Rediscovery of Nuvol umbrosus Navas (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae, Leucochrysini): a redescription and discussion.

ABSTRACT: The monotypic leucochrysine genus Nuvol was previously known from three specimens of Nuvol umbrosus Navás, collected in the Atlantic Forest region of Brazil. For many years these specimens have been missing, and the genus has remained without a modern description. Here, the species is redescribed based on two newly discovered specimens (females) from the Amazonian region. The female terminalia are relatively simple, except for the subgenitale, which is enlarged, folded into two sections, and heavily sclerotized. Unique aspects of the wing venation and the unusual pattern of banding on the wings support the retention of Nuvol as a valid genus within the Leucochrysini. There are differences between the Amazonian specimens studied here and the earlier descriptions based on specimens from the

SUBMITTER: Tauber CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4591607 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature