Abstract
The female of Euplocania cearaensis Silva-Neto, García Aldrete & Rafael, 2019 is described and illustrated, new records on variation in the fore and hind wings venation and an update of the diagnosis are provided. The material of this study where from two localities in the Parque Nacional de Ubajara, Ubajara, Ceará, Brazil.
Highlights
Euplocania Enderlein, 1910 is one of 12 recent genera in the psocopteran family Ptiloneuridae. It presently includes forty-seven recognized species, with twenty-five species known only from males, four species known only from females, and eighteen species known from both sexes; these species occur in Nicaragua, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay (Silva-Neto et al 2019)
Brazil is the second-richest country for Euplocania species, with sixteen species distributed in five Brazilian States (Silva-Neto & García Aldrete 2020)
Euplocania cearaensis Silva-Neto, García Aldrete & Rafael, 2019 was described on basis of a male specimen collected in a Malaise trap located in the Parque Nacional de Ubajara, Ubajara, Ceará, Brazil
Summary
Euplocania Enderlein, 1910 is one of 12 recent genera in the psocopteran family Ptiloneuridae. Four of these Euplocania species registered in Brazil have the female described (Euplocania badonneli New & Thornton, 1988; Euplocania cerata New, 1980; Euplocania marginata New & Thornton, 1988 and Euplocania quinquedivisa Silva-Neto, García Aldrete & Rafael, 2019). Euplocania cearaensis Silva-Neto, García Aldrete & Rafael, 2019 was described on basis of a male specimen collected in a Malaise trap located in the Parque Nacional de Ubajara, Ubajara, Ceará, Brazil.
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