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CRESPO, Francisco A.; DI IORIO, Osvaldo; VALVERDE, Alejandra del C. Contributions to the knowledge of Hypercompsa, new register from Argentina (Blattaria: ) Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, vol. 74, núm. 3-4, 2015, pp. 203-207 Sociedad Entomológica Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Contributions to the knowledge of Hypercompsa, new register from Argentina (Blattaria: Corydiidae)

CRESPO, Francisco A.1, Osvaldo DI IORIO2 & Alejandra del C. VALVERDE2

1Centro Nacional de Diagnóstico e Investigación en Endemo-epidemias. Administración Na- cional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud “Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán”. Av. Paseo Colón 568 (C1281ACS), Buenos Aires, Argentina. E-mail. [email protected] 2Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, FCEN. Universidad de Buenos Aires. 4 Piso, Pabellón II, Ciudad Universitaria (C1428EHA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Contribución al conocimiento de Hypercompsa, primer registro de la Argentina (Blattaria, Corydiidae)

RESUMEN. Se registra por primera vez de la Argentina Hypercompsa fieberi (Brun- ner von Wattenwyl, 1865) y se describe el hábitat particular de esta cucaracha, aso- ciada al nido de hormigas Acromyrmex lundi (Guérin, 1838). Todas las especies in- cluidas en el género son georreferenciadas y se muestra su distribución en un mapa.

PALABRAS CLAVE. Hypercompsa fieberi. Cucarachas. Nido de hormigas. Distri- bución. Argentina.

ABSTRACT. Hypercompsa fieberi (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865) from Argentina is registered for the first time and the particular habitat associated with the ant nest of Acromyrmex lundi (Guérin, 1838) is described. All species included in the genus are georeferenced and their distribution is shown in a map.

KEY WORDS. Hypercompsa fieberi. . Argentina. Distribution. Ant nest.

The specific diversity and geographical dis- herein reported for the first time from Argentina, tribution of cockroaches (Blattaria) from Argen- and the habitat of this species is described. tina were studied by Crespo & Valverde (2008), The material studied is deposited in the Institu- and afterwards organized in a catalogue by to Fundación Miguel Lillo (IMLA). Measurements Crespo et al. (2010). are given in Table I. Localities of all the species The Neotropical genus Hypercompsa Sau- included in Hypercompsa georeferenced (Fig. 1) ssure, 1864 includes five species, distributed follow the protocol proposed by Wieczorek et al. from north to south as follows: H. venezuelana (2004) [datum WGS84]. The biogeographic prov- Bonfils, 1987 [Venezuela. Cueva de Hueque inces mentioned follow Morrone (2006). and Cueva de los morritos]; H. anolaima He- Hypercompsa Saussure, 1864: 323. bard, 1921 [Panamá, Portobelo; Colombia, Synonym Diaphana Brunner von Wattenwyl, Anolaima]; H. xanthosticta Hebard, 1933 [Co- 1865: 349 [Brazil]. lombia. Antioquia, Medellin; Cundinamarca, H. fieberi (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865: 349) Anolaima; Caldas, Manizales; Bolívar; Tolima]; Synonym H. cynipsoides Walker, 1868: 61. H. fenestrina Saussure, 1864, [Brazil. Mato [(Cat.) Rio de Janeiro, Tijuca] Grosso, Sierra de Bodoquena, Corrego Azul I Rocha e Silva, I., 1964: 2 [(Lista) Rio de Ja- and III]; H. fieberi (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865) neiro, Parana), 1971: 1 [Santa Catarina] and [Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Tijuca; Parana, Curitiba 1982: 2 [(Lista) Rio de Janeiro]; Dourojeanni, and Santa Catarina] (Beccaloni, 2007). The ge- M. J. & Tovar, A.,1974: 10 [Mentions the spe- nus Hypercompsa and the species H. fieberi are cies with doubts from Perú, Parque Nacional

Recibido: 19-IX-2015; aceptado: 09-XI-2015 203 Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 74 (3-4): 203-207, 2015 de Tingo María, Cueva de las Lechuzas]. Acromyrmex lundi (Guérin, 1838) [Hymenoptera: Material examined. ARGENTINA–province of Formicidae]. Measurements in Table 1. Salta: Parque Nacional Baritú, Río Pescado and Description of the female of Hypercompsa Río Porongal, 700 m altitude, 30-X to 7-XII-1978, fieberi. McKittric (1964) described the genitalia P. Fidaldo leg., 1 female [IMLA]; province of Bue- and Bell et al. (2007) illustrated the spermatheca nos Aires: Campo de Mayo, 15-II-2012, 1 female, of H. fieberi, but the two females studied here in debris pile of the nest (Fig. 4) of a leaf-cutter ant (Figs. 2, 3, 5, 6) have some characteristics that

Fig. 1. Geographic distribution of Hypercompsa in Argentina.

204 CRESPO, F. A. et al. Contributions to the knowledge of Hypercompsa can be added to the description of the species: Table I. Hypercompsa fieberi corporal shiny oceli between the compound eyes and the measurements dorsal region of the antennal acetabulum; scape ARGENTINA and basal eighteen antennal articles dark, con- tinued by eight tawny articles; apical recurved Salta, Parque Buenos Aires, Nacional Campo de ending formed by the four last dark articles. Pro- Baritú. Female Mayo. Female notum surface covered with short hair randomly (mm) (mm) disposed, longer at lateral borders (Fig. 3). Fem- Total length 8.00 7.00 oral anterior ventral edge of leg I type C (Roth, Body length 5.60 5.20 2003) with a comb of tiny spines and 3 long hairs, Pronotal length 1.70 1.60 1 apical spine and genicular spine present; Pronotal width 2.70 2.60 legs II and III with apical and genicular spines; Tegmen length 6.20 5.40 basitarsus of leg I shorter than the sum of the Tegmen width 1.90 2.40 tarsites length (Fig. 9); basitarsus of legs II and Interocular distance 0.90 0.95 III longer than the combined total length of the Interocelar distance 0.90 0.80 other tarsites. Abdomen, subgenital plate with a raised central region and concave lateral areas Interantennal distance 0.75 0.75

Figs. 2-9. Hypercompsa fiebri female. 2, specimen from Campo de Mayo, habitus dorsal view. 3, Pronotum, dorsal view. 4, diagram of a longitudinal section of a tree showing the location of the ant nest, (the star indicates where the cockroach was found), specimen from Parque Nacional Baritú, province of Salta. 5–6, habitus, dorsal and ventral view. 7, subgenital segment, ventral view. 8, subgenital lobes, detail. 9, leg I, front femur, tibia and tarsus. Scale Figs. 2, 5, 6 = 5 mm. Scale Figs. 3, 7, 9 = 1 mm.

205 Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 74 (3-4): 203-207, 2015 (Fig. 7); apical edge with an inverted V-shaped in fauna in the debris piles of leaf-cutter ants from its center from which emerge two terminal lobes Argentina is needed, particularly to verify if the (Fig. 8). Coloration: pro, meso, metanotum and presence of H. fieberi was casual. the first two abdominal terga with tawny yellow posterior edge; abdominal segments I and II with ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a lateral spot on both sides; cerci yellow. Habitat. The specimen of H. fieberi was We want to thank Mr. Filiberto Iesulauro who found buried in one of the debris piles (Fig. 4). allowed us to collect in Campo de Mayo. The ant nest was disposed in alternate layers We are very grateful to Mr. Hernán Iuri for geo- filling hollow boles of the trees. The fungus gar- referencing the localities of the species herein den was hidden below the roots of a tree (Euca- studied and the elaboration of the distribution lyptus sp). One mound of an active entrance to map. This work was funded by Centro Nacional the nest was located outside the hollow bole of de Diagnóstico e Investigación en Endemo-Ep- the tree, filled with alternate layers of mounds idemias, Administración Nacional de Laborato- (from inactive anterior entrances) and debris rios e Institutos de Salud “Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán” piles. When the debris pile was disassembled, and Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología the showed a lucifugous behavior. Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y It is remarkable that the specimen of H. fieberi Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires. resembles in size, color and behavior a small stinky bug (Hemiptera: Cydnidae: Thyreocorinae), also found in some debris piles of A. lundi nests. LITERATURE CITED Hebard (1919 [1920]) mentioned a female of BECCALONI, G. W. 2007. Species File Online. Ver- H. fieberi from Panama, but posteriorly he de- sion 1.2/4.0. 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