G. H. Corbett and E. Hargreaves.
Vulturops floridensis, a New Member of the Psocid Subfamily Vulturopinæ from the United States.
Psyche 22:142-143, 1915.

Full text (searchable PDF, 276K)
Durable link: http://psyche.entclub.org/22/22-142.html

The following unprocessed text is extracted from the PDF file, and is likely to be both incomplete and full of errors. Please consult the PDF file for the complete article.

Psyche [August
VULTUROPS FLORIDENSIS, A NEW MEMBER OF THE PSOCID SUBFAMILY VULTUROPINB FROM THE
UNITED STATES.l
BY G. H. CORBETT AND E. HARGREAVES,
Carnegie Students, Bussey Institution, Harvard University. The subfamily Vulturopinse was erected by C. H. T. Townsend in 1912 to include a very peculiar member of the Order Corrodentia , from Pem2
The type species, Vulturops termitorum, was found in the covered runways of a species of Hamitermes at Piura in northern Peru.
Recently, on examining some Aleurodidse taken from an orange tree at Orlando, Fla., on October 1, 1914, we were very much surprised to findwith them one adult specimen which is very closely related to the Peruvian form.
The North American species is
very similar to V. termitorum, but differs in wing neuration as well as in other characters and evidently represents a distinct species of the same genus.
Vulturops floridensis sp. nov
The insect as a whole is dark brown in color, the thorax and head being darker than the abdomen, and is about 1.6 mm. in length.
Wings (fig. 1). Only one pair present. They are somewhat elliptical, 1 mm. in length, about two and a half times longer than broad; for comparison, a reproduc- tion of the wing of V. termitorurn is given (fig. 2). On the dorsal surface chiefly along the veins are structures resembling spine bases, although there were no traces of the spines themselves. They also occur to some extent on the ventral surface. The wing-veins are very prominent, and are accompanied alongside by areas which are probably blood sinuses (shaded in figure). Legs (fig.3). The hind legs are about 1 $ times the length of the others, the cox*. femora, tibiae and first tarsal segment, being each respectively much longer (for comparison, see figs. 4, 5,7). The tibiae exhibit a kind of pseudosegmentation, each division being very finely striated longitudinally. This is also evident in the first tarsal segments (fig. 6). On the hind tibiae are three strong spines which are absent in the two anterior pairs (fig. 5). The second and third tarsal segments are clothed with very fine hairs. The tarsi terminate in a pair of sharp, toothed claws. 1 Contributions from the Entomological Laboratory of the Bussey Institution, Harvard Uni- versity. No. 92.
'Entom. News, Vol. 23, pp. 266-269. (1912.)



================================================================================

PSYCHE, 1915.
VOL. XXII, PLATE XI.




================================================================================

19151 Corbett and Hargreaves~Vulturops floridensis 143 Antennae (fig. 8).
Only the basal portion is described, as the remainder was missing. The first segment is broader than long; the second longer than broad, constricted at the base and, in addition to spines, bears a group of sense organs of the Hicksonian type. One of these is shown greatly enlarged in fig. 9. The remain-
ing segments show pseudosegmentation, and bear very long spines. Eyes (fig. 10).
Compound, with 23 facets.
Mandibles (fig. 11).
Very large and heavily chitinised.
Maxillae (fig. 12). Chitinous rod-like structures, concave on the inner side to- wards the distal end, and terminating in three pairs of processes. Maxillary palpi (fig. 13).
Consist of four segments, the 4th being flattened and expanded towards the apex.
Abdomen. Globose, about half the length of the entire body, thinly chitinised, and bears long slender spines. On the venter towards the apex is a sac-like protru- sion which is a little more heavily chitinised than the rest, and bears long spines (fig. 14).
Inside the sac towards the base is a thick strand which may be muscle, or, being a potash preparation, a structure for the attachment of muscles. EXPLANATION OF PLATE.
1. Vulturopsfloridensis sp. nov., left wing from above. 2. Vulturops termitorum Townsend, left wing from above. 3. Vulturops floridensis sp. nov., anterior leg (coxa not shown). 4a. Vulturopsfloridensis sp. nov., coxa of front leg. 4b. Vulturops floridensis sp. nov. coxa of hind leg. 5a. Vulturopsfloridensis sp. nov., tibia of front leg. 5b. Vullurops floridensis sp. nov., tibia of hind leg. (Note the three large spines, absent in 5a.)
6. Vulturops floridensis sp. nov., tarsus of front leg. (Note pseudosegmentation, fine striations, toothed claws, and the fine hairs on the second and third seg- ments.)
7a. Vulturopsfloridensis sp. nov., first tarsal segment of front leg. 7b. Vulturops$oridensis sp. nov., first tarsal segment of hind leg. 8. Vulturopsfloridensis sp. nov., base of right antenna, ventral view. (Note pseudo- segmentation, sense organs on the second segment, and long spines.) 9. Vulturopsfloridensis sp. nov., sense organ greatly enlarged. 10. Vulturops floridensis sp. nov., eye. 11. Vulturops floridensis sp. nov., left mandible, ventral view. 12. Vulturops floridensis sp. nov., left maxilla, ventral view. 13. Vulturopsfloridensis sp. nov., left maxillary palpus, ventral view. 14. Vulturopsfloridensis sp. nov., sac-shaped protrusion on ventral side of abdomen. All figures drawn with camera lucida by E. Hargreaves.



================================================================================