with lateral margins of coryphe straight in lateral view, clypeus with sharp median keel, and fore wings completely transparent (other distinctive characters provided in key, below).

Fore wings (Fig. 3B): radial and medial veins connected by transverse veins through all the corium. Clavus with numerous transverse veins.

Hind legs: left hind tibia of holotype with three strong lateral spines, right hind tibia with four lateral spines. All paratypes with three lateral spines. First metatarsomere with four intermediate spines apically.

General coloration light brown, with the ventral body side and the head paler, close to ochre-yellow. Two longitudinal parallel black bars on coryphe. Lateral margins of metope black edged with fading red, median keel red-orange. Pigmentation of scutellum darker on the external side of lateral keels. Fore wings vitreous (not smoke-filled), with venation brown-reddish.

Total length of females: 13-14 mm.

Holotype measurements

Total length (from apex of coryphe to apex of fore wings): 14 mm.

Body length (from apex coryphe to apex of abdomen): 10.1 mm.

Length of fore wing: 11 mm.

Length of head and pronotum: 2 mm; width of head (including eyes): 1.8 mm.

Length/width of pronotum: 0.8 mm /2.0 mm.

Length/width of scutellum: 2.5 mm / 3.1 mm.

Paratypes measurements

Total length (from apex of coryphe to apex of fore wings): paratype 1, 13 mm; paratype 2, 13.3 mm; paratype 3, 13 mm; paratype 4, 14 mm.

BIOLOGY

Male, nymph, host-plant and biology unknown. Specimens were collected in flight-interception traps at 7 and 14 m (mid-canopy). Adults occurred both during the Panamanian dry and wet seasons, in February, April, August and November. A live specimen tentatively identified as O. ibisca n. sp. was observed in the understorey, on a Cecropia insignis Liebm. (Cecropiaceae) (Fig. 2G). Its coloration was brown yellowish to pinkish, with eyes with horizontal red bands and one blue band. Th e coloration is darker on dried specimens, with the pink fading and the coloration being closer to ochre yellow greenish to reddish.