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The impacts of elicitation context on stated preferences for agricultural landscapes
No full textFunded by UK Research Council, ESRC, and NERC.Statements of willingness to pay (WTP) have been shown to be dependent upon the framing of the hypothetical market. In this paper we investigate the effects of variations in the timing and location of choice experiment questions concerned with conservation of a UK national park, as research involving measurement of psychological well-being suggests potential differences for the same individual dependent upon when and where preferences are elicited. We apply the choice experiment technique to the valuation of changes in upland agricultural and semi-natural landscapes in the Peak District National Park in the UK, to investigate whether timing and location of elicitation (context) affects the value associated with changes in ecosystem services under different management regimes. Four treatments are employed - using the same sample of individuals answering the same choice scenarios - to measure WTP ex-ante (off site), in situ (on site), and ex-post at two different time intervals (off site). We show that our on-site (in situ) treatment generates very different estimates of preferences than any of the off-site treatments. That stated preferences associated with environmental goods are so context dependent may have implications for the use of stated preferences in policy analysis in terms of identifying how environmental policy is funded and the divergence in value attributed to sampling different populations.Peer reviewe
Valuing the attributes of renewable energy investments in Scotland
No full textThis study was funded by a grant from the Scottish Economic Policy Network (SEPN) with funding assistance provided by the University of Glasgow, Department of Economics (Professor Nick Hanley) and the University of Sterling (Robert Wright). The goal of the project was to determine the value of differing types of renewable energy projects by how they would effect environmental and community quality of life factors. The key issues examined include; air quality, landscape, wildlife, and long term local employment. Stated preference methods were employed through the use of a discrete choice experiment survey approach. Willingness-to-pay for different types of renewable energy projects was estimated, i.e., moderate onshore windmill farms, large onshore windmill farms, offshore windmill farms, and biomass fueled power plants. The most significant findings were that rural areas likely to be most highly impacted by the new energy projects were willing to accept low or moderate environmental damage in exchange for commercial development gains. Urban respondents on the other hand were more likely to oppose any disturbance to the landscape or wildlife and had no value placed on the economics development gains for the rural areas; income level of households showed no significant difference in environmental values
Neaporia christy Gordon and Hanley 2017, new species
No full text11. Neaporia christy Gordon and Hanley, new species Description. Male holotype. Length 1.7 mm, width 1.3 mm; body somewhat elongate, elytral sides rounded, wider than pronotal base, widest at middle of elytra. Dorsal surface entirely shiny, lacking microsculpture. Color greenish black, lateral border of pronotum yellow (Fig. 104); mouthparts yellow except apical 1/3, basal 1/4 of apical maxillary palpomere dark brown; antenna, legs yellow; ventral surface black except abdomen dark brown. Head punctures large, separated by less than a diameter; pronotal punctures as large as on head, separated by less than a diameter; elytral punctures larger than on head, separated by 1 to 2 times a diameter; prosternal, mesosternal punctures large, separated by less than a diameter; metasternum with large punctures along anterior and lateral borders, punctures on remaining surface small, sparse; punctures on abdominal ventrites 1–3 large, separated by less than a diameter, punctures on remaining ventrites small, separated by about a diameter. Head densely pubescent with frons as wide as an eye measured at vertex; eye canthus short; apical maxillary palpomere long, narrowed to apex in apical 1/3 (Fig. 106). Pronotum widest at apical angle, reflexed lateral margin narrow, widened from base to apex. Epipleuron flat, slightly narrowed in basal ½, not as wide as pronotal hypomeron. Prosternum longer than wide, longer than mesosternum, with basal margin strongly produced, nearly concealing mouthparts, male anterolateral projection small, barely visible, slightly setose (Fig. 107). Postcoxal line on ventrite 1 short, narrow, angulate, extended 2/3 distance to apical margin of ventrite (Fig. 105). Apex of ventrite 5 truncate. Genitalia with basal lobe as long as paramere, slender, parallel sided, slightly narrowed to emarginate apex in apical 1/4; paramere widest medially, gradually narrowed in basal 2/3 except abruptly narrowed at 3/5 length, apical 1/3 strongly bent downward, strongly narrowed to abruptly rounded apex, dorsal margin without serrations medially (Fig. 108, 109); sipho nearly equal in width throughout, apex broadly rounded, broken in image (Fig. 110). Female. Unknown. Variation. Unknown. Type material. Holotype male; COSTA RICA: Heredia, Pr: La Selva Biol. Sta., 3 km S Pto. Viejo, 10 o 26' N 84 o 01' W, 24.VIII.1999, H.A. Hespenheide. (USNM). Remarks. Male genitalia of this species are nearly identical to those of N. myrtle, but the expanded apical prosternal margin is distinctive. See remarks under N. lena.Published as part of Gordon, Robert D. & Hanley, Guy A., 2017, South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: systematic revision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae), pp. 1-158 in Insecta Mundi 2017 (601) on page 22, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.517003
Neaporia leona Gordon and Hanley 2017, new species
No full text33. Neaporia leona Gordon and Hanley, new species Description. Male holotype. Length 1.6 mm, width 1.3 mm; body oval, elytron with side rounded, wider than pronotal base, widest anterior to middle of elytra. Dorsal surface entirely shiny, lacking microsculpture. Color black (Fig. 215); head with yellow macula on anterior 2/3, basal margin of macula widely emarginate (Fig. 216); pronotum with reflexed lateral margin reddish brown, elytra with margin yellowish brown; antenna, epipleuron, legs except for metafemur yellow; mouthparts yellow except apical 1/3 of terminal maxillary palpomere brown; metafemur brown; ventral surface dark brown except abdomen yellowish brown. Head punctures small, separated by less than twice a diameter; pronotal punctures as large as on head, separated by less than 4 times a diameter; elytral punctures as large as on pronotum, separated by 2 to 5 times a diameter; prosternal punctures large, separated by about a diameter; mesosternal punctures fine, sparse, widely separated; metasternum with small punctures along anterior and lateral borders, punctures on remaining surface absent or small, sparse; punctures on abdominal ventrites 1, 2 large, separated by less than twice a diameter, punctures on remaining ventrites small, separated by about a diameter. Head densely pubescent, frons widened from vertex to clypeus, slightly wider than width of eye measured at vertex; eye canthus short; apical maxillary palpomere long, narrowed to apex in apical 1/3. Pronotum widest anterior to middle, reflexed lateral margin wide, equal in width from base to apex. Epipleuron flat, wide in basal ½, as wide as pronotal hypomeron. Prosternum as wide as long, about as long as mesosternum, apical margin weakly arcuate, without anterolateral projection. Postcoxal line on ventrite 1 short, extended about ½ distance to apical margin of ventrite. Apex of ventrite 5 truncate medially. Genitalia with basal lobe as long as paramere, slender, slightly narrowed from base to broadly emarginate apex; basal 2/3 of paramere wide, apical 1/3 narrowed to bluntly rounded apex, dorsal margin with blunt serrations medially, not visible in image (Fig. 217); sipho slender (Fig. 218). Female. Unknown. Variation. Unknown. Type material. Holotype male; N. VENEZUELA: Tray 26, FOG 5.28. iii.1990. Deciduous forest. Polygonaceae? J.G. Davies,: Estado Aragua, P. Nac. Henri Pittier, Maracay / Occumare 36, La Trilla, 300km. alt., Bristol Univ. Exped., Brit. Mus. Nac. Hist. 2992–6. (BMNH) Remarks. A combination of male facial macula and unique structure of male genitalia distinguish N. leona from other species of black Neaporia.Published as part of Gordon, Robert D. & Hanley, Guy A., 2017, South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: systematic revision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae), pp. 1-158 in Insecta Mundi 2017 (601) on pages 37-38, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.517003
Neaporia brandy Gordon and Hanley 2017, new species
No full text28. Neaporia brandy Gordon and Hanley, new species Description. Male holotype. Length 1.5 mm, width 1.1 mm; body somewhat oval, almost oblong, elytron with side slightly rounded, wider than pronotal base, widest at middle of elytra. Dorsal surface shiny except elytron with trace of microsculpture. Color black (Fig. 191); pronotum and elytra with reflexed lateral margin reddish brown; antenna, epipleuron, tibia yellow; mouthparts yellow except apical 1/4 of apical maxillary palpomere dark brown; legs with femur brownish yellow; abdomen yellowish brown. Head punctures large, separated by a diameter or less; pronotal punctures as large as on head, separated by a diameter or less; elytral punctures larger than on pronotum, separated by a diameter; prosternal, mesosternal punctures large, separated by less than a diameter; metasternum with large punctures along anterior and lateral borders, punctures on remaining surface large, scattered; punctures on abdominal ventrite 1 sparse, nearly absent, punctures on ventrite 2 large, separated by less than twice a diameter, punctures on remaining ventrites small, separated by about a diameter. Head densely pubescent, frons slightly widened from vertex to clypeus, 1 ½ times width of eye measured at vertex (Fig. 192); eye canthus short; apical maxillary palpomere long, narrowed to apex in apical 1/3. Pronotum widest at middle, reflexed lateral margin narrow, equal in width from base to apex. Epipleuron flat, wide in basal ½, as wide as pronotal hypomeron. Prosternum about as wide as long, longer than mesosternum, apical margin arcuate, without anterolateral projection. Postcoxal line on ventrite 1 long, extended 2/3 distance to apical margin of ventrite. Apex of ventrite 5 truncate medially. Genitalia with basal lobe longer than paramere, slender, slightly widened at basal 1/3, then slightly narrowed to wide, emarginate apex, apex broadly emarginate; paramere slender, slightly bent upward in apical ½, then narrowed to bluntly rounded apex, dorsal margin not serrate (Fig. 193, 194); sipho slender, slightly narrowed to widened apex (Fig. 195). Female. Unknown. Variation. Unknown. Type material. Holotype male; N. VENEZUELA: Tray 8, FOG 17.11. v.1990, Gallery forest. Cassia grandis. J.G. Davies,: Estado Aragua, P. Nac. Henri Pittier, Campo. experimentl CENIAP, Pozo del Diablo, 400m., British Univ. Exped. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. 1992–6. (BMNH). Remarks. This species is recognized by male genitalia with basal lobe longer than paramere and short, narrow paramere bent upward in apical ½. Externally it resembles several other black or brown species of Neaporia.Published as part of Gordon, Robert D. & Hanley, Guy A., 2017, South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: systematic revision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae), pp. 1-158 in Insecta Mundi 2017 (601) on page 34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.517003
Prodilis maryann Gordon and Hanley 2017, new species
No full text51. Prodilis maryann Gordon and Hanley, new species Description. Male holotype. Length 2.4 mm, width 1.9 mm; body oval, somewhat rounded, elytron with side rounded, wider than pronotal base, widest at middle of elytra. Dorsal surface entirely shiny. Color yellowish red; head greenish black, apical ½ yellow (Fig. 604); pronotum greenish black, lateral 1/ 5 brown; elytron with apical 1/10 obscurely darkened, lateral reflexed border yellow (Fig. 602); antenna, mouthparts, epipleuron, legs yellow; abdomen yellow. Head punctures small, separated by a diameter or less; pronotal punctures as large as on head, separated by a diameter or less; elytral punctures larger than on pronotum, separated by less than twice a diameter; prosternal, mesosternal punctures large, separated by about a diameter; metasternal punctures as large as on mesosternum, separated by less than a diameter except more widely spaced medially; abdomen with punctures on ventrites 1–3 large, separated by less than twice a diameter, punctures on remaining ventrites smaller, separated by about a diameter. Head with frons not widened from vertex to clypeus, lateral margins parallel, 1.4 times width of eye measured at vertex; eye canthus short; apical maxillary palpomere short, widened from base to apex. Pronotum widest at middle, reflexed lateral margin wide, widest in anterior 1/3. Epipleuron nearly flat, wide in basal ½, as wide as pronotal hypomeron, with feeble depressions for reception of femoral apices. Prosternum slightly longer than wide, longer than mesosternum, base strongly arcuate medially, lateral carina slender, extended anterior to apex of procoxa. Postcoxal line on ventrite 1 long, slightly angulate, extended 2/3 distance to apex of ventrite (Fig. 603). Apex of ventrite 5 arcuate. Genitalia with slender phallobase, basal lobe longer than paramere, slender, narrowed from base to acute apex; paramere short, widest at middle, abruptly narrowed to abruptly rounded apex in apical ½, without marginal serrations (Fig. 605, 606); sipho long, robust (Fig. 607). Female. Unknown. Variation. Unknown. Type material. Holotype male; COSTA RICA: Heredia, Est. Biol. La Selva, 50–150m 10 o 26'N 84 o 01'W, Prov. ALAS, INBio–OET, FT/46/01–40, Eugena sp., 05 Enero 2000. (USNM). Remarks. One of several species with dorsal coloration similar to P. chiriquensis. Prodilis maryann is distinguished from those species by a nearly total lack of dark coloration on the elytral apex. See key to species.Published as part of Gordon, Robert D. & Hanley, Guy A., 2017, South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: systematic revision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae), pp. 1-158 in Insecta Mundi 2017 (601) on pages 92-93, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.517003
Neaporia cassandra Gordon and Hanley 2017, new species
No full text20. Neaporia cassandra Gordon and Hanley, new species Description. Male holotype. Length 1.4 mm, width 0.9 mm; body elongate oval, elytron with lateral margin slightly rounded, wider than pronotal base, widest at middle of elytra. Dorsal surface entirely shiny, lacking microsculpture. Color black (Fig. 154); head with apical ½ of frons reddish yellow; mouthparts yellow except apical 1/4 of apical maxillary palpomere dark brown; antenna yellow; legs dark yellow; apical 2 abdominal ventrites yellowish brown. Head punctures large, separated by a diameter or less; pronotal punctures about as large as on head, separated by a diameter or less; elytral punctures slightly larger than on pronotum, separated by a diameter or less; prosternal, mesosternal punctures large, separated by less than a diameter; metasternum with large punctures in anterior 1/3, posterior 2/ 3 with punctures small, sparse; punctures on abdominal ventrites 1–2 large, separated by less than twice a diameter, punctures on remaining ventrites small, separated by about a diameter. Head not densely pubescent with eye as wide as frons measured at vertex (Fig. 155); eye canthus short; apical maxillary palpomere long, narrowed to apex in apical 1/3. Pronotum widest at middle, reflexed lateral margin narrow, equal in width from base to apex. Epipleuron flat, wide in basal ½, as wide as pronotal hypomeron. Prosternum wider than long, as long as mesosternum, apical margin slightly arcuate, male anterolateral projection small, nearly invisible, setose. Postcoxal line on ventrite 1 short, evenly rounded, extended slightly more than ½ distance to apical margin of ventrite. Apex of ventrite 5 truncate medially. Genitalia with basal lobe slightly longer than paramere, slender, sides parallel from base nearly to apex, apical 1/6 narrowed to emarginate apex; paramere narrow from base nearly to apex, apex bluntly rounded, dorsal margin not serrate (Fig. 156, 157); sipho long, slender, extreme apex nearly filamentous (Fig. 158). Female. Unknown. Variation. Unknown. Type material. Holotype male; COSTA RICA: Heredia, est. Biol. La Selva, 50–150m 10 o 26'N 84 o 01'W, Proy. Alas, INBio–OET. (USNM). Remarks. Neaporia cassandra resembles several other black species of Neaporia, but males may be distinguished by the apical ½ of frons being reddish yellow.Published as part of Gordon, Robert D. & Hanley, Guy A., 2017, South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: systematic revision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae), pp. 1-158 in Insecta Mundi 2017 (601) on pages 28-29, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.517003
Neaporia bobbie Gordon and Hanley 2017, new species
No full text40. Neaporia bobbie Gordon and Hanley, new species Description. Male holotype. Length 1.6 mm, width 1.0 mm; body elongate oval, elytron with side slightly rounded, wider than pronotal base, widest at middle of elytra. Dorsal surface entirely shiny. Color yellow; head yellow with black vertex (Fig. 254); pronotum yellow with median 1/3 black; elytron with small black macula at basal scutellar angle (Fig. 252); ventral surface entirely yellow except apical ½ of ultimate maxillary palpomere dark brown. Head punctures small, separated by a diameter or less; pronotal punctures as large as on head, separated by less than twice a diameter; elytral punctures larger than on pronotum, separated by a diameter or less; prosternal, mesosternal punctures small, sparse or absent; metasternum with large punctures along anterior and lateral borders, punctures on remaining surface absent or small, sparse; punctures on abdominal ventrites 1–3 large, separated by 2 to 4 times a diameter, punctures on remaining ventrites small, separated by about a diameter. Head not densely pubescent, frons widened from vertex to clypeus, about as wide as eye measured at vertex; eye canthus short; apical maxillary palpomere long, slender, narrowed to apex in apical 1/3. Pronotum widest at middle, reflexed lateral margin wide, equal in width from base to apex. Epipleuron flat, wide in basal ½, as wide as pronotal hypomeron. Prosternum slightly longer than wide, longer than mesosternum, apical margin widely, weakly emarginate, without anterolateral projection. Postcoxal line on ventrite 1 slightly angulate, extended 2/3 distance to apical margin of ventrite (Fig. 253). Apex of ventrite 5 truncate medially. Genitalia with phallobase extremely long, slender, basal lobe longer than paramere, slender, parallel sided, apex medially emarginate with lateral angle toothed; paramere narrow, weakly curved, slightly sinuate, dorsal margin without serrations (Fig. 255, 256); sipho long, slender, apical 1/8 filamentous (Fig. 257). Female. Unknown. Variation. Unknown. Type material. Holotype male; BRAZIL: Am.(Amazonas), Reserva Ducke 26km NE Manaus, Hurtado, J.C.G, Eschweilera pseudodecolorans, 15.x.1995, Tree No 130, Tray No. 3, BMNH (E) 2003–84. (BMNH). Remarks. Neaporia bobbie is distinguished by a unique dorsal color pattern, an entirely yellow, mostly impunctate ventral surface, and unusual structure of the male genitalia. It superficially resembles N. felicia in dorsal color pattern and has the same type of distribution, but male genitalia of these two species differ considerably.Published as part of Gordon, Robert D. & Hanley, Guy A., 2017, South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: systematic revision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae), pp. 1-158 in Insecta Mundi 2017 (601) on pages 42-43, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.517003
Neaporia margie Gordon and Hanley 2017, new species
No full text17. Neaporia margie Gordon and Hanley, new species Description. Male holotype. Length 1.2 mm, width 0.9 mm; body short, oval, elytron with side rounded, wider than pronotal base, widest at middle of elytra. Dorsal surface entirely shiny, lacking microsculpture. Color brown (Fig. 139); head black; pronotum dark brown with lateral 1/3 slightly paler brown; mouthparts and antenna yellow; legs yellow except anterior 1/3 of profemur, basal 1/4 of protibia brownish yellow; apical 2 abdominal ventrites yellow. Head punctures large, separated by less than a diameter; pronotal punctures about as large as on head, separated by a diameter or less; elytral punctures larger than on pronotum, separated by a diameter or less; prosternal, mesosternal punctures large, shallow, separated by less than a diameter; metasternum with few weakly impressed, large punctures along anterior and lateral borders, punctures on remaining surface small, nearly invisible; punctures on abdominal ventrites 1–2 large, separated by 1 to 3 times a diameter, punctures on remaining ventrites small, separated by about a diameter. Head not densely pubescent, frons narrow, about ½ width of eye measured at vertex (Fig. 141); eye canthus short; apical maxillary palpomere long, narrowed to apex in apical 1/3. Pronotum widest at middle, reflexed lateral margin narrow, equal in width from base to apex. Epipleuron flat, wide in basal ½, as wide as pronotal hypomeron. Prosternum longer than wide, longer than mesosternum, with apical margin arcuate, male without anterolateral projection. Postcoxal line on ventrite 1 long, abruptly angulate, extended to apical margin of ventrite (Fig. 140). Apex of ventrite 5 truncate. Genitalia with basal lobe longer than paramere, slender, evenly narrowed from base to blunt, emarginate apex; paramere slender, evenly narrowed in apical half to narrowly rounded apex in lateral view, dorsal margin without blunt serrations (Fig. 142, 143); sipho slender throughout, not apically narrowed (Fig.144). Female. Unknown. Variation. Unknown. Type material. Holotype male; N.E. BOLIVIA: Xylopa sericea, Fogging, 3.vii.97, Tree 10B, Tray 5, Oquriquia forest, Tierra Prometida, J.G. Davies, BMNH(E), 1998–69. (BMNH). Remarks. This tiny species is not easily distinguished from other brown or black species of Neaporia, but a lack of distinct, large prosternal and mesosternal punctures, abdominal ventrite 1 with long, angulate postcoxal line, and a narrow frons about ½ width of an eye serve to characterize N. margie.Published as part of Gordon, Robert D. & Hanley, Guy A., 2017, South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: systematic revision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae), pp. 1-158 in Insecta Mundi 2017 (601) on pages 26-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.517003
Neaporia lena Gordon and Hanley 2017, new species
No full text10. Neaporia lena Gordon and Hanley, new species Description. Male holotype. Length 1.5 mm, width 1.0 mm; body slightly elongate, elytra with sides slightly rounded, wider than pronotal base, widest at middle of elytra. Dorsal surface entirely shiny, lacking microsculpture. Color greenish black (Fig. 96); mouthparts yellow except apical 1/3, basal 1/4 of apical maxillary palpomere dark brown; antenna, legs yellow; ventral surface black except apical 2 ventrites dark brown. Head punctures large, separated by less than a diameter; pronotal punctures smaller than on head, separated by less than a diameter; elytral punctures slightly larger than on head, separated by 1 to 2 times a diameter; prosternal, mesosternal punctures large, separated by less than a diameter; metasternum with large punctures along anterior and lateral borders, punctures on remaining surface small, sparse; punctures on abdominal ventrites 1–3 large, separated by less than 3 times a diameter, punctures on remaining ventrites small, separated by about a diameter. Head densely pubescent with frons slightly narrower than an eye measured at vertex; eye canthus short; apical maxillary palpomere long, narrowed to apex in apical 1/3 (Fig. 98). Pronotum widest at apical angle, reflexed lateral margin narrow, widened from base to apex. Epipleuron flat, wide in basal ½, as wide as pronotal hypomeron. Prosternum about as wide as long, shorter than mesosternum, with apical margin truncate, male anterolateral projection small. barely visible, slightly setose (Fig. 99). Postcoxal line on ventrite 1 long, narrow, evenly rounded, extended more than ½ distance to apical margin of ventrite (Fig. 97). Apex of ventrite 5 mostly truncate, slightly emarginate medially. Genitalia with basal lobe as long as paramere, slender, parallel sided, slightly narrowed to emarginate apex in apical 1/5; paramere widest medially, apical 1/3 weakly curved, weakly narrowed to abruptly rounded apex, dorsal margin without serrations medially (Fig. 101, 102); sipho nearly equal in width throughout, apex bluntly rounded (Fig. 103). Female. Description as for male except head not densely pubescent. Spermathecal capsule slightly widened basally, cornu rounded, lacking beak (Fig. 100). Variation. None observed. Type material. Holotype male; COSTA RICA: Heredia, Pr: La Selva Biol. Sta., 3 km S. Pto. Viejo, 10 o 26'N 84 o 01' W, 31.VII.1966, H. A. Hespenheide, River Ficus trunk. (USNM). Paratypes; 3, same data as holotype except dates 25, 26. VII. 1966, 9.VIII.1996, host Cecropia trunk. (USNM). Remarks. Neaporia myrtle, N. lena, and N. christy share the same dorsal color and are extremely similar in appearance. Each species has distinctive genitalia as well as the following differences. Neaporia christy is immediately recognized by a prosternum with anterior margin strongly expanded to at least partially conceal mouthparts. Both remaining species have prosterna with a truncate anterior margin not concealing mouthparts. Neaporia lena is separated from N. myrtle by elytron with slightly rounded side, elytral punctures separated by 1 to 2 times a diameter, and postcoxal line on basal abdominal ventrite extended at least to midpoint of ventrite.Published as part of Gordon, Robert D. & Hanley, Guy A., 2017, South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: systematic revision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae), pp. 1-158 in Insecta Mundi 2017 (601) on pages 21-22, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.517003
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