Triplocania cantatis González-Obando & Carrejo-Gironza & García 2017, n. sp.

Triplocania cantatis n. sp.

(Figs 93–104)

Diagnosis. Central sclerite of hypandrium anteriorly convex; posterior median process straight, bilobed distally (Fig. 96); phallosome with mesal-sclerite W-shaped (Fig. 98). Anterior pair of endophallic sclerites with outer arms stout, bow-shaped, and inner arms stout, straight, sausage shaped; posterior pair of endophallic sclerites slender, distally with short acuminate processes. Related to T. bubuae n. sp., T. garciamarquezi n. sp., T. pericosensis n. sp., and T. yanacona n. sp., but it differs from them by the pattern of wing pigmentation, and details of the morphology of the hypandrium (Fig. 96) and phallosome, particularly of the endophallic sclerites (Fig. 98). IX sternum almost quadrate, with a well defined oval anterior area, and small rounded areas on postero-lateral corners (Fig. 103).

Male. Color (in 80% ethanol). Body brown, with dark brown areas as indicated below. Head dark brown, vertex cream, with brown spots (Fig. 95). Compound eyes ochre, ocelli hyaline, with ochre centripetal crescents. Postclypeus with thin converging bands dark brown, interspersed with each other; genae and postgenae pale brown. Antenna pale brown. Maxillary palps brown, Mx4 with apical third dark brown. Tergal lobes of meso- and metathorax dark brown, with cream or pale brown spots; pleura brown, with some cream spots. Legs pale brown, coxae with small brown spot proximally and distally; wings almost hyaline, pattern as illustrated (Figs 93 and 94). Abdomen pale brown, with abundant dark brown spots; hypandrium and phallosome dark brown; epiproct and paraprocts pale brawn, with dark brown subcuticular spots.

Morphology. As in diagnosis, plus the following: Head (Fig. 95): H/MxW: 1.56; H/D: 2.68; IO/MxW: 0.71, MxW/IO: 2.09. Vertex slightly above the level of the compound eyes. Outer cusp of lacinial tips broad, with five denticles. Mx4/Mx2: 1.17. Forewings (Fig. 93): L/W: 2.43. Pterostigma: lp/wp: 4.14. Areola postica elongated: la/ ha: 1.87, distal part of Cu1a concave. Hindwings (Fig. 94): l/p: 2.87. Hypandrium (Fig. 96), side sclerites elongate, wider in the middlew. Phallosome (Fig. 98), V-shaped anteriorly, side struts slender, fused distally to the external parameres, these membranous, wide, bearing pores distally, outer border sclerotized (Fig. 98). Endophallic sclerites (Fig. 98). Paraprocts broadly triangular (Fig. 97), posteriorly rounded, setae as illustrated; sensory fields with 26 trichobothria on basal rosettes. Epiproct semioval, with broad base, posteriorly broadly rounded, setae as illustrated (Fig. 97).

Measurements. FW: 4700, HW: 3300, F: 1175, T: 2000, t1: 875, t2: 75, t3: 150, Mx4: 293, ctt: 127, f1: 710, f2: 640, f3: 540, IO: 385, D: 470, d: 260, IO/d: 1.81, PO: 0.68.

Female. Color (in 80% ethanol). Body, head, legs, epiproct, paraprocts and wings as in the males; subgenital plate hyaline in the middle, pigmented area dark brown, V-shaped; gonapophyses brown; IX sternum hyaline with pale brown bands posteriorly (Fig. 103).

Morphology. As in diagnosis, plus the following: Head as in the male (Fig. 101): H/MxW: 1.49; H/D: 2.62; IO/MxW: 0.68, MxW/IO: 2.11. Outer cusp of lacinial tips broad, with five denticles. Mx4/Mx2: 1.41 Forewings (Fig. 99): L/W: 2.40, pterostigma long, wider in the middle, lp/wp: 4.00; areola postica, la/ha: 1.78, distal part of Cu1a concave. Hindwings (Fig. 100): l/w: 2.80. Subgenital plate (Fig 102), wide, rounded posteriorly, with short setae. Gonapophyses (Fig. 103): v1 elongate, narrow and acuminate, v2 +3 proximally wide, with a row of 9–11 macrosetae on v2; distal process long, sinuous and acuminate, with microsetae. IX sternum (Fig. 103). Paraprocts broadly triangular, with abundant setae on distal third, as illustrated; sensory fields with 24 trichobothria on basal rosettes (Fig. 104). Epiproct broad, posteriorly rounded, almost as long as its basal width, setae as illustrated (Fig. 104).

Measurements. FW: 4565, HW: 3215, F: 1112, T: 1862, t1: 812, t2: 75, t3: 145, Mx4: 290, ctt1: 26, f1: 690, f2: 650, f3: f4: 560, IO: 445, D: 370, d: 250, IO/d: 1.78, PO: 0.68.

Material studied. Holotype male. COLOMBIA. Huila. Palestina, Natural Reserve El Encanto, 1° 43’10.3’’N: 76° 07’1.7’’ W. 1462 m. 29.VII.2016, MUSENUV slide code 26186. R. González, J. Mendivil & N. Carrejo. Paratypes: 40 males and 1 female, MUSENUV slide code 26187. Same data as the holotype. On rocks.

Etymology. The specific epithet, a noun in apposition, refers to the type locality, Natural Reserve El Encanto.